Virtual Pool: Tournament Edition features many of the same gameplay modes that were in the release of Virtual Pool 3, including 18 game modes.[3] These modes include Snooker, 8-ball and 9-ball pool; but range to games like Honolulu and Bowliards.
The career game mode is the same one that would appear in Virtual Pool 4 as the "hustle career" mode, and also in Virtual Pool Mobile. This features a series of bar rooms where the player plays against the AI for money. Winning against each of the bosses in turn wins opens up the next room, where the player can eventually challenge "Curly", the game's end boss. Curly is introduced in game with a series of videos taunting the player between rooms.