POOLS

POOLS - PC (Steam)

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One could say POOLS is like an art gallery where you look around and listen to the sounds. Very few things to accomplish or solve, practically a few mazes. Sometimes POOLS can challenge your navigation skills. But mostly you're just... there. Note: There are no monsters chasing you or jumping suddenly towards you, but the game can feel oppressive. POOLS plays on fears of getting lost, the dark, and tight spaces. The game has no user-interface and no dialogue. No background music. Instead, th...
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Developer:
Tensori,
Publisher:
Tensori,
Release date:
Genre: Adventure,
Recent Steam reviews: Very positive (126)
All Steam reviews: Overwhelmingly positive (2792)
User tags*: psychological horror walking simulator atmospheric realistic exploration first-person surreal immersive relaxing adventure nonlinear minimalist 3d indie underwater dark escape room mystery ...

Visuals

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Game features

Steam Deck Playable
Single-player
Steam Achievements
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Cloud
Family Sharing
Xbox Controller Support
DualShock Controller Support
DualSense Controller Support
VR Supported

Description

One could say POOLS is like an art gallery where you look around and listen to the sounds. Very few things to accomplish or solve, practically a few mazes. Sometimes POOLS can challenge your navigation skills. But mostly you're just... there.

Note: There are no monsters chasing you or jumping suddenly towards you, but the game can feel oppressive. POOLS plays on fears of getting lost, the dark, and tight spaces.



The game has no user-interface and no dialogue. No background music. Instead, the game uses sounds to make you feel like you're really there. The sounds and echo change depending on the room you're in. Walking in water is slower. All of these things makes the game feel more real and creates a tense atmosphere.



There's no typical story, no characters to meet, and you won't find any notes in game. But as you explore and advance further, you start to notice that the game's world changes around you. Rooms look and feel different. Each chapter has something unique. Constantly you're exploring new places, each with its own kind of mystery.

Base game has six unique chapters, each taking 10 to 30 minutes to play.



POOLS is inspired by a internet phenomenons "Liminal spaces", "Found footage" and "Backrooms" - specifically "Backrooms Pools" or "Poolrooms".

One of the original artists behind the Poolrooms concept is Jared Pike.

Other inspirations include:

  • Matt Studios: Poolrooms videos from 2022
  • Mortain Colors
  • Anemoiapolis: Chapter 1 by Andrew Quist
  • Kane Pixels: The Backrooms (Found Footage)

Configurations

  • Windows
  • SteamOS + Linux
  • MacOS

minimum*

  • Processor: Intel i5 or AMD Ryzen 5 from around 2016 or later
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 580 or newer
  • Storage: 12 GB available space
  • VR Support: OpenXR. Supports standard gamepads and motion controllers. Only Windows is officially supported for VR
  • Additional Notes: Lower resolution for additional performance. Laptops can work too. Tested on 2021 Lenovo thinkpad, works smoothly with low settings and lower resolution setting. NOTE: You can always try the Demo to see how game runs.

recommended*

  • OS: Windows 10 or newer
  • Processor: Intel i5 or AMD Ryzen 7 from 2018 or later
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 or AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT or newer
  • Storage: 12 GB available space
  • VR Support: OpenXR. Supports standard gamepads and motion controllers. Only Windows is officially supported for VR
  • Additional Notes: Tested with high settings on 1080p. For 4k with high settings NVIDIA 4080 or AMD RX 7900 is recommended. NOTE: You can always try the Demo to see how game runs.

minimum*

  • VR Support: Only windows is officially supported for VR

recommended*

  • VR Support: Only windows is officially supported for VR

minimum*

  • Processor: Apple M1 or Intel
  • Additional Notes: Lower resolution for additional performance. Tested on 2020 13" M1 MacBook Pro, works smoothly with low settings and lower resolution setting. NOTE: You can always try the Demo to see how game runs.

recommended*

  • OS: macOS Ventura 13.4.1 or later

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