POOLS
Walking simulator. Explore, admire and listen. Uncanny. Relaxing. Unnerving. Eerie. Immersive. No monsters chasing you or jumping at your screen, but can feel oppressive at times by invoking fears of getting lost, the dark, tight spaces and liminal space architecture. Inspired by backrooms.
Price
$9.79
US store
Reviews
95%
6,587 · Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing now
9
sampled 11h ago
24h peak
9
all-time seen 17
Followers
17,668
21h ago
Owners (est.)
~198K
98.8K – 316K
YouTube activity
0
videos · 30 d22
creators25.3K
views · 1 yTwitch activity 1 watching · 1 live
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avg viewers · 30 d238
hours watched · 30 d15
streamers · 30 dProduct info
from Steam's PICS · read 3d ago- Change number
- 40,560,958
- Public build
- 21,259,568 · Dec 19, 2025 (10mo ago)
- Operating systems
- windows, macos, linux
- Architecture
- —
- Install size
- 36 GB · 14 GB download
- Install folder
Pools- Controller support
- Full
- Metacritic
- —
- Homepage
- poolsthegame.com
- Release state
- released
- Community
- hub · stats
Steam Deck
VerifiedTested May 16, 2024 on build 14,211,629
- ✓Default controller config fully functional
- ✓Interface text is legible
- ✓Default configuration is performant
Branches · 3
every build Steam serves for this app| Branch | Build | Updated | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| public | 21,259,568 | Dec 19, 2025 · 10mo ago | |
| pools-old | 18,852,645 | Dec 19, 2025 · 10mo ago | Version 03.06.2025 with H-Trace & HDRP VR |
| 14.6.24 | 14,736,392 | Nov 3, 2024 · 2y ago | Older build 14.6.24 |
Build history
every build id we have seen on a branch (history starts with our first read)| Build | Branch | Released | First seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21,259,568 | public | Dec 19, 2025 15:35 | 3d ago |
| 18,852,645 | pools-old | Dec 19, 2025 11:28 | 3d ago |
| 14,736,392 | 14.6.24 | Nov 3, 2024 04:59 | 3d ago |
Depots · 3
content of the public branchLaunch options · 6
| Executable | OS | Description |
|---|---|---|
POOLS.exe |
windows | |
POOLS.app |
macos | |
POOLS.x86_64 |
linux | |
POOLS.exeVR_enabled |
windows beta: internal | |
POOLS.exeVR_enabled |
windows beta: vr-beta-public | |
POOLS.exeVR_enabled |
windows |
Languages · 30
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thai | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Czech | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dutch | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Greek | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Spanish - Latin America | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Arabic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Danish | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| French | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| German | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Polish | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| English | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Finnish | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Italian | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Korean | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Russian | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Spanish | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Swedish | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Turkish | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Japanese | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Romanian | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Simplified Chinese | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Traditional Chinese | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Portuguese - Brazil | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bulgarian | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hungarian | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Norwegian | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ukrainian | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Indonesian | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Portuguese | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Vietnamese | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Packages · 1
all packages| Sub | Name | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 954440 | POOLS | Store or CD key | $9.79 |
Bundles · 4
all bundles| Bundle | Games | Bundle discount | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| The UNIKAT Label Bundle | 2 | -10% | $15.10 |
| Liminal Worlds Bundle | 2 | -20% | $22.22 |
| POOLS X The Cabin Factory | 2 | -10% | $11.50 |
| POOLS x Tenebris Somnia | 2 | -10% | $31.30 |
Updates · patch notes
Steam announcements tagged as patch notes, linked to the public build they followed
No patch notes seen yet for this game.