Released Apr 26, 2024 $9.79 Overwhelmingly Positive Counts toward your Steam games

POOLS

By Tensori

Psychological Horror Walking Simulator Atmospheric Realistic Exploration First-Person Singleplayer SurrealImmersiveRelaxingAdventureNonlinear

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Reviews 6,540 Overwhelmingly Positive

Players yesterday 29 at the busiest moment

Owners 100K–200K estimated

POOLS is a game tagged Psychological Horror, Walking Simulator and Atmospheric by Tensori, released Apr 26, 2024. It has 6,540 Steam reviews (Overwhelmingly Positive). It has an estimated 100K–200K owners on Steam. The Steam games most like it include AQUARIUMS, Hotel 188 and Backrooms: The M.E.G..

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.

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AQUARIUMS 97% match · Psychological Horror, Walking Simulator, Atmospheric
Hotel 188 93% match · Psychological Horror, Walking Simulator, Atmospheric
Backrooms: The M.E.G. 90% match · Psychological Horror, Walking Simulator, Atmospheric
WANDERSTATE 88% match · Psychological Horror, Walking Simulator, Atmospheric
Dreamcore: Rabbit Hole 86% match · Psychological Horror, Walking Simulator, Atmospheric
Angstraum 85% match · Psychological Horror, Walking Simulator, Atmospheric
10 Feet Under 85% match · Psychological Horror, Walking Simulator, Atmospheric
Inner Rooms 85% match · Psychological Horror, Walking Simulator, Atmospheric
The Concrete District 83% match · Psychological Horror, Walking Simulator, Atmospheric
Liminalcore 83% match · Psychological Horror, Walking Simulator, Atmospheric

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Everything Steam lists for POOLS · record updated 1 day ago

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Overview

App ID2663530

Release dateApr 26, 2024

Last change number39950433

Last record update1 day ago

App type: Game
Developer: Tensori
Publisher: Tensori, UNIKAT Label
Steam profile: Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
Franchise: UNIKAT Label
Technologies: Unity detected
Website: poolsthegame.com

Windows macOS Linux

Steam Deck: Verified
Controller: Full support

Single-playerFull controller supportPlayStation controllersXbox controllersPlayStation controller BluetoothSteam AchievementsSteam CloudSteam Trading CardsTracked controller supportVR supportedFamily Sharing

Prices

Price · US$9.79

On sale0 of 41regions right now

Lowest seen · US$9.79Oct 25, 2026

Checked1 day agoin 41 regions

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Patches

Build	Branch	Updated
21259568	public	Dec 19, 2025
18852645	pools-old	Dec 19, 2025
14736392	14.6.24	Nov 3, 2024

Depots

ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
2663531	—	Windows	11.48 GB	4.77 GB	2309474925044897259
2663532	—	macOS	11.13 GB	4.15 GB	555875490606854523
2663533	—	Linux	11.09 GB	4.21 GB	5423299709825971467

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	21259568	Dec 19, 2025	Open
pools-old Version 03.06.2025 with H-Trace & HDRP VR	18852645	Dec 19, 2025	Open
14.6.24 Older build 14.6.24	14736392	Nov 3, 2024	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Pools

Executable	Arguments	Systems
POOLS.exe		Windows
POOLS.app		macOS
POOLS.x86_64		Linux
POOLS.exe	VR_enabled	Windows
POOLS.exe	VR_enabled	Windows
POOLS.exe	VR_enabled	Windows

Space per player9.5 MB

Filesup to 10

Save locations1

Root	Path	Pattern	Systems
WinAppDataLocalLow	Tensori/Pools	*.sav	All

Update history

Oct 25, 2026 · 14:09 #39950433
- appid removed
- common.ReleaseState added released
- common.releasestate removed
- config.launch.4.config.BetaKey added internal
- config.launch.4.config.betakey removed
- config.launch.5.config.BetaKey added vr-beta-public
- config.launch.5.config.betakey removed

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POOLS

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Americas 10

Europe 5

CIS 4

Asia-Pacific 15

Middle East & Africa 7

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