That's 0.6 fried chickens (at ₩20,000 per chicken)
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.
Steam Scream Fest starts in 6 days. It may be worth waiting until then.
Lowest recorded₩5,750Now 100% higher
Sales in the past year11 timesAbout every 34 days
Typical discount35%Up to 50%
Big Steam saleD-6Steam Scream Fest
US Steam price$9.79Korea 12% cheaper · ≈₩13,000
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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, 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.
Based on Wish9's price records and IsThereAnyDeal history, the lowest price is ₩5,750.
QShould I buy POOLS now?
The lowest recorded price is ₩5,750. The current price is about 2.0x that. It has gone on sale 11 times in the past year, about every 34 days on average. When it goes on sale, the discount is usually around 35%, and the biggest was 50%. This is for reference, based on past price records, and doesn't guarantee future prices.
QWhat are the recommended and minimum specs for POOLS?
Recommended: Graphics card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 or AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT or newer, Processor Intel i5 or AMD Ryzen 7 from 2018 or later, Memory 16 GB RAM. Minimum: Graphics card NVIDIA GTX 1060 또는 AMD Radeon RX 580 이상, Processor 2016년경 이후의 Intel i5 또는 AMD Ryzen 5, Memory 8 GB RAM. Save your PC specs on Wish9 to compare them with this game instantly.
