POOLS
About
Explore, admire and listen. Relaxing. Uncanny. Eerie. Hypnotic. Immersive. No monsters chasing you or jumping towards at your screen, but the game can feel oppressive at times by invoking fears of getting lost, the dark, tight spaces and outwordly architecture. Liminal spaces, inspired by backrooms.
One could say POOLS is like an art gallery where you look around and listen to the sounds. There are very few things to solve, practically a few mazes. Sometimes the game 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.
System requirements for PC
- 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: 2 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Laptops might work. Runs also OK on 2021 Lenovo thinkpad.
- 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: 250 MB available space