Steam market intelligence
POOLS
95% positive · 6,528 Steam reviews · released Apr 26, 2024 · by Tensori
Psychological HorrorWalking SimulatorAtmosphericRealisticExplorationFirst-PersonSingleplayerImmersive
What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~247,738
(P10–P90: 99,095 – 545,024)
Gross revenue: ~$1,988,791
($795,515 – $4,375,344)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Last 90 days: 96% positive across 187 stored reviews. Adventure games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 86% (median of 4160 games).
Visuals & audio98% positive · 94 mentions
“This, in my opinion, is a perfect Liminal Space horror game, for one reason... It doesn't try too hard to be scary. When I play a Liminal horror game, I don't want to KNOW that I'm not alone, I want to FEEL that I'm not alone, and this…”Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 4 h played
Gameplay & mechanics100% positive · 21 mentions
“If you're looking for a Backrooms/Liminal Space game where you can simply explore and wander without dealing with obnoxious puzzles or being chased and killed by entities, then you'll love POOLS. To clarify, there is no actual risk of…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 6 h played
Story & writing86% positive · 21 mentions
“100% Achievement Review: A quick review based on my experience completing all the (available) achievements. [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45897386/] Feel free to follow my curator for more 100% reviews! Title: POOLS Summary…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 7 h played
Content & longevity92% positive · 13 mentions
“100% Achievement Review: A quick review based on my experience completing all the (available) achievements. [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45897386/] Feel free to follow my curator for more 100% reviews! Title: POOLS Summary…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 7 h played
299 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology
Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference
Perspective
First-person
Technology
3D
Art style
Realistic
Mood & themes
HorrorAtmosphericRelaxingDark
How you play together
Single-player
Platform features
AchievementsFull controller supportTrading cardsSteam Cloud
Business model
Buy to play
Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.