POOLS News

The POOLS Soundtrack is now available to buy

You can now sink into the sounds and ambience of POOLS no matter where you are, where you go, and what you’re doing.

These soundscapes were created by four amazing artists: Erik Nyholm, Mikko Tarmia, Sjellos & tohmei, Jackson Derby. Without their work, POOLS would not be the experience that it is today.

You can buy the soundtrack right here:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2976480/POOLS_Soundtrack/

And as always, thank you for your support.

Your Tensori Team

Update notes (21st May 2024)

[h3]New additions[/h3]

Rebuilt the settings menu with categories, reset to default functionality and more
Added a volume slider for player character's breathing sounds
Added a slider for player movement acceleration / smoothing
Added an experimental setting for barefoot footstep sounds - feedback is appreciated :)
Added toilet flush sound as a rare event

[h3]Bug fixes and improvements[/h3]

Adjusted lighting in chapter 6
Fixed a bug where autosave would not load correctly in chapter 6
Fixed multiple issues with occlusion culling, mesh LODs and asset placement throughout the game
Fixed a rare bug where player could get stuck on a chair
Improved chair enter / exit logic
Fixed a visual glitch when sitting on some chairs
Fixed a bug where water splash effects would not trigger when entering a water body at a high speed
Fixed a player gaze detection related bug in chapter 6
Adjusted player camera near clipping plane -> fixes a bug where players could see through geometry when playing with a high FOV or ultrawide aspect ratio

Thank you

First week after launch is now behind us, and what can we say - the launch was successful, beyond all our expectations.

The amount of positive reviews and feedback we've received so far is absolutely overwhelming.

We are really grateful to all contributors, Beta testers, Patreon supporters, content creators, journalists, reviewers, everyone in our discord and everyone who have bought the game.

We will continue development of POOLS and post updates.

Thank you everyone for your support.

To celebrate, let's enjoy cake with these distinguished gentlemen.
There is a cake, it's just behind the camera. We promise.

PS. The thumbnail screenshot for this Steam announcement was by our dedicated fan - JANITOR.
Here is the original:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3237987385

Eerie new Steam horror game puts a fresh spin on The Backrooms

The Backrooms has been one of the most interesting horror concepts to watch evolve in recent years. Initially thought up as an extradimensional space made up of off-yellow walls and the occasional monster peeking out from behind corners, the idea of the Backrooms has spread to other locations that feel 'off'; eerie liminal spaces that feel empty but not quite empty enough to relax. Alongside shopping malls and hotel hallways, family swimming pools have often been a subject of this, and POOLS has effectively run with this concept to make a full-fledged game of it.

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Update notes (29th Apr 2024)

Added dynamic ambient water surface movement / wave sounds
Updated the activation conditions of some achievements making them less annoying to unlock
Slight adjustments to audio mixing for some environmental sounds in chapter 2 and chapter 6
Fixed a bug where saved screen resolution setting would not load correctly when starting the game application
Fixed a bug where screen resolution would change to the highest supported refresh rate of the selected resolution when loading into a chapter
Fixed a bug in chapter 3 where the player could climb and get stuck on the slide at the start
Fixed a bug in chapter 6 where the player could get stuck behind a safety railing