Pool of Madness News

Watch the new demo broadcast for Endless Replayability Fest

We've updated the graphics, physics and more - including adding a new feature allowing you to freeze the white ball, improving the flow of the game - for this exclusive ERF demo, take a peek at the stream!

New limited-time demo of Pool of Madness out NOW with new graphics and physics!

Fellow friends, scholars and abominations!

After the previous early demo we disappeared into the depths in order to emerge yet again, with a new limited time version of Pool of Madness for your eldritch pleasure! Give it a spin and let us know what you think!

The demo is now LIVE on our Steam page:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2873750/

Pool of Madness Endless Replayability Fest Demo - major updates:

updated graphics, visibility & high resolution
rewritten physics
new feature: ability to freeze the ball (check Help), making the gameplay more dynamic and unique
new phase, power bar, explosion & blood marks and other smaller changes!

The first super early demo was a huge success, resulting in 11,000 wishlists and a very enthusiastic response from players, which was an awesome surprise! We've used your feedback to introduce some updates to the game and plan to do the same with the current demo, so we'll really appreciate all your opinions (here on our Steam forum, Twitter or Discord!).

Please note that Pool of Madness is very much a work in progress and we're working on improving every aspect of the game. We're sharing an updated demo so we can continue gathering feedback from players early and shape the game together.

So... grab the demo and let us know what you think!

Pool Of Madness is pool by way of Lovecraft

It's not every day you get to use both the 'sports' and 'horror' tags for the same game. Pool of Madness, an upcoming eldritch pool game where your surroundings get more bizarre and maddening the longer you play, is the latest game to crowbar Lovecraft into a place where no Lovecraft existed previously. It’s also the latest game to make me, someone who’s ostensibly had enough Lovecraft for one lifetime think: actually, yes, go on then.

Just like how Balatro turns poker on its head and into a roguelike masterpiece, the new Pool of Madness Steam demo could do the same for, well, pool. With a simple ruleset, unnerving Lovecraftian imagery, and mechanics that kept me coming back in between writing the paragraphs of this article, the free demo shows a lot of promise for a brilliant idea, and you'll want to download it fast.

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Fourth demo update in 24h 🥵

Changes:

bugfixes and little adjustments 🛠️
some madness added 🐙