Pool of Madness News

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 🐙

Lovecraftian pool game - exclusive 5-days DEMO available NOW!

Adepts of forbidden arts!

We’ve recently had an internal 2-person game jam that resulted in a prototype of a Lovecraftian pool game with non-linear story and roguelite elements. Yes, you read that right - it’s quite a combination.

Early demo teaser: https://youtu.be/3xixpp_SLJQ

We’ve decided to release an early demo to gather some feedback at the stage where we still have a lot of flexibility regarding its direction, so don’t expect a polished experience and many features, but we’ve had a lot of fun with it and decided we’d like to hear your initial thoughts - check it out and let us know!

The exclusive demo will only be available during Steam’s Lovecraftian Days, till April 8, so give it a spin!

Wishlist and try out Pool of Madness DEMO on Steam:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2873750

Feel free to drop your thoughts here on discord or on our Steam forums!