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POOLS is coming to PlayStation 5 and PS VR2 this November 25th.

Play the POOLS DEMO right now on the PlayStation Store.

Time to wander off into a new platform.

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UploadVR @uploadvr.com · Jun 3

POOLS adds a compelling new dimension to this backrooms-inspired experience with PC VR support.

Our full review: www.uploadvr.com/pools-vr-rev...

POOLS VR Review: A Darker Take On The Original

POOLS adds a compelling new dimension to this backrooms-inspired experience with PC VR support.

www.uploadvr.com

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The VR Realm @paul.thevrrealm.com · Jun 3

Pools VR (PCVR) Review: thevrrealm.com/reviews/pool...

#Pools #VR #PCVR
@tensori.fi

Review: Pools VR - The VR Realm

In the realm of horror games, Backrooms have gained significant popularity among players, evolving from a niche concept to a widespread

thevrrealm.com

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Tensori @tensori.fi · Jun 3

POOLS VR Mode is now available for free on PC.
A gift from us, to you.

store.steampowered.com/app/2663530/...

Save 25% on POOLS on Steam

Walking simulator. Explore, admire and listen. Uncanny. Relaxing. Unnerving. Eerie. Immersive. No monsters chasing you or jumping towards at your screen, but can feel oppressive at times by invoking f...

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Arbitrary Reign @arbitraryreign.bsky.social · May 5

I've had this dream before. @tensori.fi

Screenshot from Pools, Level 0. A room painted in stark stripes of pale green and pink. Hanging from the ceiling are ceramic-like white clouds, and in the center of the room is a pit, whose walls are studded with different color pillows. Around the pit are a handful of child-size chairs.

Screenshot from Pools, Level 0. The viewer is half-submerged in water in a mostly off-white marble column-studded room. Various structures bear brightly lit windows. In the middle of the room, floating on the water, is a large, neon green, inflatable octopus, with big cartoonish eyes looking at the viewer.

Screenshot from Pools, Level 0. At the end of a dark green tiled hallway with a white tiled floor is an arched doorway, behind which is what appears to be a large, clown's head with its mouth wide open.

Screenshot from Pools, Level 0. In a small room half submerged in water and the viewing angle or the room is slightly tilted. The walls are covered in a brown and gold patterned wallpaper. In the center of the room is a large round column also covered in wallpaper. On the other side of the room is a large backlit window and a wooden chair with a white cushion floating in the water.

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Tensori @tensori.fi · May 16

POOLS won "Best Creative Achievement of the Year 2024" at the Finnish Game Awards

Thank you 🙏

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Tensori @tensori.fi · Apr 21

POOLS Chapter 0 is now officially released

store.steampowered.com/news/app/266...

POOLS - Chapter 0 is Here – A Free New Level - Steam News

Chapter 0 is now available to play! A free prequel level that’s a thank you for your support. Click here for more details.

store.steampowered.com

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Tensori @tensori.fi · Apr 20

prob not anymore, but yeah it was done quickly 😃
Fortunately menu interface is just menu - in the end people seem to care about the content itself

Tensori @tensori.fi · Apr 15

Less than a week to go. 21st of April.

Chapter 0.

Coming as a free update.

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Tensori @tensori.fi · Feb 20

POOLS Chapter 0 is in the works.
The POOLS world is growing.

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Tensori @tensori.fi · Mar 21

Chapter 0 -- 21st April 2025

PC VR -- 30th May 2025

Countdowns at poolsthegame.com

Both will be released as free updates to the main game

steamcommunity.com/games/266353...

POOLS

Liminal spaces / poolrooms game. Oddly dreamlike rooms filled with pools, has no monsters but might invoke fears of getting lost, the dark, and tight spaces.

poolsthegame.com

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Tensori @tensori.fi · Feb 20

POOLS Chapter 0 is in the works.
The POOLS world is growing.

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Tensori @tensori.fi · Feb 13

Fair enough 👍

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Tensori @tensori.fi · Dec 19

www.youtube.com/watch?v=k706...

POOLS - Chapter 0 | Early 2025

YouTube video by Tensori

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Tensori @tensori.fi · Dec 19

PS4 requires more optimization, since it's older hardware and game is quite performance heavy. We'll look into that if PS5 launch goes well

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Tensori @tensori.fi · Dec 11

POOLS is coming to PC #VR and #PS5 #PSVR2 in 2025.

PC VR version will come as a free update.

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Tensori @tensori.fi · Dec 5

POOLS is now available on GOG

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Stellar Jockeys @stellarjockeys.bsky.social · Nov 28

Our artist recommends POOLS by @tensori.fi and noted “Why are liminal spaces such a rich vein of digital folklore for our restless culture? A lovely walking sim that deftly balances disquiet and calm in near equal measure. I played it with my kids.” store.steampowered.com/app/2663530/...

Save 20% on POOLS on Steam

Walking simulator. Explore, admire and listen. Uncanny. Relaxing. Unnerving. Eerie. Immersive. No monsters chasing you or jumping towards at your screen, but can feel oppressive at times by invoking f...

store.steampowered.com

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Tensori @tensori.fi · Aug 16

Poolrooms Ambience 1 hour (432 Hz - Meditation - Liminal Space - Ambient)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2z-t...

Poolrooms Ambience 1 hour (432 Hz - Meditation - Liminal Space - Ambient)

YouTube video by Silentsphere Studios

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