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The Black Pool

83% positive of 112 Steam reviews

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Released
2024
Steam Deck
Playable
Platforms
Steam, Epic

Made by Smug Marmot Studios.

About the game

In the forest outside of town, four friends discover a mysterious black pool that transports them to an unknown world. To fight their way home, they must unlock and master supernatural abilities. Play cooperative or solo in this high-paced action game of skill that varies each session.

Tagged by players

  • Co-op Campaign
  • Mechs
  • Action Roguelike
  • Local Co-Op
  • Co-op
  • Roguelite
  • Procedural Generation
  • Roguelike
  • PvE
  • Online Co-Op
  • Sci-fi
  • Shooter

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What players say

  • Recommended
    I feel like I had this game on my wishlist forever before buying it on sale. WISH I'D GOT IT SOONER! Its like a pretty Risk of Rain 2. There's 9 elements to pick from, and 6 variations of each. So like, each element can be chosen for light attack, heavy attack, support, jump, dash, and special area buff. There's synergy bonuses to pick between them. The game play is fun, could be great with friends (I play solo,)…

    3.1 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    Looks super promising but it's unplayable in its current state. Two major issues: 1. Even with the gamma at 100 in settings, it's extremely difficult to see where things are. 2. Massive input lag. Both keyboard and mouse have something like a 500ms delay before responding, which is completely untenable. Also, the company's official recommendation for reporting bugs is a Discord server. Don't we know better than to…

    15 min played when written. 1 found it helpful.

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