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The Black Pool

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.
Review87.37%  83  12
GenresAction, Adventure, Indie, RPG
DeveloperSmug Marmot Studios
PublisherSmug Marmot Studios
DemoNot available
Category
  • Single-player
  • Multi-player
  • Co-op
  • Online Co-op
  • LAN Co-op
  • Steam Achievements
  • Full controller support
  • Steam Cloud
  • Family Sharing
Release dateJun 19, 2024
Supported OSWindows
Steam Deck Compatibility
Playable

Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration

Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard

Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read

This game requires manual configuration of graphics settings to perform well on Steam Deck

This game shows Steam Deck controller icons

This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu

LanguagesEnglish*, Spanish - Spain*, Spanish - Latin America*, French*, German*, Japanese*, Russian*, Simplified Chinese*
*languages with full audio support
Age ratingsThis game doesn't have any age rating or we haven't updated our data yet.
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    Game tags
    Action Roguelike208Roguelite203Roguelike198Co-op198Co-op Campaign193PvE186RPG180Sci-fi179Procedural Generation1723D168Controller166Action164Adventure160Shooter160Multiplayer155Local Co-Op154Online Co-Op154Singleplayer150Third Person149Mechs143

    Last update: 2024-12-29 (General data), 2024-12-29 (Steam Deck compat.), 2025-01-10 (Review data)

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