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The Black Pool

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App ID 2189670
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Smug Marmot Studios
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Unreal Engine, EpicOnlineServices SDK
Last Changenumber 39323160
Last Record Update 29 September 2026 – 22:57:32 UTC ()
Release Date 19 June 2024 – 17:04:15 UTC ()
❓ 77.12%
129 reviews
3
In-Game
👻 Action Roguelike 👻 Roguelite 🤝 Co-op 👻 Roguelike 🤝 Co-op Campaign

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.

Additional Information

Developer Smug Marmot Studios
controller_support full
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Smug Marmot Studios
Store Release Date 19 June 2024 – 17:04:18 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.gg/5WHqnn2YgV
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1), Adventure (25), Indie (23), RPG (3)
Steam Release Date 19 June 2024 – 17:04:15 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 2 September 2025 – 05:18:57 UTC () (1756790337)
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Detected Technologies Unreal Engine, AMD_FSR_FrameGen SDK, AMD_FSR_Upscaling SDK, EpicOnlineServices SDK, Intel_oneTBB SDK, NVIDIA_DLSS SDK, NVIDIA_DLSS_FrameGen SDK, NVIDIA_Nsight_Aftermath SDK, NVIDIA_Reflex SDK, NVIDIA_Streamline SDK, Ogg SDK, Vorbis SDK, XAudio2 SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • 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
  • Note: 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
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • steam_machine_compatibility: 0
  • test_timestamp: 19 September 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 12124377
  • steam_machine_tests:
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    requires_internet_for_setup0
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Early Access Release Date 29 August 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC ()
First seen on SteamDB 16 October 2022 – 16:39:58 UTC (), in changelist #16384900

Supported Languages

8 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Latin America Yes Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes Yes

Tags

👻 Action Roguelike 👻 Roguelite 🤝 Co-op 👻 Roguelike 🤝 Co-op Campaign 🌲 PvE 🎲 RPG 🚀 Sci-fi 🔀 Procedural Generation 🧊 3D 🎮 Controller 💥 Action 🗺️ Adventure 🔫 Shooter 🕹️ Multiplayer 👥 Local Co-Op 👥 Online Co-Op 👤 Singleplayer 👤 Third Person 🤖 Mechs

Categories

Single-player Online Co-op LAN Co-op Steam Achievements Steam Cloud Family Sharing Multi-player Co-op

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

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last_modified2 September 2025 – 05:19:24 UTC
timestamp2 September 2025 – 05:19:24 UTC

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Steam charts

  • 3 players right now
  • 6 24-hour peak
  • 29 all-time peak 23 June 2024
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  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 10,829 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • ❓ Very Positive
  • 77.12% SteamDB Rating
  • 110 85.3% positive reviews
  • 19 14.7% negative reviews

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How many players are playing The Black Pool right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 3 players live playing The Black Pool on Steam.

The Black Pool had an all-time peak of 29 concurrent players on 23 June 2024.

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