Poolar Bear is a minimalist slide-until-wall puzzle game with 100 levels. Guide a curious bear through calm pools filled with whirlpool portals, bouncing plants, gusting fans, and lurking dangers like sharks and piranhas. Simple arrow-key controls meet cozy design for a relaxing yet brain-teasing adventure.

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Poolar Bear is a cozy yet clever minimalist puzzle game where you guide a curious bear through 100 handcrafted water-filled levels. What starts as a calm swim quickly becomes a challenge of obstacles, surprises, and dangers — and every move matters.

Once you nudge the bear, it slides until it hits a wall. Plan carefully, use your environment, and find creative ways to reach the destination.

✦ Features

  • 100 handcrafted puzzles – From simple swims to brain-bending challenges.

  • Slide-until-wall mechanics – One push sets the bear in motion, so foresight is key.

  • Whirlpool portals – Warp across unreachable parts of the pool to unlock new routes.

  • Fans – Use gusts of air to redirect your path mid-level.

  • Plants – Bounce off them to shift direction in clever ways.

  • Deadly dangers – Avoid lurking sharks and piranhas that chase you relentlessly.

  • Headlights – Light your way through tricky nighttime levels.

  • Minimalist & cozy design – Clean visuals, calm vibes, and satisfying puzzle flow.

  • Simple controls – Just the arrow keys (Left, Right, Up, Down)  or WASD to guide the bear.

  • Surprise twists – Fresh mechanics and obstacles keep every pool engaging.

Relaxing yet challenging, Poolar Bear blends minimalist aesthetics with surprising depth. Think ahead, experiment with movement, and discover clever solutions as you guide your bear through every pool.

Can you master all 100 puzzles and help the bear reach the finish?

System Requirements

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    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10 version 21H1 (build 19043) or newer
    • Processor: x86, x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support, Arm64
    • Memory: 256 MB RAM
    • Graphics: DX10, DX11, DX12 or Vulkan capable GPUs
    • Storage: 190 MB available space
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    Minimum:
    • OS: Big Sur 11 or newer
    • Processor: Both
    • Memory: 205 MB RAM
    • Graphics: Metal capable Intel and AMD GPUs
    • Storage: 225 MB available space
    Recommended:
    • Storage: 225 MB available space

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