Fecha de lanzamiento prevista: 2026

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Rather than going the route of realism like most liminal space games, Poolscape focuses on immersing players in the nostalgia of classic PSX titles through authentic ’90s-styled visuals and quirks such as color dithering, vertex snapping, and distance culling. Explore many unique Poolrooms levels, each offering its own atmospheric sound design and gameplay mechanics, blending calm, euphoric exploration with subtle horror elements that are heightened by the visual and technical limitations of original PS1-era hardware.

Poolscape will launch with five levels, some unique to this game and others familiar to anyone who knows poolrooms lore. One additional level is planned to be added post-launch as a free update!

• Level 1: Classic Poolrooms - A linear, by-the-books Poolrooms experience. White tiles, soft marble, and fake skylights form the comforting yet uncanny liminal space you’d expect from a classic Poolrooms environment. This is a straightforward level that is meant to introduce players to the retro-styled atmosphere of Poolscape.

• Level 2: TBA 

• Level 3: Dreampools - The most euphoric environment in Poolscape. Bright open areas, matte-colored tiles, and tall palm trees give players the feeling of wandering through a dream. Surely there’s nothing watching you… right?

• Level 4: Dark Poolrooms - Drenched in almost total darkness, the Dark Poolrooms plunge players into the most tense and unnerving level seen in Poolscape. Massive endless chasms, thick black fog, and blood-tinted pools keep the atmosphere heavy and the anxiety constant.

• Level 5: Nostalgia Springs - Inspired by the Neon Springs from the "Lost in the Hyperverse" YouTube series, this level features 80s-themed, mall-like aesthetics. Purple, neon blue, and hot-pink lighting fill unnaturally arranged foliage courts and massive rooms lined with multicolored tiles and marble pillars.

• Level 6: TBA (Future Update)

• A main menu "hub" area featuring waterslides that will take the player to new levels. This hub area will also include a computer terminal where you can save your game progress.

• An original soundtrack which will include many different ambient tracks to enhance the liminal atmosphere further.

• Accurate PSX-era graphics. This includes low-res textures, low-polygon models, color dithering, pixelation, affine texture warping, vertex snapping, distance culling, and distance fog. 

• Poolscape is mostly an exploration-based walking simulator that is meant to let players relax and wander the Poolrooms in a new way. However, each level will have unique platforming, secrets, and/or set pieces to spice up the gameplay and keep you invested.

• Collectible items can be found throughout each level.

• There are lots of easter eggs, secret items, and secret areas that can be discovered. Careful exploration will be rewarded!