Key Takeaways
- POOLS VR offers a unique, watery twist to the liminal space horror genre, combining simple mechanics with psychological horror.
- The official trailer showcases gravity-defying water, eerie stairways, and foreboding passageways, promising an immersive experience.
- Expected to launch in 2025, POOLS VR joins a lineup of exciting horror games, appealing to fans of psychological horror video games.
Horror gaming fans have enjoyed a number of terrifying AAA and indie releases in recent years, and the upcoming creepy walking simulator POOLS VR is officially coming to PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam. The promising Backrooms-inspired title will offer players an immersive and unsettling experience for PS VR2 and PC VR when it launches in 2025.
A variety of video games based on The Backrooms concept have caught the attention of fans, with titles like Inside the Backrooms and The Backrooms: Found Footage among those to capture the essence of the liminal space horror genre while providing unique gameplay mechanics. While many of these titles choose to focus on never-ending hallways and uncanny office spaces, POOLS VR takes a different approach in both its esthetics and storytelling.
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Following the success of the standard version of POOLS, developer Tensori has announced that a VR version of the game will be launching for PS VR2 and PC VR via Steam in 2025. POOLS VR will add an extra layer of player immersion and psychological horror, combining the simple mechanics of a walking simulator video game with the otherwordly concept of The Backrooms. The genre emphasizes liminal spaces presented in unexpected ways, with winding walkways, inexplicable architecture, and a sense of emptiness and foreboding overwhelming any who find themselves trapped in The Backrooms. POOLS VR utilizes this concept with a watery twist, taking players to a familiar yet unsettling indoor swimming pool environment. Players will be tasked with exploring the space while questioning whether they are truly alone in the pools.
POOLS VR Official Trailer
The official trailer for POOLS VR gives players an exciting look at what to expect in the realistic liminal Backrooms walking sim. Gravity-defying water, MC Escher-esque stairways, and dark foreboding passageways will build a sense of the unknown, as players work their way through the inexplicable pools. For fans of psychological horror video games, POOLS VR may be a title to keep an eye on ahead of its release for PlayStation VR2 on PS5 and PC VR on Steam.
POOLS VR joins a lineup of exciting horror games coming in 2025, with big releases from Bloober Team, former Rockstar developers, and a slew of indie studios for fans to look forward to. As an exact release date for POOLS VR has not yet been confirmed, interested players will want to stay tuned for an official launch date announcement and more horror gaming updates.
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