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Image credit:Bit Golem
Image credit:Bit Golem
It’s not every day you get to use both the ‘sports’ and ‘horror’ tags for the same game.Pool of Madness, an upcoming eldritch pool game where your surroundings get more bizarre and maddening the longer you play, is the latest game to crowbar Lovecraft into a place where no Lovecraft existed previously. It’s also the latest game to make me, someone who’s ostensibly had enough Lovecraft for one lifetime think: actually, yes, go on then.
Pool of Madnesstouts itself as a “Lovecraftian pool game with roguelike elements”. You’ll uncover a haunting tale and watch the visuals get ever stranger as you play. You’ll also unlock a variety of grizzly cue accessories, such as an eyeball that grants you aim assist. “Sink some balls…unleash horrors from beyond,” threatens the trailer. Cue it up below:
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Here’s a feature list, as per the game’sSteampage:
There’s probably a joke here somewhere about dingy pubs already having at least one boring xenophobe as part of the furniture, but that’d be far too obvious. The game is from Bit Golem, who’ve previously madeDagon, which has great Steam reviews.
