Pool of Madness: Steam release date, demo & page score
View on Steam ↗Capsule 89Page copy 87Screenshots 94Setup 82checked 2026-11-13
An AI is looking at Pool of Madness's capsule, first screenshots and short description the way a Steam shopper would… (up to 30 seconds the first time)
Ask players for feedback on this page new
A ready-to-paste post for r/DestroyMyGame, r/IndieDev or your Discord, with questions aimed at your weakest sections, so people give feedback you can act on.
Feedback on my Steam page? Pool of Madness Hi all! I'm working on Pool of Madness and would love honest feedback on the Steam page before I push more traffic to it. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2873750/ I ran it through a page checker and it scored 86/100 (Standout). The weakest parts were trailers (60), short description (80), tags (84), so I'd especially like your take on: 1. In the first 5 seconds of the trailer, do you see gameplay? 2. After reading only the short description, can you tell what you'd actually do in the game? 3. Do the top tags match the game you see in the screenshots? Full breakdown if you're curious: https://www.steampagechecker.com/report/pool-of-madness Thanks, and happy to return the favour on your page!
Check each community's rules first; many have a weekly feedback thread or require a gameplay video.
Pool of Madness at a glance
A horror pool roguelite with upgradable cues, guns and procedural rituals. Shoot some balls. Unleash horrors from beyond. Go insane. Try again.
- Price
- Not priced yet
- Release
- Coming Nov 13, 2026
- Steam reviews
- Not released yet, so no reviews
- Followers
- 3,023
- Demo
- Yes, free demo
- Developer
- Bit Golem
- Languages
- 13 (English, French, Italian, German…)
Similar games: screenshots 41/255 · 2 trailers · 11 languages
Pool of MadnessBit Golem · 20 tags · 14 screenshotsSection scores weights from methodology v1
Compare with the best pages in its genre: Horror · Roguelike · Strategy
A live badge that links to this report and updates when the page is re-checked.
<a href="https://www.steampagechecker.com/report/pool-of-madness"><img src="https://www.steampagechecker.com/badge/pool-of-madness.svg" alt="Pool of Madness Steam page score on StoreCheck: 86/100" height="22"></a>Side by side with the 3 games Steam shows next to it, section by section. Free, shareable link.
The score measures. Player Jury shows your capsules to real players inside a Steam layout, next to games from your genre, and reports the pick rate with an honest margin of error. 2 tests a month are included in Indie Monitor Pro, or earn one free by voting on 15 games.
Fixes, ranked by estimated impact 4 ISSUES
lowFewer trailers than similar games+3 pts
1 trailer; similar games have 2.
Add a short gameplay-only trailer.
mediumCapsule is darker than most+1 pts
Average brightness 61/255.
Brighten the focal subject so it separates from Steam's dark #1b2838 background.
2 more fixes worth +2 points. Fix everything and this page goes from 86 to about 92 (Exceptional).
- ✓ Every fix, ranked, with the exact change to make
- ✓ 3 rewrites of your short description
- ✓ Your best screenshot order, measured
- ✓ Tag plan and launch checklist
Want it re-checked every day with your rivals? Try Indie Monitor Pro free for 7 days · 82 developers checked their page this week
How you look on Steam
Measured at 231 × 87: brightness 61/255, contrast 70, colorfulness 92, 54% near-black pixels.
Store copy short 80 · long 98
Short description · 143 / 300A horror pool roguelite with upgradable cues, guns and procedural rituals. Shoot some balls. Unleash horrors from beyond. Go insane. Try again.
A rewritten draft built from your own words is in the full report.
Screenshot audit measured brightness, store order
Steam shows 4 to 5 thumbnails before the arrow. Red = near-black (under 30/255), amber = dark (under 45). Measurements for screenshots 3–14 and your best new order are in the full report.
First five screenshots vs the games Steam shows next to you average brightness, 0–255
Trailer, tags and setup
- warn1 trailer; the games Steam shows next to you have 2.
- warnTop five tags include Early Access.
- 🔒 5 more in the full report
Games Steam shows next to you
Diagnose with your Steamworks numbers stays in your browser
Is it the capsule, the page, or the traffic? Copy three numbers from Steamworks → Traffic, last 30 days.
Example numbers. Replace with yours. Nothing leaves your browser.
1.3% of impressions become visits. Below 2% usually means the capsule doesn't read at small size.
What's working
- ✓ 13 languages
- ✓ All 20 tag slots used
Pricing the score is always free · no account · 5 checks a day
- ✓ Score + 9 sections
- ✓ Measured screenshots
- ✓ Funnel diagnosis
- ✓ Top 4 fixes
- ✓ All 4 fixes, ranked
- ✓ 3 short description rewrites
- ✓ Best screenshot order
- ✓ Tag plan + checklist
- ✓ Full reports, unlimited
- ✓ Real wishlists + sales
- ✓ Daily rival tracking
- ✓ Creators + Player Jury
- ✓ 25 games
- ✓ White-label PDF
- ✓ Read-only API
- ✓ 8 jury tests a month
YouTubers & streamers who play Pool of Madness
12 YouTube channels named Pool of Madness in a video title in the last few months. Making a game like this? These creators already have an audience for it.
- GameTrailers YouTube · 1.3M subscribers“Pool of Madness - Official Release Date Trailer” · Oct 23, 2026
- Wickedcore YouTube · 4.3K subscribers“BILLARD DIREKT AUS DER HÖLLE?! 🔥 Verfluchte Kugeln und Rituale – Pool of Madness Demo” · Oct 28, 2026
- Razor Indie YouTube · 2.3K subscribers“Pool of Madness | Official Trailer HD” · Oct 23, 2026
- KitamariePlays YouTube · 2.3K subscribers“Let's Play Pool of Madness | Play Pool Or... | Balatro Meets Inscryption | Demo Gameplay Preview” · Oct 23, 2026
- WolfmanMozzie YouTube · 1.3K subscribers“Pool of Madness” · Oct 26, 2026
- ZAG YouTube · 903 subscribers“Pool of Madness - Horror Pool Roguelite” · Oct 28, 2026
- Game Trailers | Games Explorer YouTube · 839 subscribers“Pool of Madness - Official Trailer” · Oct 23, 2026
- PLAYREGION YouTube · 679 subscribers“Pool of Madness Official Release Date Trailer #playregion #pcgame #ps5” · Oct 24, 2026
- Emma’s Game Space YouTube · 666 subscribers“Two Scary Games #27 Hands Over & Pool Of Madness” · Oct 19, 2026
- FieldysGG YouTube · 503 subscribers“Pool of Madness - Rogue Like Billiard in crazy...” · Nov 6, 2026
- Manisk YouTube · 501 subscribers“This Is The Craziest Roguelite Of The Year!!! (Pool Of Madness)” · Oct 20, 2026
- IGW - Indie Games World YouTube · 440 subscribers“Pool of Madness — Official Release Date Trailer | Lovecraftian Horror Meets Billiards” · Oct 26, 2026
From the YouTube Data API and Twitch API. Only videos whose title names the game, or streams filed under its Twitch category, are counted. StoreCheck isn't affiliated with YouTube, Twitch or Valve.
Pool of Madness: common questions
Is Pool of Madness on Steam?
Yes. Pool of Madness is on Steam (app ID 2873750) at store.steampowered.com/app/2873750. It isn't released yet, so you can wishlist it.
When does Pool of Madness come out?
Pool of Madness is listed as coming Nov 13, 2026 on Steam. Wishlist it to get an email when it launches.
How much does Pool of Madness cost on Steam?
Pool of Madness doesn't have a price on Steam yet.
Are Pool of Madness's Steam reviews good?
Pool of Madness has no Steam reviews yet.
Does Pool of Madness have a demo?
Yes, Pool of Madness has a free demo on its Steam page.
Who made Pool of Madness?
Pool of Madness is made by Bit Golem.
What kind of game is Pool of Madness?
Steam players tag it Early Access, Roguelite, Horror, Psychological Horror, Lovecraftian. A horror pool roguelite with upgradable cues, guns and procedural rituals. Shoot some balls. Unleash horrors from beyond. Go insane. Try again.
Which YouTubers and streamers play Pool of Madness?
Recent Pool of Madness videos and streams include GameTrailers (YouTube), Wickedcore (YouTube), Razor Indie (YouTube), KitamariePlays (YouTube), WolfmanMozzie (YouTube). StoreCheck lists 12 of them on this page, with subscriber counts and their latest Pool of Madness video.
Scored with methodology v1. A higher score means a clearer page, not guaranteed sales.