- Welcome to the engine room - new location and tables - 11 September 2026
Hi everyone!We're close to the finishing touches on a new location and we thought you'd appreciate some fresh work in progress shots.A dimly lit, smoky room is a perfect place for a relaxing game of haunted pool on a rust-eaten table: Coziness overload.Expect to find new rituals here, both procedurally generated and custom ones, as well as new tables, powerups, a new boss and other additions. Here's a taste of the haunted mayhem to come:You asked for more craziness, and we've obliged. All this WIP table needs now is a fresh coat of blood.Did someone say jump shots?Verticality - every horror pool game needs it.We'll share more in the next update. Stay tuned and jump into our discord to say hi - we might let you into the engine room.
- Dagon & all DLCs featured in Humble's Love Letter to Lovecraft bundle - NOW LIVE - 21 August 2026
frantic tentacle wavingDagon and all the DLCS are part of Humble Bundle's Love Letter to Lovecraft, alongside Remnant: From The Ashes, Forgive Me Father 1 & 2, Call Of Cthulhu, Stygian: Other Gods and other awesome games! Just launched, get it while it's fresh out of the oven.Grab the bundle, including Dagon with all its DLCs and a selection of Lovecraftian titles here!All proceeds from the sale of Dagon DLCs will be donated to charity.Support charity and kick off the weekend with some eldritch delights!And now for something completely different: don't forget to wishlist Pool of Madness - you wouldn't want to bring down the wrath of the the ones lurking below upon yourself on such a fine day:
- Playtest is LIVE! š¢ - 6 July 2026
Voidhunters! Chalk the cue and load the gun - the playtest for our haunted pool is now live š¤ If you want to dive in immediately, do it via our Steam page:If you're not let in immediately - don't worry, we'll be opening the gates of Hell to more testers gradually. Just make sure to Request Access on the Pool of Madness Steam page.Hereās a short summary:UpdatesUpgraded and merged the shops into one vending machine.The playtest includes:- new tables- new camera system- new clarity-focused features- new progress indicators- upgraded FX, textures, models- and moreMany of the changes are based on your feedback. We hope youāll enjoy the fresh playtest! Please note that this time the playtest is available in English only. Sorry for the inconvenience! Weāre still planning to translate the full game.Hereās a taste of the above:Of course, expect some haunted bugs as well:and some things that reqā¦
- Dynamic camera system and help system updates - 23 June 2026
Voidhunters! Set the guns & cues aside for a moment and letās dive in into the latest updates:Dynamic camera systemIn order to make things more cinematic, weāve added a dynamic camera system to Pool of Madness, which weāre currently updating. It gives us better control of the camera at specific times for that extra cinematic feel, e.g. when youāre pocketing the final ball at the end of the ritual, or when the cue ball is shooting across the table after being spit out from the pocket.New help systemSince the game features many non-standard pool mechanics and roguelite elements, and we need to balance the mystery and gameplay clarity, we've been working hard on improving the way we let the players discover the rules of the game. For this reason, weāve created a brand new system consisting of:- in-game help The new help system allows us to introduce and explain mechanics gradually, in littā¦
- Progress update: New powerups, cue parts, dynamic camera system - 1 June 2026
Hail Voidhunters! Letās dive in straight into the updates: New powerupsWeāve been adding new powerups to make things more fun and eye-catching. Our favourites include new gun-related upgrades, like the one allowing you to pull in obstacles such as fish and candles and shoot them out, e.g. to pocket balls with their help, or to get the hindrances out of the way. Hereās a taste:Pulling a fish into the gun and shooting it out into a circular saw. If you have the chain reaction powerup as well, the synergy will result in the fish chain-exploding and clearing your table.Here's another new one - Unholy Surge working for black balls:Unholy Surge now works on black balls (and looks stylish). Unholy Surge is a powerup that allows you to generate highlighted pockets with score multipliers every time you drown a green ball - pocketing them into these special holes then gives you more points. Previā¦
- Progress update: new tables, new physics, new systems for improving clarity - 26 May 2026
Voidhunters, pause your rituals! We have a quick - but meaty - dispatch from the ship!New physicsCheck the videoclips below for a much better representation of the changes.Weāre in the middle of a new physics upgrade. In short - among other things, weāve improved things like ball rolling, velocity, wall-bouncing and eliminated the "ice rink sliding" and "sticky carpet" situations. Implementing updates like lobbing balls should be easier now.This should also allow us to modify physics using things like powerups - e.g. make the balls frenzied/charge them up and give them a satisfying velocity boost - which should be interesting.Still have some feedback about the current physics? Let us know! All this should make the new tables even more fun. What new tables, you ask? Happy to oblige:New tables Heavy work in progress - new table tests #1Weāre excited to finally introduce new tables to theā¦
- Post-demo dev update, new visuals and a peek behind the scenes - 27 April 2026
Hail voidhunters!*grabs a lantern and points forward with his bony fingers* Let me guide you through a quick progress update!Post-demo summary GIF 1: New Unholy Surge visual effects.Thank you to everyone who tried out our Lovecraftian Days demo, wishlisted the game and shared their thoughts! Apart from PoM making its way to thousands of new wishlists, weāve received over 200 feedback forms, so weāve been making tweaks to the game and planning out some bigger changes, including: - better ball movement (e.g. less friction) - new tables - various improvements to general game clarity (e.g. feedback from the game, clearer mechanics) - more insanity and horror (see the concept art at the end of the announcement for a little taste) - along with other updates, like improved UI and visual effectsScreenshot 1: New explosions. More examples of recent changes: Future plans involve changes like theā¦
- New DEMO, Lovecraftian Days Festival feature, charity and plans - 9 April 2026
Lovecraftian Days Festival DemoWe're excited to announce that the Lovecraftian Days Festival is LIVE and Pool of Madness is one of the featured titles!To celebrate, we've prepared a DEMO that will be available till the end of the event - so make sure to try it out and share the unholy gospel with your friends, enemies and that annoying AI artist at the office.Get it from our Steam page:Features include:new artoverhauled UIprocedural ritualsautomats with temporary and permanent upgradesmany bugfixesHere's more or less what to expect:Give the limited demo a spin and let us know what you think on our discord and Steam forums!Please note that this is an early build that does not represent the final quality of the game - many things will be improved and added as we go along - details in the Pre-demo playtests section below.While the demo is still a bit rough around the edges, it should giveā¦
- Playtest is now LIVE! - 26 March 2026
Hail voidhunters!The Pool of Madness playtest is now LIVE!Features:new artprocedural ritualsPop-a-Pill automat where you can buy powerupsand more! How to join:simply click on Request Access on the game's pageyou can also jump in our discord to get a playtest key, as we're letting players in graduallyThank you for participating in the playtest! Your feedback will help us make Pool of Madness better and crazier. š„Play now and share your thoughts on our discord and the Steam forums! You can also use the in-game feedback form!Expect the build to be rough around the edges, but fun!
- New models, playtests and upgraded fish carcasses - 23 March 2026
Hail voidhunters!Let me be your guide on this quick tour through the underworld of horror pool development. Just follow the sickly lantern light and the distant moans of the dead. I promise I wonāt take much of your limited time.Stocking up for rituals and better bloodPop-a-pill - voidhunterās suppliesIn our last update we announced an art overhaul and Jarek, our art director, joining the team and breathing new life into Pool of Madness.Apart from replacing the existing assets, Jarek has been churning out some new, great stuff we've had planned for a long time, and it's quite exciting to see some of our ideas come to life.But enough talking. Here's a taste of things to come and a peek behind the scenes: Something to help you stock up on supplies for the rituals and unlock new gameplay features.Buying upgrades (WIP UI).Here's the Pop-A-Pill automat in motion:Recipe for an unholy vendingā¦
- New art style, 40,000 wishlists, Turn-Based Thursday Fest feature - 13 March 2026
Hail, void hunters!Friday 13th sounds like the perfect day for a Pool of Madness update. So let's dive right into some new chaos we've brewed:New art styleWe're thrilled to announce that Pool of Madness is getting a brand new coat of eldritch paint!Originally crafted by a two-person team without a dedicated 3D artist, the core loop came together extremely fast and was very well-received during our first playtest - just a month after the game jam that spawned the abomination now known as Pool of Madness.But we always planned a visual overhaul: to better express the gameās dark essence, sharpen the tableās clarity, and amplify the horror aspects of cursed pool. Or, in simple terms: among other things, the game was damn too dark and while it served the horror part, it didn't necessarily align with the pool aspect, where visual sharpness is key.Enter Jarek: an experienced art director withā¦
- Price change, origins of horror pool, spinning saws - 13 November 2025
A quick November update, voidhunters:Pricing"Cthpoolu" - the first-week prototype.Pool of Madness started as a spontaneous 2-person game jam - an attempt to "combine storytelling with pool". Within a couple of days we had a prototype that turned out very fun and a month later the early playtest hit Steam for Lovecraftian Days to a great reception. Our initial idea was to release the game for free (like our previous title, Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft) in EA, and switch to the paid model later, but since its inception Pool of Madness morphed from a spontaneous side project to our main focus and the most fun project weāve ever worked on. We have a unique eldritch baby in our hands, so we want to allow it to grow into a more powerful and wicked form than originally anticipated, and this means a longer development cycle, new cooperation possibilities and such. Long story short, we've decided tā¦
- New demo, Pool of Madness featured by Yogscast, and... a gun! - 6 August 2025
Pool of Madness has been selected by the Yogscast Team to be featured during the Tiny Teams festival starting tomorrow!To celebrate, weāre launching an updated demo, featuring aā¦ gun when the festival starts! In fact, if you look closely, you'll notice that itās already availableā¦ just click here and download the demo. The gun will land in your hands shortly after you attempt the first ritual. Let us know what you think of this new gameplay twist!The game now also includes a bug reporting form, so please let us know if you encounter any problems. It will take just a moment.Enjoy! And remember: The ritual is law. Everything else is yours to break.Praise the void and grab the ammunition!
- šµ Mercyful Flames: The Witches OST out now šµ - the dungeon synth soundtrack will support an organisation dedicated to reducing animal suffering š£ - 13 June 2025
The album, titled āSpellsā, is the newest release from Alembik, the project by a member of Owls Woods Graves, Medico Peste, Over the Voids, Hauntologist, and live bassist of MgÅa. The majority of proceeds from the pre-sale of the CD version of the OST and t-shirts go directly to Anima International, an organisation dedicated to reducing animal suffering. Listen to the full OST here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMRgP67oHII Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/5uYLlYDCkCxzuNfK6AEpn2 Wishlist and Follow: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1066740/ In other news - we just passed 3,000 followers on Steam! Thank you! - we continue our charity efforts with Dagon - ...and we're working on some cool stuff for Pool of Madness (32,000 wishlists and counting) That's all for now, thanks for reading!
- š„ Lovecraftian Days Sale supporting charity and Pool of Madness playtest š„ - 14 April 2025
Time to celebrate Lovecraftian Days 2025! All Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft DLCs are now 20% off for the duration of the festival! New playtest of Pool of Madness for Lovecraftian Days 2025 One year ago, we unveiled our new project - a Lovecraftian roguelite pool - during Lovecraftian Days. Today, as LD 2025 launches, we'd like to invite you to the latest playtest. Among other things, it features an item viewing mechanics connected to the game's story. Give it a try, even if you don't fancy yourself a pool player - it's a best of its own! Simply click on download the demo to play. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2873750 Some of the features: a short introductory ritual for new players initial foundations for a boss fight (early WIP) and ritual progression mechanics item viewing mechanics and first interactive items (look around the room from time to time) many under-the-hood improvementsā¦
- The Lovecraftian Days 2025 playtest is live! - 14 April 2025
One year ago, we unveiled the very first playtest of Pool of Madness during Lovecraftian Days - after just a month of development. With LD 2025 upon us, it felt like the perfect opportunity to showcase the latest playtest. So here we are! Simply click on download the demo to play. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2873750 Some of the features: a short introductory ritual for new players initial foundations for a boss fight (early WIP) and ritual progression mechanics item viewing mechanics and first interactive items (look around the room from time to time) many under-the-hood improvements and bugfixes Thank you to Fulqrum Publishing for shining a light on our games and charity efforts! As always, all feedback is welcome - leave us a comment on our Steam forums or discord - it will help us improve the game! Please note that this is an early playtest and bugs are still to be expected! Pā¦
- Steam Co-op Fest, new demo, future plans for our Lovecraftian roguelite poolš±š - 11 February 2025
Occultists! We've just released a limited playtest of our roguelite combining pool and cosmic horror. It features single-player and coop modes, made especially for Steam Couch Co-op Fest! TRY IT OUT, GET THE DEMO HERE: store.steampowered.com/app/2873750/pool_of_madness/ WHAT IS THIS ABOMINATION? Think Inscryption meets Diablo/PoE meets a twisted game of pool. A unique experience with lots of mystery, emergent gameplay and endless replayability. That's the goal for the full version of the game. While this is the first stab at a PoM multiplayer mode and we expect A LOT to change, we feel it's already fun and we could really use your feedback as we continue building Pool of Madness into our dream game. This is definitely one of our favourite projects we've worked on and the most unique one, so it's great to see players already appreciating the core features! PS It works great on Steam Deckā¦
- Halloween Demo OUT NOW š - grab a broomstick and play some spooky pool! š¦ - 28 October 2024
Halloween Demo OUT NOW - grab a broomstick and play some spooky pool! After releasing Dagon: CE on consoles, we couldn't wait to jump back into Pool of Madness and play around with some new things, including new mechanics. Long story short, this resulted in the Halloween Demo of our Lovecraftian roguelite pool. Make sure to give it a spin while it's available - we've had a lot of fun developing and playtesting it and it has that spooky/cosy vibe that's perfect for Halloween! Play the Halloween Demo here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2873750/Pool_of_Madness/ ...and let us know what you think!
- Pool of Madness - Turn-Based Thursday Fest Stream - 28 October 2024
Turn-Based Thursday Fest Early Demo Broadcast
- Dagon: Complete Edition - just launched on consoles together with a new timed exclusive DLC! - 10 October 2024
Fellow scholars of all things forbidden! "Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft" turned out to be very successful, with over 1,700,000 downloads on Steam and 95% positive reviews. When the war broke out in Ukraine, we decided to donate all of our proceeds generated by the game and DLCs to humanitarian aid organisations, such as Voices of Children. To thank the players for their support in this endeavour and all the positive responses, we've decided to create a brand new DLC - What The Moon Brings. Today it premieres on consoles as a timed exclusive, together with the base game and all the DLCs, in the eldritch form of Dagon: Complete Edition. You can get it in the official shops: https://youtu.be/yIaJBXaev8c If you're a console player, consider grabbing a copy! And to answer a question we've been often asked on our social media: if you prefer to game on PC, we plan to release What The Moon Brings tā¦
