游戏人生 vs POOLS™
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
游戏人生
This narrative game follows a child's journey from elementary school to university, focusing on their relationship with their father. It blends heartwarming storytelling with light puzzle-solving elements, all presented through text descriptions. Discover the profound impact of a father's love and sacrifice.
- Heartwarming narrative
- Puzzle-solving elements
- Text-based storytelling
- 90 unique levels
- Simple pixel art style
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《游戏人生:我的超级英雄》讲的是一个孩子从小学到大学跟他父亲的故事，气氛温馨，稍带一点益智解密的元素，整个游戏会通过文字描述讲述他们之间的故事。 每个父亲都是孩子心中的超级英雄，只有当你离开安逸的家，才会深刻的明白那些年为你遮挡风风雨雨，包容你所有的天真与任性的父亲。You are my Superman。 游戏特点： 1、90个关卡，每一关的玩法都是新鲜的 2、简约的像素风格人物带来不一样的清新体验 3、既是一款游戏也是一个迷人的故事
POOLS™
This app offers a slow, reflective, and immersive experience focused on exploration and atmosphere. It evokes feelings of unease and curiosity through its unique environments, inspired by liminal spaces and internet phenomena. Discover changing worlds and subtle narratives without traditional gameplay mechanics.
- Slow, reflective exploration
- Atmospheric and immersive environments
- Inspired by liminal spaces
- Unfolding narrative through exploration
- Six distinct chapters
- Unique sound design
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Explore, admire and listen. That’s it. Uncanny. Relaxing. Unnerving. Eerie. Immersive. POOLS isn’t a traditional game. it’s slow, reflective, and intentionally uneventful, perhaps a bit like virtual museum. So take your time. Breathe. POOLS unfolds slowly, rewarding patience and quiet attention. No monsters chasing you or jumping at your screen. Yet it can feel oppressive at times by invoking quiet fears of getting lost, the dark, tight spaces and the strange beauty of liminal space architecture. There's no typical story. But as you explore and advance further, you start to notice that the game's world changes around you, deeper you go… Rooms look and feel… different. Base game features six chapters, each lasting 10-30 minutes. Inspired by the internet phenomena Liminal spaces, Found footage and The Backrooms, especially the Poolrooms concept. One of the original artists behind the Poolrooms concept is Jared Pike.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 游戏人生 at 5.0 against POOLS™'s 4.5. 游戏人生 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 79%). POOLS™'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 25 months). On price and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. POOLS™ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 游戏人生 asks for nothing beyond the download.
游戏人生 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: POOLS™ has 1.6K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of 游戏人生's written reviews are positive against 79% of POOLS™'s.
游戏人生 ships an update every 25 months, POOLS™ every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.
| Parameter | 游戏人生 | POOLS™ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | 4.5 (1.6K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 78.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 1.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 1.9 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | 登理 郝 | Tensori |
Customer experience
游戏人生
POOLS™
Bugs and requests
游戏人生
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
POOLS™
Reported bugs
2 issues- Unable to move on iPad Pro
- Glitches reported
Requested features
3 requests- Expand to different Backrooms-inspired themes
- Add a multiplayer mode
- Introduce more interactive elements (e.g., monsters, items to discover)
In-app purchases
游戏人生
No in-app purchases
POOLS™
- POOLS: Full Game$6.99
