POOLS™ vs Excalirhythm

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.

Excalirhythm is a rhythm game built around a blacksmith's forge. Every weapon is hammered out to the beat: tap as each note meets the ring, and the tighter your timing, the finer the blade. FORGE TO THE BEAT - Tap in rhythm to forge over 1,000 weapons, from a humble copper dagger to a mythic legendary blade. - Reach for the cymbal on gold accent notes, hold the glowing notes to draw the metal, and chain Perfects to ignite FEVER for double score. - Finish each craft with a one-tap quench for a bonus. A LIVING SMITHY - Hand-crafted pixel art and a procedurally synthesized medieval score. No two 100-level bands sound the same. - Grade every craft from C to S. The better you play, the more the weapon sells for. GROW WHILE YOU ARE AWAY - Send a warrior on an EXPEDITION to hunt with your strongest weapon and return with gold and luck. - Put an apprentice to work MINING enhancement stones around the clock. - ENHANCE your weapons to raise their score, sale value, and expedition spoils. - Spend star shards on a SUPPLY RUN for gold, stones and luck. FAIR BY DESIGN - No paywalls and no pay-to-win — your rhythm is the only currency. A brief full-screen ad plays now and then, and rewarded ads for extra bonuses are always optional. - Cloud save rides your own iCloud: no account, no login, ever. - Play in English or Korean. Pick up the hammer. The anvil is waiting.