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The Black Pool

In the forest outside of town, four friends discover a mysterious black pool that transports them to an unknown world. To fight their way home, they must unlock and master supernatural abilities. Play…

19 June 2024

The Black Pool is an adventure developed by Smug Marmot, released 19 June 2024 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What The Black Pool is

The Black Pool is an adventure game developed by Smug Marmot and released in 2024. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Unreal Engine 5.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In the forest outside of town, four friends discover a mysterious black pool that transports them to an unknown world. To fight their way home, they must unlock and master supernatural abilities. Play cooperative or solo in this high-paced action game of skill that varies each session.
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How it plays

Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

The Black Pool launched on 19 June 2024, within three weeks of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, Nine Sols, Still Wakes the Deep and Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance.

Released around the same time: Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, Nine Sols, Still Wakes the Deep, Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance.

Official trailer

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When did The Black Pool come out?
The Black Pool was released on 19 June 2024 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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