Choose Liquidators
Choose Liquidators if you want an Indie, Simulation, and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Liquidators launched in 2020.
Liquidators vs POOLS
Liquidators and POOLS both land in Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Adventure games on Steam. Liquidators (2020) is 4 years older than POOLS (2024). Both sit near 96% positive on Steam (Liquidators: 939 reviews, POOLS: 3,169). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose POOLS
Choose POOLS if you want the Tracked Controller Support, VR Supported, and Camera Comfort side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 3,169 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Liquidators and POOLS sit in Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (96.2% vs 95.6% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Liquidators |  POOLS | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2024 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Free To Play | Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | Free to play | 9.79 USD |
| Steam reviews | 96.2% positive (939 reviews) | 95.6% positive (3,169 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Gray Unit | Tensori |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Liquidators (2020) is 4 years older than POOLS (2024).
- Both sit near 96% positive on Steam (Liquidators: 939 reviews, POOLS: 3,169).
- Liquidators is free; POOLS is paid (9.79 USD).
- POOLS is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Liquidators has no Deck rating yet.
Liquidators vs POOLS — FAQ
- Which is better, Liquidators or POOLS?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Liquidators sits at 96.2% positive (939 reviews), POOLS at 95.6% (3,169). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Liquidators or POOLS first?
- If you want chronology, Liquidators (2020) came out before POOLS (2024). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Liquidators and POOLS similar?
- They overlap on Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Is Liquidators free?
- Yes — Liquidators is a free-to-play Steam title. POOLS is paid (9.79 USD).