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Games like Pool Protocol: Loop

If Pool Protocol: Loop is your kind of game, the closest matches are Explore The Backrooms, Final Signal and Eerie Dossier:the Haunted Apartment — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Pool Protocol: Loop: You are trapped in a mysterious swimming pool. Observe the surroundings for any abnormalities and find a way to escape.

2025IndieAdventureSimulationCasual1.99 USDWindowsby orange老李
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Players who liked Pool Protocol: Loop also play

Steam players who put hours into Pool Protocol: Loop also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Explore The Backrooms

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Pool Protocol: Loop fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Pool Protocol: Loop.

    A backrooms game full of story puzzles, monsters and places to explore

    2023ActionAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Final Signal

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Pool Protocol: Loop fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pool Protocol: Loop.

    A signal has been detected deep inside the Backrooms. Go on your first mission with PATROL, explore levels, avoid entities, and work together to find John B., before all that's left of him is his Final Signal.

    2027StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Eerie Dossier:the Haunted Apartment

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Pool Protocol: Loop fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pool Protocol: Loop.

    "Eerie Dossier:the Haunted Apartment"is a walking simulation game that combines horror and horror elements.You will be trapped in an infinite loop of corridors and rooms, searching for opportunities to escape from this place while also discovering its secrets

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation2.49 USDSteam ↗
  4. The Exit of Nightmare

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Pool Protocol: Loop fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pool Protocol: Loop.

    The Exit of Nightmare is a psychological horror game with collection and puzzle elements. You're trapped in nightmare world and your goal is to find your way back to reality.

    2025IndieAdventureRPG5.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Unable to Exit 8

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Pool Protocol: Loop fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pool Protocol: Loop.

    You receive an invitation on a "special" dating app, get excited and then get involved in an endless cycle of couples' hotels. You have to watch carefully for any unusual information. Can you solve these puzzles?

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Delivered on Time

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Pool Protocol: Loop fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pool Protocol: Loop.

    Delivered on Time is a first-person horror game themed around food delivery. As an elite delivery pro, nothing—not ghosts, hauntings, or even supernatural battles—will stop you from getting the food to the customer's door… on time!

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. CrimeSceneCleaners|特殊清掃

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Pool Protocol: Loop fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pool Protocol: Loop.

    The protagonist, who has taken a job as a special cleaner, goes to his first cleaning site with his seniors. Witnessing the scene of a gruesome death, he begins to feel something that he has never felt before. He begins to feel the presence of something he has never felt before.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. A Night in Prison

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Pool Protocol: Loop fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pool Protocol: Loop.

    You come to your senses in a cell that looks like you are in some kind of prison. It's almost silent, but sometimes there are some sounds.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Pool Protocol: Loop at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Pool Protocol: Loop on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pool Protocol: Loop.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Pool Protocol: Loop on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with Pool Protocol: Loop.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Pool Protocol: Loop on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Pool Protocol: Loop.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Pool Protocol: Loop on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Pool Protocol: Loop.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Pool Protocol: Loop on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Pool Protocol: Loop.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Pool Protocol: Loop on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Pool Protocol: Loop.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Pool Protocol: Loop on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Pool Protocol: Loop.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Pool Protocol: Loop on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Pool Protocol: Loop.

    The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Pool Protocol: Loop.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Pool Protocol: Loop.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pool Protocol: Loop.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Pool Protocol: Loop.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Pool Protocol: Loop.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pool Protocol: Loop.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Pool Protocol: Loop.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pool Protocol: Loop.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Pool Protocol: Loop

How much does Pool Protocol: Loop cost?
Pool Protocol: Loop is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Pool Protocol: Loop?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Pool Protocol: Loop are Explore The Backrooms, Final Signal, Eerie Dossier:the Haunted Apartment.
Who developed Pool Protocol: Loop?
Pool Protocol: Loop was developed by orange老李.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Pool Protocol: Loop.

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