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Games like Poolscape

If Poolscape is your kind of game, the closest matches are Liminal Department, Robot Anomaly and Anomaly Manor — 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 Poolscape: Explore the Poolrooms as if it were lost media from 1998.

2026IndieAdventureSimulationCasual4.99 USDWindowsby CosmicArcade
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Players who liked Poolscape also play

Steam players who put hours into Poolscape 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. Liminal Department

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Poolscape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Poolscape.

    Trapped in what seems to be an endless hospital department. Carefully observe your surroundings in each loop to escape the Liminal Department

    2025ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Robot Anomaly

    WHY THIS

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

    Your job is to inspect all produced robots. Investigate unauthorized hardware modifications and rogue behavior. And escape the building! You are the only human there, but you are not alone.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Anomaly Manor

    WHY THIS

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

    A co-op anomaly horror game for 1–6 players. Trapped in an abandoned manor that continuously changes, you must compare your surroundings, question every movement, and detect unsettling anomalies to survive the deadly ritual.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  4. Astrophobia

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Poolscape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Poolscape.

    A PSX-style cosmic horror game where a classified mission to study alien architecture on the Moon leads two astronauts into the ruins of an ancient civilization that predates humanity.

    2026IndieAdventureCasualSteam ↗
  5. Seybul Tech

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Poolscape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Poolscape.

    Seybul Tech is a walking simulator. Navigate as an office employee, confronting peculiar encounters while in search of an exit from this enigmatic abyss.

    2023AdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. PAGER

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Poolscape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Poolscape.

    You are wetware, working a mysterious job.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Dead end Exit 8

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Poolscape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Poolscape.

    This is a thriller game based on memory puzzles that supports PC play and VR mode. The theme is inspired by people's depression and tension while waiting in the hospital.In an infinite loop space, one must carefully observe all abnormal information and strive to escape from the infinite space

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Route8

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Poolscape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Poolscape.

    "You're lost on Route 8. You must find a way to escape. This eerie road is terrifying.""Night falls, the phone rings. Who are you? You find yourself driving along Route 8, repeating endlessly."

    2024IndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Poolscape at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Poolscape on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Poolscape.

    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. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Poolscape on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Poolscape.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Poolscape on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Poolscape.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Poolscape on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with Poolscape.

    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 ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Poolscape on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Poolscape.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Poolscape on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Poolscape.

    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 ↗
  7. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Poolscape on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Poolscape.

    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 ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Poolscape on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Poolscape.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 Poolscape.

    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 Poolscape.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Poolscape.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. 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 Poolscape.

    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 ↗
  6. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Poolscape.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Poolscape

How much does Poolscape cost?
Poolscape is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Poolscape?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Poolscape are Liminal Department, Robot Anomaly, Anomaly Manor.
Who developed Poolscape?
Poolscape was developed by CosmicArcade.

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 Poolscape.

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