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The Black Pool

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App ID 2189670
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Smug Marmot Studios
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Unreal Engine, EpicOnlineServices SDK
Last Changenumber 29360287
Last Record Update 4 June 2025 – 00:21:31 UTC ()
Release Date 19 June 2024 – 17:04:15 UTC ()
❓ 77.16%
101 reviews
1
In-Game

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.

Additional Information

Developer Smug Marmot Studios
controller_support full
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Smug Marmot Studios
Store Release Date 19 June 2024 – 17:04:18 UTC ()
osarch empty string
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1), Adventure (25), Indie (23), RPG (3)
Steam Release Date 19 June 2024 – 17:04:15 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 29 December 2024 – 02:49:17 UTC () (1735440557)
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library_heroen
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review_score 8
review_percentage 86
Detected Technologies (?) Unreal Engine, EpicOnlineServices SDK, Intel_OID SDK, Intel_oneTBB SDK, NVIDIA_DLSS SDK, NVIDIA_DLSS_FrameGen SDK, NVIDIA_Nsight_Aftermath SDK, NVIDIA_Reflex SDK, NVIDIA_Streamline SDK, Ogg SDK, Vorbis SDK, XAudio2 SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • This game requires manual configuration of graphics settings to perform well on Steam Deck
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 19 September 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 12124377
  • configuration:
    supported_inputgamepad
    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke1
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_01
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text1
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
Early Access Release Date 29 August 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC ()
First seen on SteamDB 16 October 2022 – 16:39:58 UTC (), in changelist #16384900

Supported Languages

8 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Latin America Yes Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes Yes

Tags

👻 Action Roguelike 👻 Roguelite 🤝 Co-op 👻 Roguelike 🤝 Co-op Campaign 🌲 PvE 🎲 RPG 🚀 Sci-fi 🔀 Procedural Generation 🧊 3D 🎮 Controller 💥 Action 🗺️ Adventure 🔫 Shooter 🕹️ Multiplayer 👥 Local Co-Op 👥 Online Co-Op 👤 Singleplayer 👤 Third Person 🤖 Mechs

Categories

Single-player Online Co-op LAN Co-op Steam Achievements Steam Cloud Family Sharing Multi-player Co-op

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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Assets
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timestamp29 December 2024 – 02:53:32 UTC
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User File System

Key Value
quota 95.37 MiB (100000000)
maxnumfiles 1000
savefiles
0 ↴
rootWinAppDataLocal
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1 ↴
rootWinAppDataLocal
pathTheBlackPool/Saved/SaveGames
patternSaveGameSlot*.sav

Save File Locations

Based on the configuration above, this is where we think the save files are located.

Read more about cloud saves in Steamworks documentation.

Platform Path Pattern
[All OSes] %USERPROFILE%/AppData/Local/TheBlackPool/Saved/SaveGames SavePreservedSettingsSlot.sav
[All OSes] %USERPROFILE%/AppData/Local/TheBlackPool/Saved/SaveGames SaveGameSlot*.sav
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