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CasualIndieSportsStrategyRogueliteDeckbuildingIncrementalBilliardsArcade

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Peak in the last 24 hours: 71

Peak in the last 7 days: 101

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Game description

The pool bar is always open! Ultrapool is a colorful roguelike about playing pool with a bunch of wacky balls with crazy effects. Carefully craft a perfect build and get the craziest trickshots!

Basic info

DeveloperIcedrop Games
Publisheroffbrand games
PlatformsWindows · macOS · Linux
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateAug 24, 2026
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 (64-bit)
ProcessorDual-core CPU @ 2.0 GHz
Memory4 GB
GraphicsIntegrated GPU with OpenGL 3.3 or Vulkan 1.0 support (e.g., Intel HD 4000 or better)
Storage256 MB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 203 reviews from the past 1 year

83.6/ 100
Top 40%

Steam rating: Very Positive (87%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 21, 2026)

Pool meets roguelike deckbuilding in Ultrapool, and players find the mix satisfying; it scores 83.6, top 40% of games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

106 reviews find it fun and satisfying, and some highlight the combos that come from building a rack of special balls. 39 praise its strategic depth, and some enjoy synergies between ball properties, multipliers and relics. 6 say the roguelike structure keeps them coming back, and some point to varied ball effects and combinations. Gameplay ranks 390th of 1396, and Content Volume ranks 381st of 1351. A few also note it plays well on a handheld.

👎 Where it falls short

18 reviews find the difficulty frustrating, and some blame luck in the shop or sharp spikes on the final tables. 9 take issue with the controls, and some find the cue ball unpredictable, the aiming unintuitive or the trackpad too sensitive. 9 want more content, and some say they ran out of things to do quickly. Others find ball sprites hard to tell apart without hovering, and Visuals & Sound ranks 940th of 1249.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“balatro and 8 ball pool comparison suggests fun gameplay” · 106 reviews
“cool concept with strategic depth” · 39 reviews
“roguelike with varied ball effects and combinations” · 6 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 60% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +2.99 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “cool concept with strategic depth” · 39 reviews
Negative “all potential for strategy optimized away, game is now a tiresome slot machine” · 5 reviews

Progression 12% · Difficulty 20% · Onboarding 9% · Freedom 0% · Controls & feel 13%

Plot, characters and the world

Not enough data — only 2% of reviews mention this.

World +2.00 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is

Story 0% · Characters 0%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 29% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Replayability +3.37 · Reasons to play again — runs, randomness, New Game+
Positive “roguelike with varied ball effects and combinations” · 6 reviews
Negative “disappointing small amount of playstyles for a roguelite” · 1 review

Volume 13% · Variety 9%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 12% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +2.75 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “preserved nostalgic feeling of old billiard games, varied modes and cosmetics” · 4 reviews

Audio 7%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 0% of reviews mention this.

Playing together — · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 19% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.16 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Positive “worth every penny, cosmetics only approach” · 1 review
Negative “must buy twice for mobile and Steam versions” · 4 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 8% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 10% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.20 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “lacks polish with no music and portrait mode restrictions on PC” · 6 reviews

Performance 1% · Developer support 5%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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