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Pools

Developer
Tensori
Publisher
UNIKAT Label
Released
26 April 2024
Age rating
PEGI N/A
UK price
£8.50

Platforms: PC, macOS, Nintendo Switch

Genres: simulator , adventure , indie

Liminal space game with focus on eerie exploration and immersion instead of typical horror. Navigate through endless alike rooms. Explore, orient, get out.

Best gaming PC for Pools in 2026

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Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Pools today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.

Mid-tier

£1,299

1440p · 60fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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High-end

£1,799

1440p · 144fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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Official system requirements

These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by UNIKAT Label on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.

Minimum Recommended
OS Windows 10 / newer
CPU Intel i5 or AMD Ryzen 5 from around 2016 or later Intel i5 or AMD Ryzen 7 from 2018 or later
RAM 8 GB 16 GB
GPU NVIDIA GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 580 or newer NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 or AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT or newer
Storage 12 GB 12 GB
DirectX

Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run Pools?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel i5 and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.

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