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Tainted Pools

Tainted Pools is a first-person survival horror set in the eerie poolrooms of Backrooms Level 130. A stalking entity lurks in the shadows, drawn to every sound. Scavenge for resources and survive long enough…

14 July 2025

Tainted Pools is an indie, released 14 July 2025 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Tainted Pools is

Tainted Pools was released in 2025. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Tainted Pools is a first-person survival horror set in the eerie poolrooms of Backrooms Level 130. A stalking entity lurks in the shadows, drawn to every sound. Scavenge for resources and survive long enough to find your way out.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Tainted Pools launched on 14 July 2025, within three weeks of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Donkey Kong Bananza, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers and Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound.

Released around the same time: Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Donkey Kong Bananza, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound.

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When did Tainted Pools come out?
Tainted Pools was released on 14 July 2025 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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