Experience part of the Backrooms universe in VR | POOLS
On May 3oth, 2025, POOLS received a free update that added full PC VR to the game! You can now experience the entirety of the backrooms experience via POOLS in VR.
Quote: "Walking simulator. Explore, admire and listen. Uncanny. Relaxing. Unnerving. Eerie. Immersive. No monsters chasing you or jumping towards at your screen, but can feel oppressive at times by invoking fears of getting lost, the dark, tight spaces and liminal space architecture. Inspired by backrooms."
Pools Exclusive Gameplay Trailer via IGN
The POOLS VR experience is immersive and fully built. You can freely move in VR and experience the game in even more detail compared to its flatscreen counterpart.
You can touch walls, interact with water, hear your footsteps, and fully experience the unsettling nature of the pool rooms. POOLS is mainly focused on these, while it has 6 different chapters, they will all involve LOTS of water, so be prepared and don't expect to be dropped into the backrooms right off.
POOLS has a free demo available on its Steam listing, which includes the VR portion of the game, so you can try it out for free before deciding whether to drop $9.79 for this 10/10 backrooms experience.
