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Ultrapool

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!

DEV: Icedrop GamesPUB: offbrand gamesAppID 4195110
DEVELOPER POSTSevery ~9d·last 23d ago·11 recorded in 6 months

Is Ultrapool still being updated? — the short answer, with the evidence.

95.2
Excellent

Elixir Rating

88.1% of 312 Steam reviews are positive, which after adjusting for sample size gives a reception score of 84.1. The developers have shipped 5 substantial updates in the past six months, adding 11.1.

reception 84.1·support +11.1·Excellent

Computed from Steam’s own review tally and observable developer activity — never from anyone’s opinion of the game. How this is calculated

Should you look into this?

From Steam's own record

Current price

$9.59$11.99−20%

Development

Slowing down

Last heard from developers

23 days ago

Historical posting rhythm

every ~9 days

Substantial updates (6 mo)

5

Current silence

3× normal

Posting has slowed: the developers usually appear every 9 days, and it has now been 23. 5 substantial updates recorded in the past six months, 1 classified as major. It is currently 20% below its usual price.

Last successful news check: Oct 4, 2026, 2:01 PM UTC. This is when we checked Steam, separate from when the developer last posted.

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Our coverage

1 dispatch written from this game’s announcements

releaseAug 28, 2026

Ultrapool Launches on Steam and Mobile with 150+ Unlockable Balls

Ultrapool, developed by miguel and a team of testers over roughly a year, is now available on Steam and mobile simultaneously. The game takes pool as a loose premise and bends it into something more chaotic — trick-shots, sharp angles, and a cocktail bar where players mix balls together to create fusion variants.

What's in the game

  • 150+ unlockable balls spread across 8 thematic sets
  • A cocktail bar mechanic that combines balls into hundreds of fusion varieties
  • 50+ Snacks and Cubes that alter the rules of each round
  • Multiple difficulty settings and Daily Challenges
  • 80+ stickers and additional cosmetics for table decoration

Launch pricing and bundles

Ultrapool launches at a 10% discount. Three "Complete the Set" bundles are available, each offering an additional 10% off when paired with another title: Ultrapool × Slots and Daggers, Ultrapool × Dice A Million, and Ultrapool × Die in the Dungeon.

Feedback and bug reports are directed to the official Ultrapool Discord. The developers describe the game as a "heartful celebration of accessible silly fun" rather than a profound experience — a distinction that sets expectations honestly and may be exactly what its audience is looking for.

Two years of development

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13 announcements · 5 substantial · 19 months with nothing

Recent Transmissions

14 entries in codex

Community AnnouncementsSep 14, 2026
🎱 v0.15.7 Patch Notes (Beta)

Hello, and hope you are still enjoying the game!Here is a small update with some of the requested features and bug fixes.Feel free to test the changes on the public beta branch, and they should be coming live in a day or so.Balance and Bug …

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Community AnnouncementsSep 4, 2026
🎱 v0.15.0 Patch Notes

Game is out and we think we squashed all major bugs!We hope you're having fun with the game. This is still a small update; we're not ready to make major changes or add new content yet, but you can have a lollipop, a passive that was done bu…

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Community AnnouncementsAug 31, 2026
New Beta Branch Available

Hello!Now that the game is live, we have an open beta branch on Steam if you want to sometimes be a build ahead and test new features and bug fixes.To access it, on Steam right-click the Game -> Properties -> Game Versions & BetasIt should …

Community AnnouncementsAug 27, 2026
V0.14.14 Patch Notes

Hey everyone! A small fix yesterday locked people out of their runs, which hopefully should be all fixed now. Sorry for the inconvenience and the responsible devs (me) were properly dealt with. If you lost any of your game progress recently…

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Community AnnouncementsAug 27, 2026
Emergency rollback

Sorry for the saved run issues - rolling back to previous version, will fix properly ASAP

Community AnnouncementsAug 25, 2026
V0.14.13 patch notes

Hey everyone!Thanks so much for all the time you've been putting into Ultrapool so far. We're going to be putting out patches pretty regularly to squash some bugs and issues as they come up. Here's the list of fixes and updates for this pat…

Community AnnouncementsAug 24, 2026
Ultrapool is OUT NOW!

Hey everyone,🎉It's finally here!🎉The big day has finally arrived, and Ultrapool is OUT NOW and available on Steam + mobile! What to expect from Ultrapool:🎱Totally not normal pool table gameplay full of trick-shots and tricky angles➕ 150+…

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Community AnnouncementsAug 19, 2026
Announcing the ULTRAPOOL LAUNCH DAY BALL-STAR LEAGUE!

Hey everyone!Ultrapool is coming out NEXT WEEK on August 24! To kick off the launch with a bang, we've put together a special event...Hosted by Ludwig from video games, on August 24th from 11AM - 2PM PT 8 streamers will face-off and compete…

Community AnnouncementsAug 7, 2026
An important update on the Ultrapool release date.

Icedrop Games:Discord: https://discord.gg/sDMAUbAfcsBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/icedropgames.bsky.socialTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@icedropgamesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/icedrop.games/offbrand games:Twitter: https://x.c…

Community AnnouncementsJul 16, 2026
Ultrapool launches AUGUST 25TH!

Hey everyone, super exciting news. We can finally confirm the release date for our game.You'll be able to play the full version of Ultrapool starting August 25th! We debuted this news as part of the Secret Sauce Showcase, a big indie game e…

GamingOnLinuxJun 19, 2026
Ultrapool brings the world of Balatro roguelikes to cue sports

If you like the sound of mixing together cue sports like pool with Balatro's popularized mechanics of challenging rounds - Ultrapool is one for you. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/ultrapool-brings-the-worl…

Community AnnouncementsJun 4, 2026
Ultrapool x offbrand games - Publisher Announcement! (+ demo update!)

Hey everyone, we have huge news to share. We're partnering with offbrand games and their founder Ludwig to publish Ultrapool!We have a new trailer for the game to celebrate the announcement, too. Check it out.We're very happy to have the su…

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Community AnnouncementsMar 16, 2026
🎱 Update 0.8.1

Hey everyone! We have our first larger update since 0.7.8, hope you enjoy!GeneralAdded a daily run system. Play a single round with random balls and sets, and try to score the highest on the leaderboard for today.Added leaderboards (require…

Community AnnouncementsMar 7, 2026
🎱 Update 0.7.8

Hey everyone, hope you are enjoying the demo! We will start posting patchnotes here from now on.GeneralImproved button visualsYou can now preview locked board skins, including the 2 new ones (Space & Spooky)Added anonymous gameplay analytic…