Play DREAMPOOL

The kind of dream I was getting as a kid.

Free on iPhone in the Roam app. Android coming soon.

White tiles curve up into the walls, turquoise water covers the floor, and the light is too bright, like a memory. A line on screen reads: the kind of dream I was getting as a kid. An arrow points to a lost toy 34 meters away. Walk, look, dive and run deeper into the pools. Fans of liminal spaces will recognize this poolrooms game online at once, and it costs nothing to wander in the Roam app on iPhone.

How to explore

Move with the left stick and press Run to go faster.
Follow the yellow arrow to the next lost toy.
Use Look to scan the room and Dive to go under the water.
Head deeper once you find each toy. The depth counter at the top shows how far you have gone.

What makes it dreamlike

Endless white-tiled pools with soft, overexposed light
Lost toys to find, with a distance marker
Depth levels that take you further in
Short lines of text that feel like a memory

What a poolrooms game online should feel like

The poolrooms are one of the best-known liminal spaces: tiled pools that go on forever, empty and too clean. DREAMPOOL builds a whole game around that feeling. There is no monster chasing you at the start. The strangeness is the place itself, and the toys you find are the reason to keep going.

It is calm, but never quite comfortable. Lost toys are what you collect, and the arrow with its distance marker always leads you to the next one.

If you like the Backrooms

Backrooms games are about wandering spaces that should not exist. DREAMPOOL is the bright, wet side of that idea. Instead of yellow wallpaper and buzzing lights, you get tile, water and sunlight. Fans of dreamcore will feel right at home.

Tips for going deeper

Trust the arrow. The pools all look alike, which is the point.

Use Look when you are lost. Each depth has a counter, so you can see how far down you are.

Take a moment to stop and look around. The light, the echoing tiles and the water are a big part of why people love this kind of game.

DREAMPOOL FAQ

Do I have to pay for DREAMPOOL?

No. You can play it at no cost in the Roam app on iPhone.

What are the poolrooms?

A famous liminal space idea: endless tiled pools that feel familiar and wrong at the same time. DREAMPOOL lets you explore one.

Is DREAMPOOL a poolrooms game online I can play on my phone?

Yes. It runs in the Roam app on iPhone and is free. You explore the pools, follow the arrow and collect lost toys.

Are there monsters in DREAMPOOL?

The start is all about exploring. The eerie feeling comes from the space itself rather than from enemies chasing you.

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Play DREAMPOOL free in the Roam app.