sweet pool

Adventure· LGBTQ+· Visual Novel· Sexual Content

Released Dec 2018

As madness and horror devour his world, can Youji find hope amid the nightmare? Experience a bond deeper and darker than love in this unforgettable visual novel.

91% positive · 512 reviews

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

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Evaluation

sweet pool is a visual novel that was originally released in Japan by Nitro+CHiRAL and brought to Steam in English by JAST on December 19, 2018. The store description presents the game as a complete, self-contained story with no mention of additional content, DLC, or post-launch expansions. The only developer communication after launch was a January 17, 2019 bug fix that resolved an achievement unlock issue — a routine maintenance patch. There have been no developer posts since then, no DLC has been listed, and no additional content has ever been announced. This is a finished visual novel that launched as a complete package, with no post-launch content cycle of any kind.

Evidence

Store description presents sweet pool as a complete, self-contained visual novel with no mention of DLC or post-launch content

store metadata · Dec 19, 2018 source development ending

high

Single post-launch update fixed an achievement unlock bug — the only developer communication after release, and the last one on record

news post · Jan 17, 2019 source ambiguous

low

Media

Details

Developer

Nitro+CHiRAL

Publisher

JAST

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

—

Steam Deck

Unsupported

Players

Single-player

LGBTQ+Visual Novel Adventure Sexual Content Gore Violent Horror Anime Story Rich Psychological Horror Great Soundtrack Multiple Endings Romance

About this game

Story

After recovering from a serious illness, Sakiyama Youji hoped that things would finally get back to normal. But shortly upon returning to school, his world begins to change—and no one seems to notice. Bizarre symptoms plague his body, and vivid hallucinations of blood and flesh stalk his every waking moment. At the same time, two fellow students — the stoic Tetsuo and the notorious troublemaker Zenya — begin to take an intense and inexplicable interest in him.

What are Tetsuo and Zenya after? Are his hallucinations really nothing more? Everyone seems to know more than they’re letting on—but by trying to put the pieces together, Youji may be sowing the seeds of his doom.

Game Description

sweet pool is no simple romance. Experience the story of a young man whose life takes a sudden plunge into a world of obsession, conflict, and desperation, a story of men joined by a bond deeper and darker than love, with violence and passion waiting on every pathway. Will you react to situations with reason, or instinct? Your decisions will shape the path of the story and determine the ending of this gripping visual novel. Stunning artwork and a haunting musical score bring the horror and beauty of sweet pool to life. Fully voiced by the original Japanese VA cast.