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sweet pool

Nitro+CHiRAL · JAST · 2018-12-19

SteamGOGAmazon

Adventure

Modes: Single player

Releases: Dec 19, 2008 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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.

1
playing now
91%
positive of 508 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Sweet Pool is a Japanese BL horror visual novel developed by Nitro+CHiRAL. It originally released on December 19, 2008 and was released outside Japan on December 19, 2018.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 96 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~12/week).
  • · Review velocity up 57% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 40% of 11,362 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 13k–30k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 508 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.99 at Steam (2021-12-22)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 17 of 37 observed days · $12.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
202020182026Week of 2018-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

602026-08-12 03:00 — 4 players2026-08-12 18:00 — 4 players2026-08-13 10:00 — 4 players2026-08-14 02:00 — 2 players2026-08-14 18:00 — 3 players2026-08-15 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 02:00 — 4 players2026-08-16 17:00 — 3 players2026-08-17 09:00 — 1 players2026-08-18 01:00 — 3 players2026-08-18 17:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 09:00 — 3 players2026-08-20 01:00 — 2 players2026-08-20 16:00 — 3 players2026-08-21 08:00 — 4 players2026-08-22 00:00 — 4 players2026-08-22 16:00 — 4 players2026-08-23 07:00 — 4 players2026-08-23 20:00 — 2 players2026-08-24 12:00 — 3 players2026-08-25 04:00 — 5 players2026-08-25 20:00 — 4 players2026-08-26 12:00 — 3 players2026-08-27 04:00 — 2 players2026-08-27 20:00 — 6 players2026-08-28 12:00 — 6 players2026-08-29 04:00 — 1 players2026-08-29 20:00 — 6 players2026-08-30 12:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$7.992018-12-202026-08-302018-12-20 — best price $15.992019-03-17 — best price $19.992019-10-28 — best price $15.992020-01-02 — best price $19.992020-06-25 — best price $9.992020-12-01 — best price $19.992021-06-24 — best price $9.992021-12-01 — best price $19.992022-06-23 — best price $7.992022-12-22 — best price $7.992023-03-16 — best price $7.992023-04-04 — best price $19.992023-07-04 — best price $19.992023-08-14 — best price $19.992023-11-02 — best price $19.992023-12-13 — best price $7.992024-02-08 — best price $7.992024-03-21 — best price $19.992024-04-26 — best price $19.992024-06-15 — best price $19.992024-10-08 — best price $19.992024-11-04 — best price $19.992024-11-27 — best price $7.992025-01-14 — best price $7.992025-02-05 — best price $19.992025-03-08 — best price $19.992025-04-03 — best price $19.992025-07-23 — best price $7.992025-09-29 — best price $7.992025-10-27 — best price $7.992025-12-11 — best price $7.992026-02-04 — best price $19.992026-03-19 — best price $7.992026-04-26 — best price $7.992026-08-12 — best price $7.992026-08-30 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

71182026-06-01 — 42 pageviews2026-06-04 — 45 pageviews2026-06-07 — 41 pageviews2026-06-10 — 34 pageviews2026-06-13 — 41 pageviews2026-06-16 — 26 pageviews2026-06-19 — 35 pageviews2026-06-22 — 26 pageviews2026-06-25 — 50 pageviews2026-06-28 — 54 pageviews2026-07-01 — 38 pageviews2026-07-04 — 38 pageviews2026-07-07 — 50 pageviews2026-07-10 — 34 pageviews2026-07-13 — 45 pageviews2026-07-16 — 31 pageviews2026-07-19 — 41 pageviews2026-07-22 — 30 pageviews2026-07-25 — 28 pageviews2026-07-28 — 23 pageviews2026-07-31 — 28 pageviews2026-08-03 — 28 pageviews2026-08-06 — 34 pageviews2026-08-09 — 39 pageviews2026-08-12 — 33 pageviews2026-08-15 — 30 pageviews2026-08-18 — 38 pageviews2026-08-21 — 31 pageviews2026-08-24 — 68 pageviews2026-08-27 — 57 pageviews2026-08-29 — 60 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

12
achievements tracked
25.3%
earned "CG Completion"
15.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS Vita (PlayStation)67799%12
Steam (Steam)11471%12
Steam (Steam)26100%6

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

GoreAnimeHorrorLGBTQ+RomanceViolentAdventureStory RichVisual NovelSexual Content

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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