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sweet pool

Nitro+CHiRAL · JAST · 2018-12-19

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Adventure

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person, Text

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.

sweet pool is an Adventure game released in 2018, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 20,000 .. 50,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (92% of 513 reviews).

1
playing now
92%
positive of 513 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 06:00 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 19% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 13k–31k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 513 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 27 of 76 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

802026-09-15 07:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 5 players2026-09-17 23:00 — 4 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 3 players2026-09-23 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 20:00 — 6 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 3 players2026-09-28 11:00 — 3 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 2 players2026-10-01 02:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 8 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 4 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 4 players2026-10-06 09:00 — 5 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 3 players2026-10-09 00:00 — 3 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 2 players2026-10-11 15:00 — 4 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 06:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
91Dec 2018Aug 2026Dec 2018 — avg 9 · peak 22Feb 2019 — avg 2 · peak 7Apr 2019 — avg 1 · peak 8Jun 2019 — avg 1 · peak 6Aug 2019 — avg 1 · peak 4Oct 2019 — avg 1 · peak 7Dec 2019 — avg 2 · peak 5Feb 2020 — avg 2 · peak 7Apr 2020 — avg 2 · peak 7Jun 2020 — avg 2 · peak 8Aug 2020 — avg 1 · peak 5Oct 2020 — avg 2 · peak 6Dec 2020 — avg 3 · peak 9Feb 2021 — avg 2 · peak 8Apr 2021 — avg 2 · peak 7Jun 2021 — avg 2 · peak 8Aug 2021 — avg 2 · peak 9Oct 2021 — avg 2 · peak 5Dec 2021 — avg 3 · peak 9Feb 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7May 2022 — avg 1 · peak 4Jul 2022 — avg 1 · peak 5Sep 2022 — avg 1 · peak 4Mar 2023 — avg 2 · peak 7May 2023 — avg 2 · peak 6Jul 2023 — avg 2 · peak 8Mar 2024 — avg 2 · peak 6Jul 2024 — avg 2 · peak 6Dec 2024 — avg 2 · peak 6Mar 2025 — avg 3 · peak 9Aug 2025 — avg 2 · peak 5Nov 2025 — avg 3 · peak 8Jan 2026 — avg 4 · peak 14Mar 2026 — avg 4 · peak 11May 2026 — avg 4 · peak 11Jul 2026 — avg 5 · peak 13Aug 2026 — avg 3 · peak 8
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$7.992018-12-202026-10-142018-12-20 — best price $15.992019-06-26 — best price $13.992019-11-26 — best price $15.992020-03-03 — best price $13.992020-11-25 — best price $9.992021-06-24 — best price $9.992021-12-22 — best price $7.992022-11-22 — best price $7.992023-02-13 — best price $7.992023-04-02 — best price $19.992023-07-04 — best price $19.992023-08-21 — best price $7.992023-11-21 — best price $7.992024-01-05 — best price $19.992024-03-14 — best price $7.992024-04-26 — best price $19.992024-06-19 — best price $7.992024-10-16 — best price $7.992024-11-18 — best price $7.992025-01-03 — best price $19.992025-02-05 — best price $19.992025-03-10 — best price $19.992025-06-26 — best price $7.992025-09-11 — best price $19.992025-10-21 — best price $7.992025-12-11 — best price $7.992026-02-12 — best price $7.992026-03-27 — best price $7.992026-06-25 — best price $7.992026-08-30 — best price $19.992026-09-05 — best price $19.992026-09-11 — best price $19.992026-09-17 — best price $19.992026-09-23 — best price $19.992026-09-29 — best price $7.992026-10-05 — best price $7.992026-10-11 — best price $19.992026-10-14 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

75212026-06-01 — 42 pageviews2026-06-05 — 21 pageviews2026-06-09 — 29 pageviews2026-06-13 — 41 pageviews2026-06-17 — 39 pageviews2026-06-21 — 31 pageviews2026-06-25 — 50 pageviews2026-06-29 — 43 pageviews2026-07-03 — 43 pageviews2026-07-07 — 50 pageviews2026-07-11 — 46 pageviews2026-07-15 — 35 pageviews2026-07-19 — 41 pageviews2026-07-23 — 28 pageviews2026-07-27 — 39 pageviews2026-07-31 — 28 pageviews2026-08-04 — 62 pageviews2026-08-08 — 44 pageviews2026-08-12 — 33 pageviews2026-08-16 — 25 pageviews2026-08-20 — 27 pageviews2026-08-24 — 68 pageviews2026-08-28 — 58 pageviews2026-09-01 — 45 pageviews2026-09-05 — 53 pageviews2026-09-09 — 50 pageviews2026-09-13 — 42 pageviews2026-09-17 — 49 pageviews2026-09-21 — 29 pageviews2026-09-25 — 40 pageviews2026-09-29 — 33 pageviews2026-10-03 — 68 pageviews2026-10-07 — 50 pageviews2026-10-11 — 33 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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