StrategyFit check
Is Pool Nation worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Pool fans who want both offline and online match options
- Players interested in career modes and varied pool formats
- Creative players who want to build and share trick shots
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a broader sports game rather than a pool-focused simulation
- Players who want a small, quick activity instead of eleven modes, career play, and online options
- Players uninterested in setting up trick shots or customizing pool equipment
Our take on Pool Nation
The focus on pool gives the game a narrow activity range: its variety comes from modes, online play, and trick-shot construction rather than from different sports or unrelated gameplay systems.
What is Pool Nation?
Pool Nation is a pool simulation built around physics-based ball movement, with online and offline play.
It offers eleven game modes, career modes, and seven online modes, including Speed Pool. Players can adjust aiming assistance, use the table surroundings for trick shots, and watch shots in super slow motion. Crazy Mode includes Box of Tricks, where custom shots can be created and shared using ramps, pikes, loop-the-loops, and speed strips. The game also includes a Workshop integration. Tables can be customized with different balls, cues, and decals, while locations offer changing times of day and varied interior and exterior settings. Deforming cushions and chalk effects are included in the table presentation.
How Pool Nation plays
- 01Physics-Based Pool
- Ball movement follows the game's physics engine, and table surroundings can be used when setting up trick shots.
- 02Multiple Game Modes
- The game includes eleven modes, career play, and seven online modes such as Speed Pool.
- 03Trick-Shot Creation
- Box of Tricks provides ramps, pikes, loop-the-loops, and speed strips for building custom shots.
- 04Shot Replay
- Completed shots can be viewed again in super slow motion.
- 05Table Customization
- Games can be adjusted with different balls, cues, and table decals.
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Pool Nation: platforms & release
Is Pool Nation worth it?
It is worth it if: pool fans who want both offline and online match options. Skip it if: players seeking a broader sports game rather than a pool-focused simulation.
Where can I download Pool Nation?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Pool Nation's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Pool Nation on?
Windows only.
