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Is Pool Panic worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who want arcade-style pool with unusual activities rather than realistic billiards
- Local groups of two to four players seeking chaotic co-op or versus rounds
- Players who enjoy cartoon overworlds with varied level themes and boss encounters
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking realistic billiards physics or a conventional pool simulator
- Players who prefer tightly focused matches over a sprawling sequence of themed activities
- Players looking for online multiplayer rather than local play
Our take on Pool Panic
The billiards framing understates how far the game moves from pool: progression includes themed activities, enemies, bosses, and traversal across a large overworld. Local multiplayer is available, but the listed mode is limited to players sharing the same location.
What is Pool Panic?
Play as a cue ball in an intentionally unrealistic billiards game spread across a cartoon overworld with more than 100 levels.
Travel through jungles, deserts, cities, carnivals, caves, woods, and other areas while seeking out 8-balls and completing activities such as mini-golf, skiing, mountain climbing, Ferris wheel rides, and chase sequences. Some balls flee, attack, or behave differently when struck. The game includes bosses, a motorcycle gang chase, tower progression, hats, and local multiplayer for two to four players. A per-player magnetic assistance setting pulls rolling balls toward pockets, reducing the need for precise shots. Story mode supports local co-op, and additional versus rounds include motor-cycling mayhem and a last-ball-standing candle challenge.
How Pool Panic plays
- 01Cartoon Pool World
- The overworld contains more than 100 levels across locations including jungles, deserts, cities, carnivals, caves, and woods.
- 02Varied Ball Activities
- Levels combine pool shots with activities such as mini-golf, skiing, mountain climbing, Ferris wheel rides, and chase sequences.
- 03Local Multiplayer
- Story mode supports local co-op for two to four players, and Panic Mode can also be played with friends.
- 04Magnetic Shot Assistance
- Separate player settings can pull moving balls toward pockets for less precise play.
- 05Versus Rounds
- Two added competitive rounds involve motor-cycling mayhem and keeping the last ball standing among melting candles.
- 06Tower Progression
- Advancing through the world opens higher sections of a central tower.
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Pool Panic: platforms & release
Is Pool Panic worth it?
It is worth it if: players who want arcade-style pool with unusual activities rather than realistic billiards. Skip it if: players seeking realistic billiards physics or a conventional pool simulator.
Where can I download Pool Panic?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Pool Panic's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Pool Panic on?
Windows only.
