Fun online and with friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“I have many "friends" from other countries that I play regularly, several on Discord voice chat too.”
Steam review · 421.2 h played ↗
Real Pool 3D - Poolians
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 76%Mostly Positive · 76%Poolians.com2018Sports · Simulation · Casual
Free to play
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A simple, realistic online pool and snooker game that's fun with friends, but the "free" game locks you behind a paid subscription after roughly 20-60 hours. Skip it if you won't subscribe.
Great for
Pool and snooker fans wanting a realistic, low-spec online game to play with friends
Main risk
Free trial expires after ~20-60 hours, then a monthly or yearly premium subscription is required
What changed in the last 30 days
14 recent reviews
Steam shows 82% positive over the last 30 days versus 76% overall. The recent reviews in the sample give no clear cause, such as a patch or price change, so we are unsure what drives it.
14 recent reviews
What players love
Realistic pool physics and feel
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“This game is the most realistic pool/billiard/8-9 ball on the internet. The physics are extremely good”
Steam review · 1117.8 h played ↗
Simple, relaxing and runs on low-end PCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“simple, no bs, oldschool, retro pool game. what else is there to ask for?”
Steam review · 20.8 h played ↗
What players complain about
Paywall and subscription after trial
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 negative reviews
“Would buy the game but they want you to buy a subscription. I would price pay a reasonable price for the game once, but not a monthly or yearly subscription.”
Steam review · 46.9 h played ↗
Rule errors, cheating accusations and bad bots
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“it counted me having lost after sinking the 8 on a legal shot”
Steam review · 2.5 h played ↗
Unrealistic physics and spin
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“This should be called Fake Pool because anybody that's actually played pool IRL knows the physics are NOT like this at all.”
Steam review · 16.6 h played ↗
Server, login and lobby problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“You start getting nonstop errors like “Game login timeout1, please try again.” The client freezes, the servers block login”
Steam review · 24.8 h played ↗
Outdated, clunky interface and camera
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“Interface looks like it's from 1990-ies, made as a school project by some kid. No overview of the table. Incredibly annoying slow camera pan before every shot.”
Steam review · 9.3 h played ↗
Confusing controls and no tutorial
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“Even with Google I couldn't find practice mode after 15 minutes of digging through the web and the game.”
Steam review · translated · 0.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable50 MB
Minimum
Memory1024 MB RAM
Storage50 MB available space
Memory1024 MB RAM
Storage50 MB available space
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