Is Ultrapool Worth It in 2026?
8/10
A pool table that thinks it is a deckbuilder, and mostly gets away with it: physics turn every build into a gamble, which is funnier than it is fair. Steam reception is Very Positive, and the mobile version being free removes the usual reason to hesitate.
Pros
- ✅ Physics make the same build play differently every round, which roguelike deckbuilders rarely manage
- ✅ Free on iOS and Android, so you can test the whole loop before paying for the Steam build
- ✅ Patched several times in the first three days after launch, with public notes each time
Cons
- ❌ Single-player only — the most requested feature in its own Steam discussions is multiplayer
- ❌ Aiming precision on a small phone screen is a real handicap the desktop build does not have
- ❌ Launch week shipped a save-loss bug serious enough to need an emergency rollback
Ready to jump in? The free mobile build costs nothing to try — see how it compares to the Steam version — and the system requirements are modest enough that the store page says it should run on anything from this decade. If you played the demo, here is what buying adds.