The Poolrooms (Web edition) by MatrixSoloDev brings the internet's favorite liminal space — endless tiled rooms filled with shallow, wavy water — to the browser, without Unity, Unreal or Roblox.
The developer, an 11-year-old from New Zealand, built the engine structure on WebGPU: the tile grid, the wavy water reflections, the works, with an AI chatbot used for brainstorming and text while the 3D engine setup is all their own. That makes this as much a small technical marvel as an exploration piece.
Right now you can explore the Roman-style pool halls the project has built so far. Expect quiet, echoing, dreamlike spaces — the #poolrooms #liminal #peaceful tags on the page set the mood exactly.
How to Play
Move through the tiled pool halls at your own pace. There's no threat and no timer — this is peaceful liminal exploration: listen to the water, watch the reflections, and see how deep the rooms go.
Controls
WASD – move
Mouse – look around
Tips & Tricks
Play in a WebGPU-capable browser (recent Chrome or Edge) for the water reflections.
Headphones recommended — the atmosphere is half audio.
It's peaceful by design; there's nothing chasing you.
Features
Liminal poolrooms exploration in the browser
Custom engine built directly on WebGPU — no Unity, Unreal or Roblox
Wavy water reflections rendered in real time
Solo project by an 11-year-old developer from New Zealand
Peaceful, no-combat exploration
Latest Updates
Added to PlayBloo
Wander liminal pool spaces rendered by a custom WebGPU engine. Discovered on itch.io's new releases feed and added to the PlayBloo catalogue with verified source details.