Sweet Pool is the third Nitro+Chiral title and by far one of the more surreal titles from their lineup, which really isn’t saying much seeing as this is the same company that gave us Saya no Uta (under their Nitroplus branch) and Togainu no Chi. There is a degree of grotesque body horror in this game that is both unsettling and beautiful, Sweet Pool is Invasion of the Bodysnatchers if it where set in the omegaverse and it is just as twisted as you’re imagining. The game follows Youji Sakiyama a second year high school student after his last stint in the hospital. Youji’s hopes for a normal life are dashed when he is slowly drawn into a nightmare from which there is no escape. Strange symptoms and grotesque hallucinations begin to plague his body and mind, and the only people that may have answers are two classmates who are also harboring dark secrets of their own.
So color me surprised when JAST USA announced that they’d be kicking off their new BL brand, JAST BLUE with English localizations of titles from Nitro+Chiral’s lineup. First up on the docket is 2008’s sweet pool right on time for the series’s 10th anniversary.
Game Details
- Available for Windows, Mac, Linux | Steam
- 3 pursuable characters
- 6 unique endings
- Gameplay Length: ≈30 hours
- Cost: $19.99 (censored Steam version) | $24.99 (uncensored digital)
- Similar Games: Togainu no Chi~Lost Blood | DRAMAtical Murder | Room No. 9
*There is one NSFW image at the very end of the review, but, it’s one of the more tame CGs in the game. *