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Drop Pockets

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84%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
84% User Score Based on 226 reviews

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About Drop Pockets

Drop Pockets is a single player tactical sport game. It was developed by Children of Madness and was released on August 8, 2025. It received positive reviews from players.

Drop Pockets is a strategic roguelike built on top of billiards.Billiards like never beforeThere's a lot more to Drop Pockets than just pool balls. From hockey pucks to the planet Jupiter, each ball has the power to carry your run or stop it dead in its tracks. Sharks in the waterPool Sharks wait at the end of every round, ready to cut your run short by applying new rules to the table. By changi…

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84%Audience ScoreBased on 226 reviews
gameplay18 positive mentions
graphics3 negative mentions
  • Unique and addictive blend of pool mechanics with roguelike deckbuilding elements, offering a fresh and creative gameplay experience.
  • Variety of items, ball modifiers, and challenging bosses create engaging strategic depth and replayability.
  • Charming art style and excellent soundtrack contribute to a satisfying and cozy atmosphere.
  • Physics and aiming mechanics are inconsistent and sometimes feel random, lacking spin control and precise shot placement which detracts from the pool experience.
  • Game suffers from many bugs, crashes, and UI/UX issues, making it frustrating and occasionally unplayable in its current early access state.
  • Progression and build variety can be overly dependent on RNG, leading to runs that lack meaningful player choice or synergy potential.

  • gameplay

    44 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    41% positive mentions, 52% neutral mentions, 7% negative mentions

    The gameplay combines pool mechanics with roguelike and deckbuilding elements, offering a fun and accessible experience with challenging variety and satisfying progression. However, some users find the pool mechanics too basic or lacking depth, such as the absence of advanced shot control and inconsistent build impacts. Overall, the game is praised for its unique blend and enjoyable flow, though it could benefit from more nuanced interactions and clearer in-game explanations.

    • “The exact game you want for mechanical gameplay familiarity, mixed with enough battle/opponent diversity to keep things fresh.”
    • “From the game mechanics to the roguelike gameplay, it is easily one of my favorite games that I have.”
    • “It beautifully marries billiards with an arcadey deckbuilding style, and it feels great to get better and better at both the billiards gameplay and the deckbuilding.”
    • “You can hardly cut shot at all; banking feels plain odd; there's no mechanic for English whatsoever; the table is comically small and it still feels like you're shooting in the dark, just left praying to make any shot that's not already sitting in the pocket.”
    • “The pool mechanics are a little too basic for my taste and I kind of wish that there were things like ballspin mechanics to help you position your next shot or bonuses for combo shots or bank shots.”
    • “If you like playing pool, as in you really like a good simulation of the game, then just know that Drop Pockets has horrible pool mechanics.”

  • graphics

    15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    13% positive mentions, 67% neutral mentions, 20% negative mentions

    The graphics receive mixed feedback, with praise for the charming and cute art style but criticism targeting the rough, loud visuals and unpolished shark designs. Some users find the UI and art style lacking in appeal, while others suggest improved optimization and customization options. Additionally, the game faces compatibility issues with AMD graphics cards.

    • “Loving this game so far, it's a great time sink and incredibly satisfying with a very charming art style.”
    • “I'm playing on a lower end laptop currently and most smaller roguelikes I play work pretty well but I would say adding some optimization for graphics effects etc. would be a welcome addition to players like myself!”
    • “Please make this game work with AMD graphics cards. Don't buy if you have an AMD graphics card; the game doesn't start and crashes.”
    • “The art style and UI design is horrendous; all the ball variants and abilities are boring and lackluster, and the difficulty scale and point scoring system is terrible.”
    • “The graphics are a little on the rough and loud side, like something out of the heyday era of flash games.”

  • music

    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    40% positive mentions, 60% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The music in this game is consistently praised as fantastic, catchy, and a perfect complement to the gameplay and theme. Many users highlight it as a standout feature that enhances the overall experience, describing it as memorable and highly enjoyable.

    • “Music, theming, strategy - just chef's kiss.”
    • “The music is an absolute feast for the ears.”
    • “This game has so much love put into it; the style is slick, the music is fantastic, and the gameplay is exactly what you want out of a pool game with the arcadey hit of being a score-based rogue-like.”

  • stability

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    17% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 83% negative mentions

    The game runs well on Linux but suffers from frequent sound glitches, physics issues, and occasional performance drops requiring restarts. Many freezes can be resolved by exiting to the menu, but overall, the experience is buggy and unstable, impacting playability despite its fun potential.

    • “Runs great on Linux!”
    • “I get lots of sound glitches, ball physics is sometimes wonky and have to restart the game sometimes because of weird performance drops.”
    • “Very buggy and hard to play.”
    • “Game probably could be really fun if it was working, but not at the current buggy state.”

  • optimization

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    60% positive mentions, -20% neutral mentions, 60% negative mentions

    Optimization is a mixed aspect for this game; while it runs adequately on devices like the Steam Deck, performance drops, sound glitches, and occasional bugs affect gameplay, especially on lower-end hardware. Users suggest that better graphics and performance optimization, along with quality-of-life improvements, would greatly enhance the experience.

    • “I'm playing on a lower-end laptop currently, and most smaller roguelikes I play work pretty well, but I would say adding some optimization for graphics effects, etc., would be a welcome addition to players like myself!”
    • “I played on my Steam Deck and the controls and performance were fine.”
    • “If you made this game feel very similar to that one as far as gameplay mechanics and quality of life optimizations, but then, of course, kept the roguelite additives, you will be cooking up a good game that myself and loads of others will be heavily addicted to.”
    • “I'm playing on a lower-end laptop currently and most smaller roguelikes I play work pretty well, but I would say adding some optimization for graphics effects, etc., would be a welcome addition to players like myself!”
    • “I get lots of sound glitches, ball physics is sometimes wonky, and have to restart the game sometimes because of weird performance drops.”
    • “Worst of all, the performance is brutal for such a simple game and I've run into a run-altering bug at least once per run.”

  • humor

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    User opinions on the humor in the game are mixed, with some finding it genuinely funny and addictive, while others feel it falls flat and is unintentionally amusing due to janky physics.

    • “Addicting and funny.”

  • monetization

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Users criticize the monetization for excessive in-game advertising, including boss characters that serve as promos for streamers, other games, or artists, which feels intrusive and detracts from the original content in a paid game.

    • “I don't like how half of the bosses are basically advertisements for 'who..?' streamers/friends of the dev, with direct links to their Twitch/web pages. Not in a game I paid this much for.”
    • “You could have a cast of interesting original characters, but most are just ads for other games, references to YouTubers, or ads for an artist.”

  • replayability

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game offers high replayability through varied builds, multiple tables, and ball types, making it especially enjoyable for pool enthusiasts and fans of creative indie games. Its unique features contribute to a consistently engaging experience.

    • “Making different builds and playing the different tables and ball types is fun and very replayable.”
    • “If you're into pool or creative indie games, this one stands out for creativity and replay value for sure.”

  • atmosphere

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The atmosphere is described as charming and engaging, blending elements reminiscent of 8 Ball and Balatro to create a fun and well-crafted experience that resonates strongly with players.

    • “Good fun, well made, charming atmosphere, 8 ball meets Balatro, right into my veins please”

  • story

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The story is lighthearted and entertaining, focusing on the fun and unpredictability of plotting random upgrades rather than a traditional narrative.

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Play Times

8h Median play time
8h Average play time
8-8h Spent by most gamers
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Drop Pockets is a tactical sport game. Common tags for Drop Pockets include turn-based, indie, roguelite, 2d, family friendly and others.

Drop Pockets is available on PC, Steam Deck, Windows and Linux.

On average players spend around 8 hours playing Drop Pockets.

Drop Pockets was released on August 8, 2025.

Drop Pockets was developed by Children of Madness.

Drop Pockets has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked Drop Pockets for its gameplay but disliked it for its graphics.

Drop Pockets is a single player game.

Similar games include RACCOIN: Coin Pusher Roguelike, Dice With Death, Rack and Slay, Ballionaire, Emberward and others.