Official media

Pool of Madness equipment

Pool of Madness cue upgrades, powerups, haunted totems and the Orbcaster gun, explained from official store text and developer posts.

Your build in Pool of Madness runs through the cue and the gun. This category covers the three cue parts, the equipment ball that drops them, the powerup and totem unlocks, and what the Orbcaster can do during a ritual.

Cue, gun and powerup pages

cue upgrades: how to reforge your cue

Pool of Madness cue upgrades let you collect cue parts from a special equipment ball in rituals and swap tip, shaft, or handle on the Equipment screen.

gun guide: the Orbcaster and rituals

Pool of Madness gun guide: learn what the Orbcaster does, how to shoot and pull balls, and when to draw it during a ritual run.

haunted totems: how unlocking works

Pool of Madness haunted totems are unlockable powerups. This page explains how you unlock them through the ritual loop: upgrade your cue from collected parts.

powerups and how to unlock them

Pool of Madness powerups unlock through completed rituals and cue upgrades with collected parts; the official Steam page has not listed each item yet.