76Steam
2023
On Sale
Akka Arrh
WORTH IT
Action
Fans of the action genre will find plenty to enjoy in Polybius.
89
Verdict
95%
Steam
—
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Very Positive on Steam (95% positive from 257 reviews)
Highly rated by 9 players
Limited professional critic coverage
Polybius is an urban legend about a mysterious arcade video game. According to the legend, the game appeared in arcades around Portland, Oregon in 1981. The gameplay was supposedly psychoactive, abstract, and dangerous. Children who played the arcade game were said to suffer from amnesia, seizures, night terrors, and hallucinations. Despite these adverse effects, the arcade cabinet was described as so addictive that players returned to Polybius repeatedly until they went insane, died, or vanished. The lack of any surviving Polybius cabinets is explained by men in black who were said to record data on the players before removing all the arcade machines.
Runs well on modern hardware.
System Requirements
Minimum
FURst Step
Complete any level
74.6%
unlocked
Quick OXit
Finish a level under full Red Pill boost
52.5%
unlocked
Maiden Over
Complete a level without losing a shield
42.2%
unlocked
Decade
Get to level 10
21%
unlocked
E-BULLient
Use 5 consecutive Boost pills without any collisions
13.8%
unlocked
BULListic
Use 10 lift gates without landing
7.1%
unlocked
Curious
Complete at least 1 level in all 3 game modes
4.7%
unlocked
EGG-xactly!
Get every fried egg in Level 6
3.8%
unlocked
OXistence
Become a bull
3.7%
unlocked
Supersafe
Get maximum shields in Pure Mode
3.3%
unlocked
FURst Step
Complete any level
74.6%
unlocked
Quick OXit
Finish a level under full Red Pill boost
52.5%
unlocked
Maiden Over
Complete a level without losing a shield
42.2%
unlocked
Decade
Get to level 10
21%
unlocked
E-BULLient
Use 5 consecutive Boost pills without any collisions
13.8%
unlocked
BULListic
Use 10 lift gates without landing
7.1%
unlocked
Curious
Complete at least 1 level in all 3 game modes
4.7%
unlocked
EGG-xactly!
Get every fried egg in Level 6
3.8%
unlocked
OXistence
Become a bull
3.7%
unlocked
Supersafe
Get maximum shields in Pure Mode
3.3%
unlocked
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