Physical Layer

Physical Layer

RaStar Studio · March 16, 2023 · Action, Indie, Shooter, Female Protagonist, 2D Platformer

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Physical Layer price by region

Physical Layer costs $5.79 in Georgia (USD), £7.49 in the United Kingdom, €8.79 in Europe (EUR), $8.99 in the United States, CA$11.79 in Canada, A$13.19 in Australia, NZ$13.25 in New Zealand, R$29.99 in Brazil and zł40.99 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Physical Layer offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
Georgia (USD) $5.79 $5.79 — 1
United Kingdom £7.49 £7.49 — 1
Europe (EUR) €8.79 €8.79 — 1
United Statesyour region $8.99 $8.99 — 1
Canada CA$11.79 CA$11.79 — 1
Australia A$13.19 A$13.19 — 1
New Zealand NZ$13.25 NZ$13.25 — 1
Brazil R$29.99 R$29.99 — 1
Poland zł40.99 zł40.99 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Physical Layer

Agent, we have an emergency.
The enemy has activated the launch codes for a massive EMP weapon. Your orders are to gather the abort codes that are scattered throughout each of the enemy’s bases.
This will be a solo infiltration mission. Good luck.Battle it out as a special agent disguised as a high school girl in this top-down shooter.
A variety of terrain types and enemies await you in each stage, called layers.
You will need lightning-fast reflexes and sound judgement to come up with the best solutions.

We’ll supply you with the necessary tools when you sneak in.
It’s up to you to make the most of them.

--Reverse Polarity--
When used, you will reverse the polarity of all bullets around you while reflecting nearby bullets.
This is the key to getting out of tricky situations, so use it wisely.--Throw--
Lets you throw objects, kind of like telekinesis.
Use it to attack or take cover.--Slide Dash--
Lets you dodge through enemy bullets at high speed.
This is a fantastic ability for both offense and defense, so make sure to time it right.------Other Features------
Fashion
It's pretty bold of ya to be worrying about bling, when you should be focusing on blasting your enemies.
Alright, I'll let ya at 'em if you can prove your worth.New Weapons
Weapons are, of course, a vital part of executing strategies.
When attempting a new layer, try testing out the provided weapons.Additional Challenges
In Two-Shot and One-Shot modes, a single mistake can be fatal.
But if you can make it through these, then you must be the real McCoy. We have high hopes for you, kid.

Physical Layer — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Oct 6, 2024
If john wick was an anime girl
3 found this helpful
Recommended Jan 1, 2025
This game is a bit on the short side but very fun for what it is. I managed to get all achievements in 4 hours and i think the gameplay is pretty good, with some minor balancing issues. I would love to see a bigger game made around this concept opposite to playing in small square maps as if it was a puzzle game (which it kinda is) but as a proof of concept it's pretty solid.
1 found this helpful
Recommended Oct 2, 2024
Fun game but trying to do the last area in One Shot is an exercise in frustration. Enemies lock on to your position the moment they take any damage or spot a single inch of you and you get little to no time to react to some of them.
1 found this helpful
Recommended Aug 22, 2026
quite fun
Not recommended Mar 22, 2026
I like this game, but all I can really say about it is meh. Its a top down arena shooter that takes some pages of Ikaruga of switching bullet polarity and you can chuck rocks at helicopters. The concept if fine and there is good variety of the guns you can use but I feel like the game is just lacking something and most of it is empty space used to appeal to people. This game just strikes me as subpar without much going for it.
Recommended Apr 30, 2025
grand entertainment

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