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PLOY

PLOY

RookGameDev · November 5, 2025 · Strategy, Roguelike, Creature Collector, Roguelite, Turn-Based Tactics

PLOY is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.

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3 user reviews67% · 3
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Free
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PLOY price

PLOY is free to play — there is no purchase price, on Steam or anywhere else we track. We keep watching it, so if it ever stops being free the price history on this page will show when that happened and what it changed to.

About PLOY

Ploy is a rogue-lite turn-based strategy game. You have to reach the last level by destroying and capturing the opponent's creatures and building up a strong team. You can also enhance your pieces by leveling them up to increase their movesets.

Key Features

  • Fight against different opponents
  • Capture the opponent's creatures and add them to your team
  • Design your own start formation
  • Level up the creatures and expand their moveset
  • Find all 12 creatures

Credits

Everything except for the audios by me, aka RookGameDev

Audios - freesound.org

Music

Tension orchestra chords - frankum 
Small Adventurers - ShadyDave
Ambient Acoustic - StrangerEight
Epic trailer action music 2 by humanoide9000

Sfx

Number increase - DrMinky
Punch - CGEffex
Button Click - original_sound
Upgrade - colorsCrimsonTears
Scene Transition - newlocknew
Move Pop Up - Marevnik
Piece Move - dave.des
Failure And Victory Sound - FunWithSound
Capture Sound - PerMagnusLindborgThanks to all my testers!

About me

I am a solo developer from Germany but based in Copenhagen, Denmark. I develop my games in my spare time. Ploy is the first game I have ever produced, so thank you for playing!

PLOY — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

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Not recommended Nov 6, 2025
weird but free. 2/10

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