Polybius Invaders

Polybius Invaders

Jonni the Dodger · October 3, 2021 · Retro, Arcade, Action, Psychedelic, Space

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Polybius Invaders price by region

Polybius Invaders costs $6.99 in Georgia (USD), £7.99 in the United Kingdom, €8.99 in Europe (EUR), $9.99 in the United States, CA$11.49 in Canada, NZ$12.99 in New Zealand, A$14.99 in Australia, R$20.99 in Brazil and zł35.99 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Polybius Invaders offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
Georgia (USD) $6.99 $6.99 — 1
United Kingdom £7.99 £7.99 — 1
Europe (EUR) €8.99 €8.99 — 1
United Statesyour region $9.99 $9.99 — 1
Canada CA$11.49 CA$11.49 — 1
New Zealand NZ$12.99 NZ$12.99 — 1
Australia A$14.99 A$14.99 — 1
Brazil R$20.99 R$20.99 — 1
Poland zł35.99 zł35.99 — 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 Polybius Invaders

✦ AI summary

Polybius Invaders is a retro arcade shoot 'em up where you battle 25 waves of aliens and four brutal bosses across a psychedelic nightmare to defeat General Goo and save humanity. It stands out with optional infra-sound and subliminal message features designed to unsettle players, blending classic 80s arcade action with modern sensory effects inspired by the urban myth of Polybius.

Take on the Evil General Goo as he sends waves of Retro Space Invaders your way in this Action-Packed Retro Styled Arcade Shoot 'em up.

Polybius Invaders — game info

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

What Steam players say

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

Recommended Jan 26, 2024
Plug-and-Play with Sinden Light Gun. A good throwback to classic arcades that works well with Sinden's, well, Sinden. I could only get 1-P to fire. I do recommend the game, 3.6/5.0 overall, but I'd wait for a sale (not a diss, but a $4.99 price-point).
2 found this helpful
Recommended Oct 30, 2021
I had a lot of fun with this. I streamed it for two hours-before I needed a break. the music is great, the graphics and visual effects are really nice and the controls are easy to get used to, Really enjoyed this. Thank you.
2 found this helpful
Recommended Oct 5, 2021
If you love retro gaming or grew up with games like Space Invaders, Galaxa, Centipede, Tempest and the many many others, then you will LOVE this game! If you're a casual gamer, you will LOVE this game! The gameplay is engaging, even when it gets a bit repetitive. I am not a huge gamer at all, and I find myself going back to this game often. The music is calming yet exciting, and, while not chip tune or 8-bit, fits the game's retro atmosphere well with its synthwave/retrowave sound. The graphics are a fantastic modern send-up to the classic pixelated game graphics of the 70s and 80s arcade games. General Goo, while definitely a villain, actually makes some valid points about our modern society. The gameplay is frenetic, but not too much or overwhelming, even for me, who is on the autism spectrum. Definitely play this gem of a game! This is one game that I want to actually beat, and keep playing. If classic arcades were still around like they used to be, this would be well worth your quarters!
2 found this helpful
Recommended Oct 4, 2021
Old School shooter, Got to Level 4 whoohoo! Addictive gameplay makes you play game after game, mouse hand was killing after a while so recommend the space bar. I love the visuals and the music is something else. If you remember the Jeff Minter games then this is for you. Get it!...and yes its hard....but so was hunchback on the spectrum :)
2 found this helpful
Not recommended Mar 25, 2024
Didn't have hopes for this game but thought I'd try it out on sale to help grow my sinden light gun collection. For gun use, I had to tab in and out of the window for the sinden border to appear (or you can use reshade) so not much setup compared to some other light gun games. This game has nice graphics and sound, although the main laser sound is weak and does not provide a solid impact feeling with the sound effect used on both laser and enemy impacts. Try as I might, I can't get past level 3 as the game just overwhelms with bullets on the screen. There maybe a way to time things between power ups and bombs and continues (I think you earn one for beating a level) to get a bit further but I could not figure it out before my trigger finger tired out trying to keep up with all the bullets. Even on sale for 3.50$ this game wasn't worth it for me, if it was less than 2$ I might have kept it. The laser just doesn't feel like it's doing much damage and feels like it misses a lot of objects even with concentrated rapid fire. The levels (from what I played) just repeat with an increasing number of large ship types at different points in the levels. Gun games are supposed to be a qu…
1 found this helpful
Recommended Apr 14, 2025
Played with a Blamcon light gun: 7/10 This game works very smoothly with a light gun. Very smooth gameplay and just some wildly imaginative visuals. Beautiful game.

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