PolyCore

PolyCore

Dancing Panda Studio · June 9, 2025 · Precision Platformer, Casual, 2D Platformer, Platformer, Arcade

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About PolyCore

✦ AI summary

PolyCore is a 2D pixel-art platformer where you play as a shattered geometric being reassembling itself by collecting lost sides while climbing through a hostile planet. The game stands out with its dynamic shape-shifting mechanic that changes your abilities and form as you evolve from a triangle back toward your original 12-sided self, building toward an epic confrontation in the stars.

Certainly not another rage platformer.

PolyCore — 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 Aug 15, 2025
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Recommended Aug 14, 2025
Well, essentially this game is a minimalist version of "Getting Over It". It is fine if you are a masochist. The game runs well and the physics feel solid. I'd recommend it to friends who enjoy these kind of games. I'd personally like to see more settings added and maybe a map or at least a way to zoom out so you have an idea which way you are trying to go other than up. I guess the Synopsis is basic but functional.
2 found this helpful
Recommended Jun 17, 2025
This game is extremely good and outside the box which you do become at one point. However this game is not easy and as some would say it makes you want to commit violence against small children. I do believe the only thing really needed is some kinda map or indicator on where to go. Other than that i highly recommend this game. Keep up the good work Devs.
2 found this helpful
Recommended Jun 10, 2025
This game is slightly infuriating.. Is that going to stop me from playing? Hell no, but it's not a walk in the park. Good game, but I wish there was a map or zoom tool so I could see where I'm going. I've been told it is easier with a mouse than a track pad so keep that in mind if you decide to play.
2 found this helpful
Not recommended Oct 5, 2025
"PolyCore" is one of literally thousands of retro 2D platformers infesting Steam and lowering the average quality of all video games everywhere... and I'm not kidding. Searching for "platformers" on the Steam store page yields over 17,000 results! Is this one of the best of those? Absolutely not. This is a particularly badly made 2D retro pixel/minimalist platformer where you control a polygon (what fun) and features a crappy shape morphing gimmick that doesn't do anything to counter any of the obvious problems with this failed train wreck. Platforming is an old, mostly dead genre, and this lacklustre experience, while it doesn't have an upfront cost, isn't saving the genre... it's no surprise this failed to capture any attention from gamers in the era of immersive 3D gaming. The graphics here are particularly awful, so bad that it actually stands out as one of the worst looking games on Steam. Quite an accomplishment. It's a big contributor to the failure of the game to attract gamers despite having no up-front cost. Gaming is a primarily visual medium, and if developers want to succeed, they must understand that it's not an area for compromise. Now on to pricing and val…
1 found this helpful
Recommended Aug 14, 2025
That was fire fire banga banga The satisfaction is so AAAAA And the choice of the music.... MAMACITA Play it
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