Platforms
- PCDec 21, 2018NAplayscoreNA0 Critics9.2118 Players
- PlayStation 4May 9, 20178.3playscore8.18 Critics9.4798 Players
9 critic reviews · 0 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
- Polybius looks like a frenetic shooter that constantly has the player in a state of heightened tension, but the truly amazing thing about it is that it’s almost the complete opposite in actual play. The speed, colors and madness are just a light covering on a chilled experience that’s honestly relaxing once you sink into the zone.
James Cunningham · Dec 31, 2018 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Even though it ended on a sour note for me with a few too many elements snowballing into an avalanche of hair-pulling frustration, on the whole, Polybius had me in a trance. I'm happy just thinking about it. PlayStation VR owners, Jeff Minter fans, and arcade enthusiasts need to get in on this.
Jordan Devore · May 19, 2017 Reviewed on PS4Read full review - In conclusion, although Polybius is a pretty straight forward game. The excessive psychedelic traits through the game are unlike anything played before and does make it feel reasonably addictive, because you don’t know what’s going on you’ll try to make sense of it all. Its soundtrack is upbeat and has a brilliant way of enhancing the visual effects that you’re seeing and creating a brilliant atmosphere of urgency and excitement that will make you want to,play over and over again especially as the game is so simple to understand. And now with added PlayStation VR support, it’ll make you dizzy for days.
Marc Newington · May 22, 2017 Reviewed on PS4 - Polybius is an excellent trance shooter which deftly delivers just enough sensory overload to thrill but not frustrate. While the lack of clarity about just what’s happening on screen makes for a small but intended bump in the road, it’s the strong core gameplay – which steadily introduces interesting twists to its formula the longer you play – stellar soundtrack, and excellent PlayStation VR support that’ll blow your mind in all the right ways.
Alex Stinton · May 14, 2017 Reviewed on PS4Read full review - It may seem off-puttingly weird to some but ignore all the florescent cows and 8-bit sound effects and you have one of the purest action experiences of the modern age. Or don’t ignore them, and revel in one of the most gloriously strange, constantly inventive, shooters available on any platform.
GameCentral · May 12, 2017 Reviewed on PS4Read full review - Todo lleva envuelto en una experiencia audiovisual surrealista, algo que no sorprenderá a los aficionados de Jeff Minter, y que pasa a otro nivel cuando jugamos en realidad virtual. Es perfectamente disfrutable en la televisión, pero si podéis jugarlo en VR, veréis hasta qué punto se transforma. Si habéis disfrutado con los juegos de Minter o Llamasoft antes, probablemente disfrutéis con Polybius.
Juan Rubio · May 14, 2017 Reviewed on PS4Read full review - Lasst euch nicht von der bizarren Reizüberflutung entmutigen: Das Enträtseln der kleinen Regeln und Wechselwirkungen im bunten Chaos ist ein wichtiger Teil des Spielprinzips. Zunächst versucht man schlicht einfach zu überleben und die „Abfahrt“ zu genießen, bis man schließlich immer geschicktere Wege entwickelt, um den Multiplikator in die Höhe zu treiben.
Jan Wöbbeking · May 12, 2017 Reviewed on PS4Read full review - Que vous ayez un casque VR ou non, Polybius rejoint aisément le podium des indispensables pour toute personne aimant se retrouver dans "la zone" en allumant leur PS4. Ce n'est pas un jeu recommandable à n'importe qui pour autant, ne serait-ce que pour des raisons médico-légales, mais c'est assurément un titre impossible à cerner sans l'avoir expérimenté.
Matthieu Hurel · May 12, 2017 Reviewed on PS4Read full review - Se Tempest e Space Harrier avessero potuto copulare, sarebbe nato questo Polybius che, al di là della curiosa quanto interessante leggenda urbana legata al suo nome (su cui vi invito a fare qualche ricerca in rete per il vostro puro sollazzo), catapulta e assorbe il giocatore in un mondo rutilante e velocissimo - ancora più suggestivo se fruito in 3D o con Playstation VR – ai limiti dell’esperienza sensoriale.
Piermarco Rosa · May 14, 2017 Reviewed on PS4Read full review
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POLYBIUS is a fast, trippy tunnel shooter playable on a normal screen or in VR for the best effect. It features 50 levels of blissful trance shooting action set to a blistering soundtrack. The PS4 version was EDGE Magazine's VR GOTY in 2017, and the PC version of the game was even used as the basis for a NIN music video. So put on your trance trousers, bust out the Oculus if you have one, and strap in for a euphoric ride.
Developer: Llamasoft