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Polybius

Polybius

Released: 5/9/2017

- Smooth, trancetastic, flowing bossless gameplay won't leave you frustrated. - Outstanding techno-trance soundtracks from our peerless artists. - PSVR: 120FPS, 2x supersampling for ultra-smooth, sharp visuals on every PS4. - Or play without VR on any PS4. - Play in true 4K resolution on the PS4 Pro. Drawing on more than 30 years of game and music visualiser design experience, Polybius' smooth-flowing, bossless gameplay transports the player to a tranced-out pleasure zone that they will never want to leave. Immerse yourself fully in this hypervelocity neon trancespace with PSVR at a staggering 120 FPS, or play on your telly at up to 4K rez. Strive for hyperspeed as you bask in the aural glory of the game's outstanding soundtrack featuring 25 original tracks. Enjoy every second of the ride through 50 trancetastic levels. Dip in to improve your Normal Mode score using Llamasoft's signature Restart Best feature, or challenge yourself to take the top score in Pure and YOLO modes.

- Smooth, trancetastic, flowing bossless gameplay won't leave you frustrated. - Outstanding techno-trance soundtracks from our peerless artists. - PSVR: 120FPS, 2x supersampling for ultra-smooth, sharp visuals on every PS4. - Or play without VR on any PS4. - Play in true 4K resolution on the PS4 Pro. Drawing on more than 30 years of game and music visualiser design experience, Polybius' smooth-flowing, bossless gameplay transports the player to a tranced-out pleasure zone that they will never want to leave. Immerse yourself fully in this hypervelocity neon trancespace with PSVR at a staggering 120 FPS, or play on your telly at up to 4K rez. Strive for hyperspeed as you bask in the aural glory of the game's outstanding soundtrack featuring 25 original tracks. Enjoy every second of the ride through 50 trancetastic levels. Dip in to improve your Normal Mode score using Llamasoft's signature Restart Best feature, or challenge yourself to take the top score in Pure and YOLO modes.

- Smooth, trancetastic, flowing bossless gameplay won't leave you frustrated. - Outstanding techno-trance soundtracks from our peerless artists. - PSVR: 120FPS, 2x supersampling for ultra-smooth, sharp visuals on every PS4. - Or play without VR on any PS4. - Play in true 4K resolution on the PS4 Pro. Drawing on more than 30 years of game and music visualiser design experience, Polybius' smooth-flowing, bossless gameplay transports the player to a tranced-out pleasure zone that they will never want to leave. Immerse yourself fully in this hypervelocity neon trancespace with PSVR at a staggering 120 FPS, or play on your telly at up to 4K rez. Strive for hyperspeed as you bask in the aural glory of the game's outstanding soundtrack featuring 25 original tracks. Enjoy every second of the ride through 50 trancetastic levels. Dip in to improve your Normal Mode score using Llamasoft's signature Restart Best feature, or challenge yourself to take the top score in Pure and YOLO modes.

Critics
85
Steam
95
Metacritic
76

Score Breakdown

85.0

Critic Average

6 reviews

95

Steam User Score

257 reviews

76

Metacritic User Score

56 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-9.6
Metacritic Disparity
+9.0
Combined Disparity
-0.3

Average of both sources

Review Timing

5 launch window (83%)1 late (17%)