Hi! I just wanted to let you know I've just released the demo for my new game, Poly Bricks! In keeping with the spirit of the Poly series, I hope you enjoy this new experience that blends brick-building and puzzle solving. Let me know what you think! View game page
Hi!
I just wanted to let you know I've just released the demo for my new game, Poly Bricks!
In keeping with the spirit of the Poly series, I hope you enjoy this new experience that blends brick-building and puzzle solving.
Poly Bricks Relax and build. Assemble sets brick by brick, design your own masterpieces in total freedom, play online with friends. The world is your brick. View game page Assemble beautiful sets and unlock new designs in Story Mode . Team up with friends and build together with
Poly Bricks
Relax and build. Assemble sets brick by brick, design your own masterpieces in total freedom, play online with friends. The world is your brick.
Assemble beautiful sets and unlock new designs in Story Mode.
Team up with friends and build together with online multiplayer.
Let your imagination run wild in Sandbox Mode — design your own builds, create step-by-step instructions, and upload your creations to the Steam Workshop.
Please let us know what you think, tell your friends, and add it to your wishlist to stay updated with development and release news!
We are very excited to share with you that Poly Bridge 3 is coming soon! Wishlist Now! With lots of new features, loads of new levels, a new exciting art style, a big focus on community content and long-term value, hours of engineering fun await you! Coming to Steam on May 30!
We are very excited to share with you that Poly Bridge 3 is coming soon!
Wishlist Now!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1850160
With lots of new features, loads of new levels, a new exciting art style, a big focus on community content and long-term value, hours of engineering fun await you!
Our new game! After 5 years of work, we're happy to finally reveal the new game we've been working on, Plasma. Plasma is an engineering sandbox. Unleash your creativity with fun and intuitive robotics, physics, and visual programming tools. Wishlist Now!
Our new game!
After 5 years of work, we're happy to finally reveal the new game we've been working on, Plasma. Plasma is an engineering sandbox. Unleash your creativity with fun and intuitive robotics, physics, and visual programming tools.
Dear bridge-builders, below you can find information on what changes we made recently with a number of small build updates and hot-fixes, as well as a long-term plan for improving the health of our much beloved Leaderboards. Recent Patch Changes A number of changes and bug-fixes,
Dear bridge-builders, below you can find information on what changes we made recently with a number of small build updates and hot-fixes, as well as a long-term plan for improving the health of our much beloved Leaderboards.
Recent Patch Changes
A number of changes and bug-fixes, including:
Fixed the Ranks screen sometimes not displaying properly
Fixed a bug with Hydraulics Controller when transitioning between levels
Icon update for Grid
Fixed a bug with Grid in Tutorial mode
A few other minor quality of life improvements and bug fixes
Long-term planned changes to Leaderboards
We recognize that over time we have had to deal with plenty of cheats and hacked scores, we do have a shadow-ban system in place that takes care of most, but not all, situations. To improve the health of our Leaderboards going forward, we will be implementing the following changes over the next few weeks:
Prevent 'falling road' solutions from submitting in leaderboards
Prevent other known exploits from submitting to leaderboards
Remove Top 1% from all boards (this is where the majority of hacked scores live)
We realize a leaderboard purge isn't ideal, which is why we're limting it to just the top 1%. This will require top players to re-submit their scores to get their footing back on the boards, but we hope it will be useful in providing a more level playing field for everyone.
Any thoughts or comments please let us know, and thanks for playing.
Wishlist Now! The acclaimed bridge-building simulator is back and better than ever! New levels, new mechanics, and a custom deterministic physics engine. Relax to the soothing new soundtrack as you try, and retry, to keep your bridges standing long enough to get to the other side
The acclaimed bridge-building simulator is back and better than ever!
New levels, new mechanics, and a custom deterministic physics engine. Relax to the soothing new soundtrack as you try, and retry, to keep your bridges standing long enough to get to the other side!
Pinch every penny and cut every corner to edge your way up the separate verified Unbreaking and Unrestricted leaderboards. Create, upload, and play a never-ending variety of levels in Sandbox or Workshop. Challenge yourself, friends, and the world with your own puzzles.
Today's Deal: Save 80% on Poly Bridge !* Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are! *Offer ends Wednesday at 10AM Pacific Time
Today's Deal: Save 80% on Poly Bridge!*
Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are!
Today's Deal: Save 75% on Poly Bridge and its Deluxe Edition!* Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are! *Offer ends Thursday at 10AM Pacific Time
Today's Deal: Save 75% on Poly Bridge and its Deluxe Edition!*
Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are!
Today's Deal: Save 70% on Poly Bridge !* Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are! *Offer ends Monday at 10AM Pacific Time
Today's Deal: Save 70% on Poly Bridge!*
Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are!
Today's Deal: Save 70% on Poly Bridge !* Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are! *Offer ends Sunday at 10AM Pacific Time
Today's Deal: Save 70% on Poly Bridge!*
Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are!
Here s an odd fusion. Portal is being mixed with the Bridge Constructor series to create a spin-off game about making fragile bridges that transport forklifts from one side of the Aperture Science facility to the other. In Bridge Constructor Portal we’ll see GLaDOS, the robot mar
Here s an odd fusion. Portal is being mixed with the Bridge Constructor series to create a spin-off game about making fragile bridges that transport forklifts from one side of the Aperture Science facility to the other. In Bridge Constructor Portal we’ll see GLaDOS, the robot marm of the passive aggressive puzzler, return to torment the player with what I presume will be a characteristically snide voiceover, provided by Ellen McLain. Here s a brief teaser. (more…)
Today's Deal: Save 50% on Poly Bridge !* Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are! *Offer ends Friday at 10AM Pacific Time
Today's Deal: Save 50% on Poly Bridge!*
Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are!
Today's Deal: Save 40% on Poly Bridge !* Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are! *Offer ends Wednesday at 10AM Pacific Time
Today's Deal: Save 40% on Poly Bridge!*
Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are!
Dear fellow engineers, after a brief period without updates we're back with another patch! This patch focuses on fixing a few pesky bugs, some of which could be exploited to submit invalid scores to the leaderboards. We'll be focusing our attention over the next couple of weeks o
Dear fellow engineers, after a brief period without updates we're back with another patch!
This patch focuses on fixing a few pesky bugs, some of which could be exploited to submit invalid scores to the leaderboards. We'll be focusing our attention over the next couple of weeks on leaderboards to make sure they stay clean and valid for everyone to enjoy. Do keep in mind we have an automatic banning system that checks submissions every 24 hours, any submissions that have been tampered with will result in the player being banned from the leaderboards.
Bug fixes
Fixed an exploitable bug related to moving joints with the click&hold method and creating longer than allowed struts
Fixed an exploitable bug related to starting and stopping the simulation very quickly, which resulted in the simulation running without it affecting the bridge pieces
Fixed a bug with Twitch authentication
Fixed a bug with planes above left land-mass not causing bridge breakage on collision
A few other minor bug fixes
If you find more bugs, suspicious scores on the leaderboards or have any suggestions please let us know, we're always happy to receive input from players.
Dear fellow engineers, after a brief period without updates we're back with another patch! This patch focuses on fixing a few pesky bugs, some of which could be exploited to submit invalid scores to the leaderboards. We'll be focusing our attention over the next couple of weeks o
Dear fellow engineers, after a brief period without updates we're back with another patch!
This patch focuses on fixing a few pesky bugs, some of which could be exploited to submit invalid scores to the leaderboards. We'll be focusing our attention over the next couple of weeks on leaderboards to make sure they stay clean and valid for everyone to enjoy. Do keep in mind we have an automatic banning system that checks submissions every 24 hours, any submissions that have been tampered with will result in the player being banned from the leaderboards.
Bug fixes
Fixed an exploitable bug related to moving joints with the click&hold method and creating longer than allowed struts
Fixed an exploitable bug related to starting and stopping the simulation very quickly, which resulted in the simulation running without it affecting the bridge pieces
Fixed a bug with Twitch authentication
Fixed a bug with planes above left land-mass not causing bridge breakage on collision
A few other minor bug fixes
If you find more bugs, suspicious scores on the leaderboards or have any suggestions please let us know, we're always happy to receive input from players.
Videogame music has its classics, and they’re usually easy to pinpoint as they trickle out every few months, and previously, every few years—but now, we can hardly keep up. To help sift through all the (lovely) noise, we put together a collection of our favorite soundtracks of th
Videogame music has its classics, and they’re usually easy to pinpoint as they trickle out every few months, and previously, every few years—but now, we can hardly keep up. To help sift through all the (lovely) noise, we put together a collection of our favorite soundtracks of the year. If you don’t see your favorite here, share it with us in the comments and let us know why it stands out.
If you like the music, be sure to let the artist know—maybe buy a few records on vinyl, invite some friends over, sip some fancy wine and let a track like “Yellow Furry Mushroom Tune” take you where it will.
Thumper’s music isn’t comforting, it’s not easy to bob your head to, it doesn’t have delicious hooks that’ll pop up in your mind hours later for easy listening. It’s music designed to suffocate and overwhelm, composed around the violent, rhythmic game design, not as separate thematic entity. Completely intertwined with how Thumper plays and feels, it’s easily one of the best soundtracks this side of the fourth dimension. —James
Say what you will about how No Man’s Sky plays, but from a purely aesthetic point of view, it’s a vast, gorgeous collection of sci-fi paperback book covers. 65daysofstatic’s soundtrack works as a musical stand-in for the wonder one feels ripping through the pages. It’s not a huge departure from their usual sound—distorted guitars, swinging dynamics, crisp percussion, and eerie electronics samples—but it’s all a perfect fit, like they were composing a soundtrack for space exploration this entire time. —James
Above the jovial plucking of strings, another set sways in and out of a sad, mysterious melody. It feels like there’s a history to Strato, one that betrays the colorful pixel art and buoyant floating fantasy setting. Owlboy is spilling over with gorgeous, playful, and energetic musical motifs for every character and setting that would make classic Disney movies turn their head and stare. —James
‘Thirst’, appropriately enough, reminds of walking around after a few too many drinks. Like the rest of the soundtrack, it places a twangy bass front and center, and it walks around each sparse song, in and out of corners, scurrying across darkened dirt roads, all the while barely keeping itself together. It might be short, but Pittman’s score is a potent dose of whimsy and danger, one that can sustain as much supernatural sleuthing as you’re capable of. —James
As lovely a venture as Abzû is, without Austin Wintory’s reverberating, mysterious, and invigorating score, its best moments would fall entirely flat. The psychedelic underwater visuals and music split the work of directing the player, emotionally and physically, through Abzû’s inspirational aquatic set pieces. You’ll never look at a shark without humming its motif again. Unless it’s about to eat you. Stay safe out there. —James
A good selection of the best game music of the last few years has all come from A Shell in the Pit, serving up lovely soundtracks for the likes of Duelyst, Rogue Legacy, Parkitect, and more. Okhlos’ tunes are another notch in the belt, an intense, fluid combination of modern chiptune headbangers and classic instrumentation. It’s the rare soundtrack that makes me want to sit around all day to play games and dance until I pass out. —James
Furi
Carpenter Brut, Danger, The Toxic Avenger, Lorn, Scattle, Waveshaper, Kn1ght
Listen here
Featuring host of talented electronic artists, Furi’s soundtrack sounds like John Carpenter reimagined for the dancefloor. It’s an energetic and indulgent synthesizer parade that stays glassy and mysterious through every Roxbury headbob. —James
Doom’s music is beaming with the same charm and energy as its brutal combat, both a tongue-in-cheek yet tasteful overexertion. The guitar has enough feedback to keep a family full for months and the double bass drum pedals might register as an earthquake in certain regions. This is some greasy, chewy metal with industrial influences. The main title incorporates the 1993 theme from Doom’s E1M1, while “Flesh and Metal” pulls riffs from Chris Vrenna’s Doom 3 theme. Listen to “BFG Division.” Turn it up loud enough to get grounded. —James
Samorost 3
Tomáš Dvořák
Listen here
The best of the year, for me. Captivating and unpredictable, one moment Tomáš Dvořák’s music fills the room like a dramatic film score, then pivots to being grounded, Bohemian, and playful. These songs match and elevate the spirit of Samorost 3, but they stand alone surprisingly well. “This is the first time that an album has inspired me to play a video game,” a Bandcamp review admits. Start with “Prenatal Hunters.” —Evan
Hyper Light Drifter
Disasterpeace
Listen here
Disasterpeace (Fez, It Follows) uses lo-fi digital audio to evoke history, mood, and place with surprising effect. Imagine unearthing a centuries old chiptune soundtrack, the analog decay turning otherwise clean digital frequencies into tired, weather worn instrumentation. Like the whole of Hyper Light Drifter, the music feels like an artifact from a distant future’s past. —James
SCNTFC’s Oxenfree OST is a dense collection of electronic music with a dark edge, like it’s being played through an analog boombox that’s been dropped a few times too many. Smooth synthetic tones give way to warbled distortion that, no matter how bright the melody, feel aged and mysterious. Boards of Canada definitely come to mind. Start with “Cold Comfort.” —James
Dark Souls 3
Motoi Sakuraba
(OST included with game purchase)
It takes 10 seconds to understand what kind of place Firelink Shrine is, all thanks to its theme. Before you talk to anyone or explore its space, the strings tell a sad story, wavering in and out of silence while the soft, somber vocals of a lone woman leave a quiet trace of hope. It’s an interpretive characterization of the world and its inhabitants rarely executed in games with such precision. —James
Aquatic Adventure’s soundtrack layers chiptune minimalism with some atmospheric underwater distortion to give each song a clear identity with a strong melody or theme. I can hear a tune and immediately recall the location or boss fight it’s tied to. Start near the surface with “Seaweed Forest” before diving deep into “The Heart of the City.” —James
With The Banner Saga 2, Austin Wintory (Journey, Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate) scores his first sequel. His pieces swell and climax, but don’t give way to a massive orchestral crescendo. Instead, they stay sparse, even as bright brass instrumentation takes the lead, backing instruments fall out. The world is breaking apart, it’s cold, everyone is dying, and all the pride and hope in the world can hardly make a dent. —James
Synthesizers operated by ski mask-wearing cyberpunks. It’s terrific to see the talent of Makeup and Vanity Set lended to this independent game, and their sound is a perfect fit. The second track, “There Is No Law Here,” says it all. If you really enjoyed the movie Drive, get in here. —Evan
Soothing and mellow acoustic guitar is the perfect match for building rickety, collapsing bridges. When you send busloads of tiny passengers plunging into a river amidst splintering wood and steel beams, you'll barely even care because the music is just so damn relaxing. You can buy the Poly Bridge soundtrack as DLC on Steam (it also comes with the Deluxe Edition of the game, which just left early access in July). The composer even invites you to learn to play songs from the soundtrack yourself. —Chris L
