Poi has officially transitioned from Early Access to Full Release on Steam! We couldn't have done it without the support from the community, so THANK YOU to everyone who has helped us along the way!
We're really excited to see what you guys think of the game, so find us on
Facebook,
Twitter, or our
Steam Community and share your thoughts. Also, please leave us an honest review and tell your friends about Poi if you think they'd like it. Every shout out helps our scrappy little team, and we greatly appreciate each and every one!
With that out of the way, there's a lot of stuff to cover, so let's dive right in!
Important Note
For those of you who prefer to jump right into the game and skip reading the update, we
recommend you start a new save file to experience the full game, as we've made hundreds of improvements throughout (however your old save files will work just fine).
Poi - Deluxe Edition
With the addition of an official soundtrack, we've added a special
Deluxe Edition bundle which includes both the game and the OST for a 10% discount (15% launch discount until 2/8)
here.
Official Soundtrack (OST) & New Music
We've put together an official soundtrack available through Steam
here.
We've also added four all-new tracks to the game:
- New Moon Music (OST: The Moon)
- New Snowland Music (OST: Snowland)
- New Challenge Level Track (OST: Medallion Challenge)
- Final World (OST: The Mysterious Gate)
New Achievements
We're launching with 25 achievements in total -- complete with custom new icons.
Final World
The final world is now accessible beyond the Mysterious Gate. Who knows what lies inside?
New Ability: Slide Dive!
Added by popular demand, the slide dive adds a whole new way to traverse levels. Try it on slopes to build up momentum!
New Game+
After beating the game, you'll unlock New Game+ mode from the save select screen that adds a unique twist when playing through the game again.
Updated Moon
What will you find... in space?
Costumes and Hats
We've added secret costumes and hidden hats throughout the game for you to find. Mix and match to suit your style!
Leaderboard Reset
We've versioned the leaderboards for full release and fixed the remaining known exploits, so all new times should be valid (the old leaderboard data still exists, it's just been hidden). There are now 74 leaderboards in total, so we hope to see you on there!
We've also added two new leaderboards for beating the game:
- Game Complete (any %)
- All Medallions Collected (100%)
Localization
Poi has been fully translated into five different languages. The English version alone has over 1,500 lines of text!
- French (Français)
- Spanish (Español)
- German (Deutsch)
- Portuguese (Português)
- Russian (Pусский)
Features & Improvements
- Conveyor Chaos challenge level has been redesigned.
- Added a toggle to disable Camera Auto-Follow from the options screen.
- Added a "Quick Restart" option after completing challenge levels for fast restarts.
- Several visual improvements added throughout all levels.
- Dozens of new sound effects and voices added throughout.
- Controller input glyph icons added to tutorial text.
- Re-balanced some Explorer Girl tasks
- Fixed bugs with achievements not working.
- Fixed music looping and audio pops.
- Fixed possible application crash on exit.
- Optimized CPU performance across the board.
- Fixed rare soft lock during fossil collect.
New Store Page Screenshots
We've added 12 all-new screenshots and a trailer to our store page -- here's a look at a few of our favorites:
We'll continue to support the game through launch and will most likely be doing an update to address any issues that come up after the first week.
Thanks for playing!
Paul & Ben from PolyKid
Oh, and the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller icons are supported now too, heh hoo!
Did you find any easter eggs? Let us know what other characters, models or props you'd like to see!
All the best,
❤ Paul & Ben
If you have an ultrawide monitor, we'd love to see pictures of your setup running Poi!
Note: New players will see the menu option appear after collecting their first medallion, and for players who have already beat the game, all music tracks will automatically be unlocked.
And finally, a big thanks to everyone for being a part of the Poi community all this time.
Paul & Ben from PolyKid
Hello Poi Fans!
We're releasing an update today to support macOS Catalina.
As you may have heard, 32bit applications no longer work on Catalina, so this update includes a 64bit version of Poi for macOS.
Happy gaming,
Paul & Ben from PolyKid