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Polylithic

72%Game Brain Score
graphics, gameplay
story, grinding
72% User Score Based on 116 reviews

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"Polylithic is a single-player adventure game set in the Paleolithic/Neolithic era with vibrant low-poly graphics and a sci-fi twist. Gather resources, craft items, and hunt animals to grow your tribe and build a settlement, with over 10 hours of playtime filled with grinding and resource management. Manage your tribe members, assign them tasks, and ensure their needs are met to strengthen your tribe and unlock new technologies."

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72%
Audience ScoreBased on 116 reviews
graphics12 positive mentions
story3 negative mentions
  • The game features beautiful graphics and a unique art style that enhances the prehistoric setting.
  • There is a good foundation for gameplay with interesting quest lines, resource gathering, and settlement building mechanics.
  • The developers are responsive to feedback and actively working on updates, showing promise for future improvements.
  • The game suffers from clunky controls and a frustrating camera system that makes navigation and hunting difficult.
  • Many players find the tutorial overly long and restrictive, limiting the ability to explore the game freely.
  • AI behavior for both allies and enemies is often criticized as being dull and unresponsive, impacting the overall gameplay experience.
  • story
    38 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story aspect of the game has received mixed reviews, with players noting that while the graphics and quest lines are interesting, the execution is often flawed. Many users have expressed frustration with vague quest instructions, a lengthy and forced tutorial, and issues with the migration feature that detracts from the building experience. Additionally, technical problems such as broken task meters and unresponsive NPCs have hindered the overall narrative experience.

    • “This game has good graphics, interesting quest lines, and lots of things to build and research.”
    • “Last week, the sandbox mode was released, which adds a whole other dimension to the game. In story mode, you start out with a house already established, allowing you to recruit additional tribe members; with sandbox mode, you have to make a whole bunch of stuff before you can even build a house and grow your tribe.”
    • “The tutorial is painfully long - obviously intended to be over 2 hours, and the game is locked behind 'story mode', which is literally a forced tutorial.”
    • “Some quests have very little instruction, and you have to just figure it out by trial and error.”
    • “I spent three quarters of an hour trying to find stalks for javelins and axes in this silly grindy migration quest that comes with a blinding winter where you cannot save, and out of nowhere a bull massacres me and my tribesman, setting me back to a vast wilderness quest, so now I have to grind for another three quarters of an hour for these seldom found stalks.”
  • graphics
    26 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics of the game are widely praised for their unique art style, beautiful colors, and engaging environments, contributing to a visually appealing experience. However, some players have reported performance issues and a disconnect between the ambitious visuals and the game's content, which may hinder overall enjoyment. Despite these concerns, the low-poly design and atmospheric elements, including weather effects, are noted as standout features that enhance the game's charm.

    • “Love the graphics, makes the game very unique.”
    • “The graphics are beautiful and the gameplay is challenging enough to be interesting without being frustrating.”
    • “The graphics (low poly is a really interesting idea and the colors are nice too), music, and sound effects are really great, especially considering that this game was made by a small team.”
    • “I was already gonna hang it up just from the performance issues alone, which persist through all graphics settings. But when the dude told me 'twigs were everywhere' and it took me half an hour to find 10 twigs in the intro, that was about enough.”
    • “Visuals may be overly ambitious for what they can actually achieve.”
    • “I really like the art style, the overall scene, and the campaign it offers sounds so interesting, but for me, the game seems to try to hinder me from playing it, maybe because of lacking meaningful content?”
  • gameplay
    24 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is characterized by unique colony simulation mechanics and beautiful graphics, though some players find the mechanics clunky and the learning curve steep. While the hunting mechanic is praised for its interest, there is criticism regarding the grind required for resource management, which detracts from exploration. Overall, the game offers a challenging yet enjoyable experience without the presence of microtransactions or pay-to-win elements.

    • “Beautiful game with unique colony sim mechanics unlike any other.”
    • “Learning curve is somehow steep but in a few hours, you'll get the hang of most mechanics and your tribe will start to flourish.”
    • “The graphics are beautiful and the gameplay is challenging enough to be interesting without being frustrating.”
    • “Game mechanics are clunky.”
    • “I'm so tired of developers not understanding what is fun and just doing stupid things to basically force you to 'understand' their game mechanics.”
    • “Learning curve is somehow steep, but in a few hours, you'll get the hang of most mechanics and your tribe will start to flourish.”
  • grinding
    18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players find the grinding mechanics in the game tedious and frustrating, often feeling that the focus on solo achievement and resource gathering detracts from the enjoyment of exploration and settlement building. Many express a desire for alternative gameplay options, such as farming without hunting, to reduce the repetitive nature of quests and resource collection. Overall, the grinding aspect is seen as a barrier to fully engaging with the game's potential for creativity and exploration.

    • “I don't find endless grinding mechanics to be fun. This world is colored and beautiful, and I want to explore it, not always be on the run to bring enormous food quantities to my tribe.”
    • “I spent three quarters of an hour trying to find stalks for javelins and axes in this silly grindy migration quest that comes with a blinding winter where you cannot save. Out of nowhere, a bull massacres me and my tribesman, setting me back to a vast wilderness quest, so now I have to grind for another three quarters of an hour for these seldom-seen stalks.”
    • “The game forces you to play through and earn the technology to build 'bases' through solo achievement grinding.”
  • optimization
    12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's optimization has been widely criticized, with players experiencing significant performance drops across all graphics settings, even on lower configurations. Despite a lack of stuttering, the frame rates remain low, leading to frustration, particularly with resource-intensive elements like high polygon counts. Overall, the visual appeal comes at the cost of a smooth gaming experience.

    • “Performance-wise, the game doesn't stutter, yet the FPS count doesn't reach that high - and to be fair, it's not that needed either way, I'm surprised how the player just doesn't feel it.”
    • “Have a GTX 1080, getting major performance issues even on low with a 60 FPS cap.”
    • “It's pretty but you pay the cost in massive performance drops.”
    • “I was already going to hang it up just from the performance issues alone, which persist through all graphics settings, but when the dude told me 'twigs were everywhere' and it took me half an hour to find 10 twigs in the intro, that was about enough.”
    • “Another negative sight was the somehow laggy performance of the game on max settings.”
  • stability
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's stability has been noted to be somewhat inconsistent, with users reporting semi-regular artifacting and visual glitches, which may be hardware dependent. While the overall setup is considered cool, these bugs detract from the experience.

    • “Pretty cool setup but still a little buggy.”
    • “Semi-regular artifacting and visual glitches (probably hardware dependent).”
  • music
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music and sound effects in the game are highly praised, with reviewers noting their quality and effectiveness, especially considering the game was developed by a small team.

    • “The music and sound effects are really great, especially considering that this game was made by just a few people.”
    • “The music adds a fantastic layer to the overall experience, enhancing the game's atmosphere beautifully.”
    • “The soundtrack is incredibly immersive, perfectly complementing the game's visuals and gameplay.”

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131h Median play time
91h Average play time
10-171h Spent by most gamers
*Based on 4 analyzed playthroughs

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