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Poi

PolyKid · 2017-02-01

SteamPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 15, 2017 (PlayStation 4), Feb 01, 2017 (Linux), Nov 06, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 01, 2017 (Mac), Jun 28, 2017 (Xbox One), Oct 24, 2017 (Nintendo Switch)

Poi is a 3D platformer featuring two kids on a grand adventure to unravel the mysteries of the Milky Way Globe. Explore uncharted lands, compete in challenge levels, meet quirky characters and defeat comical creatures on a journey to become a Master Explorer.

0
playing now
91%
positive of 745 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
79/100
IGDB user rating (10 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Poi is an indie 3D platformer released on Linux, macOS and Microsoft Windows via Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Poi was the first game developed by PolyKid, an independent studio made up of graduates from the DigiPen Institute of Technology. Following an unsuccessful Kickstarter campaign in August 2015, the game was released via Steam Early Access the following November and remained in active development until a finished version was released in February 2017, followed by home console ports later that year.

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 39% of 10,903 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 19k–45k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 745 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at Humble Store (2018-09-09) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 3 of 7 observed days · $8.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

202026-08-12 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 00:00 — 1 players2026-08-14 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-16 00:00 — 1 players2026-08-16 16:00 — 2 players2026-08-17 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 15:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 22:00 — 2 players2026-08-22 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-23 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 21:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 13:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 20:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 04:00 — 1 players2026-08-29 19:00 — 0 players2026-08-30 11:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$1.992015-11-062026-08-272015-11-06 — best price $10.042015-12-22 — best price $9.892016-02-12 — best price $14.992016-07-04 — best price $14.992017-01-02 — best price $14.992017-04-05 — best price $9.892017-06-22 — best price $13.492017-11-16 — best price $8.992018-01-04 — best price $14.992018-04-16 — best price $14.992018-07-05 — best price $14.992018-09-09 — best price $1.992018-11-01 — best price $9.992018-12-21 — best price $2.492019-02-04 — best price $4.992019-06-30 — best price $2.492019-11-21 — best price $4.992019-12-03 — best price $4.992020-01-22 — best price $2.992020-05-21 — best price $9.992020-09-10 — best price $9.992021-01-05 — best price $9.992021-03-24 — best price $9.992021-12-01 — best price $9.992022-02-03 — best price $9.992022-11-29 — best price $9.992023-03-23 — best price $9.992023-11-21 — best price $3.392024-06-27 — best price $2.492024-12-19 — best price $1.992025-06-26 — best price $4.992025-12-19 — best price $2.992026-08-27 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1512026-05-30 — 9 pageviews2026-06-02 — 10 pageviews2026-06-05 — 6 pageviews2026-06-08 — 11 pageviews2026-06-11 — 2 pageviews2026-06-14 — 9 pageviews2026-06-17 — 8 pageviews2026-06-20 — 4 pageviews2026-06-23 — 6 pageviews2026-06-26 — 6 pageviews2026-06-29 — 9 pageviews2026-07-02 — 4 pageviews2026-07-05 — 5 pageviews2026-07-08 — 8 pageviews2026-07-11 — 10 pageviews2026-07-14 — 9 pageviews2026-07-17 — 5 pageviews2026-07-20 — 7 pageviews2026-07-23 — 11 pageviews2026-07-26 — 8 pageviews2026-07-29 — 3 pageviews2026-08-01 — 7 pageviews2026-08-04 — 8 pageviews2026-08-07 — 4 pageviews2026-08-10 — 7 pageviews2026-08-13 — 6 pageviews2026-08-16 — 8 pageviews2026-08-19 — 10 pageviews2026-08-22 — 4 pageviews2026-08-25 — 11 pageviews2026-08-27 — 11 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudSteam Leaderboards1 DLC

6 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,7009%25
PS4 (PlayStation)67440%26

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

3DIndieRetroActionCartoonyColorfulAdventureNostalgiaPlatformerSoundtrack

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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