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Poly Bridge

Dry Cactus · 2016-07-12

Steam

IndieSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Apr 17, 2018 (Android), Jul 12, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 13, 2017 (iOS), Dec 14, 2017 (Nintendo Switch), Jul 12, 2016 (Mac), Jul 12, 2016 (Linux)

Unleash your engineering creativity with an engaging and fresh bridge-building simulator with all the bells and whistles. Enjoy hours of physics-based puzzle solving in the Campaign and then jump in the Sandbox to create your own bridge designs and puzzles!

Poly Bridge is an Indie, Simulation game released in 2016, priced at $9.99, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (91% of 18925 reviews).

55
playing now
91%
positive of 19k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
75/100
IGDB user rating (51 ratings)
66/100
opencritic · fair · 50% recommend · from 12 critics
31h
to beat · rushed 11h · completionist 40h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$9.99
steam price (US)

55 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Poly Bridge is a bridge-building simulation-puzzle game, developed by New Zealand–based indie studio Dry Cactus with music by Canadian composer Adrian Talens, where players build bridges for vehicles to cross. Poly Bridge was released for Microsoft Windows on July 12, 2016, iOS on June 13, 2017. Steel, wood, rope, and cable can be combined and used to strengthen a designed bridge and "hydraulics" are used to move pieces of the bridge. The game is made more difficult with the availability of different building materials of different prices. A sequel to the game titled Poly Bridge 2 was released on May 28, 2020 for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Trailer

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Health check

Healthy
  • · 55 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 672 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~84/week).
  • · Review velocity down 19% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 50,151 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 473k–1.1M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 18,925 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$0.99-90%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2020-12-22) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 12 of 17 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
57057020182026Week of 2018-01-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 270 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 431 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 408 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 350 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 329 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 299 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 222 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 483 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 443 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 451 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 463 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 570 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 361 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 244 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 265 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 232 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 243 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 307 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 210 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 239 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 300 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 24 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

203472026-09-15 12:00 — 87 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 68 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 59 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 83 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 98 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 57 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 63 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 99 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 89 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 76 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 81 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 47 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 64 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 136 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 143 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 97 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 164 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 103 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 86 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 148 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 104 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 76 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 95 players2026-10-15 03:00 — 55 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
6601Jun 2015Aug 2026Jun 2015 — avg 1 · peak 36Oct 2015 — avg 149 · peak 366Feb 2016 — avg 95 · peak 197Jun 2016 — avg 89 · peak 427Oct 2016 — avg 117 · peak 528Feb 2017 — avg 85 · peak 162Jun 2017 — avg 142 · peak 577Oct 2017 — avg 222 · peak 529Feb 2018 — avg 206 · peak 382Jun 2018 — avg 195 · peak 746Oct 2018 — avg 137 · peak 261Feb 2019 — avg 185 · peak 438Jun 2019 — avg 214 · peak 1,219Oct 2019 — avg 263 · peak 562Feb 2020 — avg 250 · peak 395Jun 2020 — avg 614 · peak 2,497Oct 2020 — avg 161 · peak 437Feb 2021 — avg 139 · peak 209Jun 2021 — avg 153 · peak 646Oct 2021 — avg 157 · peak 969Feb 2022 — avg 111 · peak 169Jun 2022 — avg 170 · peak 522Oct 2022 — avg 140 · peak 612Feb 2023 — avg 92 · peak 154Jun 2023 — avg 152 · peak 344Oct 2023 — avg 69 · peak 132Feb 2024 — avg 76 · peak 141Jun 2024 — avg 98 · peak 307Oct 2024 — avg 174 · peak 919Feb 2025 — avg 84 · peak 168Jun 2025 — avg 327 · peak 2,329Oct 2025 — avg 119 · peak 301Feb 2026 — avg 81 · peak 130Jun 2026 — avg 78 · peak 210Aug 2026 — avg 192 · peak 547
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$11.99$0.992015-07-012026-10-082015-07-01 — best price $11.992015-09-14 — best price $11.992015-12-08 — best price $9.592016-01-29 — best price $11.992016-07-12 — best price $8.992016-09-22 — best price $11.992016-12-22 — best price $7.792017-03-08 — best price $11.992017-06-13 — best price $7.192017-09-01 — best price $11.992017-11-22 — best price $5.992018-01-29 — best price $11.992018-06-21 — best price $3.592018-11-21 — best price $2.992019-02-11 — best price $9.992019-09-09 — best price $2.002019-11-12 — best price $9.992020-03-27 — best price $1.502020-07-09 — best price $9.992020-11-25 — best price $1.492021-03-14 — best price $9.992021-10-28 — best price $0.992022-01-05 — best price $9.992022-08-18 — best price $0.992022-11-13 — best price $9.992023-03-16 — best price $0.992023-07-13 — best price $9.992023-11-21 — best price $0.992024-03-21 — best price $9.992024-10-14 — best price $0.992025-01-02 — best price $9.992025-09-22 — best price $0.992026-01-05 — best price $9.992026-07-26 — best price $0.992026-10-05 — best price $0.992026-10-08 — best price $0.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

6042026-05-30 — 15 pageviews2026-06-03 — 14 pageviews2026-06-07 — 22 pageviews2026-06-11 — 14 pageviews2026-06-15 — 18 pageviews2026-06-19 — 14 pageviews2026-06-23 — 60 pageviews2026-06-27 — 17 pageviews2026-07-01 — 11 pageviews2026-07-05 — 25 pageviews2026-07-09 — 15 pageviews2026-07-13 — 14 pageviews2026-07-17 — 15 pageviews2026-07-21 — 15 pageviews2026-07-25 — 8 pageviews2026-07-29 — 27 pageviews2026-08-02 — 16 pageviews2026-08-06 — 12 pageviews2026-08-10 — 15 pageviews2026-08-14 — 21 pageviews2026-08-18 — 13 pageviews2026-08-22 — 11 pageviews2026-08-26 — 8 pageviews2026-08-30 — 15 pageviews2026-09-03 — 12 pageviews2026-09-07 — 24 pageviews2026-09-11 — 11 pageviews2026-09-15 — 14 pageviews2026-09-19 — 13 pageviews2026-09-23 — 9 pageviews2026-09-27 — 21 pageviews2026-10-01 — 24 pageviews2026-10-05 — 17 pageviews2026-10-08 — 15 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

22
achievements tracked
63.3%
earned "Tutorial Completed"
1.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudStatsSteam LeaderboardsIncludes level editorRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on Tablet1 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2016-03-11 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)41,9942%22
Switch (Nintendo)160%0

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

FunnyIndiePuzzleCartoonPhysicsSandboxBuildingCraftingDifficultEducation

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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