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POLYGON

Redaster Studio · 2020-03-06

Steam

ActionIndieMassively MultiplayerFree To PlayEarly Access

Modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Mar 06, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

POLYGON is a tactical multiplayer team 1st person shooter. Using various weapons, you will battle with up to 32 players on large-scale maps. Properly managing your arsenal and skills, you will lead your team to victory!

POLYGON is an Action, Indie, Massively Multiplayer and Free To Play game released in 2020, priced at free-to-play, with an owner estimate of 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 and a review sentiment of Mostly Positive (75% of 36991 reviews).

77
playing now
75%
positive of 37k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
IGDB user rating (2 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
Free
steam price (US)

77 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

POLYGON trailer thumbnail

Press Reset: The Story of Polygon - Official Trailer

≈434,687 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 77 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,468 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~184/week).
  • · Review velocity down 29% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 27,682 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

All-time low: $0.96 at Gameolith (2014-05-17)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
89489420202026Week of 2020-03-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 894 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 399 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 647 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 278 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 241 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 107 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 108 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 134 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 746 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 136 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 211 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 122 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 96 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 106 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 263 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 113 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 119 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 290 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 234 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 105 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 411 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 178 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 643 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 313 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 710 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 320 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 631 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 228 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 532 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 149 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 295 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 113 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 396 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 115 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 349 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 110 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 746 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 298 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 625 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 331 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 598 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 232 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 495 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 230 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 690 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 301 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 428 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 185 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 351 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 130 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 242 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 437 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 324 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 100 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 392 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 116 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 359 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 108 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 347 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 106 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 463 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 164 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 432 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 141 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 792 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 281 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 772 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 219 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 785 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 226 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 554 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 158 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 571 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 134 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 592 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 159 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 580 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 161 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 618 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 188 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 478 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 176 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 580 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 160 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 485 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 152 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 511 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 186 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 548 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 203 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 543 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 191 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 811 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 193 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 564 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 157 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 539 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 173 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 456 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 110 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 372 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 107 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 512 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 223 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 273 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 234 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 207 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 232 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 258 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 31 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

160392026-09-15 12:00 — 96 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 135 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 69 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 128 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 148 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 69 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 49 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 126 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 81 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 121 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 137 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 68 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 66 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 126 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 112 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 59 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 102 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 94 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 44 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 111 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 107 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 55 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 77 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
5371Mar 2020Aug 2026Mar 2020 — avg 1 · peak 12May 2020 — avg 213 · peak 349Jul 2020 — avg 67 · peak 125Sep 2020 — avg 58 · peak 114Nov 2020 — avg 59 · peak 146Jan 2021 — avg 66 · peak 142Mar 2021 — avg 85 · peak 201May 2021 — avg 71 · peak 137Jul 2021 — avg 119 · peak 207Sep 2021 — avg 350 · peak 887Nov 2021 — avg 208 · peak 418Jan 2022 — avg 166 · peak 336Mar 2022 — avg 357 · peak 861May 2022 — avg 415 · peak 1,208Jul 2022 — avg 370 · peak 672Sep 2022 — avg 236 · peak 486Nov 2022 — avg 225 · peak 505Jan 2023 — avg 236 · peak 445Mar 2023 — avg 196 · peak 421May 2023 — avg 246 · peak 458Jul 2023 — avg 537 · peak 874Sep 2023 — avg 416 · peak 776Nov 2023 — avg 407 · peak 778Jan 2024 — avg 455 · peak 893Mar 2024 — avg 416 · peak 733May 2024 — avg 398 · peak 797Jul 2024 — avg 410 · peak 637Sep 2024 — avg 425 · peak 834Nov 2024 — avg 357 · peak 705Jan 2025 — avg 320 · peak 617Mar 2025 — avg 200 · peak 384May 2025 — avg 168 · peak 315Jul 2025 — avg 152 · peak 248Sep 2025 — avg 146 · peak 302Nov 2025 — avg 167 · peak 367Jan 2026 — avg 144 · peak 270Mar 2026 — avg 121 · peak 255May 2026 — avg 104 · peak 204Jul 2026 — avg 97 · peak 164Aug 2026 — avg 98 · peak 407
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Completion

1
achievements tracked
0.2%
earned "Guest of the Full Moon"
0.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsMulti-playerMMOPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsIn-App PurchasesCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable Difficulty

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

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)201100%1

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

FPSPvPWarActionShooterMilitaryTacticalTeam-BasedCompetitiveMultiplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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