Polarity

Polarity

Steam Deck Playable

Bluebutton Games · Puzzle · Jul 15, 2016

Worth it for the right player.

At $12.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

79%
Mostly Positive
5k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Co-op: 80 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 38 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 32 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 5k player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
27% of themes are praise64% are divided9% are caveats
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
The levels are actually pretty well designed, especially some of the co-op missions.
80 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
I liked the gameplay so much that I did the co-op campaign by myself using the keyboard + 360 controller.
38 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
A fun puzzle game that doesn’t make you think too hard, Polarity is a good game for 1 or 2 (local) players.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Co-op80 reviews
Gameplay38 reviews
Difficulty29 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters81 reviews
62%
Graphics49 reviews
63%
Controls37 reviews
65%
Multiplayer24 reviews
79%
Audio22 reviews
59%
Performance16 reviews
44%
Interface13 reviews
54%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs32 reviews
34%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Full price

Currently $12.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $12.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
79%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
10
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.