Crit

P·O·L·L·E·N

Wait65%

Mixed · 206 player reviews · Low confidence

It depends on what you're after.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows

Mindfield Games · Adventure · Apr 20, 2016

Player review score
65%
Mixed
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
26
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
8
Full audio1 of 8
Subtitles8 of 8

Should I buy P·O·L·L·E·N?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 63 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Performance: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Controls: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 206 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 134 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
36% of themes are praise18% are divided46% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
63 of 134 sampled reviews raised it
POLLEN is a thoroughly enjoyable interactive adventure/story, giving the player a chance to live in science fiction stories in the vein of "2001: A Space Odyssey" or "Moon".
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
27 of 134 sampled reviews raised it
The colour tone, physical buttons, the tech that feels really old school, it all builds up on this retro feeling, and I just love it!
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
27 of 134 sampled reviews raised it
The sound design is stellar and excellent graphics really do their job at immersing you into the game.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
7 of 134 sampled reviews raised it
The voice acting is great, and the sound effects are very realistic and professional.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story63 reviews
Gameplay27 reviews
Graphics27 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
80% still recommend
Bugs
67% still recommend
Players complain
Performance
58% still recommend
Controls
33% still recommend
Crashes
60% still recommend
Optimization
60% still recommend
Interface
25% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support
  • Tracked Controller Support

Store features

  • Captions available
  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • VR Support
  • VR Supported

Platforms

  • Windows

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Full price
$9.99

We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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