Poi

Buy91%

Very Positive · 745 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

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  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

PolyKid · 3D Platformer · Feb 1, 2017

Player review score
91%
Very Positive
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
25
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
6
Full audio0 of 6
Subtitles6 of 6

Should I buy Poi?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 116 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 61 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 37 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 65 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Story: 54 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 25 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 745 player reviews · updated

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
42% of themes are praise16% are divided42% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
116 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
A good way to describe it is "really good when it's working", because basically, the gameplay is good, the controls are good (if you're playing on a controller, at least), the camera is functional, but sometimes you can have trouble with that 3 things.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
61 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Children: Just the art style alone makes it clear that it is a game that children will enjoy.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Too bad, because the soundtrack was a pretty important part of Mario 64 and similar games to me.
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The controls are tight and response, and work well with keyboard and mouse (I didn't try out my gamepad with this title, I didn't feel it necessary as keyboard and mouse felt good).
Linux compatibility
Players who bring up Linux compatibility mostly praise it.
4 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphical performance is excellent at maximum settings, on ubuntu linux with radeon mesa drivers.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay116 reviews
Graphics61 reviews
Audio37 reviews
Controls16 reviews
Linux compatibility4 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
83% still recommend
Crashes
100% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
91% still recommend
Story
91% still recommend
Combat
84% still recommend
Bugs
92% still recommend
Performance
100% 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

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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