Poly Beats is a 5K vertical-scrolling rhythm game where you don't need to be perfect to have fun. Dive into our OST, decorated like they're animation, or jump into multiplayer for Tug of War, Free-For-All with power-ups, or ranked async 1v1s - where you compete at your pace, not by the clock.

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Coming Soon To Early Access

The developers of this game intend to release as a work in progress, developing with the feedback of players.

Note: Games in Early Access are not complete and may or may not change further. If you are not excited to play this game in its current state, then you should wait to see if the game progresses further in development. Learn more

What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“We're still learning how to accomodate a live-service-adjacent game! Since Poly Beats is new, we're gonna need to give our infrastructure and design a bit of time to marinade after launch to see where we could make them more robust - especially when it comes to Rags to Riches and our MMR system.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“Shouldn't be any longer than a year.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“We just want way more polish, and more reliable networking tools, alongside a more mature ranking system in Rags to Riches.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“Poly Beats just launched a playtest! It's unfinished but means we'll be heading into Early Access shortly after extensive testing, and Next Fest.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“Poly Beats will always be free - that includes multiplayer, leaderboards, custom maps. It is shocking that other games will charge you for that.

However, DLC will be on the way and will come at a cost.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“We'll keep in touch over on Discord and on Twitter.
We want to grow this game alongside you - because at the end of the day you're our community, right?”
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About This Game

A NEW CONTENDER TO THE RHYTHM GAME SPACE

Welcome to Poly Beats, the 5K rhythm hame that's designed to let you have fun, without being the best at them.

"WHAT EVEN IS A 5K RHYTHM GAME?"

Glad you asked. Well, a rhythm game is a game where you do something to the beat, or, rhythm of the music, and your goal is to stay as accurate as possible with your timing.

In our case, our game is 5K, which means you have 5 inputs that could be tested for that accuracy at any given moment in a song. Usually, other games only hit for 4K or 7K (no idea why they pick 7 though. That's such an odd number.)

CUSTOMIZE... EVERYTHING

We were all about making Poly Beats tailor to you, from the start. Personalize your game with custom keybinds, maps, colors, and note effects. But we're not stopping there – visit the Poly Beats Marketplace, our implementation of the Steam Workshop - where players worldwide can effortlessly share and access custom maps and themes.

DECORATED OST LEVELS

We've got something special – Stream! Our in-house decoration system & runtime, that lets map creators go wild with decorations like shapes, light rays, and custom shaders! Plus, it's super easy with our in-game Decoration Editor.

A RHYTHM GAME WITH ASYNCHRONOUS MULTIPLAYER

Check out our 'Rags To Riches' gamemode. It's an asynchronous multiplayer mode where you can receive maps from other players to be better than them at, or to send and see who's really the better player at Poly Beats.

It's ranked, by the way - so you can move up ranks, scaling from Trisa to Octa. Are you good enough? :p

+ 'NORMAL' MULTIPLAYER, TOO

The multiplayer you probably expect for a rhythm game - but with a twist. Instead of having standard modifiers available... how about some gamemodes instead? Think... Tug of War, Free For All with power-ups and abilities, World Repair in Co-Op and... way more? :)

TUNE PACKS + ARTIST COLLABS

We want to actually consistently hand official content to our community, so that players don't have to rely on only the community after the tutorial. We intend to make official OSTs for all our players who regularly want new challenges, and make sure to keep an eye on the ‘Extras’ pack, as this is updated regularly! <3

We're not just about our songs – we collaborate with other artists too! Get ready for diverse tune packs, and don't worry, we won't make you go broke.

GENEROUS REVENUE MODEL

Best part? Poly Beats is free! Enjoy base game content, customizations, multiplayer, and maps without spending a dime. But if you wanna support us, or have more content at your disposal, you can get our supporter tier - Encore Support, which also comes with some super neat perks at your disposal, and some Tune Pack DLCs that'll be with you soon. <3

GET IT NOW, FOOL

Thanks for reading about our game! If you made it this far, I'm sure you wanna play… so what are you waiting for? Wishlist this thing, and we'll catch you on release day! :)

System Requirements

Windows
SteamOS + Linux
    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10 Home
    • Processor: Any CPU after 2017
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: I made the art in MSPaint bro it's not that hard to run
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 600 MB available space
    • Sound Card: my person in Christ, you're downloading a rhythm game.
    • Additional Notes: Additional storage may be required for Custom Song functionality. At least 6gb RAM (memory) is required to smoothly use the Stream! Decoration Editor.
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 11 Home
    • Processor: Intel i5-8400, or Ryzen 5 2600
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Intel UHD Graphics 770, Geforce GTX 970, or Radeon RX 580
    • DirectX: Version 12
    • Storage: 1 GB available space
    • Sound Card: you're downloading a rhythm game.... 😭
    Minimum:
    • OS: Linux Mint 20 // Arch Linux 2020.6
    • Processor: Any CPU after 2017
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: I made the art in MSPaint bro it's not that hard to run
    • Storage: 600 MB available space
    • Sound Card: my person in Christ, you're downloading a rhythm game.
    • Additional Notes: Other Linux distros will (most likely) work, but are not fully supported. Additional storage may be required for Custom Song functionality. At least 6gb RAM (memory) is required to smoothly use the Stream! Decoration Editor.
    Recommended:
    • OS: Linux Mint 22 // Arch Linux 2024.7
    • Processor: Intel i5-8400, or Ryzen 5 2600
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Intel UHD Graphics 770, Geforce GTX 970, or Radeon RX 580
    • Storage: 1 GB available space
    • Sound Card: you're downloading a rhythm game.... 😭
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