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2009PCSteam Deck playable72 % positive5.49 €

A 3D space shooter whose fractal landscapes animate and pulse to your own music. It also offers a non-shooting mode for simply drifting through the visuals while listening.

  • Distinctive, stylised art style
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Lots to discover
  • Action-packed real-time combat

The closest matches for The Polynomial are Jumping Flash!, Rez and Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes The Polynomial special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Rez

Distinctive, stylised art style

A rail shooter where every shot becomes part of the electronic soundtrack. Abstract neon visuals, rhythm and sound merge into a hypnotic trip through a computer network.

Cosmochoria

Sci-fi setting

A retro-styled arcade shooter where you hop between tiny planets, fight aliens and space monsters, and plant seeds to bring a barren galaxy back to life.

Xotic

Sci-fi setting

An arcade-style first-person shooter on an alien planet focused on high scores, chain reaction explosions and hidden power-ups. You fight the minions of the Orb using a symbiotic creature as your weapon.

Jet Set Radio Future

Lots to discover

Skate at high speed as a graffiti artist through a cel-shaded future Tokyo, tagging turf and dodging the police, all to an unmistakable soundtrack of funk, electronica and hip-hop.

Child of Eden

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A rhythm-driven rail shooter by Tetsuya Mizuguchi where music, light and color blend into a synesthetic trip. You lock on and fire in time with the beat at abstract enemies across psychedelic cyberspace worlds.

Aaero

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A rhythm shooter where you fly along ribbons of light, blasting enemies and bosses in time with licensed electronic music. The soundtrack and stylized look are the highlights.

Metal Garden

Lots to discover

A short, atmospheric single-player shooter that takes you through an overgrown megastructure. Exploration and light puzzles accompany the action as you seek out what lies beyond.

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