Fit check
Is Polyball worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Fans of physics-based platforming who want racing and leaderboard competition
- Groups seeking split-screen multiplayer with ball-rolling challenges
- Players who want to build or download community-made levels
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a conventional vehicle-racing game rather than ball-based platforming
- Players wanting a narrative-focused adventure instead of repeated time trials and competitive modes
- Players who do not want to engage with level creation or community-made content
Our take on Polyball
Instead of centering on cars or conventional platforming characters, Polyball uses a rolling ball as the player avatar and combines physics courses with racing ghosts, split-screen competition, and user-created levels.
What is Polyball?
Polyball is a physics-based ball-rolling game with more than 60 levels, solo challenges, split-screen multiplayer, and online story-mode races.
Multiplayer includes Trails and Battle modes. Global and friends-only leaderboards let players compare times and race against recorded ghosts. Shards collected during solo play unlock ball models and particle effects, with customization also appearing in ghosts and multiplayer. Steam Workshop adds community-created challenges, while the built-in level editor supports custom models and textures. The game includes controller support, keybinding, achievements, statistics, Steam Cloud Saves, alternate language localization, and versions for Mac, Windows, and Linux. Free downloadable content and additional multiplayer modes are listed as planned additions.
How Polyball plays
- 01Level editor
- The editor supports custom model and texture imports for player-created challenges.
- 02Ghost racing
- Players can race against recorded runs through global and friends-only leaderboards.
- 03Ball customization
- Collected shards unlock different ball designs and particle effects for solo and multiplayer play.
- 04Split-screen multiplayer
- Local multiplayer includes Trails, Battle, and a split-screen version of the story mode.
- 05Workshop content
- Steam Workshop provides community-made levels and other challenges.
- 06Controller support
- The game supports controllers and customizable key bindings.
Polyball compared to similar games
Polyball uses ball-based physics courses, ghost racing, split-screen modes, and a level editor. Absolute Drift focuses on drifting across 34 tracks and adds event challenges, while KartKraft centers on kart racing, including the KartKross vehicle and Brentomonte track.
Polyball: platforms & release
Is Polyball worth it?
It is worth it if: fans of physics-based platforming who want racing and leaderboard competition. Skip it if: players seeking a conventional vehicle-racing game rather than ball-based platforming.
Where can I download Polyball?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Polyball's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Polyball on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
