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The Polynomial

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App ID 67000
App Type Game
Store Name The Polynomial - Space of the music
Developer
Publisher Dmytry Lavrov
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Last Changenumber 28969938
Last Record Update 13 May 2025 – 23:17:39 UTC ()
Release Date 15 October 2010 – 17:00:00 UTC ()
❓ 69.05%
495 reviews
0
In-Game

Experience the music in a new way. Feel it pulse around you. The Polynomial is a 3D space shooter with unique, fractal based scenery that animates to the music.

Additional Information

Developer Dmytry Lavrov
gamedir ThePolynomial
metacritic_name The Polynomial - Space of the music
icon empty string
controller_support partial
NoServers Yes
primarycache 67001
state eStateAvailable
serverbrowsername empty string
ValidOSList Windows macOS
community_visible_stats Yes
installscript_macos Polynomial_osx.app/installscript_osx.vdf
installscriptosx Polynomial_osx.app/installscript_osx.vdf
primarycache_macos 67002
primarycache_mac 67002
Publisher Dmytry Lavrov
Store Release Date 15 October 2010 – 22:41:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1), Casual (4), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 15 October 2010 – 17:00:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 25 December 2016 – 20:19:31 UTC () (1482697171)
review_score 6
review_percentage 72
Detected Technologies (?) Lua SDK, Ogg SDK, OpenAL SDK, Vorbis SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 1 February 2024 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 9387514
  • configuration:
    supported_inputgamepad
    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke1
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs1
    small_text1
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimenative
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
store_screenshot ss_3f611b08b273ff990c645bb49b1946eb9061bf88.jpg
First seen on SteamDB 27 April 2013 – 13:26:47 UTC (), in changelist #212562

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes

Tags

🌱 Indie 🎶 Music 💥 Action 🎶 Rhythm 😌 Casual 🦄 Psychedelic 🕹 Arcade 🙌 First-Person 🎨 Colorful 👤 Singleplayer 🎶 Great Soundtrack 💥 Bullet Hell 🤖 Music-Based Procedural Generation 🏅 Score Attack ✈️ Flight

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Leaderboards Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support

Assets

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logo af744b8f81736c0c24682eecc089ed6b453f4f2b
logo_small af744b8f81736c0c24682eecc089ed6b453f4f2b_thumb
small_capsule
englishcapsule_231x87.jpg
header_image
englishheader.jpg
Assets
main_capsulecapsule_616x353.jpg
small_capsulecapsule_231x87.jpg
headerheader.jpg
library_capsuleportrait.png
community_icon0656832c08097347cfb742622880e04a6ce89efa.jpg
page_background_pathapp/67000
timestamp17 May 2019 – 01:45:15 UTC
Trailers
256690770 ↴
trailer_nameFan trailer
trailer_category0
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trailer_480p/video/mp4256690770/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm256690770/movie_max.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4256690770/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm256690770/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4256690770/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium256690770/movie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_full256690770/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id114496
all_agestrue
is_highlighttrue
timestamp1500572418
5959 ↴
trailer_namePolynomial Teaser
trailer_category0
trailer_480p/video/webm5959/movie480.webm
trailer_480p/video/mp45959/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm5959/movie_max.webm
trailer_max/video/mp45959/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm5959/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp45959/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium5959/movie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_full5959/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id4231
all_agestrue
timestamp1558057510

Depots

ID Configuration Size DL.
67003 Linux ThePolynomial-linux-depot 87.38 MiB 74.66 MiB
67002 macOS ThePolynomial-osx-depot 129.24 MiB 0 B
67001 Windows ThePolynomial-depot 101.40 MiB 81.00 MiB

Total size on disk is 318.02 MiB and total download size is 155.65 MiB.

Total size on disk is 101.40 MiB and total download size is 81.00 MiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 9387514 25 August 2022 – 15:30:27 UTC
betabeta 9387514 25 August 2022 – 15:16:57 UTC
old_old_version 34499
old_version 95872 23 August 2022 – 23:57:14 UTC

Other

Name Value
overridescddb 1
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