Today we're thrilled to announce a mini content update!

As a bonus for finishing the game, you'll unlock a new Dioramas option under the Extras menu on the Title Screen.

On the Dioramas screen you'll be able to preview many of the 3D models found throughout the game.

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Did you find any easter eggs? Let us know what other characters, models or props you'd like to see!

All the best,

Paul & Ben

There were a couple issues introduced with the last release that should now be fixed:

• The tower should appear properly in Sinking Sands Heart of The Sandpit
  
• The snowballs should appear properly in the Snowball Scramble Challenge Level
  

Hi All!

We have a small but noteworthy update today which adds native ultrawide monitor support (21:9 and above) for folks out there gaming on fancy monitors. To enable an ultrawide resolution, simply navigate to the in-game options screen and select your monitor's resolution from the dropdown. Poi now looks and runs great at 3440x1440@144hz and up!

We also fixed some legacy UI animation bugs when running the game at higher frame rates and made some minor UI improvements to the options screen.

Oh, and some of you may have noticed we recently transitioned the Official Poi Soundtrack DLC to Steam's new OST type, so for those of you who own the soundtrack or the Deluxe Edition of Poi, the soundtrack should show up in your Steam Library now.

And last but not least, THANK YOU and everyone else for supporting our small dev team over the years.

Paul and Ben from PolyKid

P.S. We created these game builds (Windows, macOS and Linux) with a slightly newer version of Unity and from a clean machine, so if you encounter any new bugs or unexpected behavior please let us know.

P.P.S. Here's a bonus picture of Poi running on a 34" curved ultrawide.



If you have an ultrawide monitor, we'd love to see pictures of your setup running Poi!

Greetings, Poi-ers!
We're rolling out an update today that adds three new features to the game:

• A digital art book
  
• A music player
  
• An achievements screen
  

Hello Poi Fans!

We're releasing an update today to support macOS Catalina.

As you may have heard, 32bit applications no longer work on Catalina, so this update includes a 64bit version of Poi for macOS.

Happy gaming,

Paul & Ben from PolyKid

Hey All!

We're proud to announce that Poi is available now on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One!

PlayStation 4


Xbox One


PS4 Store Link:
Xbox One Store Link: Here

Poi at Summer Games Done Quick (SGDQ)
Poi is part of the official games list for SGDQ 2017! It will be speedrun by 097Aceofspades on the 4th of July at 3:35 AM PST along with a few other folks providing commentary: Konasumi, Mildew, Shockwve, Amyrlinn and Keverage. Check out the full schedule here.

We're also got a new Steam build this week with lots of various improvements. It's been a while, so let's dive right in.

User Feedback and Bug Fixes

• Added the medallion level select screen to the Forest and Snow Worlds in the Hub
  
• Disabled several auto-camera view zones to give players more control over the camera
  
• Added a "Game Saved" indicator icon to the HUD
  
• Faster startup load time
  
• Disabled depth of field while in telescope/photo camera mode
  
• Updated controller icons and buttons
  
• Updated god rays visual effect
  
• Modified the way steering the Airship works to eliminate rare stuck bug
  
• Increased resolution quality of various UI elements
  
• Moleiseum intro doesn't play repeatedly
  
• DualShock4 (PS4) controller lightbar support added (experimental; driver/OS dependent)
  
• Fixed a bug with the girl's ledge grab hands offset
  
• Fixed a rendering bug in New Game+ mode when the player dies
  
• Fixed a bug when beating New Game+ that messaged New Game+ was unlocked again incorrectly
  
• Fixed a bug with hats not resetting when changing save profiles
  
• Fixed a Bucket Head in Sinking Sands that would occasionally get stuck under the ground
  
• Fixed a bug where the Explorer Book key was using the Backspace icon instead of the Tab icon
  
• Updated grass model
  
• Fixed an occasional freeze bug when restarting mini games
  
• Added the Unity logo to the credits page
  

Hey All!

We're proud to announce that Poi is available now on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One!

PlayStation 4


Xbox One


PS4 Store Link:
Xbox One Store Link: Here

Poi at Summer Games Done Quick (SGDQ)
Poi is part of the official games list for SGDQ 2017! It will be speedrun by 097Aceofspades on the 4th of July at 3:35 AM PST along with a few other folks providing commentary: Konasumi, Mildew, Shockwve, Amyrlinn and Keverage. Check out the full schedule here.

We're also got a new Steam build this week with lots of various improvements. It's been a while, so let's dive right in.

User Feedback and Bug Fixes

• Added the medallion level select screen to the Forest and Snow Worlds in the Hub
  
• Disabled several auto-camera view zones to give players more control over the camera
  
• Added a "Game Saved" indicator icon to the HUD
  
• Faster startup load time
  
• Disabled depth of field while in telescope/photo camera mode
  
• Updated controller icons and buttons
  
• Updated god rays visual effect
  
• Modified the way steering the Airship works to eliminate rare stuck bug
  
• Increased resolution quality of various UI elements
  
• Moleiseum intro doesn't play repeatedly
  
• DualShock4 (PS4) controller lightbar support added (experimental; driver/OS dependent)
  
• Fixed a bug with the girl's ledge grab hands offset
  
• Fixed a rendering bug in New Game+ mode when the player dies
  
• Fixed a bug when beating New Game+ that messaged New Game+ was unlocked again incorrectly
  
• Fixed a bug with hats not resetting when changing save profiles
  
• Fixed a Bucket Head in Sinking Sands that would occasionally get stuck under the ground
  
• Fixed a bug where the Explorer Book key was using the Backspace icon instead of the Tab icon
  
• Updated grass model
  
• Fixed an occasional freeze bug when restarting mini games
  
• Added the Unity logo to the credits page
  

• Fixed a rare bug that would cause unresponsive player movement upon death.
  
• UI tooltips that appear above the player's head are no longer blurry due to the depth of field effect.
  

Hey all,

This week we've got another small Friday update (build #1639667) with a few changes.

Bug Fixes and Improvements

• Added an option to toggle VSync from the options menu (this might help the performance/stuttering issues some of you have still been reporting).
  
• Fixed a bug with mouse acceleration introduced from Bug Patch #1
  
• Fixed a bug when using Alt+Enter (Cmd+F on Mac) to enter full screen mode where the UI/HUD would disappear.
  
• Updated our Steamworks SDK (this should be a transparent change, but if you see any issues with achievements or leaderboards, let us know).
  

Hey all,

This week we've got another small Friday update (build #1639667) with a few changes.

Bug Fixes and Improvements

• Added an option to toggle VSync from the options menu (this might help the performance/stuttering issues some of you have still been reporting).
  
• Fixed a bug with mouse acceleration introduced from Bug Patch #1
  
• Fixed a bug when using Alt+Enter (Cmd+F on Mac) to enter full screen mode where the UI/HUD would disappear.
  
• Updated our Steamworks SDK (this should be a transparent change, but if you see any issues with achievements or leaderboards, let us know).
  

Hey all,

Hope you had a good weekend! We've got a patch today that addresses some of the most common issues we've been seeing.

Bug Fixes and Improvements

• Various performance and stuttering improvements that some people were getting (even with high end machines). Please let us know if you are still seeing these problems in our forums.
  
• Fixed some instances where NPC animations weren't playing
  
• Fixed a bug where sometimes the Explorer Book wouldn't show Snowland even though level progress had been made.
  
• Fixed various rendering issues with New Game +
  
• Fixed the Batula player effect in New Game +
  
• Updated some localization inconsistencies & errors (fixed missing French characters)
  
• Fixed inverted input for Linux
  
• Enabled rotation using the left stick in first person view
  
• Increased compass efficiency for Rocket Blastoff
  
• Fixed a rare case where player would get locked out of the Lord Buckethead battle
  
• Fixed an issue where Mr. Steins would sometimes not be activated
  
• Fixed some lighting on the Final Boss
  
• Fixed platforming bugs in Crystal Caverns
  
• Updated controller input to support more devices
  
• Fixed double inputs when using the Nvidia SHIELD controller
  

Hey all,

Hope you had a good weekend! We've got a patch today that addresses some of the most common issues we've been seeing.

Bug Fixes and Improvements

• Various performance and stuttering improvements that some people were getting (even with high end machines). Please let us know if you are still seeing these problems in our forums.
  
• Fixed some instances where NPC animations weren't playing
  
• Fixed a bug where sometimes the Explorer Book wouldn't show Snowland even though level progress had been made.
  
• Fixed various rendering issues with New Game +
  
• Fixed the Batula player effect in New Game +
  
• Updated some localization inconsistencies & errors (fixed missing French characters)
  
• Fixed inverted input for Linux
  
• Enabled rotation using the left stick in first person view
  
• Increased compass efficiency for Rocket Blastoff
  
• Fixed a rare case where player would get locked out of the Lord Buckethead battle
  
• Fixed an issue where Mr. Steins would sometimes not be activated
  
• Fixed some lighting on the Final Boss
  
• Fixed platforming bugs in Crystal Caverns
  
• Updated controller input to support more devices
  
• Fixed double inputs when using the Nvidia SHIELD controller
  

Hello, Everyone!

We've been overwhelmed with the positive response to the official Poi launch this week, so first a big THANK YOU is in tall order!

We'll continue to support the game through release, so today we've got a mini update (build #1609702) to tide you over through the weekend.

And don't forget to take advantage of our 15% launch discount! Now is the perfect time to dive right into the action. If you enjoy the game, please consider writing an honest review (we read them all).



New Costume!
We've added another hidden costume somewhere in the world... can you find it? We also moved the 100% costume to make room and to fix the Costume Quest achievement being awarded too early.

User Suggestions and Bug Fixes

• Changed the Explorer Book key from Backspace to Tab
  
• Fixed a bug with the Costume Quest achievement unlocking too early
  
• Fixed a bug where the final boss projectiles would move too fast and off screen
  
• Fixed a bug where the player avatar always defaulted to the boy after quitting to desktop
  
• Fixed a bug where music and sound effect volume wasn't persisting across sessions
  
• Fixed a bug with the Camera Item in New Game+
  
• Removed the Heart Item from the Shop in New Game+
  
• Fixed a bug where some Early Access save files couldn't progress past The Mysterious Gate
  
• Fixed a bug where the Bat confusion effect wasn't getting removed during level transitions
  
• Fixed a possible bug with the boss checkpoint in Mount Magma
  
• Fixed a bug when starting the game set to Brazilian Portuguese
  
• Fixed a German typo from "Deutsche" to "Deutsch"
  

• 4.5 out of 5 by 3WIREL
  
• Editor's Choice by Indie Obscura
  
• Covered by Siliconera
  
• Press release on Gamasutra
  

Hello, Everyone!

We've been overwhelmed with the positive response to the official Poi launch this week, so first a big THANK YOU is in tall order!

We'll continue to support the game through release, so today we've got a mini update (build #1609702) to tide you over through the weekend.

And don't forget to take advantage of our 15% launch discount! Now is the perfect time to dive right into the action. If you enjoy the game, please consider writing an honest review (we read them all).



New Costume!
We've added another hidden costume somewhere in the world... can you find it? We also moved the 100% costume to make room and to fix the Costume Quest achievement being awarded too early.

User Suggestions and Bug Fixes

• Changed the Explorer Book key from Backspace to Tab
  
• Fixed a bug with the Costume Quest achievement unlocking too early
  
• Fixed a bug where the final boss projectiles would move too fast and off screen
  
• Fixed a bug where the player avatar always defaulted to the boy after quitting to desktop
  
• Fixed a bug where music and sound effect volume wasn't persisting across sessions
  
• Fixed a bug with the Camera Item in New Game+
  
• Removed the Heart Item from the Shop in New Game+
  
• Fixed a bug where some Early Access save files couldn't progress past The Mysterious Gate
  
• Fixed a bug where the Bat confusion effect wasn't getting removed during level transitions
  
• Fixed a possible bug with the boss checkpoint in Mount Magma
  
• Fixed a bug when starting the game set to Brazilian Portuguese
  
• Fixed a German typo from "Deutsche" to "Deutsch"
  

• 4.5 out of 5 by 3WIREL
  
• Editor's Choice by Indie Obscura
  
• Covered by Siliconera
  
• Press release on Gamasutra
  

Woohoo! Thanks to our AWESOME fans, Poi got to the top of the Popular New Releases chart on the Steam homepage. What a great launch day!

Be sure to leave us an honest review! We read every single one, both good and bad, to see what people like about the game, and what they don't. It's really helpful to see what might need fixing, and it helps more people find Poi on Steam.

And please tell your friends about Poi! We're seeing a lot of people who have never heard of Poi before and are really happy to have found a 3D platformer to play. Each and every little bit helps the game a TON and we greatly appreciate all the love!

We're working hard on a some of the bugs we've seen and hope to have a patch out really soon.

Thanks again everyone!

Woohoo! Thanks to our AWESOME fans, Poi got to the top of the Popular New Releases chart on the Steam homepage. What a great launch day!

Be sure to leave us an honest review! We read every single one, both good and bad, to see what people like about the game, and what they don't. It's really helpful to see what might need fixing, and it helps more people find Poi on Steam.

And please tell your friends about Poi! We're seeing a lot of people who have never heard of Poi before and are really happy to have found a 3D platformer to play. Each and every little bit helps the game a TON and we greatly appreciate all the love!

We're working hard on a some of the bugs we've seen and hope to have a patch out really soon.

Thanks again everyone!

Poi has officially transitioned from Early Access to Full Release on Steam! We couldn't have done it without the support from the community, so THANK YOU to everyone who has helped us along the way!

We're really excited to see what you guys think of the game, so find us on Facebook, Twitter, or our Steam Community and share your thoughts. Also, please leave us an honest review and tell your friends about Poi if you think they'd like it. Every shout out helps our scrappy little team, and we greatly appreciate each and every one!

With that out of the way, there's a lot of stuff to cover, so let's dive right in!

Important Note
For those of you who prefer to jump right into the game and skip reading the update, we recommend you start a new save file to experience the full game, as we've made hundreds of improvements throughout (however your old save files will work just fine).



Poi - Deluxe Edition
With the addition of an official soundtrack, we've added a special Deluxe Edition bundle which includes both the game and the OST for a 10% discount (15% launch discount until 2/8) here.



Official Soundtrack (OST) & New Music
We've put together an official soundtrack available through Steam here.


We've also added four all-new tracks to the game:

• New Moon Music (OST: The Moon)
  
• New Snowland Music (OST: Snowland)
  
• New Challenge Level Track (OST: Medallion Challenge)
  
• Final World (OST: The Mysterious Gate)
  

• Game Complete (any %)
  
• All Medallions Collected (100%)
  

• French (Français)
  
• Spanish (Español)
  
• German (Deutsche)
  
• Portuguese (Português)
  
• Russian (Pусский)
  

• Conveyor Chaos challenge level has been redesigned.
  
• Added a toggle to disable Camera Auto-Follow from the options screen.
  
• Added a "Quick Restart" option after completing challenge levels for fast restarts.
  
• Several visual improvements added throughout all levels.
  
• Dozens of new sound effects and voices added throughout.
  
• Controller input glyph icons added to tutorial text.
  
• Re-balanced some Explorer Girl tasks
  
• Fixed bugs with achievements not working.
  
• Fixed music looping and audio pops.
  
• Fixed possible application crash on exit.
  
• Optimized CPU performance across the board.
  
• Fixed rare soft lock during fossil collect.
  

Poi has officially transitioned from Early Access to Full Release on Steam! We couldn't have done it without the support from the community, so THANK YOU to everyone who has helped us along the way!

We're really excited to see what you guys think of the game, so find us on Facebook, Twitter, or our Steam Community and share your thoughts. Also, please leave us an honest review and tell your friends about Poi if you think they'd like it. Every shout out helps our scrappy little team, and we greatly appreciate each and every one!

With that out of the way, there's a lot of stuff to cover, so let's dive right in!

Important Note
For those of you who prefer to jump right into the game and skip reading the update, we recommend you start a new save file to experience the full game, as we've made hundreds of improvements throughout (however your old save files will work just fine).



Poi - Deluxe Edition
With the addition of an official soundtrack, we've added a special Deluxe Edition bundle which includes both the game and the OST for a 10% discount (15% launch discount until 2/8) here.



Official Soundtrack (OST) & New Music
We've put together an official soundtrack available through Steam here.


We've also added four all-new tracks to the game:

• New Moon Music (OST: The Moon)
  
• New Snowland Music (OST: Snowland)
  
• New Challenge Level Track (OST: Medallion Challenge)
  
• Final World (OST: The Mysterious Gate)
  

• Game Complete (any %)
  
• All Medallions Collected (100%)
  

• French (Franais)
  
• Spanish (Espaol)
  
• German (Deutsch)
  
• Portuguese (Portugus)
  
• Russian (P)
  

• Conveyor Chaos challenge level has been redesigned.
  
• Added a toggle to disable Camera Auto-Follow from the options screen.
  
• Added a "Quick Restart" option after completing challenge levels for fast restarts.
  
• Several visual improvements added throughout all levels.
  
• Dozens of new sound effects and voices added throughout.
  
• Controller input glyph icons added to tutorial text.
  
• Re-balanced some Explorer Girl tasks
  
• Fixed bugs with achievements not working.
  
• Fixed music looping and audio pops.
  
• Fixed possible application crash on exit.
  
• Optimized CPU performance across the board.
  
• Fixed rare soft lock during fossil collect.
  

Hey all,

Just a few days left to wait! The game will go live at 10 AM this Wednesday, February 1st. The price will be $14.99 with a 15% launch discount for the first week. Don't miss out on this deal if you don't already have Poi!

The game will be fully localized in English, Spanish, French, German, Russian and Brazilian Portuguese.

We are also super excited to announce that the official Poi Soundtrack by Lyndon Holland will be available Wednesday as well. It will be $4.99 with a 15% launch discount. It sounds amazing and we've been listening to it all weekend.

Hope you all are as excited as we are!

-PolyKid

Hey all,

Just a few days left to wait! The game will go live at 10 AM this Wednesday, February 1st. The price will be $14.99 with a 15% launch discount for the first week. Don't miss out on this deal if you don't already have Poi!

The game will be fully localized in English, Spanish, French, German, Russian and Brazilian Portuguese.

We are also super excited to announce that the official Poi Soundtrack by Lyndon Holland will be available Wednesday as well. It will be $4.99 with a 15% launch discount. It sounds amazing and we've been listening to it all weekend.

Hope you all are as excited as we are!

-PolyKid

Hey all,

We're just a week away from launch and have a new trailer to share:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CiOK0Zir0I

Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter too! We'll be posting more stuff from now until the big day.

-PolyKid

Hey all,

We're just a week away from launch and have a new trailer to share:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CiOK0Zir0I

Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter too! We'll be posting more stuff from now until the big day.

-PolyKid

Happy New Year!

We hope you all had a good holiday season. We're back to kick off 2017 with some BIG news -- Poi is launching worldwide (leaving Early Access) on February 1st! You'll be able to play in English, French, Spanish, German, Russian and Brazilian Portuguese.

It's been a long journey and we're very excited for you all to finally be able to play the entire game. There will be more information and a new trailer coming soon. Stay tuned and get excited!

PolyKid

Hello Everyone,

Today we have a mini Friday afternoon update.

Steam Cloud
We've integrated Steam Auto-Cloud which means all your save files will automatically get synced to the cloud the next time you play Poi.

It should support cross-platform syncing too (Windows, Mac & Linux), so if you log on to Steam and start playing from another computer, all your save data will be there.



Have a great weekend!

The PolyKid Team

We released a minor patch today (build #1423797) to fix a few issues with the last update.

Bug Fixes & Improvements

• Fixed a bug where loading levels could sometimes spawn you below the ground
  
• Fixed a bug where turning in 100 coins in the snow levels could freeze the game
  
• Fixed a leaderboard exploit due to being able to restart boss fights
  
• The music now restarts properly if dying during a boss fight
  
• Added a missing compass icon for the Astronomer in the hub world
  
• Fixed a bug where sometimes cutscenes could be skipped by a single 'A' button press
  
• Changed the default camera angle while hanging to show what's below the player
  
• Added a missing collider to the Airship engine
  
• Updated misc sound effect properties on platforms throughout the game
  
• The game now remains paused during the fade out while returning to the hub or restarting a level from the pause menu
  

Hey Everyone,

Today we've put together another BIG update with a focus on a little bit of everything, so let's dive right in!

Warning: Spoilers Ahead

New Art!
We've been hard at work improving the visual look of the game. See if you can spot all the new models! We've highlighted a few specifics ones below:





New Bosses
We've added two new bosses to the game! Here's a sneak peek at one of them:



A new character sets up shop!
We've updated the 100 coin medallions with a friendly raccoon character who will happily take your coins in exchange for a medallion.



New Item: Camera
There's a new item available at the Master Explorer's Shop: A Camera!

Take pictures and check your Explorer Book to uncover unique facts about the characters & enemies in the game.



New Item: Big Wallet
We've increased the cap on the number of coins you can carry from 300 to 500, but you'll have to acquire the big wallet first! Note: This means we've also reduced the default max coins from 300 down to 100.

New Music (and Sounds)
All-new Sinking Sands track
All-new Boss Battle track
All-new Mini-Game track
All-new Challenge Level track
New jingle added for medallion reveals
New voices added to NPCs & enemies

Updated Medallions
We've gone through and improved a BUNCH of medallions to make them more interesting. Here's a list of the ones with the biggest changes:

• Cozy Canyon: The Flower Festival
  
• Cozy Canyon: Mystery of the Lighthouse
  
• Mount Magma: Smoke at the Stone Tower
  
• Mount Magma: Bombing for Fossils
  
• Sinking Sands: Bell Tower Climb
  
• Sinking Sands: Radio Tower Repair
  
• Crystal Cavern: Jailbreak Jam
  
• Crystal Cavern: The Pit
  

• A special new area has been added by entering the spaceship in the hub
  
• Some NPCs will now walk around
  
• New "Fossil Collected" outro cinematic & player animation
  
• Steam leaderboards can now be sorted by Global, Local & Friends
  
• The Bucket Heads in Sinking Sands have a special new look
  
• Enemy bats have a new attack effect
  

We've got a quick Friday update with some improvements based on everyone's feedback from the big release this week.

Golden Gears in Explorer Book
We've added a new tab to the Explorer Book to help make it easier to hunt down all those Golden Gears!



New Spaceship Art
Here's a sneak peek at some of the new art we hope to incorporate throughout the game. Let us know what you think in the forums!



100th Medallion Added to the Forest
We've added a new medallion to the Forest as a reward for those of you who collect 100 coins.

Developer Twitch Stream
We'll be streaming later today on our official PolyKid Twitch channel, so feel free to hop on over and ask us your questions. We'd like to stream more often if there's enough interest, so we hope to see you there!

User Suggestions & Fixes

• Keys reset properly during Challenge Levels if you restart or fall off the level
  
• Golden Gears are now affected by the Magnet Item
  
• Easier to talk to NPCs from any direction (not just standing directly in front of them)
  
• HUD shows which key/button to press to exit hanging & over-the-shoulder camera modes
  
• Forest tutorial no longer plays again when collecting the first Forest medallion
  
• Removed debug sphere that was following the player while soaring
  
• Fixed leader board timer exploits due to restarting levels (0:00 bug)
  
• Fixed a bug where pushing to turn the Airship was slippery
  
• [Possible] Bug fix for options menu disappearing when changing resolutions
  
• [Possible] Bug fix for Snails spawning below ropes
  
• [Possible] Bug fix for slow soaring speeds during the soaring mini game
  

Hello, Everyone!

First of all, we'd like to welcome those of you coming from the Humble Monthly Bundle. We were happy to be featured in the August edition.

But let's get right to the update because we've got a lot of new stuff to cover!

Warning: Minor spoilers ahead.

99 Explorer Medallions
Our total medallion count has gone from 50 to 99 for this release!



Golden Gears
We've added a new character to the sky, so be on the lookout for someone new!

Challenge Levels - Key Mode
If you manage to complete all of the Merchant's challenge levels, a new challenge mode will unlock.

Explorer Tasks
After you find and talk to the stow away girl on the airship she'll give you a list of explorer tasks to complete.

Super Soaring Course
Put your soaring skills to the test in this new area.



Mole-iseum
Hone your fighting skills by defeating groups of enemies in the Mole-iseum.



Mystery Maze
Find your way to the end of this mysterious maze.



Fossil Hunter
Try your luck at this digging game of chance.



Story Cards
We've introduced new story elements to shed some light on the Master Explorer's backstory.

Forest Update
There's a new way to return back to the Forest from the Sky, so be sure to check it out and see if you find anything new!



Unity 5
We've finally upgraded to Unity 5. This means there are likely several new bugs we haven't found yet, so please report any issues or differences you encounter over on our forums. This may improve performance for some of you as well.

User Feedback & Improvements

• The Mount Magma boss fight has been updated and is no longer unbeatable
  
• Improved enemy hit detection (enemies are easier to jump on)
  
• Improved wall jumping (easier to wall jump from more surfaces)
  
• Ability to view Steam profiles for players on the leaderboards
  
• New monkey bars/hanging player animation
  
• New music added during level reveals
  
• Advanced graphics options should no longer reset themselves
  
• Improved pushing physics for Heart of the Sandpit Medallion
  
• Fixed bug if Magnet was purchased as the first item
  
• Fixed several places with broken level geometry
  
• Added support for several additional usb controllers
  
• Updated and refined lots of text
  

Happy Friday!

Just wanted to let everyone know that we've got an update coming next week with a lot of bug fixes and some other cool stuff thrown in.

Thank you for suggestions, bugs and support! We're looking forward to seeing what you all think of the next update.

Have a good weekend!

-PolyKid

Hey Everyone!

We hope you've been enjoying the latest update! We had a great time watching everyone check out the new stuff.

We've got a bunch of bug fixes based on your feedback that address the most annoying issues with the latest update.



Patch Notes

• Enemies will now pause when talking to other characters or collecting Explorer Medallions
  
• Rolling into most enemy types now causes damage (be careful not to miss!)
  
• The 100 coin Explorer Medallions no longer disappear if you die before collecting them
  
• Fixed an issue where the SFX volume would randomly get set to zero
  
• Adjusted difficulty of Snowball Scramble challenge level
  
• Made some adjustments to performance that (hopefully) reduce jitter on lower-end machines
  
• Adjusted volume for some voices so they don't sound too loud / out of place
  
• Reduced "falling death" cutscene duration from 3s to 1s
  
• Fixed a few instances where enemies were floating above the ground
  
• Fixed a teleport bug with ropes (sorry speedrunners!)
  
• Fixed a few instances of missing or incorrect text
  
• Fixed an issue with resetting the level while stuck in a snowball
  
• You can no longer get stuck in the well in Sinking Sands
  
• Coins are now paused during cutscenes
  
• Resetting a non-challenge level now replays the level intro cutscene
  
• Fixed an issue where events in the Sky were sometimes out of order
  
• Fixed an issue that caused coins to get "stuck" on the player without being able to collect them
  
• Fixed an issue where the black death screen could flicker
  
• Fixed a bug where the game could be paused during fade transitions
  
• Various minor UI adjustments
  

Hey Everyone!

Today we launch our BIGGEST update yet. There is so much new stuff to check out, so let's get straight to it!

Improved Story & Flow
We've tweaked character dialog and the overall game flow in order to tell a better story and make the whole experience feel much better. We encourage people to try out a new save file to get the full experience! There may even be a hint of what's to come if you play through again...

50+ Explorer Medallions
We've added a 7th Explorer Medallion to each level, as well as others throughout the game. There are now over 50 medallions to collect!

Enemies have invaded
Be careful out there. We've added nine enemy types to the game.

New Friends
Each level now has a friendly race of creatures to meet.

Player Voices
We've added character voices to the game. Special thanks to Tamara Ryan, Chris Thurman and Michael Sheleman for lending their voices to the game.

Mount Magma Overhaul
Some of the objectives in Mount Magma have been completely redone due to the Buckethead invasion.

Sky Overhaul
There is a ton of new stuff to see in the Sky as you play through the game. Friends that you meet in the levels will appear, new events will happen, and maybe a secret or two will show up...

New Challenge Levels
We added five new challenge levels, so be sure to save up and check them out.

Fossil and Location Rewards
Finding all the fossils and locations will now net you some cool rewards, so be sure to explore every nook and cranny for them.

Explorer Book and UI Update
The UI and Explorer Book have a new and improved look.

New Shop Items
We've removed the "coming soon" items to free up space for two new items: the coin magnet and extra heart container.

Revised Death Flow
Falling off a level now decrements your heart count by one instead of insta-death (so it's easier to hold on to your coins). We've also added a new death screen when all your hearts have been lost.

Improved Camera
The camera should be much smoother now and no longer go through walls.

No more Explorer XP and Explorer Level
Everything is now based off how many Explorer Medallions you have. We think this makes unlocking progress simpler to understand and feels better overall.

True 60 FPS
We investigated an issue brought up by qaopjlll on our forums and found that the game was rendering at 60 FPS, but our physics was only updating at 50 FPS. We've made some changes and now everything runs at a true 60 FPS. You should notice the game to look a lot smoother!

And more!

• Various gameplay improvements to the Forest
  
• A tall man with a beard has been spotted in Mount Magma.
  
• The Astronomer in Cozy Canyon will now visit you in the Sky if you help him out.
  
• New player animations and effects
  
• Lots of bug fixes
  
• Additional SFX and Music
  

Hello everyone!

It's time for a long overdue update. We've been hard at work adding new features and more content to the game. The new build isn't quite ready for Steam yet, but we wanted to give everyone a sneak peek of what we've been working on!

Enemies
We've added enemies to the game! You asked, and we listened. They really add a whole new dimension to each world and we can't wait for you guys to check them out.





New Characters
There are new friends to meet in each world! From the friendly Lavasaurus Rex to the crystal munching Spooks, you'll need to help them out to get all the Explorer Medallions.




UI Overhaul
We started work on a UI re-skin to get rid of the placeholder grey backgrounds and replace them with something that fits the style of the game a bit more.



Something mysterious...
Also, something has appeared on the horizon? What could it be?



That's not all...
There's a ton more to talk about, but we'll do that in a later update. To give you a quick idea, here's a few of them:

• More challenge levels
  
• Player voices
  
• New music tracks
  

Hey all,

We're back today with another shiny new world for our Early Access players -- Crystal Cavern! (build #993090)



Crystal Cavern

• 6 new Explorer Medallions to collect!
  
• 16 new locations to find
  
• 8 new fossils to uncover
  
• New Steam Achievement for level mastery
  

• Added more sound effects.
  
• Added hazards to the ropes in Cozy Canyon and Sinking Sands.
  
• Updated wall jump geo and texture for the Lighthouse.
  
• Fixed camera occluders in Sinking Sands.
  
• Hide Explorer Medallion names in the Explorer's Book that haven't been revealed yet.
  
• Fixed scrolling issues in the Explorer's Book.
  
• Player floating text no longer clips through the world.
  
• Fixed an issue where players could get stuck on the Moon.
  
• Last equipped item now persists on game load.
  
• Fixed an issue where you would remain in 1st person mode if you fell while in it.
  
• Fixed Explorer's Book toaster overlay issues
  
• Added scrolling to the fossil list in the Explorer's Book.
  
• Tweaked level select UI colors.
  
• Fixed a bug where fossils still appeared on the compass after being dug up.
  
• Tweaked pushing physics.
  
• Fixed spring force bug.
  

We're excited to release a new build today with an entirely new world for all of our Early Access supporters! (build #964419)



Sinking Sands

• 6 new Explorer Medallions to collect!
  
• 16 new locations to find
  
• 8 new fossils to uncover
  
• New Steam Achievement for level mastery
  

• New player run animations!
  
• Option to stay in the level after collecting the 100 coins medallion (or collecting any medallion you've already earned).
  
• Explorer Book sorts fossils by world type
  
• Pause screen shows how many keys have been collected for that objective.
  
• Dozens of ambient sound effects added to Cozy Canyon.
  
• Several additional sound effects added throughout the game.
  

• Prevent accidental death when collecting the 100 coins or 7 keys medallions by pausing the player during cutscenes.
  
• Infinite coin treasure chest exploit fixed in Cozy Canyon.
  
• Fixed a bug where the dig icon could get stuck above the player between level loads.
  
• Possible fix for rare bug where player gets stuck in level geometry.
  
• Player walk sounds and footprints sync correctly with foot movement.
  
• The Airship spotlight is now centered correctly.
  

• Mini patch update to fix timer exploit in Sinking Sands leaderboards.
  
• Added a way out of the giant Sinking Sands sandpit.
  

We've got a mini update for everyone this week. (build id #909335)

Change Log

• (possible) Black grass bug fix! Please set your in-game quality to low or medium to test the fix and let us know if it worked for you
  
• (possible) Player getting stuck in level geometry bug fix. We had a hard time reproducing this as well, so please let us know if you encounter it again
  
• Airship orientation is remembered when returning to the hub world
  
• Increased medallion collection radius
  
• Updated our input library to support additional controllers (ie: Xbox One for OSX)
  
• Added debug console command to load levels (primarily for speed runners, more info here)
  

Hey Everyone,

We wanted to get a small Friday update (build id #895853) out this week with Linux + SteamOS support! We heard you asking for it, so now those of you with Steam Machines can enjoy Poi from your living rooms, too.

Poi running on Ubuntu Linux

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Bug Fixes / Tweaks

• Fixed a bug where the back button didn't work correctly on Windows.
  
• New player sprint animation (work in progress).
  
• Minor Cozy Canyon & Mount Magma level adjustments.
  

This week's update brings OS X support, save profiles, additional leaderboards for all medallions and a bunch of bug fixes & improvements.

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We're still hard at work on more levels and content, but we wanted to get these important changes out first. The full list is detailed below:

Update #2 (build id 884894)

New Features / Tweaks

• Added multiple save profiles from the main menu.
  
• Added global leaderboards for all medallions.
  
• Display medallion times in the Explorer Book.
  
• Display the current level timer in the pause menu.
  
• Prevent accidental cutscene skips by showing "Press A to Skip".
  
• Mapped keyboard arrow keys to rotate the camera.
  
• Re-mapped the close parachute keyboard key from 'B' to 'R'.
  

• Fixed a bug where restarting levels didn't reset the level timer.
  
• Fixed occasional mouse cursor flicker.
  
• Fixed rendering artifacts with UI text caused by different resolutions.
  
• Fixed camera pop after initial cutscene in the forest.
  
• Fixed input bug when selecting UI elements (sometimes it would skip over a selection)
  
• Fixed a bug where the resolution drop-down list could extend off screen (on 4k monitors).
  
• Fixed a bug where the HUD timer could overlap the pause menu.
  
• Fixed a bug where fossil & location UI popups could overlap.
  
• Fixed a rendering bug with the telescope UI on low-quality mode.
  
• Fixed a bug where input was still being processed after selecting UI elements.
  
• Fixed a bug where UI hints would flicker between keyboard and controller images.
  
• Fixed a bug where you could interact with NPCs while having an item equipped.
  
• Fixed a bug where player particles weren't getting cleaned up on level reset, causing long white particle trails.
  
• Player avatar resets properly when deleting save data.
  
• Removed floating grass in the forest.
  
• Disabled auto-rotate camera zones when playing with mouse/keyboard.
  

• A World of Platforming Adventure - Hardcore Gamer
  

• Previously obtained medallion times won't automatically upload to the new steam leaderboards because we had some unfair timer exploits in older builds.
  
• Upgraded from Unity 4.3 to 4.6.9 (for added stability).
  

Hello Everyone!

We're happy to be participating in the annual Steam Autumn Sale this year, so if you haven't picked up the game yet now is a great time to join the fun.

Trading Cards
We also just released our first set of Steam Trading Cards! We received several requests to add trading card support to the game and thought it would be a great way to kickoff the autumn sale. For those of you unfamiliar with how trading cards work, read up on them here.



Borderless Window Mode
Here's a great tip if you like to play games in windowed mode, but you don't like to see the default Windows border. Note: If you've been experiencing alt-tab issues in fullscreen mode, try using a borderless window and setting your in-game resolution to max instead.

Launch the game!


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Next Update
We're still ironing out the details on our long-term road map, but we've been fixing a lot of bugs and working on some user-requested features in the meantime and should have a more substantial update queued for next week.

Again, BIG THANKS to everyone who has played the game so far, left positive reviews and been active in the community forums -- we appreciate all the support!

Happy Monday, Everyone!

We've been on Early Access for just over a week now, and we wanted to highlight a few articles from the release:

3D Platformer Poi leaps onto Steam Early Access - PC Gamer
Retro Platformer Poi Climbs Onto Early Access - Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Double Jump Your Way to Adventure in Poi's Early Access - IndieGames
Poi Brings The N64-Style 3D Platformer To Steam Early Access - Siliconera
Poi - Bowser's Not-So-Evil Test - Jim Sterling (YouTube)

We also wanted to give a shout out to those of you streaming and speed running the game on Twitch, as well as uploading clips to YouTube.

We're currently hard at work on Update #2 and a more long-term road map for bigger features.

Big thanks to everyone for all the support, feedback, comments & bug reports so far -- please keep them coming!

Our first update!

We want to give a huge THANK YOU to everyone who's participated in our Early Access so far. And especially those who have reported bugs in our Technical Support forums. This build focuses on fixing a lot of bugs and adding a few new features / tweaks to make the overall experience better.

New Features / Tweaks

• Temporary invincibility granted when the player touches lava.
  
• Disabled player lives until further balancing can be done.
  
• Added a "Reset Local Leaderboards" button in the options menu.
  
• Added a "Camera Momentum" slider in the options menu.
  
• Changed tutorial text for the Explorer Book to better explain how to open the Explorer Book.
  
• Balanced the Shovel so that coins can't be infinitely farmed in a single spot.
  
• Added a restart button to the pause menu for all levels (not just for challenge levels).
  
• Borderless window mode added (enter -popupwindow as a launch option in Steam).
  

• Resetting the level while in over the shoulder mode allowed for "flying."
  
• The Lavasaurus Rex fossil was not diggable / dissappeared in Mount Magma.
  
• Challenge levels did not reset to their original state when restarted.
  
• The Big Spender achievement was broken. Everyone who bought an item should now get the achievement after starting up the new build.
  
• Fixed various lightmap issues in Mount Magma.
  
• Fixed lighting issues with the player's mouth and the Girl's eyes.
  
• Falling rocks in Mount Magma did not have a shadow.
  
• Using the shovel while performing a side flip allowed the player to move around while in the dig animation.
  
• Standing on a floating island near the player boundary in the Sky caused a massive force to be applied the next time the Explorer's Sail was used.
  
• Falling off the Moon caused the game timer to reset and allowed for unrealistic completion times for that Explorer Medallion.
  
• The Telescope now works better with inverted control options.
  
• The Runaway Fox footprints in Cozy Canyon were not being cleaned up properly.
  
• The player can no longer move during the fade out when "Return To Sky" option is selected from the pause menu.
  
• Sometimes coins on the Moon were not collectible.
  
• The bird in Cozy Canyon now has the right texture.
  
• Disabled over the shoulder while looking through the Telescope.
  

• We've introduced a global leaderboard version system for our challenge levels.
  
• Since we fixed some big challenge level glitches in this build, there are new leaderboards. If you do not update the game to this build, you can still post times to the old leaderboards, but they will only be visible to people still on the old build.
  
• We don't plan on adding a new leaderboard version for every update--only when necessary and with as much advance warning as possible.
  

Happy Friday everyone!

Poi is now available on Steam Early Access! Woohoo!

Purchasing Poi Early Access means that you can download and play the game forever, starting right now. You'll get all of our new content, as well as the finished version of the game when we officially release.

We believe that you shouldn't charge people full price for a game that is still in-progress, so Poi Early Access will cost a discounted $14.99. Once the game is finished, the price will likely go up. However, there is a special one week 33% launch discount where you can get the game for $10, so don't miss out!

And in the effort of being totally transparent, Poi is still a work-in-progress. There are likely bugs, unfinished and missing content, more art, more SFX, etc that will be added over time.

With that said, we are super excited to have people play and welcome all feedback and suggestions! Early Access is a great way for you guys to help shape the final game and make Poi the best 3D platformer that it can be!

So with all that said, we hope you guys are as excited about this as we are and ask that you please SHARE our Early Access with your friends, leave us an honest review, and participate in our community! We can't do this without you.

Thanks for all your continued support,
Ben & Paul