PolyZ
Open-world survival shooter with base building on a quarantined island
Thirteen37 Games™ · Released Oct 5, 2024 · Early Access
ActionAdventureIndieMassively MultiplayerEarly Access
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 48% of 290
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 0
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 1 year ago
- Aug 27, 2025
What is PolyZ?
PolyZ is an early-access open-world survival game set on an island quarantined after a catastrophe. You scavenge supplies, fight enemies, craft items, treat injuries, and build a base while factions search the island for resources and artifacts. You can play alone or with others.
For you if...
- +you enjoy open-world scavenging and building a base
- +you want to explore and survive with friends
- +you like managing injuries alongside crafting and combat
Not for you if...
- −you prefer guided levels to open-world exploration
- −you dislike gathering materials to craft and build
What players say
48% of 290 reviews are positive
Players praise building bases and playing with friends. They complain about inventory and crafting bugs, poor performance, and loot scattered too freely.
Screenshots and trailer
PolyZ system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 8.1 or Higher
- Processor
- i5 12400F or Higher
- Graphics
- GTX 1050 ti or Higher
- Memory
- 2048 MB RAM
- Storage
- 6000 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 4
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- Default configuration is not performant
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil.
Tags
- Early Access
- Massively Multiplayer
- Survival
- Base Building
- Action
- Exploration
- Shooter
- PvP
- Open World
- Post-apocalyptic
- Character Customization
- Open World Survival Craft
- Crafting
- PvE
- First-Person
- Building
Recent updates
- Aug 27, 2025 · PolyZ 0.2.5.5 Patch Notes
- Aug 25, 2025 · PolyZ 0.2.5 Patch Notes
- Jul 23, 2025 · PolyZ - 0.2.2 Patch Notes
- Jul 9, 2025 · 0.2.1.0.0: The Combat & Performance Unleashed Update
- Jun 28, 2025 · PolyZ Major Update: 0.2.0.0.0 - "The Overhaul"
1 DLC available.
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