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POLYARIS

Also known as POLYARIS, p, polyaris

Survive the Arctic in this first-person single-player game. Move by skis and boat, stay warm, dry, and hydrated, loot what's left behind, fight enemies, and escape the lonely north by any means. For fans of The Long Dark and other similar survival games.

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25 Jun 2026

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#15POLYARIS Open Demo Update #15

OPTIMIZATION Optimized world partition and HLOD loading which should provide more stable frame rate and less stuttering/frame drop issues. Optimized flag and windstock cloth simulation to consume less CPU and increase F…

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June 2026
Steam Next Fest starts tomorrow, and POLYARIS will be part of it. Play demo and join our Discord: https://discord.gg/SswKKPdqJQPatch notes13d ago
BUGS Fixed a bug where 'Steamdeck' optimal video settings preset enables FSR Frame Generation which causes bad performance. Currently, we don't recommend enabling FSR Frame Generation from video settings in the demo. IM…#144 changesFixPerformanceStore17d ago
We're excited to announce that POLYARIS will be part of Steam Next Fest, running June 15–22. If you haven't tried the demo yet, now is the perfect time to jump in. 🏔 Norway-inspired Arctic island 🎿 Travel by skis and…1 changeGameplayPatch notes17d ago
BUGS Fixed a critical issue where items and storages would not load successfully when loading a save, resulting in empty storages and missing items. However, this fix overrides the previous saving system slightly, meani…#133 changesFixUI/audioStore22d ago
May 2026
IMPROVEMENTS Added an ability to scroll through available item actions when hovering over an item in the world. For example, instead of just picking up an item, you can use/consume or place it. Use your mouse scroll whe…#125 changesFixPerformanceStore27d ago
IMPROVEMENTS Added an ability to craft a simple campfire. Expanded the crafting UI with two tabs. Added a wooden branch item, used to craft a campfire. It can be found scattered throughout the world. Added ability to pl…#117 changesFixUI/audioStore29d ago
BUGS Fixed an item duplication issue, where a picked up item would sometimes duplicate in the player's inventory for infinity, and the original item would remain in place. Fixed several issues with ladder interactions,…#106 changesFixUI/audioStore25 May 2026
BUGS Fixed item info pop-up appearing with an offset when an item is rotated in inventory. Fixed several UI issues related to text, localization, input prompts. Smaller misc bug fixes. IMPROVEMENTS Added full PlayStatio…5 changesFixUI/audioStore24 May 2026
BUGS Fixed a visual bug where snow would sometimes appear inside of the buildings where it shouldn't be. Fixed items falling through floors when dropped from player's inventory. Fixed an issue when climbing over an obst…5 changesFixGameplayStore22 May 2026
BUGS Fixed sleep logic which could result in the player being stuck after completing sleep. Fixed an issue where you could fall into the ground and become stuck when loading a save. Fixed an issue where items would fall…7 changesFixGameplayStore20 May 2026
BUGS Fixed a bug with Interact / F key stopping working by reworking the back-end logic of interaction system Fixed a bug when skinning a wolf might result in player being stuck in the ground BALANCING Skis now appear i…2 changesFixPatch notes19 May 2026

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