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Steam Deck: Verified
Runs on: Windows
Price: US$14.99

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2023 · Adventure · Indie

Polylithic

The Polylithic is a 3rd person crafting survival set in the Paleolithic/Neolithic era where the player crafts items, unlocks technology, discovers the world, builds bases, and can either grow the tribe and command the settlement or play the game solo.

Released: 9 November 2023
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Adventure Indie Simulation Strategy
Developers: —
Publishers: —
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Themes: Survival Sandbox
Languages: Chinese (Simplified), Czech, English, German, Japanese, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish (Spain)

About

Polylithic is a 2026 survival video game developed by polyperfect. The game is set in prehistoric times and combines survival, base building, crafting and tribe management elements. It entered early access on 9 November 2023, with the full version released on 25 August 2026.

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Gameplay

The player takes on the role of a leader of a prehistoric tribe. They explore an open world, hunt animals, gather resources, craft tools and weapons, and build and expand a settlement. As the game progresses, the player unlocks new technologies and can assign various tasks to members of the tribe. The game features both a story mode and a sandbox mode, as well as cooperative multiplayer.

Story

The story mode follows the development of a prehistoric tribe from a nomadic way of life towards a more settled society. The player gradually leads the tribe through migration, the acquisition of new technologies and the construction of settlements.

Development

The game was developed by the independent studio polyperfect. Polylithic originally entered early access in November 2023, during which it was expanded with new gameplay mechanics, content and bug fixes. Multiplayer was added to the game on 8 October 2025. The full version was released on 25 August 2026.