Poly Universe

Poly Universe is a solo-developer Early Access city-builder that has been in Early Access since July 20, 2018. During its active period, the developer (Pouchmouse) maintained a consistent pattern of meaningful updates: a major story mode overhaul in January 2020, building upgrades and research improvements in June 2021, and a full interstellar trade and galactic map overhaul in December 2021 — with regular feature patches and bug fixes in between. The December 2, 2021 update post (NEWS-1) is the last communication from the developer. In it, Pouchmouse explicitly promised a procedural planet generation update "early in 2022." That update never appeared, and there have been no news posts, patches, or developer communications of any kind since that date. As of June 27, 2026, the game has been silent for approximately four and a half years — far beyond the roughly 4–6 month cadence between major updates that characterized the game's active development period. The game remains available for purchase on Steam with its Early Access flag still active, meaning it has not officially launched or been delisted. The store description still reflects the game's current feature set with no mention of a 1.0 roadmap or completion timeline. With an outstanding developer promise unfulfilled, a multi-year communication blackout, and no explanation provided, the current status of development is genuinely unclear.