The Polynomial - Space of the music

The Polynomial - Space of the music

Released Oct 2010

Experience the music in a new way. Feel it pulse around you. The Polynomial is a 3D space shooter with unique, fractal based scenery that animates to the music.

72% positive · 497 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Steam $6.99
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Evaluation

The Polynomial - Space of the Music launched on October 15, 2010 as a complete, self-contained experience: a 3D music visualizer/space shooter with a built-in soundtrack, arena editor, and a full suite of features described on the store page. There is no DLC, no season pass, and no announced future content for this game. The only post-launch activity has been maintenance and compatibility work. In August 2022, the developer released Version 140 (August 24, 2022) and Version 141 (August 25, 2022), which backported engine fixes from the sequel, Polynomial 2, to improve compatibility with modern Windows and Linux systems and fix antivirus false positives. These updates explicitly kept gameplay unchanged and were purely technical in nature. The one "major content" post in the news feed (June 1, 2016) was an announcement that the sequel, Polynomial 2, had launched on Early Access — not new content for this game. The developer's last communication of any kind was August 25, 2022. The game has received no content updates since its original launch and was never positioned as a live-updated product. It launched as a finished game and remains so.
Evidence
Store description presents the game as a complete product with a fixed feature set: 50-minute soundtrack, 35 arenas, 4 visualizers, arena editor, and various gameplay modes. No mention of future updates or planned content.
store metadata · Oct 15, 2010 source content shipped
high
Version 141 hotfix to address antivirus false positives introduced by Version 140. Pure maintenance patch.
news post · Aug 25, 2022 source development ongoing
low

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Details

Developer
Publisher
Dmytry Lavrov
Achievements
14
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

Experience the music in a new way. Feel it pulse around you.
The Polynomial is a 3D space shooter with unique, mathematical scenery that animates to the music. And this is not some boring mathematics. This is fractals. There are worlds to explore, ugly enemies to kill, pretty allies to protect, bonuses to collect, and scores to beat (if you are into this sort of thing). It also includes arena editor and a non-shooting mode in which you can simply explore and rock out to your music. The game comes with 50 minute soundtrack; you can also import your music and playlists or even use the microphone input. There is a great variety of options that you can adjust for your own ultimate visual experience.

Key features:

  • Dynamic universe animated to music of your choice or microphone input.
  • 50 minutes of original soundtrack.
  • Unique 3D graphics and effects.
  • Highly configurable visuals, music, and image post-processing.
  • Full featured editable music playlist.
  • Support for anaglyph 3D glasses and the common 3DTV formats.
  • Joystick support.
  • Built in arena generator and editor.
  • 35 hand-picked arenas.
  • 4 music visualizers to choose from.
  • Innovative scoring function.
Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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