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Polyroll

Relive the PC shareware era in this run n' roll, retro platformer! As the last remaining polyroll, you must run, jump, roll, float, and bomb your way through bizzare environments to defeat the evil Kaiser Kiwi.

29 October 2019

Polyroll is an adventure developed by Shiny Dolphin Games, released 29 October 2019 on Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Polyroll is

Polyroll is an adventure game developed by Shiny Dolphin Games and released in 2019. It was published by HOF Studios. It is available on Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Relive the PC shareware era in this run n' roll, retro platformer! As the last remaining polyroll, you must run, jump, roll, float, and bomb your way through bizzare environments to defeat the evil Kaiser Kiwi.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Polyroll launched on 29 October 2019, within three weeks of Death Stranding, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, The Outer Worlds and Disco Elysium. It arrived 2 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Death Stranding, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, The Outer Worlds, Disco Elysium.

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When did Polyroll come out?
Polyroll was released on 29 October 2019 for Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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