Poly Bridge

About

Poly Bridge is a 3D physics-based construction simulator game, in which players design bridges for vehicles to traverse over a series of rivers.

History

On June 30th, 2015, Poly Bridge was released for sale on the Steam^[3] software distribution service.

Gameplay

In the game’s campaign mode, players constructing bridges across rivers using a variety of tools, which must be safely traversed by vehicles in order to progress to the next level. Additionally, players can create their own custom levels and share them on the Steam Workshop or freely construct bridges in the game’s sandbox mode.

Online Presence

On July 7th, 2015, Yogscast streamer Sips played Poly Bridge during a broadcast on Twitch (shown below). On July 10th, the /r/PolyBridge^[2] subreddit was launched for discussions about the construction game. On July 13th, a page for Poly Bridge was created on the Yogscast Wiki.^[1]

On July 9th, Redditor tupiniquinium posted a GIF of a Poly Bridge construction that collapses as soon as the vehicle reaches the end of the bridge to /r/gaming,^[5] where it received more than 5,300 votes (95% upvoted) and 730 comments in the first two weeks.

On July 18th, Redditor GryphonCH submitted a Poly Bridge animation titled “When a Civil Engineer plays Poly Bridge,”, featuring a two-level motorized bridge (shown below). Within one week, the post garnered upwards of 5,400 votes (93% upvoted) and 620 comments on /r/gaming.^[4]

On July 21st, the engineering news blog Popular Mechanics^[7] published a listicle featuring nine Poly Bridge puzzle animations. On the following day, Redditor btoxic submitted an animated GIF featuring a monster truck launching across a ravine in Poly Bridge to /r/gaming,^[8] where it gained over 5,600 votes (96% upvoted) and 690 comments in the first 24 hours (shown below).