Poi (video game)

Poi
Two children dressed in explorer's gear, a boy on the left and a girl on the right, simultaneously reach up towards a glowing medallion.
Steam capsule image featuring the two protagonists
Developer(s)PolyKid
Publisher(s)PolyKid
Alliance Digital Media (NS)
Director(s)
  • Paul Ewers
  • Ben Gable
Artist(s)David Hattori
Composer(s)Lyndon Holland
EngineUnity
Platform(s)
ReleaseLinux, macOS, Microsoft Windows
  • WW: February 1, 2017
PlayStation 4, Xbox One
  • WW: June 27, 2017
Nintendo Switch
  • WW: October 23, 2017
Genre(s)3D platformer
Mode(s)Single-player

Poi is an independent 3D platform game released on Linux, macOS and Microsoft Windows via Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Poi was the first game developed by PolyKid, an independent studio made up of graduates from the DigiPen Institute of Technology. Following an unsuccessful Kickstarter campaign in August 2015, the game was released via Steam Early Access the following November and remained in active development until a finished version was released in February 2017, followed by home console ports later that year.