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Poly Bridge 2

PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Android • 2020

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Quick resume

The acclaimed bridge-building indie-hit is back! More levels, more features, more physics fun!

Global score

95/100

Genres

Indie, Simulator, Puzzle

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    Pros

    • Creative and challenging puzzles
    • Consistent and realistic physics engine
    • Good workshop and community content
    • Relaxing music and art style
    • High replayability and skill growth

    Cons

    • Steep difficulty curve especially in later levels
    • Limited tutorial on advanced mechanics like hydraulics and springs
    • Some levels can be frustrating and tedious
    • Few base levels compared to first game
    • Leaderboard cheating and cheese strategies

    Analysis

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Story, Expression. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Survival, Violence, Story.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

    Motivations

    • Autonomy
      4

      "Players have freedom to design and build bridges creatively with many tools and sandbox mode."

    • Competence
      5

      "High skill ceiling with challenging puzzles requiring engineering thinking and optimization."

    • Competition
      3

      "Leaderboards and rankings encourage comparing solutions with others."

    • Continuation
      4

      "Many players report long play sessions and habitual engagement with levels and workshop content."

    • Cooperation
      -4

      "Primarily a single-player puzzle game with limited direct cooperation; community sharing is indirect."

    • Creativity
      5

      "Strong emphasis on creative bridge design and multiple solutions per level."

    • Domination
      -3

      "Interactions focus on personal skill and leaderboard standing rather than exerting control over others."

    • Escapism
      4

      "Players use the game as a relaxing distraction and stress relief."

    • Expectation
      -4

      "Engagement is driven by intrinsic interest and personal challenge rather than obligation."

    • Experimenting
      5

      "Players experiment with springs, hydraulics, and various materials to find novel solutions."

    • Exploration
      2

      "Exploration mainly through discovering new level challenges and workshop content."

    • Expression
      3

      "Players express themselves through unique bridge designs and creative engineering."

    • Fantasy
      -2

      "Focus on realistic physics and engineering principles rather than imaginative fiction."

    • Fellowship
      -3

      "Limited social interaction; community mainly through sharing solutions and workshop levels."

    • Growth
      5

      "Strong learning curve with skill development in physics, engineering, and problem solving."

    • Health
      -5

      "Sedentary gameplay with no physical activity involved."

    • Idle
      -4

      "Requires focused attention and problem solving rather than casual or background play."

    • Intimacy
      -5

      "No evidence of close social or emotional relationships formed through gameplay."

    • Leadership
      -4

      "No leadership roles; players act independently solving puzzles."

    • Progression
      3

      "Progression through unlocking levels and improving solutions, but no item collection."

    • Relaxation
      3

      "Music and gameplay provide a relaxing experience despite some frustration."

    • Sensation
      2

      "Visuals and sound are pleasant but not highly stimulating; focus is on mental challenge."

    • Status
      3

      "Leaderboard rankings provide social recognition within the community."

    • Story
      -5

      "No narrative or story elements; purely puzzle-based gameplay."

    • Strategy
      5

      "Requires careful planning, problem solving, and optimization of bridge designs."

    • Thrill
      2

      "Some tension and suspense in testing bridges, but mostly controlled challenge."

    • Value
      4

      "Players feel the game offers good value for price and time invested."

    • Violence
      -5

      "Gameplay centers on constructive building, not destruction or combat."

    • Survival
      -3

      "No survival mechanics; stable puzzle environment without threats."

    Where to buy

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    Last update: 29/04/2026