What kind of game is P.O.L.L.E.N?
P.O.L.L.E.N is an atmospheric, suspenseful and highly interactive first person sci-fi exploration game, optimized for virtual reality.
One of P.O.L.L.E.N’s core mechanics is its story, which is told through exploration and puzzle solving. The story begins with you taking the role of a replacement employee for a space mechanic that has disappeared on a Saturnian moon station.
Is P.O.L.L.E.N suitable for children?
P.O.L.L.E.N is a complex existential journey with puzzles and story elements that may be difficult for children to fully comprehend. The game also contains some profanity, as well as evidence of past violence, tobacco & alcohol use. Because of this, our minimum age recommendation to play P.O.L.L.E.N is 16.
What does the name stand for? And while we’re on it, what’s the thing with the bees?
All we are telling is that it’s a science fiction game and you won’t be flying with a bee.
When is P.O.L.L.E.N released?
PC & VR Beta: April 20th, 2016
PS4 & Full VR: TBA
Where can I buy P.O.L.L.E.N?
On release: Steam Store, the Humble Store, GOG.com, and the Playfield Digital Store
Later on: Oculus Home
What kind of device do I need to run P.O.L.L.E.N?
Getting the required frame rates on Oculus Rift you will need the Oculus recommended setup:
- NVIDIA GTX 980 / AMD 390 equivalent or greater
- Intel i7 equivalent or greater
- 8GB+ RAM
- Compatible HDMI 1.3 video output
- 2x USB 3.0 ports
- Windows 7 SP1 or newer
With regular monitor the requirements are a lot lower:
Minimum:
- CPU: Intel Core-i3 3.3Ghz / AMD Phenom II X4 3.0GHz
- GPU: Nvidia GTX650 / AMD Radeon HD 7870
- Memory: 4GB RAM
- OS: Windows 7 / DirectX 11
- Disk space: 8 GB
Recommended:
- CPU: Intel Core-i5 3.9GHz / AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz
- GPU: Nvidia GTX970 / AMD R9 290X
- Memory: 8GB RAM
- OS: Windows 10 / DirectX 11
- Disk space: 8 GB SSD
What platforms will P.O.L.L.E.N be available on?
On release: Windows
Later on: PS4
Which VR headsets will P.O.L.L.E.N support?
On release: Oculus Rift
Later on: HTC Vive
What controls do you support?
On release: Mouse & keyboard, gamepad
Later on: Motion controllers
What languages will P.O.L.L.E.N be available in?
English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Finnish and Russian.
Is P.O.L.L.E.N VR only?
No. Although P.O.L.L.E.N has been designed for virtual reality headsets, it also works regular monitors. This means that the walking/turning pace and head bob have been optimized depending on which visual device you are playing with. We support several different rotation mechanics for the body (i.e. comfort mode and others) and use little tricks / avoid certain things to make first person movement more comfortable.
Through game testing we learned that rotational stairs is something you shouldn’t have in VR.
Do I have to buy the game twice to play both VR and Non-VR versions?
No. When you buy P.O.L.L.E.N you’ll have access to both the VR and Non-VR versions of the game.
What engine is P·O·L·L·E·N made with?
P.O.L.L.E.N is made with Unity. We use the engine to its maximum graphical potential. You can read more about this in the interview Unity did with our CEO / Lead Programmer Ville.
How many people are in Mindfield?
We began working on P.O.L.L.E.N with 5 founders in 2013. Now the team has grown into 15 people. Along with our regulars we have Stakula doing sfx&music and two script writers working on the story, loads of play testers breaking things (thank you for it!) and friends&family helping us where ever they can.
I’m a streamer/youtuber/media and would like to do a let’s play/review of P.O.L.L.E.N, can I get a review code?
Absolutely! We’re excited to see what you’ll think of the game & share it with the community. In order to verify your status as a streamer/youtuber/media please send us a request to contact@mindfieldgames.com and include links to your social media profiles.
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