Polterguys
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13May 2025
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| Sale | 70% OFF in the Steam Spring Sale – Tell Your Ghoul-Friends! 👻 Haunting in spring, YES! It's a thing and now’s the perfect time to join the chaos. Polterguys is part of the Steam Spring Sale , and you can grab the game with 70% OFF for a limited time . Jump into a fast-paced multiplayer party Battle Royale where ghosts, traps, and pure mischief decide who survives. Possess objects, sabotage your friends, and cause complete mayhem in haunted arenas built fo… | — | |
| In-game event | Balance Update Now Live! This update is now live. Here are the patch notes: · Jester hats (costume ability charge ups) have been turned off · Major mobility tuning: lower jump height/speeds, reduced hiding spot ejection force, softer knockback across abilities. · Force zones & bouncers rebalanced for cleaner movement and fewer cheese escapes. · Costume abilities nerfed: removed invincibility/invisibility, reduced fligh… | 21894354 | |
| Sale | Polterguys joins Taskbar Treasure Week! Polterguys is taking part in Taskbar Treasure Week on Steam. The event highlights a range of cozy and creative indie games, and we’re happy to be included! Polterguys is 67% off until 15 December , so if you’ve been thinking about picking it up for your next game night, this is a good moment to jump in. Take a look at the event here: Thanks for playing, playing with friends and keeping the matc… | — | |
| Community | Nominate Polterguys for the Steam Awards! 🎉 Thank you for playing Polterguys: Possession Party We’ve loved seeing your matches, your screams, and all the ridiculous moments you’ve created together. The recent updates have been a blast to roll out, and it’s been even better watching you play with friends (and foes). We’re still hard at work making Polterguys as wild and fun as it can be. And with that said... 🏆 Steam Awards: Better Wi… | — | |
| Game update | Hotfix - 14th November Hotfixes Live! · Spooky Trail rewards preview at match results now correctly shows the next reward · Spooky Trail rewards missed from previous patch will not be correctly awarded when users log in | 20803227 | |
| Major update | 🎃 Halloween Update: Ghoul Scouts and Haunted Trails Hey everyone! Spooky season is here and so is our biggest update yet . We’ve added a brand new level, costumes with special powers, themed emotes, fresh avatars, and a new quest path to unlock it all. What’s inside · New Level: Ghoul Scouts – explore the haunted woods for the first time. Don’t get lost out there. · Costumes with abilities – Backpack, Bug Zapper, Shroomfrog - all with special ab… | — | |
| Game update | Mini patch Fixed issue with 4 player splitscreen Fixed flashing characters on podium | 20099772 | |
| In-game event | Patch 1.0.9 Now Live: Respawn Mode and More Hey ghouls, Patch 1.0.9 is live today with a mix of new features, balance tweaks, and bug fixes. Here is what you can expect: Gameplay changes: · Respawn game mode. Come back to life by moving your goo into the yellow circle. Available in Quickplay. · Witch’s Hat grow ability. · Improved critter zone. · Inactive player detection. · Dialog skipping in the tutorial. Bug fixes and quality of life:… | — | |
| Game update | Patch 1.08 – Trophy Costume for Weekly Winners and more! Hey everyone, Patch 1.08 is now live. If you’ve been gunning for the top spot on the leaderboard, there’s now something to show for it. New in this patch: • Weekly leaderboard winners now wear the Trophy costume… for one week only • News UI rework for cleaner layout • Fixed gamepad double scrolling in News UI • Increased shadow resolution Congrats to our latest top players - keep an eye out for… | — | |
| Game update | Patch Update – Weekly Leaderboards Are Here! Hey fellow ghouls The new patch is live today and here’s what’s in it: · Weekly leaderboards are in. Compete for the top spot each week. · Quickplay flow rework . Groups now stay together between rounds. Solos can join games in progress. · Haunt decor is cheaper . Candy prices reduced. · New unlockables . Flamingo (Haunt) and Snowman (Riptide Reef 2). · Fixes . Exploits patched. Bugs squashed.… | — | |
| Game update | Patch 1.0.7.11 Fix occasional issues where player is returned to haunt in quickplay Fix issue with rocket exiting portals in the wrong direction Fix exploit spot in cursed chateau Fix issue where cross platform recent players names would not show Fix memory leak | 19282728 | |
| Community | Quickplay Just Got Quicker: Global Matchmaking and Mid-Game Joining Hey everyone! We’ve made it easier to jump straight into the fun in Polterguys: Possession Party. Quickplay now searches around the world to find an active game for you. If a match is already underway, you’ll drop in as a spectator and join the action at the start of the next round. No matter where the party is, there’s always a spot for you. We hope this update helps bring players together and… | — | |
| Game update | 1.0.7 patch * Optionally search all regions for matches * Moved rewards screen end of round * Players will join in progress matches and wait as spectators until the next round starts * Lighting/Rendering optimizations and improvements * Added camera rotation options to settings menu * Improved bot behaviour in all modes * 'Possess to Impress' Improvements Added support for Bots * Updated Emperor visuals *… | 19160769 | |
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| Community | Possess to Impress Early Access Mode Now Live! Hey everyone! A new early access mode is now live in Polterguys: Possession Party. It’s called Possess to Impress . Each round, the Emperor of Fashion gives you a theme. You and the other ghosts rush to possess the best costume items to match it. It’s fast, competitive, and full of ridiculous outfits. Right now it plays out in a single level. If you’re enjoying it, we’d love to expand on it. We… | — | |
| Game update | 🛠️ Patch 1.0.5 is now live Hey everyone! Thanks for playing and continuing to send in feedback - it helps a lot. This update includes a few fixes and adjustments based on that. Patch notes: · Fixed some issues with the new camera · Added the ability to remove bots from custom games (Note: reduces medal rewards per match) · Thrown powerups now start long and reduce distance when charged (Prevents accidental disco deaths)… | 18864730 | |
| Esports | Developers Stream - 8pm BST / 3PM EST Come hang out with the Polterguys devs! Whether you’ve got burning questions or just want to watch some chaotic rounds unfold, we’d love to have you there! 📺 twitch.tv/polterguysgame See you on stream! The Polterguys Team | — | |
| Community | Polterguys – What’s New So Far! Hi everyone, We just wanted to take a moment to say thank you. Watching players jump into Polterguys: Possession Party, share feedback, and post their favourite moments has been incredible - and it’s helped us shape the game! Here’s a look at the updates we’ve rolled out so far: 🔧 Patch 1.0.2 – April 22, 2025 • Fixed several camping spots • Added a pause button for the staging area countdown •… | — | |
| Esports | Developers Stream - 8pm BST / 3PM EST May 30 Come hang out with the Polterguys devs! Whether you’ve got burning questions or just want to watch some chaotic rounds unfold, we’d love to have you there! 📺 twitch.tv/polterguysgame See you on stream! The Polterguys Team | — | |
| Esports | Developers Stream - 8pm BST / 3PM EST May 23 Come hang out with the Polterguys devs! Whether you’ve got burning questions or just want to watch some chaotic rounds unfold, we’d love to have you there! 📺 twitch.tv/polterguysgame See you on stream! The Polterguys Team | — | |
| Community | Polterguys: Possession Party Runs Great on Steam Deck Just a quick heads-up: Polterguys: Possession Party works well on Steam Deck! We've tested it internally and had no issues — performance is solid, controls feel good, and nothing breaks. We also made a native Linux build especially for Steam Deck, so the game runs at maximum performance without relying on Proton or Windows compatibility layers. We’re still waiting on the official Steam Deck Ver… | — | |
| Game update | Patch Notes – Shuffle Play, Fixes & More! Polterguys Update Now Live! A new patch is out for Polterguys. This one focuses on bug fixes and gameplay improvements. · New! - Level Shuffle option added to Custom Games - as suggested by our community · Holiday Hoarders - improved AI pathing so the monster is less likely to land on your head · More fixes to level exploits -- keep those reports coming! · Improvements to Custom Game settings ·… | — | |
| Game update | Update Notes for May 2nd patch 1.0.3 * Embeautification of network stats * Random level selection option for custom games * Remember settings between matches in custom game menu * Fixed 2 and 3 star costume abilities * Fix level exploits * Disable big possessable cams * Fix some issues with daily quests * Fix UI issue when disabling abilities * Fix costume quest rewards * Soda can shake fixed * AI pathing improvments, fixes Holida… | 18312004 | |
| Esports | Developers Stream - 8pm BST / 3PM EST May 2 Come hang out with the Polterguys devs! Whether you’ve got burning questions or just want to watch some chaotic rounds unfold, we’d love to have you there! 📺 twitch.tv/polterguysgame See you on stream! The Polterguys Team | — | |
| Esports | Developers Stream - 8pm BST / 3PM EST April 25 Come hang out with the Polterguys devs! Whether you’ve got burning questions or just want to watch some chaotic rounds unfold, we’d love to have you there! 📺 twitch.tv/polterguysgame See you on stream! The Polterguys Team | — | |
| Game update | Update notes for 22nd Match Patch 1.02 Fixed camping spots Added a pause button for the staging area countdown Fixed scoring | 18167622 | |
| Esports | Launch Day Developers Stream - 3pm BST / 10AM EST September 20 Join the devs on Twitch and Youtube for our launch day stream! Come join us for a good time and a chance to ask us questions directly to learn about the game! | — |
Announcements are the developer’s own posts to the game’s Steam news feed: updates and their patch notes, in-game events, releases and sales. The important ones are marked on the players chart.