# Polyguno: Polygon Space Shooter .io Game

Geometry class, but with guns. A free multiplayer .io space shooter in your browser, no download. Start as a triangle, climb to a decagon. Every side is a life.

Play at <https://polyg.uno/> on a desktop browser with a keyboard and mouse.

## How to play

Polyguno is a multiplayer .io game where you fly a polygon through space and shoot everyone else. Every level adds a side to your ship, and every side is a life.

1. **Collect stardust.** Shoot stars and planets to knock off stardust, then fly close to pull it in. Stardust is your XP. Big planets pay the most, so they turn into battlegrounds.
2. **Add a side.** Each level turns your ship into a bigger shape, from triangle to decagon. Every new side holds a stat pack you pick: attack, defense, speed or dexterity.
3. **Every side is a life.** Run out of health and your ship loses a side and one of its packs, and bursts into stardust anyone can grab. Lose your last side as a triangle and you're out.

## The climb: triangle to decagon

Bigger shapes have more lives and more packs, but they're slower and easier to hit. Total XP for each shape:

| Shape    | Total XP |
| -------- | -------- |
| Triangle | Start    |
| Square   | 150      |
| Pentagon | 405      |
| Hexagon  | 839      |
| Heptagon | 1,575    |
| Octagon  | 2,828    |
| Nonagon  | 4,958    |
| Decagon  | 8,579    |

## Stat packs

- **Attack:** damage
- **Defense:** less damage taken
- **Speed:** moving speed
- **Dexterity:** fire rate

You pick your ship's two starting packs before you spawn. On each level-up you get three to choose from (keys 1 to 3).

## Controls

- **WASD:** move
- **Mouse:** aim. Your ship's weapon side always faces the pointer.
- **Click or Space:** hold to fire
- **1, 2, 3:** pick a pack on level-up

## FAQ

**Is Polyguno free?** Yes. It's a free browser game: open polyg.uno and press Play.

**Do I need to download anything?** No download and no account. It runs in any modern desktop browser.

**Can I play on a phone?** Not yet. Playing needs a keyboard and mouse, so open polyg.uno on a computer.

**Can I play with friends?** New players join the fullest open arena, so friends who start together usually land in the same one.

**Who are the other players?** Real people, up to 10 per arena. Quiet arenas are topped up to 8 with bots, which leave as people join.

**Can I just watch?** Yes. Press Watch to fly a free camera over any arena, zoom out, and follow anyone on the leaderboard.