Development

Development

Beginnings:

Much of this era of PolyWorld! is unknown, but it is confirmed that development of the client and site started near May 29th, 2026. The client was originally only for WebAssembly only, and the first known screenshot and meme was created.

The avatars were originally a solid blue color

First PolyWorld! meme based on the screenshot seen to the left

First meme:

The first meme was an Undertale reference to Sans's pre-fight dialogue. It was created in may, like other very early screenshots.

Early multiplayer tests

First game in modern client

Multiplayer tests:

Multiplayer was created pretty early on as a priority for development. It included a better avatar, too. It did not have sleeves and the face is different from the modern one. There are many differences here, too, such as the studs not using any normal map. The Crzy account was made on May 29th. Despite the PolyMan! account having the same date, they were not actually registered at the same time and was instead made via PHPMyAdmin.

June 2026:

Not much is known about this time... I'll try to keep digging, don't worry.

July 2026:

Development greatly ramped up in July. All early versions of the game seem to have creation dates on the same day (which is definitely wrong)