Synthopolis

Synthopolis is an online competitive game for 2 to 4 players, with every runner competing for themselves in a vertical cybernetic city. You race through its shifting architecture using grappling hooks, wall running, sliding and climbing, and compete to take and hold the Elyr. The game also has a solo Speedrun mode, where you race the clock across the city.

Race through the city

You carry two grappling hooks that can be swapped in mid-air. The Swing hook reaches farther and preserves your momentum; the Tract hook slows you down and pulls you toward the point you aim at. Wall running, sliding and climbing add to the movement system, which is easy to pick up but has a high skill ceiling.

Compete for the Elyr

In Final Pulse, players share a countdown: take the Elyr, hold it and survive until the clock reaches zero. In Core Charge, there is no time limit. Holding the Elyr charges your core, and filling it wins the round; if you lose the Elyr, your progress freezes where it stopped.

The arena contains items, but the Elyr carrier can collect them only to deny them to the pursuers. Other players can use items to reveal the carrier’s position, disguise their own, double their firepower or cut a grappling hook. A clean hit also severs a target’s hook and briefly pins them in place, giving you a chance to take the Elyr. Aiming while sprinting, swinging on a cable or coming out of a slide means accounting for your momentum.

Race solo

In Speedrun mode, you take on ten objectives scattered across Synthopolis and are timed to the millisecond. There are no hunters or items, just you, the map and the clock. The mode has its own leaderboard, and your personal best is kept on Steam.

Maps and leaderboards

The game currently has one playable map: the virtual city of Synthopolis. Matches contribute to a global Steam leaderboard that tracks ranking score, wins, losses and matches played. The menus can show the global top 10 and your own position, with separate leaderboards for ranked play and Speedrun.

Story and setting

In 2084, you run to save Earth through an arena whose shifting architecture feels almost organic. The parallel world of Synthopolis hides heavy secrets.

Key features

• Competitive online multiplayer for 2 to 4 players, with every runner competing for themselves
• Final Pulse and Core Charge modes
• Two grappling hooks, wall running, sliding and climbing
• Gunplay that can sever an opponent’s grappling hook and briefly pin them in place
• Items for pursuers, including tools to reveal or disguise positions, double firepower and sever grappling hooks
• Solo Speedrun mode with ten objectives and a separate leaderboard
• Live global Steam leaderboards, a lobby browser and lobby chat
• Stylized 3D visuals with a grey watercolour aesthetic