— The grappling-hook parkour FPS
A competitive parkour FPS. Grapple through the air, snatch the Elyr from your opponent, and keep it.
Seize the Elyr. Keep it. Or take it back.
In 2084, humanity has run out of resources. One last hope hides in a virtual, brutalist city: the Elyr, the life energy that can change everything.
You play a champion, alone against one opponent or in a four-way free-for-all. Slide, leap, grapple through the air and trap your opponent with shooting and betrayal items. Reflexes, reading the arena and anticipation are your only weapons.
What makes it different
Grappling hook and momentum
Two grappling hooks to choose from: the swing to link curves and keep your speed, the propulsion to launch yourself from one point to another. Easy to pick up, with a dizzying skill ceiling.
Painted in watercolour
Every set is painted: washes laid over brutalist architecture, outlined with an ink line. An FPS that looks like a comic book page.
Zero pay-to-win
Free, and it will stay that way. 100% cosmetic monetisation. Every champion is equal on the starting line.
For every PC
Designed to run on modest setups and translated into thirteen languages. Competition without a hardware barrier, emerging markets included.
Choose your ground
Final Pulse
Whoever holds the Elyr when the five minutes are up wins the round.
Core Charge
Hold the Elyr for three minutes in total, added up. The round gets longer the more players there are.
Training
Learn the controls, polish your lines and try speedruns.
Tutorial
The basics of movement and the grappling hook, step by step.
A city in watercolour
The art direction of Eliott Bouchonnet: brutalist concrete, watercolour washes, an ink line. Halfway between comic book and architecture.
The trailer
Designed to run anywhere
No need for a monster machine. Synthopolis deliberately aims low, down to running on an integrated graphics chip from 2013. That is good for accessibility, and for the planet: a game that runs on an old PC pushes nobody to buy a new one.
Thirteen languages
French, English, German, Spanish (Spain and Latin America), Italian, Portuguese (Portugal and Brazil), Russian, Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Korean and Japanese.
Minimum specification
- System
- Windows 10 (64-bit)
- Processor
- Intel Core i5, 4th generation
- Memory
- 8 GB of RAM
- Graphics
- Intel HD 4600 (integrated)
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Storage
- 2 GB of available space
Frequently asked questions
Is Synthopolis really free?
Yes. Synthopolis is free-to-play on Steam and will stay that way. Monetisation is strictly cosmetic: no purchase gives any advantage in the game. Every player starts on equal terms.
What specification do I need to play Synthopolis?
Windows 10 64-bit, a 4th-generation Intel Core i5 processor, 8 GB of RAM, an Intel HD 4600 integrated graphics chip, DirectX 11 and 2 GB of disk space. The game is deliberately optimised to run on modest machines.
Does Synthopolis run on a laptop or a low-end PC?
Yes, by design. An Intel HD 4600 integrated graphics chip and 8 GB of RAM are enough: no dedicated graphics card needed. The game takes 2 GB and is free on Steam.
Is Synthopolis like Titanfall 2 or Mirror's Edge?
It shares their first-person parkour and grappling hook, but it is played online with two to four players, with two hooks, an objective to hold (the Elyr) and a watercolour art direction. And it is free.
What is the Elyr in Synthopolis?
The Elyr is the life energy at the heart of the game. In 2084, humanity has run out of resources and the Elyr is its last hope. In a round, one player carries it and has to keep it while the others try to snatch it away.
What are the game modes in Synthopolis?
Final Pulse and Core Charge are played by two to four players, in a 1v1 duel or a free-for-all, with a solo training mode and a tutorial on top. Final Pulse lasts five minutes; Core Charge stretches depending on the number of players.
Is Synthopolis available in English?
Yes, and in twelve other languages: French, German, Spanish (Spain and Latin America), Italian, Portuguese (Portugal and Brazil), Russian, Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Korean and Japanese.
Is Synthopolis available on console or Mac?
Not for now. Synthopolis is available on Windows PC via Steam. News is announced on our Discord.
Who develops Synthopolis?
ReyDio Games, a French independent video game studio founded in 2025 and based in Cannes, on the French Riviera (Côte d’Azur). The studio was founded by Rayane Rahal and Eliott Bouchonnet.
Ready to take the Elyr?
Download Synthopolis for free, join the community and help us shape the game during its early access.