Smart construction is the key to solving Poly Bridge 3’s physics-wrangling puzzles. Build a well-designed bridge and it’ll carry dirt bikes and tanker trucks across a gaping chasm. Plan poorly and your span will collapse in a heap. Before long, you’ll be crafting working drawbridges and using new-to-the-franchise foundations that make even the longest bridge unshakable.

What we love: Thinking way outside the box. A bridge with tidy trusses and well-anchored supports is functional but boring. How about a hydraulic-powered crane that launches a stretch limo skyward and sends it tumbling onto the goal flag? Now that’s riding in style.

Quick tip: If your bridge collapses, turn on Stress Visibility during the simulation phase and slow down the playback. It’ll give you a better idea of exactly where—and why—things fell apart.

Meet the creator: New Zealand’s Dry Cactus released Poly Bridge in 2016 and Poly Bridge 2 in 2020. For this third iteration, creative director Patrick Corrieri and his team designed a nonlinear campaign that lets players freely hop between worlds, from dusty deserts to Viking villages.