Poolar Bear Patches Silent GPU Memory Leak on Windows

A small but meaningful fix has arrived for Poolar Bear. Developer ichineego games identified a memory leak tied to Unity's Direct3D 12 graphics backend, which was silently consuming GPU memory on certain Windows systems — the kind of problem that can cause gradual performance degradation without an obvious cause.

What changed

• The Unity graphics backend has been switched from Direct3D 12 to Direct3D 11
• The leak is described as fully resolved under the new backend
• No visual difference is noted between the two backends

The fix was driven by player reports, which the developer acknowledged with a direct thanks in the announcement.

For affected players, the practical outcome is straightforward: GPU memory should no longer climb unchecked during a session, and no graphical trade-off accompanies the change.