Alpha Polaris (2015)

Turmoil Games

PC (Microsoft Windows)

3.29 from 17 ratings

230 members have it in their collection · 3 playing now · 160 backlogged · 5 wish listed

How long? · with extras 4h (from 2 logged playthroughs)

Alpha Polaris is an oldschool adventure game focusing on slow-burning character driven horror and environmental themes. It draws inspiration from such sources as Inuit legends and Cthulhu mythos.
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Details

Developers
Turmoil Games
Genres
Adventure, Indie, Point-and-click
Themes
Horror
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Release dates

  • Oct 22, 2015 (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows)
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Vakil

Review Vakil 4/5 · Jan 13, 2024

John Carpenter did it better but not everything can be a masterpiece

THE THING about this game is that it starts with an injured animal visiting a remote, arctic research center before the supernatural horror descends. Some would argue that THE THING this game sets out to do has been done before and done better. I say yeah, sure. Still, THE THING this game set out to do, it does OK.

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THE THING about this game is that it starts with an injured animal visiting a remote, arctic research center before the supernatural horror descends. Some would argue that THE THING this game sets out to do has been done before and done better. I say yeah, sure. Still, THE THING this game set out to do, it does OK.

The story is decent enough. There's some good moments of creepiness and one good jump scare. Some of the puzzle solutions are annoying but for the most part, they're reasonable. It worked fine on my Deck.

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