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. In the midst of the snowfields of Greenland lies Alpha Polaris, an American oil research station. High above, the ion storm of the century is gathering, bringing about a strange intermixing of reality and night terrors. It is up to Rune Knudsen, a Norwegian biologist, to take on a desperate struggle against fear and death, and to face the primordial force lurking beyond the veiled sky.
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Grave, contemplative, earnest and classical in form.
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
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About the game
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Developer
- Turmoil Games
- Released
- October 22, 2015
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view
- Engine
- Wintermute Engine
IGDB rating 7.4/10 from 12 ratings.
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