Alpha Polaris : A Horror Adventure Game
Released Oct 2015
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.
81% positive · 619 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
Alpha Polaris launched on Steam on October 21, 2015 as a complete, self-contained adventure game with no post-launch content updates or DLC. On January 8, 2020, Turmoil Games announced that the studio was closing and made the game permanently free as a parting gesture to their community. The game shipped as a finished product and no additional content was ever planned or delivered after launch. The studio closure confirms there is no ongoing development of any kind.
Evidence
Turmoil Games announced the studio is closing and made Alpha Polaris free to play as a farewell to supporters.
The Steam store description presents Alpha Polaris as a previously released retail title ported to Steam with minor technical enhancements — no mention of ongoing updates, DLC, or future content.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Turmoil Games
Achievements
18
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
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...
Alpha Polaris is an old-school adventure game focusing on character-driven horror and environmental themes. Previously released worldwide in retail, the game features professional voice-acted dialogues, hand-drawn dialogue portraits and an original soundtrack.
Alpha Polaris was developed by Turmoil Games, an indie game studio situated in Finnish Lapland, making the game an authentic Arctic production. Developed during two long and dark Finnish winters, inspiration for the game was drawn from such sources as inuit legends, Cthulhu mythos and the very real blight polar bears face today.
The Steam edition includes:
* Expanded resolution support (MINIMUM RESOLUTION 1280x768)
* Steam achievements & trading cards
* Minor tweaks & bug fixes, tweaked dialogues
* English voice acting, ingame texts available in English, Russian, German and Polish
Alpha Polaris is an old-school adventure game focusing on character-driven horror and environmental themes. Previously released worldwide in retail, the game features professional voice-acted dialogues, hand-drawn dialogue portraits and an original soundtrack.
Alpha Polaris was developed by Turmoil Games, an indie game studio situated in Finnish Lapland, making the game an authentic Arctic production. Developed during two long and dark Finnish winters, inspiration for the game was drawn from such sources as inuit legends, Cthulhu mythos and the very real blight polar bears face today.
The Steam edition includes:
* Expanded resolution support (MINIMUM RESOLUTION 1280x768)
* Steam achievements & trading cards
* Minor tweaks & bug fixes, tweaked dialogues
* English voice acting, ingame texts available in English, Russian, German and Polish
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