Alpha Polaris

October 22, 2015 Turmoil Games
Point-and-click Adventure Indie
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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.
Storyline

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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Release Date October 22, 2015
Developer Turmoil Games
Game Modes Single player
Perspective Side view
Themes Horror
Alpha Polaris

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