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Alpha Polaris : A Horror Adventure Game

Turmoil Games · 2015-10-21

Steam

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Oct 22, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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.

Alpha Polaris : A Horror Adventure Game is a free-to-play Adventure and Indie title released in 2015, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (81% of 617 reviews).

0
playing now
81%
positive of 617 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
74/100
IGDB user rating (12 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Free
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Alpha Polaris is a point-and-click horror adventure game, developed by Finnish company Turmoil Games and published by Just a Game. It was released for Microsoft Windows on June 24, 2011. The game is set in a research station in Greenland.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 36 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity down 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 17% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

All-time low: $1.49 at Steam (2018-06-21)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
222220172026Week of 2017-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

302026-09-15 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 09:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 00:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 14:00 — 1 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 20:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 19:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 10:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$11.99$0.002015-10-222021-01-162015-10-22 — best price $9.592015-10-29 — best price $8.392015-11-25 — best price $8.392015-12-22 — best price $5.992016-02-08 — best price $5.992016-04-11 — best price $4.792016-06-13 — best price $3.592016-06-23 — best price $3.592016-07-19 — best price $9.992016-09-05 — best price $9.992016-10-28 — best price $2.992016-12-05 — best price $2.992016-12-22 — best price $2.992017-01-12 — best price $2.992017-02-06 — best price $2.992017-04-10 — best price $1.992017-06-12 — best price $2.992017-06-23 — best price $1.992017-10-16 — best price $2.992017-10-26 — best price $2.992017-11-22 — best price $2.992017-12-21 — best price $2.992018-02-19 — best price $2.992018-04-23 — best price $2.992018-06-21 — best price $1.492018-07-30 — best price $2.992018-10-08 — best price $2.492018-10-29 — best price $2.992018-11-21 — best price $2.992018-12-20 — best price $2.992019-01-07 — best price $2.492019-04-01 — best price $2.492019-05-27 — best price $2.492019-06-26 — best price $2.492019-10-28 — best price $1.492021-01-16 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3112026-06-01 — 2 pageviews2026-06-05 — 2 pageviews2026-06-09 — 5 pageviews2026-06-13 — 2 pageviews2026-06-17 — 5 pageviews2026-06-21 — 1 pageviews2026-06-25 — 5 pageviews2026-06-29 — 3 pageviews2026-07-03 — 9 pageviews2026-07-07 — 6 pageviews2026-07-11 — 5 pageviews2026-07-15 — 1 pageviews2026-07-19 — 5 pageviews2026-07-23 — 5 pageviews2026-07-27 — 2 pageviews2026-07-31 — 2 pageviews2026-08-04 — 4 pageviews2026-08-08 — 3 pageviews2026-08-12 — 1 pageviews2026-08-16 — 5 pageviews2026-08-20 — 3 pageviews2026-08-24 — 10 pageviews2026-08-28 — 4 pageviews2026-09-01 — 31 pageviews2026-09-05 — 7 pageviews2026-09-09 — 6 pageviews2026-09-13 — 10 pageviews2026-09-17 — 7 pageviews2026-09-21 — 5 pageviews2026-09-25 — 7 pageviews2026-09-29 — 4 pageviews2026-10-03 — 2 pageviews2026-10-07 — 8 pageviews2026-10-10 — 10 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

18
achievements tracked
35.1%
earned "Vetenarian"
15%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing

3 supported languages: English, German, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)88836%18

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

DarkIndieHorrorMysteryAdventureAtmosphericMultiplayerFree to PlayLovecraftianSingleplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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