Alpha Polaris : A Horror Adventure Game

Alpha Polaris : A Horror Adventure Game

Steam Deck Playable

Turmoil Games · Adventure · Oct 22, 2015

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's free to play.

81%
Very Positive
614 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 185 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 53 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 24 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 614 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
57% of themes are praise29% are divided14% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Graphics: The graphics are inconsistent, with fairly nice static images for characters during conversations, but extremely low detail characters during cinematics.
185 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Sound: Sound design is pretty good.
53 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Gameplay follows a classic point-and-click structure, with players moving between locations, interacting with objects, solving puzzles, and engaging in dialogue.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
Inventory management and environmental interaction are handled in a familiar way, and for fans of the genre, there’s a certain comfort in how closely it adheres to established conventions.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters185 reviews
Audio53 reviews
Gameplay24 reviews
Interface11 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Graphics45 reviews
87%
Difficulty16 reviews
94%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes10 reviews
70%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
81%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
18
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.

If you liked this one

Reviewed games that overlap most with this one.

No recommendations for this game yet.

This game doesn’t overlap enough with games Crit has reviewed.