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Coming Q1 2027 Date not final

The Polar Darkness

By Horsefly Games

AdventureInteractive FictionPoint & ClickPuzzleChoose Your Own AdventureExplorationSingleplayerHidden ObjectStory RichMultiple EndingsFemale ProtagonistController
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About The Polar Darkness

The Polar Darkness is a game tagged Adventure, Interactive Fiction and Point & Click by Horsefly Games, launching on Steam in Q1 2027. The quietest week ahead for games like it starts Nov 23. The Steam games most like it include Amanda the Adventurer 3, A Winter Haunting and We Are Not Alone.

A Lovecraftian folk horror mystery set during the polar night of 1980s northern Finland. When a child preacher disappears during a revival sermon, a journalist becomes trapped in an isolated village where something ancient is beginning to awaken.
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Busiest weeks for games like this one in the next 12 weeks:

  • Week of Oct 26, 2026 — Packed, 235 similar games
  • Week of Nov 2, 2026 — Busy, 133 similar games
  • Week of Nov 9, 2026 — Busy, 113 similar games

Quietest: Nov 23, Dec 7, Jan 11.

Steam data

Everything Steam lists for The Polar Darkness · record updated 5 minutes ago

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Overview

App ID4521110
Release dateQ1 2027
Last change number40254311
Last record update5 minutes ago

App info

App type
Game
Developer
Horsefly Games
Publisher
Horsefly Games

Platforms

Windows
Controller
Full support

Features

3
Single-playerFull controller supportFamily Sharing

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