Games like The Polar Darkness
If The Polar Darkness is your kind of game, the closest matches are Heaven's Vault, OXENFREE II: Lost Signals and Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About The Polar Darkness: 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.
Players who liked The Polar Darkness also play
Steam players who put hours into The Polar Darkness also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Heaven's Vault
WHY THIS
Top pick for The Polar Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Polar Darkness.
An archaeologist uncovers a lost history in an ancient space Nebula. Award-winning narrative adventure game with hieroglyphic language puzzles, from the creators of 80 DAYS.
OXENFREE II: Lost Signals
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for The Polar Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Polar Darkness.
Five years after the events of OXENFREE, Riley returns to her hometown of Camena to investigate mysterious radio signals. What she finds is more than she bargained for.
Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for The Polar Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Polar Darkness.
Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.
The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for The Polar Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Polar Darkness.
Experience the Myth of Frankenstein through the innocent eyes of his creature. Make decisions and change people's view that you will meet on your way. Now, the myth is in your hands, so how are you going to end it?
IMMORTALITY
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for The Polar Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Polar Darkness.
Marissa Marcel was a film star. She made three movies. But none of the movies were ever released. And Marissa Marcel disappeared. An interactive trilogy from Sam Barlow, creator of Her Story.
Pricolage -IDOLIZED-
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for The Polar Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Polar Darkness.
“Just who are you…?” Uncover the truth behind K-pop idol Sena as you search through her social media accounts in Pricolage -IDOLIZED-. In order to locate K-pop idol Sena, pronounced missing, you must search for clues in the ocean of darkness and greed that is the internet.
Afterparty
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for The Polar Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Polar Darkness.
In Afterparty, you are Milo and Lola, recently deceased best buds who suddenly find themselves staring down an eternity in Hell. But there's a loophole: outdrink Satan and he'll grant you re-entry to Earth.
Suzerain
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for The Polar Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Polar Darkness.
Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Polar Darkness.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Polar Darkness.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Polar Darkness.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Polar Darkness.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Polar Darkness.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Polar Darkness.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Polar Darkness.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Other recommendable Steam games by Horsefly Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Local News with Cliff Rockslide
WHY THIS
Another title from Horsefly Games, the studio behind The Polar Darkness. Shares Adventure with The Polar Darkness.
You're the cameraperson of Butterfly Valley's #1 influencer: Cliff Rockslide. Frame every shot like you were a professional and follow the stories to make Cliff famous. Local News with Cliff Rockslide is a first-person visual novel with an amazingly funny story to laugh for days.
Hyperdrive Inn
WHY THIS
Another title from Horsefly Games, the studio behind The Polar Darkness. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Polar Darkness.
Your father has triggered a set of cataclysmic events and escaped into the depths of his creation, the infinite hotel of Hyperdrive Inn. It's up to you to find him and save the world in the process. In this point & click adventure you never know what you find, who you meet and where you end up.
Stratogun
WHY THIS
Another title from Horsefly Games, the studio behind The Polar Darkness.
An ultra-fast arcade space shooter where every split second counts. Fight through endless swarms of enemies, upgrade your ship, and conquer the deadly Red Orbit or be consumed by it.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Heaven's Vault
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Polar Darkness.
An archaeologist uncovers a lost history in an ancient space Nebula. Award-winning narrative adventure game with hieroglyphic language puzzles, from the creators of 80 DAYS.
OXENFREE II: Lost Signals
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Polar Darkness.
Five years after the events of OXENFREE, Riley returns to her hometown of Camena to investigate mysterious radio signals. What she finds is more than she bargained for.
Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Polar Darkness.
Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.
IMMORTALITY
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Polar Darkness.
Marissa Marcel was a film star. She made three movies. But none of the movies were ever released. And Marissa Marcel disappeared. An interactive trilogy from Sam Barlow, creator of Her Story.
Afterparty
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Polar Darkness.
In Afterparty, you are Milo and Lola, recently deceased best buds who suddenly find themselves staring down an eternity in Hell. But there's a loophole: outdrink Satan and he'll grant you re-entry to Earth.
Suzerain
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Polar Darkness.
Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?
Frequently asked about The Polar Darkness
- What games are most similar to The Polar Darkness?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Polar Darkness are Heaven's Vault, OXENFREE II: Lost Signals, Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure.
- Who developed The Polar Darkness?
- The Polar Darkness was developed by Horsefly Games.
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