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83%3k83% positive reviews, Very Positive across 3k reviews·Survival · Detective
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A slow-burning mystery set in the polar night of northern Finland. Investigate a missing child in an isolated village hiding an ancient secret beneath its church.
The Polar Darkness
SteamDuring the Winter Solstice in northern Finland, a journalist is sent to a remote village to cover a controversial revival movement led by a charismatic cult leader and her child preacher.
When the boy mysteriously disappears during a sermon and a blizzard traps everyone in the village, she is forced to investigate a secret the community has protected for generations.

Explore the isolated village of Sysiluoma and uncover the truth through conversation, observation, and deduction.
There is no combat or rush, only the quiet pressure of something not meant to be uncovered.

The story unfolds across three days using a time-based structure. Complete tasks and objectives to advance the game's internal clock. Characters move and events change as time passes, and choices determine what you see and what you miss
Each playthrough reveals a different perspective on the truth.

Experience a distinctive visual presentation combining photographic 2D characters based on real actors to atmospheric 3D enviroments. The visuals are complemented with a soundtrack heavily inspired by Finnish folk music. This audiovisual combination crates a world that feels both real… and slightly wrong.

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