Polar Star demo
A downloadable game for Windows and Linux
WELCOME TO POLAR STAR, WHERE THE MUSIC OF LOUD GUNSHOTS NEVER STOPS.
Blast your way to the top in a deadly tournament of turn-based duels, break the game rules by unlocking various items that turn the power balance upside-down. Calculate all possible outcomes and carefully plan your moves, or just give into the rush and relentlessly gamble with your life on the line.
SHOOT, DRINK, PREPARE
Outsmart and overpower your opponents in a series of turn-based duels, master the three great actions in the wild game of intelligence, skill, trickery and luck.
A TRICK UP YOUR SLEEVE
Bend the rules of the game to your will with various items that you unlock throughout the game. Be thoughtful of what and when you use - it can cost you your life.
GET RIGHT BACK INTO ACTION
Death is not the end - go back to the game almost instantly, don't let the night go silent. Don't be afraid to risk, embrace the rush you get from rolling the dice of life and death.
MAKE IT TO THE TOP
Become №1 in this god forsaken, ice-cold bar in the middle of nowhere, where even the night sky stars can't shine through the endless blizzard.
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Install instructions
IMPORTANT: Requires Vulkan support!
download the archive for your OS, unzip it to any folder, launch the executable.
on Windows you might get a pop-up telling you the publisher for the app is unknown. simply click "more info", and then "Run anyway" button.
on Linux you might need to set "Allow executing file as a program" to true in the file properties.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
OS: Windows 10/11, only tested on Linux mint, the other distros probably work too
CPU: 1.1 GHz
RAM: 4 GB
Disk space: 80 Mb
Development log
- Polar Star, now stutter-free35 days ago
- 0.3.2 - fixed Cowbell restart and audio settings crash45 days ago
- 0.3.1 - fixed menu sfx46 days ago
Comments
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The presentation and game feel are great, but it leaves a bad taste in my mouth. The goal is figuring out optimal play, but it ultimately comes down to luck, as I understand it.
Thank you a thousand times for your feedback, i have very little idea of the experience actual players have with the game, and you actually taking your time to play the game and even write back helps a lot. i see what you're talking about, and i am already working on the way to make the game rely more on player input and not RNG, hope you'll be there for the time i'll figure it out. thanks again for playing!
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