Alpha Polaris Complete Walkthrough

A complete step-by-step walkthrough for the whole game and it's achievements.

Introduction

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This guide will show every step needed to finish the game as well as points where achievements could be obtained all in 1 playthrough complete with screenshots

How to Play

When first starting the game you're shown all the controls and what the cursor pointers mean.



Press F1 in-game anytime you need to check what something means.

Not gonna explain everything here as the above image is pretty clear.

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The inventory/bag is located on the bottom left side of the screen.

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Pressing Space shows circles where you can interact with things.

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Some things to note:

• Items can be combined in your inventory/bag
  
• Parser puzzles require you to input words to get past
  
• Some items need to be combined twice
  
• Left clicking Rune will tell you what to do next (if you have the option turned on in the option screen)
  
• The notebook can be found in your inventory/bag and is where any articles you obtain are placed. Some important information to progress are found here.
  

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Guide Notations

Items that can be picked up or found in the inventory are bolded.
World interactables are underlined

Achievements

Explanations for all of Alpha Polaris' achievements

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Unmissable

Icon	Name	Description	How to Obtain
	Vetenarian	Treat a polar bear	Treat the caged Polar Bear with Antibiotics
	A Day in the Arctic	Survive the first day	Just get through everything after the start of the game until going to bed and Day 2 starts
	The End	Finish the game	Obtained as soon as you get to the end cinematic

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Missable

Icon	Name	Description	How to Obtain
	You are not MacGyver	Use the multitool way too much	Use the multitool on anything repeatedly until the achievement pops up
	Munchies	Observe a nourishing treat	Go to the kitchen and open the fridge then observe the sandwich on the top rack
	Shootin' Blanks	Jokingly try to shoot Tully	On the rooftop without loading the tranquillizer dart use the rifle on Tully
	Friend of the Year	Try to shoot Tully	On the rooftop after loading the tranquillizer dart in the rifle use the rifle on Tully
	Potty Mouth	Use parser impropriately	At any parser puzzle type in a curse word
	A Shoulder to Lean on	Check on Nova in the first evening	At the end of the first day before going to bed interact with Nova's door in the corridor
	Everyday I'm Calculatin'	Successfully use triangulation on the first try	Input Polar Bear collar ID ALO339 Input heading by checking the Multitool compass Press Plot 1 Take 15 steps where Rune is facing Open triangulation program and press Plot 2
	Butcher	Create a lousy Bombe Alaska	Make "Ice Cream" Add Cream and Sugar Add Gasoline Use the Lighter to ignite the Bowl Finish!
	Chef le Octané	Create a Bombe Alaska with gasoline	Just add gasoline instead of Verte Absinthe
	Sous-Chef	Create an OK Bombe Alaska	Make Ice Cream Add Cream , Sugar , and Maple Syrup Use CO2 Extinguisher on Bowl Add Sponge Cake Flip contents of Bowl Add Verte Absinthe Use the Lighter to ignite the Bombe Alaska Finish!
	Chef de Cuisine	Create a perfect Bombe Alaska	Make Ice Cream Add Cream , Sugar , and Maple Syrup Use CO2 Extinguisher on Bowl Add Sponge Cake Flip contents of Bowl Use Meringue Powder on tap then add to the Bombe Alaska Add Verte Absinthe Use the Lighter to ignite the Bombe Alaska Finish!
	Weatherman	Always check the temperature first thing in the morning	Keep checking the thermometer by the window in Rune's room each day
	True Gentleman	Discover something intimate	Examine Nova's bra inside her trunk
	Very Strong With Machines	Start the generator on the first try	See Epilogue of guide for screenshots for a better explanation Turn on pump Valve Open generator Pull right handle down Pull out bottom knob Flip red starter Push bottom knob Flip up right side handle
	Parser Hero	Make no mistakes in any of the parser puzzles	Move Polar Bear Snowmobile Hide Cartouche East Island Tribe Cave Mural Shaman Throne Boreas Ashten or Witiko or Wendigo Crumpled Paper Cave or Crevasse Heart Water Pump

Day 1 (Part 1)

After starting a new game and watching through the opening cinematic the game starts with you getting woken up

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Achievements

	You are not MacGyver
	Munchies
	Shootin' Blanks
	Friend of the Year
	Potty Mouth
	Vetenarian
	A Shoulder to Lean on
	A Day in the Arctic

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1. Get through the dialog doesn't matter which answers you pick
   
   
2. Check thermometer
   
   Get used to checking the thermometer each day
   
   
3. You are not MacGyver (Missable)
   
   Use the multitool in your inventory/bag on anything repeatedly until you get the achievement
   
   
4. Go to the Living Room & Kitchen to meet Nova Anawak and have a short conversation
   
   
   
5. Head into the Kitchen
   
   
   
6. Check the tap as it tells you an important bit of information for later
   
   
   
7. Munchies (Missable)
   
   Open the fridge to find the sandwich on the top rack
   
   
   
8. Exit the Kitchen and return to the Corridor past the Living Room
   
   
   
9. Go through the top double doors to enter the Garage
   
   
   
10. Go to the door at the other end of the Garage to get to the Lobby
    
    
    
11. In the Lobby pick up the Tranquilizer Rifle from the rack, Rope on the floor, Packaging Tape by the Basement Stairs and the EPGE Flag by the door to the Lab
    
    
    
12. Go back to the Garage and use the EPGE Flag with the Table Saw to get a Wooden Pole
    
    
13. Enter the Lab through the door on the far left side
    
    
    
14. In the Lab pick up the Sedation Gear
    
    
    
15. It gives you 4 items: Sedative Needles, Oximeter, Tracking Collar, Reversal Agent
    
    Don't load any of the Sedation Needles into the Rifle as you need an unloaded Rifle to obtain the Shootin' Blanks achievement
    
    
16. Exit the Lab and through the Lobby to go outside
    
    
    
17. Talk to Tully and he will explain the Polar Bear is behind the station so climb up the Ladder behind Tully to get to the roof
    
    
    
18. Shootin' Blanks (Missable)
    
    Use the unloaded Tranquilizer Rifle on Tully
    
    
19. Friend of the Year (Missable)
    
    Load the Tranquilizer Rifle with the Sedative Needles and use on Tully after shoot the Polar Bear
    
    
20. After shooting the Polar Bear it will fall asleep and will need to be examined
    The instructions can be found in the notebook under checklist
    
    
    • Examine Polar Bear and find it is malnourished
      
    • Examine the mouth to find it has a infected tooth causing the terrible smell
      
    • Attach Oximeter to mouth and see it is at 41
      
    • Attach Tracking Collar to neck
      
    • Take Sedative Needle on Polar Bear
    
    
21. Open the Cage door and see there is a Cage Pillar inside
    
    
22. On the right side go to Station West and find the Snowmobile, examining it tells you Tully has the keys
    
    
23. Potty Mouth (Missable)
    
    Go back to the Polar Bear and SAVE before talking to Tully as you get your first introduction to parser puzzles
    Getting any of the parser puzzles wrong will lock you out of getting the Parser Hero achievement
    Answer with any curse word you want to get the achievement then LOAD and give the correct answer
    The answer to the parser puzzle is snowmobile
    
    
24. Pickup the Ratchet Strap behind the snowmobile and find it the inventory then use it on the Polar Bear
    
    
25. Use the Rope on the Strapped Polar Bear and then the Cage Pillar and finally the Snowmobile
    
    
    
26. Use the Reversal Agent on the caged Polar Bear
    If you missed this step simply move on to the next step as it turns out to be optional
    
    
27. Go back to the Lab and open the Medical Locker on the left side to find Antibiotics
    
    
28. Al will walk in to explain his findings and present bones and a hide with markings
    
    
29. Take the Bones on the table and examine some of the markings on the hide
    
    
    
30. You need to prepare the Humerus and Femur for examination, open the Fume Hood on the far back side and retrieve the Container inside
    
    
    
31. Move the Container to the Table beside the chemicals
    
    
    
32. Place the Humerus and Femur in the Container and add Distilled Water first then Acetic Acid to the container
    
    
    
33. Return the filled Container to the Fume Hood
    
    
34. Combine the Syringe with the Wooden Pole and the Packaging Tape
    
    
35. Vetenarian (Unmissable)
    Go back to the Caged Polar Bear and use the Pole Syringe on the Polar Bear
    
    By this point the achievement should unlock.
    The Pole Syringe is then left behind the cage beside the gasoline tank.
    

Day 1 (Part 2)

1. A Shoulder to Lean on (Missable)
   
   Go to the corridor and interact with Nova's door
   
   
   
2. The day is done only thing left to do is go back to Rune's room to sleep
   
   
3. In the middle of the night Rune will have a dream and gets woken up
   Go outside and investigate
   
   
4. Go to the Living Room to check on the Radio
   
   
5. Suddenly Tully will appear behind Rune
   Calm him down and go through the dialogue
   
   
   
6. Go to the Lab
   
   
7. Talk to Al watching the Aurora
   After speaking on other topics talk about Rune's nightmares and end the conversation
   
   
   
8. A Day in the Arctic (Unmissable)
   
   Go back to Rune's room and go to sleep and the next day will start

Day 2 (Part 1)

Rune will be woken up again by Tully who wants him to see something and to talk about last night.

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Achievements

	Everyday I'm Calculatin'
	Butcher
	Chef le Octané
	Sous-Chef
	Chef de Cuisine

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1. Check the Thermometer
   
   
2. Pick up Verte Absinthe and Triangulation Device
   These will be important later
   
   
   
3. Head outside to check on the cage
   
   
4. A cutscene will play and Rune will start talking with Tully about the escaped Polar Bear and nightmares
   
   
5. Head to the Lab
   
   
6. Check the Fume Hood for the bones from yesterday
   Rune automatically takes and places the bones back with the hide
   
   
7. Use the Multitool to clean the last piece of calcite to find carved symbols
   Examine the bottom part of the Femur to find a deep cut
   
   
   
8. Go to the Kitchen to find Nova
   Talk about the Violated Bones and she will fetch you an article on the Toonijuk, Ashten and Symbols
   
   
   
9. Go to Rune's room and take the Computer
   Combine the Triangulation Device with the Computer
   
   
10. Go to the Lobby and take the TACS-12/Shotgun from the rack
    
    
11. Go back to the cage
    
    
12. Everyday I'm Calculatin' (Missable)
    
    
    • SAVE before continuing as this needs to be done once properly to get the achievement
      
    • Position Rune beside the Fuel Pump and check the Multitool compass for your heading
      This changes depending on where Rune stands so the heading will be different
      
      
    • Check your Notebook to find the last Polar Bears logged and match the injury and date to find the correct Collar ID ALO339
      
      
    • Use the computer and boot up the Triangulator program
      
      
    • Enter the Collar ID and Heading you got before and press PLOT 1
      
    • It will now want you to walk 15 paces in your heading meaning you need to walk 15 steps where Rune is facing
      
      If you position Rune by the Fuel Pump as I did you just need to get Rune to walk to about the middle of the screen by the blood trail
      
      
    • After 15 steps open the Computer again and press PLOT 2
      
    • Go right to Station West and take the Snowmobile to find the Polar Bear
    
    
13. A cutscene will play showing Rune finding and killing the Polar Bear and retrieving the Collar
    
    
14. Combine the Collar with the Computer
    
    
15. Use the Computer and boot Proxytracker
    Under Map choose East Ketek Plateau/EPGE
    Next Import USB ALO339
    Then Datapoints click CP4, CP5, CP6
    Rune will then make a short comment on the Polar Bears movement
    
    
    
16. Go to the Lab
    
    
17. Examine the Hide to get through 3 parse puzzles
    Be sure to SAVE just in case
    
    
    The Notebook article Nova gives you has symbols to help figure out what the cartouche symbols on the hide means
    
    
    
    1. East
       
    2. Island
       
    3. Tribe
    
    
18. Rune wants to move the Polar Bear carcass so talk to Al to borrow the Truck
    He tells Rune to do it tomorrow and instead gives a recipe for Bombe Alaska for Rune to make for Nova

Bombe Alaska

This section will be split to the 3 ways to create the Bombe Alaska for the achievements
Save before making any and simply reload to make the rest to get all the achievements
If you're not looking for the achievements doing it in any way is fine as it is not important to the story, making it wrong is the fastest way to progress

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Recipe and instructions for the Bombe Alaska

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Collect Bombe Alaska Ingredients

• Basement
  
  Check the Ice Cream Box only to find it empty but Rune will list out the ingredients
  Take the Maple Syrup, Meringue Powder, and Sponge Cake on the shelf
  Take the blue Extinguisher beside the stairs
  
  
• Garage
  
  Pick up the Gasoline
  
  
• Kitchen
  Pick up the Sugar beside the coffee machine
  
  
  Open the Fridge and take the Cream
  

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Butcher + Chef le Octané

Both of these achievements can be obtained together and done very quickly

1. Make "Ice Cream"
   Add Cream and Sugar
   Add Gasoline
   
2. Use the Lighter to ignite the Bowl
   
3. Finish!

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Sous-Chef

1. Make Ice Cream
   Add Cream, Sugar, and Maple Syrup
   Use CO2 Extinguisher on Bowl
   
2. Add Sponge Cake
   
3. Flip contents of Bowl
   
4. Add Verte Absinthe
   
5. Use the Lighter to ignite the Bombe Alaska
   
6. Finish!

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Chef de Cuisine

1. Make Ice Cream
   Add Cream, Sugar, and Maple Syrup
   Use CO2 Extinguisher on Bowl
   
2. Add Sponge Cake
   
3. Flip contents of Bowl
   
4. Use Meringue Powder on tap then add to the Bombe Alaska
   
5. Add Verte Absinthe
   
6. Use the Lighter to ignite the Bombe Alaska
   
7. Finish!

Day 2 (Part 2)

After finishing the Bombe Alaska Rune and Nova will talk until a helicopter arrives carrying Alisteir who then pulls Nova away

1. Go to Lab
   
   
2. Check the new Glacier Map Alisteir brought
   
   
   
3. Check the marked sites and Schaumann 3 Site / New Find
   Rune will notice it matches with the movement of the recent Polar Bear
   
   
   
4. Rune is done for the day so its time to head to his room and to bed
   
   

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   There will be a cutscene of Rune having a nightmare waking him up then there's sounds of gun shots coming from outside
   
   
5. Going outside Rune finds Nova also having a nightmare
   Calming her down doesn't work
   
   
   
6. Get to the Lobby
   Rune will not go out without his Tranquilizer Rifle
   
   
7. Outside go through the dialog options with Tully and Alisteir
   All will result in Tully getting sedated

Day 3

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Achievements

	Weatherman
	True Gentleman

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1. Weatherman (Missable)
   
   Check the thermometer
   By this point the achievement should unlock
   
   
2. Go to the Kitchen and get reprimanded by Alisteir
   
   
3. Go to the Garage and talk to Tully
   Talk about Nova's Nightmare then The Article
   Tully will give you a Blank Key
   
   
   
4. Go back to the Corridor and check the Bulletin Board
   
   
   
5. Look over the Birthday Card
   
   Notice the post date remember this for later
   
   
6. Check the keys for various rooms to figure out the key required to open Nova's room
   
   
   
7. Use the Multitool on the Blank Key
   
   The key is separated into 9 pins and referring back to the keys on the Bulletin Board none of the keys use pin 5
   
   
8. Cut all but pin 5 on Blank Key
   
   
   
9. Use the Cut Key on Nova's door
   
   
10. Check the Trunk by the dresser
    
    
    
11. The combination to the Lock can be found on the postcard on the bulletin board
    
    The format is Month/Date
    Click the lock shackle after inputting the combination
    The combination is Day+1 from date on postcard
    
    
12. True Gentleman (Missable)
    
    Examine the Bra inside the trunk to get the achievement
    
    
    
13. Take the article in the trunk
    
    
    
14. Go back to Rune's room and take the Crampons
    
    
    
15. Go to the Lobby and take Tranquilizer Rifle, Oil Probe, and Rope
    
    
    
16. Go back to the Garage and take the 6x6 Truck
    A cutscene will play and after drops you by the Crevasse with the oil
    
    
    
17. Use the Oil Probe on the trucks Winch on its front part and use the Rope on the hanging Oil Probe and Rune
    
    
    
18. Put on the Crampons and use the Winch Remote and Rune will descend into the Crevasse
    
    
    
19. Use the Winch Remote to lower the Oil Probe and use it again to bring it back up
    
    
20. Use the Multitool on the Oil Probe to retrieve the Oil Container
    
    
    
21. Go inside the Cave
    
    
22. There will be Cups on the ground
    
    
    Use the Oil Container on the Cups and use the Lighter to light a fire
    
    
    
23. Examine the Mummy on the floor
    
    
    
24. Continue into the Tunnel and light the Cup
    After lighting the room Toonijuk is seen
    Examine the room to get clues for the Mural
    
    
25. Return and look at the Mural
    SAVE before attempting the parse puzzle
    
    
    Hints & Solution:
    
    1. 
       Look at the articles picture
       Shaman
       
       
    2. The ice in the middle of the room of the Tunnel
       Throne
       
       
    3. Following the cartouche solved previously this symbol is referring to a location
       
       Boreas
       
       
    4. The symbol refers to the mythical creature in the articles
       Ashten or Witiko
       
       Note:
       Funny enough, I'm sure I'm not the only one, but the first thing that came to mind about this creature for me is the Wendigo and inputting that also works
    
    
    
26. After solving the mural a cutscene plays and Rune will be chased and he crashes the truck
    

Epilogue

Rune will wake up back in the Lab the next day

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Achievements

	Strong With Machines
	Parser Hero
	The End

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1. Make your way to the Kitchen for a short conversation between Nova and Alisteir
   
   
2. Go to the Lab to find Nova
   A conversation follows to figure out the happenings and what to do next
   
   
3. Pick up the Hide & Bones
   
   
   
4. Go to the Garage and take the Gasoline
   
   
5. Go outside and put the Hide & Bones and the Gasoline into the Barrel on the side of the building and use the Lighter to set the Barrel on fire
   
   
   
6. Alisteir will come outside to tell Rune that bones will not burn with only gasoline and to make Thermite Fire instead
   Telling Rune the items required:
   
   • Magnesium
     
   • Rust
     
   • Aluminum
   
   
7. Go to the Basement and use the Multitool on the Sacrificial Anode
   
   
   
8. Go to the Garage and use the Multitool on the Rusted Barrel to get Rust
   
   
   
9. Go to the Kitchen and take the Pan on the stove
   
   
   
10. Go to the Garage and use the Sacrificial Anode on the Grinding Machine
    
    
    This drops metallic shavings onto the floor
    
    
    Use the Broom to collect and pick up the shavings
    
    
    Repeat with the Frying Pan/
    
    
11. You now have all 3 items needed to start a Thermite Fire
    Go outside and put everything in the Barrel and use the Lighter
    
    
    
12. Stay outside and walk to the Kitchenside of the building to the Snowmobile to find Tully has committed suicide
    
    
    IMPORTANT
    Get the items for the Thermite Fire and set Bones on fire first as finding Tully before burning the Bones can crash the game!
    
    
13. Go to the Corridor and use the Cut Key on Al's door
    
    
    
14. Inside Al's room there is a Crumpled Paper on his desk
    
    
    
15. Make your way back to Rune's room to get some sleep
    Nova will stop you and ask for company in her room
    There's a choice here that if you decide to stay will play a cinematic of them sharing an intimate moment
    Leaving will have Rune return and sleep in his room
    
    
16. After waking in the middle of the night the generator has been shut down
    Make your way outside and go to the right to the Generator
    Open the pump Valve
    
    
    
17. Very Strong With Machines (Missable)
    
    
    SAVE as you need to do this correctly the first time to get the achievement
    
    
    Solution:
    1 - 2 - 3 - 2 - 1
    
    
18. Successfully turning on the generator Rune will automatically make his way to the entrance
    
    
19. Go to the Kitchen Side and near the Snowmobile pick up the Crampons
    
    
    
20. Continue going left to the Cage and take the Pole Syringe
    
    
    
21. Use the Pole Syringe in your inventory/bag to disassemble and get the Syringe
    
    
22. Go back to the generator and use the Syringe on the Antifreeze Pipe
    
    
    
23. Go back to the entrance and climb up the ladder to get to the Roof
    
    
24. Put on the Crampons and go up the icy Roof on the left
    
    
    
25. Use the Antifreeze Syringe on the Hatch
    
    
    
26. Open the Hatch and go inside
    
    
27. Pick up a Wrench from the tools on the walls and go up to hide in the boxes
    
    
    
28. Throw the Wrench towards the Windows
    
    
    
29. This attracts Alisteir and a cutscene plays where Rune jumps on Alisteir killing him
    
    
30. Pick up the Revolver beside Alisteir's body
    
    
    
31. Go to the Lab and pick up the Crumpled Paper Al dropped
    
    
    SAVE as there will be another parse puzzle
    In the inventory/bag open the paper and you are presented with symbols you deciphered before and 2 new ones
    
    
    Solution:
    
    1. Cave or Crevasse
       
    2. Heart
    
    
32. Parser Hero (Missable)
    
    Remember checking the tap from the beginning? It explains where the water is coming from and that is where Al took Nova
    After correctly inputting the answer the achievement should unlock if you did them all correctly
    
    
33. Go to the Basement and open the Hatch near the pump
    using the Meat Hook
    
    
    
34. The End (Unmissable)
    
    There will be a few last cutscenes and dialogue but overall the game is done and the final achievement unlocks
    
    
    
    
    
    

Thanks for using my guide! Hope it helped.

[demon_monkey1]

Great guide! The puzzles where you type the answer could be a bit obscure, so this guide was very helpful. Thanks!