Adventure · May 7, 2020

Spirit of the North (2020)

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Spirit of the North is a single-player 3rd-person adventure game inspired by the breathtaking and mysterious landscapes of Iceland. The story takes root from various pieces of Nordic folklore. Play as an ordinary red fox whose story becomes entwined with the guardian of the Northern Lights, a magical spirit fox. As you journey over the mountains and under red-stained skies, you’ll discover more about your companion and land left in ruin. Uniquely designed to purposefully have no dialog or narration. Players must breathe in their surroundings to solve various puzzles and speculate the meaning of a lost ancient civilization. 'touching & memorable' - GamingBolt '[...] a journey well worth taking' - TechRaptor Key Features: - Make your way across stunning landscapes, on an emotionally stirring journey. - Solve environmental puzzles to change the world around you, using ancient powers bestowed upon you by the guardian of the Northern Lights. - Follow the mysterious Spirit Fox across a land left in ruin as you discover more about a lost civilization. - Moving orchestral soundtrack featuring 14 original compositions.

Adventure releases from 2020

100 Adventure titles launched in 2020 — top 6 by review volume.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Adventure · 156
  • Indie · 135
  • Casual · 110
  • Exploration · 60
  • Relaxing · 54
  • Fox · 53
  • Puzzle · 51
  • Walking Simulator · 40
  • Atmospheric · 39
  • Singleplayer · 34
  • Experience · 34
  • Beautiful · 33
  • Great Soundtrack · 32
  • 3D · 29
  • Third Person · 20

Peer Adventure titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Position in Adventure

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume5.4k Steam reviewsTop 43% in Adventure
Positive rating85% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 73%
Metacritic59/100Genre average 77 — top 97% of Adventure titles
Engagement hours4 h averageTop 69% for session depth among Adventure

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (11)

  • English
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Japanese
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Russian
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Traditional Chinese
  • Korean

Reception Metrics

Steam community

85%Very Positive · 5.4k reviews

4.6k positive · 807 negative

Metacritic

59/100 critic aggregate

Metacritic user score

7.1/10

Curator recommendations

5.1k

Press Quotes

“an impressive and introspective journey that is well worth taking” 8.5/10 – Pure Playstation “Spirit of the North feels like a master class in atmosphere” 8/10 – Nintendo Times

Release & Availability

Release dateMay 7, 2020
DeveloperInfuse Studio
PublisherSilver Lining Interactive
Base price$2.99 -85%
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Support · [email protected]

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

4h

brief (under 5 hours)

Median

3h

Typical completion time

Achievements

24

Steam unlocks available

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Editions & Packages

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