Northern Lights

Northern Lights

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MadGoat Studio · Open World Survival Craft · Dec 14, 2020

It depends on what you're after.

At $11.99. It has been as low as $3.59.

67%
Mixed
296 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 3 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 296 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 146 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
33% of themes are praise42% are divided25% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The environment and graphics are beautiful even if sometimes haunting, the dynamic weather isn't just for show in this game, it also can really quickly impact your decision making because hypothermia is a quick killer that will send your character into a hallucinating tailspin.
27 of 146 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
I may be asking much, but base building and co-op would be truly amazing.
14 of 146 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Sound effects are decent, nothing distracting or strange but can be a relaxing ambiance.
10 of 146 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
Initially I had some screen glitching optimization when panning around, but that's since been fixed in a recent update as the developers of this game are still quite active and listen to player feedback closely.
6 of 146 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Graphics27 reviews
Co-op14 reviews
Audio10 reviews
Optimization6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters28 reviews
68%
Interface13 reviews
85%
Gameplay12 reviews
83%
Difficulty11 reviews
91%
Performance6 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs12 reviews
58%
Combat4 reviews
50%
Crashes3 reviews
0%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $11.99. The lowest we've tracked is $3.59.

5 points recordedtoday · $11.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
67%
Mixed
Playing right now
Achievements
24
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.