Northern Lights

Wait67%

Mixed · 299 player reviews · Low confidence

It depends on what you're after.

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

Player review score
67%
Mixed
Price
$11.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
24
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
14
Full audio1 of 14
Subtitles14 of 14

Should I buy Northern Lights?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 54 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Interface: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 299 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 148 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise42% are divided16% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
54 of 148 sampled reviews raised it
The core of the crafting system is pretty sweet in my opinion.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
26 of 148 sampled reviews raised it
One could just get lost in the survival game play feature, the story line offered is fairly entertaining, loosely held together by notes that one most explore fervently to locate but in the end will give clues on how to get off this island and out of the mess the main character is in.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
26 of 148 sampled reviews raised 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.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
14 of 148 sampled reviews raised it
I may be asking much, but base building and co-op would be truly amazing.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
9 of 148 sampled reviews raised it
Sound effects are decent, nothing distracting or strange but can be a relaxing ambiance.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay54 reviews
Story26 reviews
Graphics26 reviews
Co-op14 reviews
Audio9 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
93% still recommend
Bugs
56% still recommend
Optimization
80% still recommend
Performance
100% still recommend
Crashes
0% still recommend
Players complain
Interface
82% still recommend
Combat
50% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSPlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$11.99

The lowest we've tracked is $3.59.

7 points recordedtoday · $11.99

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