Spirit of the North

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SPIRIT OF THE NORTH 2 IS COMING! Spirit of the North is a single-player 3rd-person adventure game inspired by the breathtaking and mysterious landscapes of Iceland.

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Developer:
Infuse Studio
Publisher:
Merge Games
Engine:
Unreal Engine 4
Release date:
07 May 2020
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Recent Steam reviews:
Mostly Positive (44)
All Steam reviews:
Very Positive (2409)

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Description

SPIRIT OF THE NORTH 2 IS COMING!





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.

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS:
Windows 10 - 64Bit
Processor:
Intel Core i5-4460 or equivalent
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 or equivalent
DirectX:
Version 11
Storage:
4 GB available space
Sound Card:
Onboard soundcard

recommended*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

User reviews

Slick
Not recommended | 18 May 2026
12.0h played

Opening the menu doesn't pause the game. Controller vibrations can't be turned off. Strange controller focus issues that make navigating menus extremely frustrating. Awkward platforming for a puzzle platformer. Also you

Helpful: 3
Achilles
Recommended | 18 May 2026
15.2h played

I don't want to spoil too many things – so here is only the most important stuff :) Spirit of the North is a very relaxing game. Some may not like such games; however, even for these people, I'd still recommend playing

Helpful: 3
morgovii
Recommended | 03 May 2026
11.8h played

Great game with nice story. Did not understood it. Will play next part too. Final is beautiful if you do not run the game on microwave or fridge. 10/10 foxes or squirrels or racoons

Helpful: 0
catkey
Recommended | 03 Jun 2026
8.8h played

Got this for $2.99, absolute steal, I loved solving all the little puzzles and the returning the staffs to everybody, would recommmend, easy to finish and story was well done, will try to get the sequel soon. (Any

Helpful: 0
Eldoran
Not recommended | 17 May 2026
2.8h played

Not sure I could recommend it. Feels kinda empty and janky. The redeeming feature is you play a fox, but judging by the number of reviews with furry avatars, I think I'm just not the target audience. The second game

Helpful: 4
ナイティー
Recommended | 21 May 2026
7.7h played

A very atmospheric cute cozy fox game. There's no dialogue to guide you, just exploration and a sense of purpose. Foxes, magic, and a certain companion that encourages you to progress forward. I highly recommend

Helpful: 3