Northern Lights is an adventure developed by MadGoat Studio, released 14 December 2020 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Northern Lights is
Northern Lights is an adventure game developed by MadGoat Studio and released in 2020. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
You play the role of a forest ranger who was sent on a rescue mission and ended up trapped on an island whose climate has suffered mysterious and drastic changes. Massive blizzards, freezing temperatures, and hungry predators are some of the dangers that threaten your survival. This is the core experience of Northern Lights. In less than a second, you find yourself helpless in front of the unforgiving Siberian wilderness. From being the hunter, you became the hunted. Stranded far from any human habitation, you have to endure the harsh arctic conditions, hunt for supplies, investigate the mystery and find a way to escape the island. There is no manual to show you how to survive. Your success…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, open world, sandbox and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Northern Lights launched on 14 December 2020, within three weeks of Cyberpunk 2077, Immortals Fenyx Rising, Omori and Football Manager 2021.
Released around the same time: Cyberpunk 2077, Immortals Fenyx Rising, Omori, Football Manager 2021.
Official trailer
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Screenshots
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Quick answers
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