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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. Play as an ordinary red fox whose story becomes entwined with the guardian of the Northern Lights, a female spirit fox.

Release DateMay 7, 2020
Price$ 19.99  Top 10%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)86.8% (very positive) / 87.1%  Top 30%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)83.5% Top 15% / 84%  Top 15%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)3.2K  Top 10% / 3.6K  Top 10%
Curators96 reviews  Top 10%
Median Play Time7.1 hours  Top 25%
Play Time per Dollar21 minutes
Followers16.3K  Top 10%
Owners± 199.3K  Top 10%
Copies Sold± 145.6K  Top 10%
Gross Revenue ($)± 997.6K  Top 10%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Spirit of the North steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Spirit of the North's Steam rating and reviews between May 2020 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 87.1% (December 2023) and 91.1% (January 2021), with relatively small variations.

With 3.6K reviews Top 10%, Spirit of the North is an AAA level success.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Spirit of the North and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Spirit of the North's reviewers. The most popular language is English (47%), followed by Russian (17%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 26 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game has been translated in 11 languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Spirit of the North percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Spirit of the North, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time played is decent, reaching 11 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 2.1 times lower than the positive reviews median play time.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Charming graphic
  • Great soundtracks
  • Casual puzzles
  • Unlockable fox skins
  • Relaxing entertainment
  • Suitable for all ages
  • Good playtime
  • Interesting atmosphere
  • Good game mechanics
  • Nice character animation
  • Fox barking sounds like a dog
  • Too short gameplay
  • Poor game controls on PC
  • Irritating game mechanics and controls on PC
  • No configuration settings on PC
  • No 'unstuck' command on PC
  • Clipping issues on PC
  • Few options to tune for looks or performance
  • Flat game mechanics
  • Not much narrative

These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's rating of 86.8% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Spirit of the North's review data provided by Steam. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.

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