Arctic Awakening
GoldFire Studios · 2025 · Story Rich, Atmospheric, Mystery, Walking Simulator, Exploration
PC
Very Positive84% · 316
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About Arctic Awakening
Arctic Awakening is a first-person narrative adventure set in the mysterious Arctic North where you and your robotic companion, Alfie, must search for your co-pilot and uncover the mysteries waiting around every turn.It was supposed to be routine. A supply drop to an Alaskan town, auto-pilot on, guard down. You and Donovan were already planning post mission drinks when it happened. The storm. Half the plane disappeared in a flash. Donovan was gone, lost to the howling tempest. Waking from the crash, you find yourself alone, trapped in a frozen wilderness, your only companions a court-mandated therapy bot and temperatures that can cut a man to shreds. Hope for survival lies in finding your friend and maybe a way home. You are Kai, a pilot without a plane, lost in the wilderness of the far north. You’ll need your wits about you to brave the elements, find your co-pilot and get the hell out of Dodge. Along the way, you might just discover what it was that cut your plane clean in two... and what it is making those noises after dark.
Hard Won Friendships
Arctic Awakening is a narrative adventure where your choices affect the decisions of those around you. Your actions will change your relationship with your companions and perhaps your story itself.Lost... And Found
Exploring vast landscapes and their hidden sci-fi structures is key to unraveling the secrets that surround you. Uncover the mystery of your missing co-pilot, the source of the catastrophe that left you stranded, and maybe, just maybe, find a way home.You Are Not Alone
The environment itself is a character, one not always on your side. You’ll journey through an ever-changing world of dynamic weather, gorgeously realized vistas and unusual structures that create an atmosphere of discovery, potential and unease. But are you really as alone out here as you think?Features:
- First-person narrative adventure where facing the elements may just be the least of your worries.
- Breathtaking Arctic vistas and expansive sci-fi facilities to explore.
- Story-centric choices that shape the narrative, relationships and world around you.
- An edge of your seat mystery with many secrets to uncover.
- World-class voice acting brings the thrilling tale and each captivating character to life.
- Released as a collection of five 2-hour chapters to play at your own pace.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Interesting concept, original story, excellent voice acting. This game has it all, except good writing. For about three episodes this game held my interest, it has an interesting setting. But good concepts and good settings always get undone by terrible writing. And this game is chock full of that.8 found this helpful
I finished episode 1, I'm really enjoying it. I saw a bunch of comments about how bad the writing was, these were obviously written by people who have never heard an actual conversation between two men. The writing is good, the story is interesting. I look forward to finishing it.1 found this helpful
Loved the game tho i both ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ love and ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ hate you guys at the same time for the rick roll easter egg Not gonna say where it is but that ♥♥♥♥ made me loose it Defintly recomend if you like an exploration game1 found this helpful
Excellent story, gorgeous landscape, very good voices. loved the robot and the voices were very well chosen! a***1 found this helpful
Other reviewers have gone into more detail, I recommend checking them out, too. Ultimately I agree that this game is a bit of a slog, the pacing is awkward, the writing is okay-not-great, and the engaging content is too thin on the ground. I just finished the second episode, and am not sure I will make it to the end. There is very little to truly interact with, and I am collecting things...why? I almost never use them. So far I have used a couple things. For instance, I used knife once. Well, I didn't even "use" it, I just clicked a box telling my character to use it. I often feel like I am not in the world or interacting with the world, I am barely driving a cartoon. Non-immersive. The meditation thing is more of an annoyance, and I don't have any meter or anything to inform me when I am getting to a point of needing it. The cairns themselves are spread out randomly, and backtracking to one just doesn't make sense with how slow and boring getting from one place to another is. I don't feel exploration is encouraged or rewarded enough. I get to a location and I think to myself that I could run all over this place looking for Easter eggs, and will likely find nothing, so why bothe…
Absolute DRAG playing this. I had to force myself throughout the entire game. Terrible writing and pacing. Even the world design was quite boring. Not recommended.
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