Around the Fire

Around the Fire

Sean Marty · March 20, 2020 · Action, Adventure, Indie, Casual, Simulation

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Around the Fire price by region

Around the Fire costs £2.49 in the United Kingdom, $2.99 in the United States, €2.99 in Europe (EUR), $2.99 in Georgia (USD), CA$3.89 in Canada, NZ$4.49 in New Zealand, A$4.50 in Australia, R$10.49 in Brazil and zł13.49 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Around the Fire offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £2.49 £2.49 — 1
United Statesyour region $2.99 $2.99 — 1
Europe (EUR) €2.99 €2.99 — 1
Georgia (USD) $2.99 $2.99 — 1
Canada CA$3.89 CA$3.89 — 1
New Zealand NZ$4.49 NZ$4.49 — 1
Australia A$4.50 A$4.50 — 1
Brazil R$10.49 R$10.49 — 1
Poland zł13.49 zł13.49 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

About Around the Fire

Just as in life, we don't know everything - we must learn. You are thrown into the world, knowing nothing, nothing at all. As more and more attempts go by slowly you begin to evolve your knowledge. Until you are able to actually do something. Use common sense, and you should find its not difficult. As always in life, unless you have some very serious medical condition, there are no health bars. No tutorials, no heads up displays, nothing. When you die, that's it, game over; get better or something I don't know.

So here's the thing, the game is a story being told, 'around the fire', each attempt is a new story from which you gain knowledge and experience to further progress next time. The game visuals are what you 'imagine' as the story is told. The artwork is just fits the theme of cave people and whatnot.

Features


  • A randomly generated wilderness to explore, so every game is new.
  • A wide variety of animals to encounter through out your journey
  • Hunt, or be hunted by the fauna
  • Interact with the flora
  • Fun sounds.
  • Cave painting like art style.
  • Changing weather to assist or hinder your situation.
  • Trees and swaying in the wind
  • Custom colours
  • Needlessly long credits
  • Caves.
  • and more.

Controls


  • WASD - move
  • Shift - sprint
  • Q - Drop held item/Throw held item
  • E - Pick up/Craft
  • X - Communicate/Puke or whatever
  • Left Mouse - Attack/Use Item
  • Middle Mouse - Inspect

As per real life, there is no crafting menu.
Crafting is done by carrying an item, and bringing it to other items with intention to craft with.
Hold down the craft button, and it can be accelerated by clicking the attack button.

Animals can be tamed.
Spending time with animals, such as wolves, then not being eaten by them.
They will begin to be more domesticated and eventually be pets for you.

Find other humans.
Doing well, making a well established settlement and having food supplies.
This may attract more humans that will help you in your hunts.

Destroying nature is cruel.
If you want to cut down a tree, don't use your fists, it will hurt you more than it hurts the tree.
I recommend finding a tool or, you know, something.

Food is found by both slaughtering animals and harvesting plants.
Food can deteriorate and will attract wildlife, better eat it quickly.
It can also be cooked to provide a healthier meal.

Just, don't die
Death comes in many forms.
Make sure to eat, stay warm, don't mauled to death, and just - be smart.

Play the flute
Find, or craft a flute.
And play it, see what happens...

The rest is up to you...

Around the Fire — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Mar 23, 2021
Primal When I play this game, listen to the music and sounds, and see all the primordial designs, I am submerged by a very primal feeling so I recommend you play it too in order to undergo what I felt. (don't bicker about not knowing what to do as our forebears didn't have an instruction manual of how to survive so neither should you)
1 found this helpful
Recommended Mar 24, 2020
Pretty good game. wasn't sure what to do at the beginning and it took a while to figure out.
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