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Arctic Awakening

Arctic Awakening

A first-person narrative adventure set in the unforgiving Arctic. Your plane crashed in a storm, leaving only your court-mandated therapy bot for company as you journey to find your co-pilot and uncover the mysteries buried beneath the ice.

Released Sep 18, 2025 Developer GoldFire Studios Platforms Windows · Mac Story RichAtmosphericMysteryWalking SimulatorExploration
View on Steam ↗ $24.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

85.4%positive371 reviews
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“The game looks beautiful, sounds beautiful, and the story is really gripping (and beautiful) between episodes. Just be prepared to spend most of your time walking, for like 20 minutes straight sometimes, with little conversations between. I would recommend for the story alone,…”

— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“This hit the spot as a chill walking sim with a decent story game that I was looking for. But it's not on par with the classics like Firewatch, The Invincible, Edith whatshername, etc. Plus the activist Devs just couldn't help themselves and forced an unnecessary biracial…”

— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played
Not recommended · 10 found this helpful

“It has been a while since I played Firewatch. I remember I liked that game a lot. It was different, it had a cool story and it didn't take that long to play through. Looking at this game made me think it would be similar. Lot's of people comparing it to Firewatch helped too.…”

— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

29achievements
33.2%median completion
0.8%rarest: Caffeine Connoisseur
95.8% of players 60.0% of players 59.7% of players 49.0% of players 45.7% of players 44.0% of players 42.9% of players 41.1% of players 40.2% of players 40.0% of players 38.2% of players 37.8% of players 37.6% of players 36.8% of players 33.2% of players 33.0% of players 32.9% of players 32.4% of players 28.6% of players 18.5% of players 17.8% of players 16.5% of players 10.9% of players 10.1% of players 8.6% of players 6.3% of players 5.2% of players 1.4% of players 0.8% of players 95.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
95.8%Survivor — Hidden achievement
60.0%Lost and Found — Hidden achievement
59.7%First Awakening — Completed episode 1.
Rarest badges of honor
0.8%Caffeine Connoisseur — Every mug tells a story, and you’ve collected them all.
1.4%Cereal Killer — Ate every brand of cereal.
5.2%Getting Your Steps In — Walked 10,000 steps in one day.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$24.99current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$24.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-26
US24.99 USD
EU24.99 EUR
UK20.99 GBP
Australia37.99 AUD
Canada32.99 CAD
Japan2,950 JPY
Brazil74.99 BRL
China92.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$14 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$28

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Sep 18, 2026
Arctic Awakening Turns One!

It seems like just yesterday we released Arctic Awakening into the wild, but we now celebrate one year! We started dreaming about what this game could be in 2019. Then, just before the whole world shu

Aug 13, 2026
Patch 1.0.20

This is a small update focused on a few bug fixes and general polish throughout the game. If you've been enjoying the game, leaving a review is a huge help for a small studio like us! And, if you've r

Jul 01, 2026
Vote for the Arctic Awakening OST!

We're excited to share that Arctic Awakening's soundtrack has been nominated for the World Soundtrack Awards ! Joff Winks spent nearly 4 years creating the music for this big adventure of ours, so we'

Jun 04, 2026
World Ocean Day Charity Sale

We're excited to announce that we're supporting WDC, Whale and Dolphin Conservation for World Ocean Day! The WDC World Ocean Day Sale starts today and runs until June 11 at 10am PDT, and you can save

Jun 01, 2026
Patch 1.0.19

This is a small update focused on a few progression fixes, improved clarity, and general polish throughout the game. If you've been enjoying the game, leaving a review is a huge help for a small studi

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresAdventure, Indie
Player tagsStory Rich · Atmospheric · Mystery · Walking Simulator · Exploration · First-Person · Adventure · Sci-fi · Choices Matter · Narrative · Singleplayer · Thriller (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Playable without Timed Input · DualShock Controller Support · DualShock Controller Support
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil *
ControllerFull support
Achievements29
Official sitehttps://arcticawakening.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 / 11 (64-bit) Processor: Intel Core i3-6100 / AMD FX 8350 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 / AMD RX 570 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 10 GB available space