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Aurora Hills: Chapter 1

Aurora Hills: Chapter 1

Aurora Hills: Chapter 1 is the first part in series of point and click puzzle adventure games. Follow the journey of Ethan Hill, a park ranger tasked with investigating strange disappearances from the region to uncover the mystery of Aurora Hills!

Released Apr 20, 2024 Developer NovaSoft Interactive Ltd. Platforms Windows · Mac AdventurePuzzleMysteryPoint & ClickHidden Object
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

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

94.4%positive3,779 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Just the right amount of challenge and good amount of gameplay for a first chapter.”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“liked it, but the flipchart puzzle was too far out or iovercomplicated it in my mind”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
Not recommended · 2 found this helpful

“It totally makes sense to look for the compass inside the (spoiler hidden) . Haha. Nevertheless, the game is free and the gameplay wasn't too frustrating. There's always a prompt that says you've gotten everything you need from the scene/location. That's a plus.”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

164all-time peak
0 50 100 2025 2026 83 avg · Jul 2024

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 10, 2026
Wishlist Aurora Hills: Chapter 3 on Steam!

Big thank you for Aurora Hills: Chapter 2 First off, we wanted to thank everyone for the overwhelming feedback we received for Aurora Hills: Chapter 2! We really appreciate all your kind words, they r

Aug 25, 2026
August 25, 2026 Build

• Minor fixes • Fixed performance issue on cinematics for some computers

Mar 31, 2026
March 31, 2026: Aurora Hills Chapter 1 Patches

Added mouse scrolling functionality for some scenes Fixed issue of OBS recording being flipped on Windows when recording with Game Capture Small bug fixes for MacOS and Windows

Mar 19, 2026
Aurora Hills: Chapter 2 Out Now!

Aurora Hills Chapter 2 Officially Released! In the second chapter, continue the journey of park ranger Ethan Hill as you venture deeper into the under-searched areas of the Aurora Hills National Park.

May 14, 2024
May 14 Update

• Fixed issue of app failing to launch on some devices • Increased in-game performance • Fixed crashing issue of app when going to home screen on some devices • Added option to change difficulty after

Screenshots

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Facts & details

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

GenresAdventure, Casual, Indie, Free To Play
Player tagsAdventure · Puzzle · Mystery · Point & Click · Hidden Object · Exploration · 2D · First-Person · Cinematic · Realistic · 1980s · Atmospheric (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil *
Official sitehttps://novasoftinteractive.com/games/aurora-hills-chapter-1/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 8.1 Processor: Intel i5 Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Integrated GFX Card Storage: 1500 MB available space Additional Notes: Installing the game on an SSD/M.2 drive is highly recommended