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Nordlicht
Nordlicht is an adventure-game where you accompany an unusual family on its fascinating journey to the cold north. During the journey, they encounter mysterious star-signs of the polar night, and have to overcome nature's dangers to confront their fears.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.
“Nordlicht is a short & sweet little adventure game, showcasing gorgeous hand-drawn art and a heart-warming story, made by a small indie team in Germany as part of their final thesis. Pros + Beautiful hand-drawn graphics. + Heart-warming family friendly story that can be enjoyed…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“It's difficult to review this game. It's adorable and wholesome, but technically speaking, it also has a lot of problems. First Look Video: https://youtu.be/tyM4-2HhZU4 Positives: +Beautiful artwork +Cute story and dialogue +The girl, Aurora, empathizes with inanimate objects…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“Personal Rating: 3 of 10 Game is alright, when it works. Nordlicht is a rather short and straight forward game. There are only 3 short chapters with a simple timed clicking puzzle in between. The game tries to tell a touching story of family by giving you glimpse of past…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedLatest official news
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | Adventure · Indie · Casual · Family Friendly · Point & Click · Singleplayer · Story Rich · Fantasy · Mystery · Magic · 2D · Visual Novel (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , German * , French * , Italian * , Spanish - Spain * , Russian * * |
| Official site | https://www.nordlicht-game.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Geforce 8800, Radeon HD 2000, Pixel Shader 3.0, 256 MB discrete RAM DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 550 MB available space