Northern Journey
First-person adventure across northern wilderness filled with strange creatures
Slid Studio · Released Aug 18, 2021
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 97% of 3,714
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 96% of 26 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 2
- peak 24h 5
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 3 years ago
- Jun 15, 2023
What is Northern Journey?
Northern Journey is a linear, first-person adventure through a northern wilderness, following a journey toward cold mountains and the places beneath them. Across distinct levels, you explore, dive, fly, use ziplines, and find weapons to fight creatures and bosses.
For you if...
- +you like eerie wilderness exploration and retro visuals
- +you prefer a linear adventure without side quests
Not for you if...
- −you want an open world with optional quests
- −you dislike frequent fights with spiders and other creatures
- −you need controller support instead of keyboard and mouse
What players say
97% of 3,714 reviews are positive · 96% of 26 in the last 30 days
Players praise the varied landscapes, music, and eerie atmosphere. Many complain that frequent combat feels clumsy or repetitive, particularly in later areas; some also report awkward movement and collision problems.
Screenshots and trailer
Northern Journey system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10 (64)
- Processor
- 2.4 Ghz
- Graphics
- GT 640
- Memory
- 3 GB RAM
- Storage
- 7 GB available space
- Notes
- Game highly optimized. Will run fine even on older hardware.
Recommended
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- The native resolution is not the default one
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Tags
- Atmospheric
- FPS
- Fantasy
- Retro
- Exploration
- Action-Adventure
- Singleplayer
- Adventure
- Nature
- Medieval
- First-Person
- Horror
- Shooter
- Action
- Archery
- Linear
Recent updates
- Jun 15, 2023 · Update for last update + small issues fixes
- Jun 12, 2023 · Tweaks aimed towards high fps issues
- Apr 14, 2023 · A few tweaks and fixes
- Jan 10, 2023 · A little amendement to recent update. Slingtweak!
- Jan 10, 2023 · Accumulated tweaks!
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