Northern Lights

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App ID	1090800
App Type	Game
Developer	MadGoat Studio
Publisher	MadGoat Studio
Supported Systems	Windows
Technologies	Unity Engine
Last Changenumber	30432113
Last Record Update	5 August 2025 – 17:37:20 UTC ()
Release Date	14 December 2020 – 14:59:53 UTC ()

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289 reviews

In-Game

Northern Lights is an open world survival simulation set in the extreme conditions of the arctic tundra. Clinging to life, you must use real-life survival techniques to gather resources, craft, and hunt while tending to your health and sanity. Can you survive your way out of the mysterious island?

Steam price history

Current Price $11.99

Lowest Recorded Price $4.07 at -66% 25 August 2025

Currency	Current Price	Converted Price		Lowest Recorded Price
U.S. Dollar	$11.99	$11.99		$4.07	$4.07 at -66%
Brazilian Real	R$ 20,99	$3.88	-67.63%	$1.31	R$ 7,13 at -66%
Chilean Peso	CLP$ 3999	$4.14	-65.44%	$1.40	CLP$ 1359 at -66%
Indonesian Rupiah	Rp 69999	$4.25	-64.48%	$1.44	Rp 23799 at -66%
Philippine Peso	₱244.44	$4.28	-64.27%	$1.45	₱83.10 at -66%
Russian Ruble	380 ₽	$4.50	-62.43%	$1.52	129 ₽ at -66%
Indian Rupee	₹ 399	$4.53	-62.20%	$1.53	₹ 135 at -66%
Mexican Peso	Mex$ 99.99	$5.37	-55.15%	$1.82	Mex$ 33.99 at -66%
Kazakhstani Tenge	2999₸	$5.56	-53.56%	$1.83	990₸ at -55%
South African Rand	R 99.99	$5.72	-52.29%	$1.94	R 33.99 at -66%
South Asia - USD	$5.99	$5.99	-50.04%	$2.03	$2.03 at -66%
Saudi Riyal	24.44 SR	$6.51	-45.67%	$2.21	8.30 SR at -66%
Kuwaiti Dinar	1.99 KD	$6.51	-45.67%	$2.19	0.67 KD at -66%
Taiwan Dollar	NT$ 199	$6.56	-45.21%	$2.21	NT$ 67 at -66%
Qatari Riyal	24.44 QR	$6.68	-44.21%	$2.27	8.30 QR at -66%
Japanese Yen	¥ 1011	$6.85	-42.79%	$2.32	¥ 343 at -66%
CIS - U.S. Dollar	$6.99	$6.99	-41.70%	$2.37	$2.37 at -66%
Peruvian Sol	S/.24.44	$6.99	-41.63%	$2.37	S/.8.30 at -66%
Malaysian Ringgit	RM29.99	$7.11	-40.66%	$2.41	RM10.19 at -66%
New Zealand Dollar	NZ$ 11.99	$7.13	-40.46%	$2.42	NZ$ 4.07 at -66%
Vietnamese Dong	200000₫	$7.57	-36.81%	$2.57	68000₫ at -66%
Colombian Peso	COL$ 29999	$7.65	-36.12%	$2.60	COL$ 10199 at -66%
Thai Baht	฿244.44	$7.70	-35.76%	$2.61	฿83.10 at -66%
Singapore Dollar	S$9.99	$7.79	-34.99%	$2.64	S$3.39 at -66%
South Korean Won	₩ 11000	$7.92	-33.86%	$2.69	₩ 3740 at -66%
Australian Dollar	A$ 11.99	$7.94	-33.75%	$2.69	A$ 4.07 at -66%
U.A.E. Dirham	30.00 AED	$8.16	-31.87%	$2.77	10.20 AED at -66%
Canadian Dollar	CDN$ 11.99	$8.66	-27.77%	$2.93	CDN$ 4.07 at -66%
Hong Kong Dollar	HK$ 69.99	$8.98	-25.07%	$3.05	HK$ 23.79 at -66%
Ukrainian Hryvnia	395₴	$9.57	-20.14%	$2.44	101₴ at -55%
Costa Rican Colon	₡5000	$9.91	-17.30%	$3.37	₡1700 at -66%
Uruguayan Peso	$U399	$9.96	-16.85%	$3.37	$U135 at -66%
Norwegian Krone	99,99 kr	$10.09	-15.84%	$3.43	33,99 kr at -66%
Chinese Yuan	¥ 79.99	$11.23	-6.32%	$3.47	¥ 24.75 at -55%
LATAM - U.S. Dollar	$11.99	$11.99		$4.07	$4.07 at -66%
MENA - U.S. Dollar	$11.99	$11.99		$4.07	$4.07 at -66%
Polish Zloty	44,44zł	$12.21	+1.85%	$4.14	15,10zł at -66%
Euro	11,99€	$14.04	+17.14%	$4.76	4,07€ at -66%
Swiss Franc	CHF 11.99	$15.02	+25.32%	$5.10	CHF 4.07 at -66%
British Pound	£11.99	$16.24	+35.46%	$5.51	£4.07 at -66%
Israeli New Shekel	₪54.94	$16.53	+37.91%	$5.61	₪18.67 at -66%

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Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support

Additional Information

Developer

MadGoat Studio

metacritic_name

Northern Lights

controller_support

partial

community_visible_stats

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

MadGoat Studio

Store Release Date

14 December 2020 – 15:00:03 UTC ()

osarch

community_hub_visible

Yes

Social Media

https://discord.gg/Wjju5Ae
https://www.facebook.com/northernlightsgame/
https://x.com/NLightsGame
https://www.youtube.com/northernlightsgame/

Primary Genre

Simulation (28)

Store Genres

Indie (23), Simulation (28), Early Access (70)

Steam Release Date

14 December 2020 – 14:59:53 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

25 June 2022 – 17:11:46 UTC () (1656177106)

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Detected Technologies (?)

Unity Engine, Discord SDK, cURL SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
This game's graphics settings cannot be configured to run well on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
category: Unsupported
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 29 September 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 9272647

configuration:

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requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-7.0-4
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

Content Descriptors

General Mature Content (5)

Early Access Release Date

14 December 2020 – 00:00:00 UTC ()

First seen on SteamDB

17 May 2019 – 15:13:27 UTC (), in changelist #6264532

Content Descriptors (Including DLC)

General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

14 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles	Achievements
English	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
French	Yes		Yes
German	Yes		Yes
Portuguese - Brazil	Yes		Yes
Russian	Yes		Yes
Turkish	Yes		Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes		Yes
Japanese	Yes		Yes
Romanian	Yes		Yes
Spanish - Latin America	Yes		Yes
Italian	Yes		Yes
Hungarian	Yes		Yes
Polish	Yes		Yes
Korean	Yes		Yes

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timestamp	17 July 2023 – 13:21:38 UTC

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Northern Lights

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