Arctic Awakening - OUT NOW!
@goldfirestudios.com
Indie game studio working on a narrative adventure where your only companion in the Arctic wilderness is a court-mandated therapy bot.
Buy on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1275550/Arctic_Awakening/?utm_source=bsky
Buy on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1275550/Arctic_Awakening/?utm_source=bsky
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❄️Arctic Awakening is OUT NOW!❄️
We started this journey 5+ years ago, and now it's your turn to complete the tale as you explore the Arctic wilderness with only a therapy bot by your side!
PC, Mac, Xbox X|S and PS5 (links in reply). Sharing helps us survive the cold! #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev
We started this journey 5+ years ago, and now it's your turn to complete the tale as you explore the Arctic wilderness with only a therapy bot by your side!
PC, Mac, Xbox X|S and PS5 (links in reply). Sharing helps us survive the cold! #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev
It's such a boost waking up to messages like this from players really appreciating what you've created! #indiedev #indiegame
November 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
It's such a boost waking up to messages like this from players really appreciating what you've created! #indiedev #indiegame
November 1, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Performance improvements, bug fixes and general polish are included in the latest patch on Steam/GOG: store.steampowered.com/news/app/127...
Arctic Awakening - Patch 1.0.13 Now Live - Steam News
Today’s update brings continued polish, performance improvements, and a few new quality-of-life features. We also recently released a new console patch that includes crash fixes and a new performance ...
store.steampowered.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Performance improvements, bug fixes and general polish are included in the latest patch on Steam/GOG: store.steampowered.com/news/app/127...
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Vote! Vote! Vote!
And if you haven't played, we're on sale for 30% off as part of Steam Scream Fest (store.steampowered.com/app/2828590/...) and in a bundle with our friends at @goldfirestudios.com' Arctic Awakening (store.steampowered.com/bundle/61290...)
And if you haven't played, we're on sale for 30% off as part of Steam Scream Fest (store.steampowered.com/app/2828590/...) and in a bundle with our friends at @goldfirestudios.com' Arctic Awakening (store.steampowered.com/bundle/61290...)
October 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Vote! Vote! Vote!
And if you haven't played, we're on sale for 30% off as part of Steam Scream Fest (store.steampowered.com/app/2828590/...) and in a bundle with our friends at @goldfirestudios.com' Arctic Awakening (store.steampowered.com/bundle/61290...)
And if you haven't played, we're on sale for 30% off as part of Steam Scream Fest (store.steampowered.com/app/2828590/...) and in a bundle with our friends at @goldfirestudios.com' Arctic Awakening (store.steampowered.com/bundle/61290...)
A few props in our first prototype of Arctic Awakening in early 2020. The style shifted a bit, but most of these made it into the final game!
#conceptart #indiegame #indiedev
#conceptart #indiegame #indiedev
October 29, 2025 at 1:02 PM
A few props in our first prototype of Arctic Awakening in early 2020. The style shifted a bit, but most of these made it into the final game!
#conceptart #indiegame #indiedev
#conceptart #indiegame #indiedev
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did a cool (pun intended) eyeshadow look for my first stream of @goldfirestudios.com's Arctic Awakening last week! I really enjoyed the first episode and I'm very much looking forward to tackling more of it this week 👀
Thank you to @mooncat.games for the key ✨
Thank you to @mooncat.games for the key ✨
September 29, 2025 at 11:30 AM
did a cool (pun intended) eyeshadow look for my first stream of @goldfirestudios.com's Arctic Awakening last week! I really enjoyed the first episode and I'm very much looking forward to tackling more of it this week 👀
Thank you to @mooncat.games for the key ✨
Thank you to @mooncat.games for the key ✨
✅60FPS on consoles in the Arctic!
The new patch adds "performance mode" on PlayStation and Xbox along with crash fixes, polish and other improvements/fixes. Update available now!
#indiegame #indiedev
The new patch adds "performance mode" on PlayStation and Xbox along with crash fixes, polish and other improvements/fixes. Update available now!
#indiegame #indiedev
October 22, 2025 at 1:24 PM
✅60FPS on consoles in the Arctic!
The new patch adds "performance mode" on PlayStation and Xbox along with crash fixes, polish and other improvements/fixes. Update available now!
#indiegame #indiedev
The new patch adds "performance mode" on PlayStation and Xbox along with crash fixes, polish and other improvements/fixes. Update available now!
#indiegame #indiedev
One month in, and your words/reviews have meant everything to us!
💬"Playing since Atari VCS, this is one of my top 5 favourite games of all time."
💬"Your game gave me a new perspective on life, for that i will forever be grateful."
Thanks for helping bring our story to life!
#indiegame #indiedefv
💬"Playing since Atari VCS, this is one of my top 5 favourite games of all time."
💬"Your game gave me a new perspective on life, for that i will forever be grateful."
Thanks for helping bring our story to life!
#indiegame #indiedefv
October 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
One month in, and your words/reviews have meant everything to us!
💬"Playing since Atari VCS, this is one of my top 5 favourite games of all time."
💬"Your game gave me a new perspective on life, for that i will forever be grateful."
Thanks for helping bring our story to life!
#indiegame #indiedefv
💬"Playing since Atari VCS, this is one of my top 5 favourite games of all time."
💬"Your game gave me a new perspective on life, for that i will forever be grateful."
Thanks for helping bring our story to life!
#indiegame #indiedefv
October 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Several performance improvements (coming soon to Xbox/PlayStation with a 60fps mode) and more polish/fixes from your feedback in today's 1.0.12 patch! store.steampowered.com/news/app/127...
#indiedev #indiegame
#indiedev #indiegame
Arctic Awakening - Excellence in Narrative + Patch 1.0.12 - Steam News
We’ve continued optimizing and polishing the game, and this update focuses heavily on performance improvements across all platforms (console update coming soon) along with a few tutorial updates, fixe...
store.steampowered.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Several performance improvements (coming soon to Xbox/PlayStation with a 60fps mode) and more polish/fixes from your feedback in today's 1.0.12 patch! store.steampowered.com/news/app/127...
#indiedev #indiegame
#indiedev #indiegame
Honored to see Arctic Awakening among such an amazing list of games in the Excellence in Narrative category!
We poured our hearts into telling this story, and it's meant a lot seeing so many people connect with it. 💙
#indiegame #indiedev
We poured our hearts into telling this story, and it's meant a lot seeing so many people connect with it. 💙
#indiegame #indiedev
📚 Excellence in Narrative:
- Arctic Awakening by @goldfirestudios.com
- DAVY x JONES by PARASIGHT
- despelote by julian cordero + sebastian valbuena
- Hell is Us by Rogue Factor
- New Arc Line by Dreamate
- Arctic Awakening by @goldfirestudios.com
- DAVY x JONES by PARASIGHT
- despelote by julian cordero + sebastian valbuena
- Hell is Us by Rogue Factor
- New Arc Line by Dreamate
October 7, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Honored to see Arctic Awakening among such an amazing list of games in the Excellence in Narrative category!
We poured our hearts into telling this story, and it's meant a lot seeing so many people connect with it. 💙
#indiegame #indiedev
We poured our hearts into telling this story, and it's meant a lot seeing so many people connect with it. 💙
#indiegame #indiedev
October 4, 2025 at 2:18 PM
We've been trying to catch as many streams as we could over the last week -- it's been great to watch everyone enjoying the game! We've also fixed/polished anything we noticed, and patch 1.0.10 is live now as a result!
store.steampowered.com/news/app/127...
store.steampowered.com/news/app/127...
Arctic Awakening - Patch 1.0.10 Now Live - Steam News
We’re continuing to smooth out rough edges and respond to your feedback as you explore the Arctic. Patch 1.0.10 brings a mix of traversal fixes, UI improvements, polish across art and performance, and...
store.steampowered.com
October 2, 2025 at 4:35 PM
We've been trying to catch as many streams as we could over the last week -- it's been great to watch everyone enjoying the game! We've also fixed/polished anything we noticed, and patch 1.0.10 is live now as a result!
store.steampowered.com/news/app/127...
store.steampowered.com/news/app/127...
Pro tip:
Match your own breathing with Kai’s meditation mini-game… it works in real life too. 🧘❄️
#indiegame #indiedev #meditation
Match your own breathing with Kai’s meditation mini-game… it works in real life too. 🧘❄️
#indiegame #indiedev #meditation
September 29, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Pro tip:
Match your own breathing with Kai’s meditation mini-game… it works in real life too. 🧘❄️
#indiegame #indiedev #meditation
Match your own breathing with Kai’s meditation mini-game… it works in real life too. 🧘❄️
#indiegame #indiedev #meditation
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We've been blown away by the response to the game's music, and now the Arctic Awakening OST by Joff Winks is out on Steam, Bandcamp, and streaming!
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4009660/...
Bandcamp: joffwinks.bandcamp.com/album/arctic...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/2tpZ1G...
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4009660/...
Bandcamp: joffwinks.bandcamp.com/album/arctic...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/2tpZ1G...
September 26, 2025 at 2:09 PM
We've been blown away by the response to the game's music, and now the Arctic Awakening OST by Joff Winks is out on Steam, Bandcamp, and streaming!
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4009660/...
Bandcamp: joffwinks.bandcamp.com/album/arctic...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/2tpZ1G...
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4009660/...
Bandcamp: joffwinks.bandcamp.com/album/arctic...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/2tpZ1G...
Just one Steam review away from triple digits! Who wants to be #100??
September 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Just one Steam review away from triple digits! Who wants to be #100??
We've been blown away by the response to the game's music, and now the Arctic Awakening OST by Joff Winks is out on Steam, Bandcamp, and streaming!
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4009660/...
Bandcamp: joffwinks.bandcamp.com/album/arctic...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/2tpZ1G...
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4009660/...
Bandcamp: joffwinks.bandcamp.com/album/arctic...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/2tpZ1G...
September 26, 2025 at 2:09 PM
We've been blown away by the response to the game's music, and now the Arctic Awakening OST by Joff Winks is out on Steam, Bandcamp, and streaming!
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4009660/...
Bandcamp: joffwinks.bandcamp.com/album/arctic...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/2tpZ1G...
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4009660/...
Bandcamp: joffwinks.bandcamp.com/album/arctic...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/2tpZ1G...
"Sometimes in a world filled with chaos... we don't need another power fantasy. Sometimes, we need a reminder that a simple story told well can change everything. That connection is what makes games truly unforgettable."
Really great video essay on the game (spoilers): youtu.be/zrJW3zL3BVU
Really great video essay on the game (spoilers): youtu.be/zrJW3zL3BVU
My Game Of The Year - Arctic Awakening Review
YouTube video by Loadish
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September 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
"Sometimes in a world filled with chaos... we don't need another power fantasy. Sometimes, we need a reminder that a simple story told well can change everything. That connection is what makes games truly unforgettable."
Really great video essay on the game (spoilers): youtu.be/zrJW3zL3BVU
Really great video essay on the game (spoilers): youtu.be/zrJW3zL3BVU
Patch 1.0.6 is now live on Steam/GOG with an update following (hopefully) later today on consoles. We really appreciate the bug reports and feedback, it makes a big difference! store.steampowered.com/news/app/127...
Arctic Awakening - Patch 1.0.6 Now Live - Steam News
Thanks again for diving into Arctic Awakening! We’ve been carefully listening to your feedback and working hard to address rough edges and polish the experience. Patch 1.0.6 includes a wide range of f...
store.steampowered.com
September 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Patch 1.0.6 is now live on Steam/GOG with an update following (hopefully) later today on consoles. We really appreciate the bug reports and feedback, it makes a big difference! store.steampowered.com/news/app/127...
Thank you everyone for an amazing launch❤️
If you haven't stepped into our Arctic adventure yet, the launch discount on Steam/GOG ends in 24 hours (link in bio)!
#indiegame #indiedev
If you haven't stepped into our Arctic adventure yet, the launch discount on Steam/GOG ends in 24 hours (link in bio)!
#indiegame #indiedev
September 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Thank you everyone for an amazing launch❤️
If you haven't stepped into our Arctic adventure yet, the launch discount on Steam/GOG ends in 24 hours (link in bio)!
#indiegame #indiedev
If you haven't stepped into our Arctic adventure yet, the launch discount on Steam/GOG ends in 24 hours (link in bio)!
#indiegame #indiedev
Huge shoutout to the folks over at Warlocs who worked on our German, French, Spanish and Simplified Chinese translations! They did such an amazing job, and it's been great seeing people from different parts of the world enjoying the game in their native languages!
We're delighted to have 🛬crash-landed🛬 into this exciting and mysterious adventure from 🥇Goldfire🔥 Studios! Our skillful👨✈️pilots👩✈️ have worked on the German, French, Spanish, and Simplified Chinese translations, and they even managed to survive the 🧊cold❄️!
❄️Arctic Awakening is OUT NOW!❄️
We started this journey 5+ years ago, and now it's your turn to complete the tale as you explore the Arctic wilderness with only a therapy bot by your side!
PC, Mac, Xbox X|S and PS5 (links in reply). Sharing helps us survive the cold! #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev
We started this journey 5+ years ago, and now it's your turn to complete the tale as you explore the Arctic wilderness with only a therapy bot by your side!
PC, Mac, Xbox X|S and PS5 (links in reply). Sharing helps us survive the cold! #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev
September 23, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Huge shoutout to the folks over at Warlocs who worked on our German, French, Spanish and Simplified Chinese translations! They did such an amazing job, and it's been great seeing people from different parts of the world enjoying the game in their native languages!
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Arctic Awakening was fun. I'd recommend it if you are looking for something like Firewatch :D
@goldfirestudios.com
@goldfirestudios.com
September 20, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Arctic Awakening was fun. I'd recommend it if you are looking for something like Firewatch :D
@goldfirestudios.com
@goldfirestudios.com
Maybe we should add a photo mode so you all can get screenshots like this! What do you think? #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #gamedev
September 20, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Maybe we should add a photo mode so you all can get screenshots like this! What do you think? #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #gamedev
It took a little longer than planned, but Arctic Awakening is now available on GOG with a 10% launch discount!
✅Weekend Plans
❄️Explore the arctic wilderness
🤖Chat with your therapy bot
👉https://www.gog.com/en/game/arctic_awakening
#indiegame #indiedev
✅Weekend Plans
❄️Explore the arctic wilderness
🤖Chat with your therapy bot
👉https://www.gog.com/en/game/arctic_awakening
#indiegame #indiedev
September 19, 2025 at 10:50 PM
It took a little longer than planned, but Arctic Awakening is now available on GOG with a 10% launch discount!
✅Weekend Plans
❄️Explore the arctic wilderness
🤖Chat with your therapy bot
👉https://www.gog.com/en/game/arctic_awakening
#indiegame #indiedev
✅Weekend Plans
❄️Explore the arctic wilderness
🤖Chat with your therapy bot
👉https://www.gog.com/en/game/arctic_awakening
#indiegame #indiedev
Attention console players! There was a bit of a mixup and our day one patches didn't go live until today, so if you're exploring our snowy landscapes on Xbox or PS5, be sure to update for lots of bug fixes, crash fixes and other improvements!
September 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Attention console players! There was a bit of a mixup and our day one patches didn't go live until today, so if you're exploring our snowy landscapes on Xbox or PS5, be sure to update for lots of bug fixes, crash fixes and other improvements!