We're pleased to announce that we've updated Spirit of the North to include Korean language support!

Thank you to anyone whose first language is Koren and has been looking forward to a language update. We hope you enjoy the game!

Explore the lands of Spirit of the North to collect all six cards, craft Steam badges, and earn rewards like emotes and backgrounds.

By simply playing Spirit of the North, you will now unlock Steam Trading Cards!


Upon completing a set of all 6 trading cards, you can craft badges that you can display on your steam profile!


We also have awesome fox Emotes that can be purchased with Steam Points and earned as drops as well!


Also, available are Profile Backgrounds (not shown here)

If you have been holding off on another playthrough of Spirit of the North, now is the perfect time to jump back into the game for a new play session!

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We have a great small update for you all!

Update 1.05 removes the Ambient Occlusion ghosting and artifacts that appeared on the Foxes fur when moving.

Take a look at the video we put together below to show the difference.


We have been trying to figure out how to fix the issue with the fur for a long time and are really excited to finally have it fixed for you all!

The update is now live on Steam and is coming soon to consoles.

Here is a video we put together showing some of the new features.


Also, consider joining us on the Spirit of the North Discord Server to chat with fans and the devs, plus we have custom fox emojis!
https://discord.gg/sDhpZSg

New Features

• Photomode - Press 1 on the keyboard and D-Pad Down on the controller to enter Photomode and take awesome screenshots with ease!
  
  
  
• 3D Prompts UI - Instead of 2D prompts on the bottom left of the screen we now have 3D prompts that show up on a usable object.
  
  
  
• Wisp Overhaul - the Wisp is now much more helpful to the player by chirping near objectives and leading the way.
  
  
  
• Spirit Dash - now leaves a glowing trail behind.
  
  
• Fox Stamina - You can now run as long as you want without having to slow down.
  
  
• PC Controls - We have added Bark/Spirit Bark to Left Click on the Mouse and Tail Wag to Right Click when using a keyboard and mouse on PC. This makes it much easier to move while barking and tail wagging.

• Improvement - Music selected in each Chapter now appropriately fits the mood. Playlists offer more variety throughout the whole game.
  
  
• Improvement - Checkboxes on the options menu are now easier to see.
  
  
• Improvement - Player can no longer Jump when in the “Sick” state.
  
  
• Improvement - Dying in Chapter 1, 2, and 6 now drops staff if you are holding one.
  
  
• Improvement - Fox can no longer Sneeze while dying in Chapter 1.
  
  
• Improvement - Xbox control images have been updated to better ones.
  
  
• Improvement - Blueprint optimization overhaul, the game is overall much more optimized in terms of what is always loaded into memory.
  
  
• Improvement - Change Music can no longer be triggered while in Spirit Form.
  
  
• Improvement - Change music trigger won't change the music if the desired loop is already playing (won’t randomly turn it off and back on).
  
  
• Fixed - Issue that caused all shaman icons to show up on Chapter 7 and 8 where there should be none on the chapter select screen.
  
  
• Fixed - Japanese localization issues.
  
  
• Fixed - Issue that caused the foxes' mouth to be stuck open if the player was holding a Staff and entered Spirit Form.
  
  
• Fixed - Releasing Spirit Bark while transitioning back to foxes body from spirit form would cause player to get stuck "charged up". Spirit Bark is now automatically released when spirit form ends.

Chapter 3
• Fixed - Removed L_thumbstick prompt at end of Chapter_03
  
  Chapter 4
  
• Fixed -Part 4 now loads much more efficiently, causing less stuttering.
  
  
• Fixed - Part 5 ground pressure plate jump gate was broken.
  
  Chapter 5
  
• Fixed - Issue that caused music to stop playing at the start of the chapter.
  
  Chapter 6
  
• Improvement - Dramatic changes to the music in Chapter 6.
  
  
• Fixed - Dashing at certain times could cause the Wisp to not progress through the level correctly.
  
  
• Fixed - Wisp returned to fox during the middle of the chapter.
  
  Chapter 7
  
• Improvement - Shaman Spirits are less likely to get stuck while walking around.
  
  
• Improvement - After healing spirit fox in Chapter 7 large stone gate opens, (players can no longer open it and go through without healing spirit fox).
  
  
• Fixed - Issue with some tree shadows disappearing at certain camera angles.

To participate in this beta, you must own the Spirit of the North and follow the steps below:

• Launch Steam
  
• Navigate to your library
  
• Right-Click on Spirit of the North
  
• Choose Properties
  
• Navigate to the Betas tab
  
• Expand the dropdown box
  
• Choose the public_update_beta_branch option
  
• Click the Close button

If this has been completed correctly, the game should automatically start to update.

To submit bug reports please use the following link.
https://forms.gle/wQr1SrHhpNaU3tcd8

Also, consider joining us on the Spirit of the North Discord Server to chat with fans and the devs, plus we have custom fox emojis.
https://discord.gg/sDhpZSg



New Features

• Photomode - Press 1 on the keyboard and D-Pad Down on controller to enter Photomode and take awesome screenshots with ease!
  Instructions on how to use the photo mode are included on screen.
  
  
  
  
• 3D Prompts UI - Instead of the 2D prompts on the bottom left of the screen nobody seemed to notice we now have 3D prompts that show up on a usable object.

Improvements

• Wisp Overhaul - The wisp is now much more helpful and will show the player routes and objectives.
  
  
• Fox Stamina - You can now run as long as you want without having to slow down.
  
  
• PC Controls - We have added Bark/Spirit Bark to Left Click on the Mouse and Tail Wag to Right Click when using a keyboard and mouse on PC. This makes it much easier to move while barking and tail wagging.
  
  
• Checkboxes on the options menu are now easier to see.

Bug Fixes

General
• Fixed - Issue that caused all shaman icons to show up on Chapter 7 and 8 where there should be none on the chapter select screen.
  
  Chapter 5
  
• Fixed - Issue that caused music to stop playing at the start of the chapter.

Known issues:
There is a shadow issue in Chapter 7 that affects certain trees.
This matter is being investigated and is planned to be resolved ahead of full release.

To celebrate the whimsical indie hit Spirit of the North being 30% off as part of the Steam Summer Sale, we're live-streaming the game over the final weekend of the sale before it ends on the 9th July.

Check out the sizzling deal + watch the stream here!



Did you know Spirit of the North has a Signature Edition?!

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Well, I come with some fantastic news, the whimsical fox adventure is now 30% off for a limited time only as part of the Steam Summer Sale!

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Did you know Spirit of the North has a Signature Edition?!

Hotfixes cover the following areas: General fixes and specifics for Chapter 1-6. Please see the patch list in this message.


General

• - 60 FPS cap bug fixed.
  
• - VSync toggle added.
  
• - Replaced Snowflake texture with a better one.
  
• - Fixed bug were Invert Camera Y toggle and Camera Sensitivity slider wouldn't do anything from in game menu.

Chapter 1

• - Fixed Issue that made snow not spawn around fox.
  
• - Fixed several spots where the player could get stuck.
  
• - Improved collisions of several rock meshes.

Chapter 2

• - Fixed an area near the end of Chapter 2 that had bad collision.

Chapter 3

• - Fixed bug where player could unintentionally skip the first cutscene.
  
• - Updated Collisions on several meshes to provide a better experience.
  
• - Deleted several blockout meshes left behind during development.
  
• - Moved a stacked stones mesh in the Geyser area that could be used to jump up on a platform without the use of a Geyser.

Chapter 4

• - Visually blocked off an area in Part 2 that looked accessible but wasn’t.
  
• - Fixed lots of meshes sticking out of the ground.
  
• - Fixed holes the player could fall into and get stuck around the City area.
  
• - General Polish
  
• - Turned Collision off on all meshes outside the level boundaries
  
• - Improved collision on mesh SM_GroundReveal_Rock001_var1

Chapter 5

• - General Polish

So...Spirit of the North has been out for over 3 weeks now! Have you tried the whimsical adventure yet? Let us know in the comments below what your favourite thing about the game is!

Spirit of the North is out now on Steam!

To find out more about the game, head here!



Did you know Spirit of the North has a Signature Edition?!

Spirit of the North has been out for over 2 weeks now, and we just wanted to come here to say thanks for all of the support our wonderful community has given us, it means so much!



We're delighted and proud we've been able to bring this game to PC on Steam!

Our SOTN developer stream is still going so if you haven't yet head on over to the SOTN Steam Page!

To find out more about the game, head here!



Did you know Spirit of the North has a Signature Edition?!