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Arctic Awakening - OUT NOW! @goldfirestudios.com · 1d

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...

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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...

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Arctic Awakening - OUT NOW! @goldfirestudios.com · 2d

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. 💙

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DevGAMM @devgamm.bsky.social · 2d

📚 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

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Arctic Awakening - OUT NOW! @goldfirestudios.com · 5d

#screenshotsaturday #indiegame #indiedev

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Arctic Awakening - OUT NOW! @goldfirestudios.com · 6d

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!

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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...

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Arctic Awakening - OUT NOW! @goldfirestudios.com · 10d

Pro tip:

Match your own breathing with Kai’s meditation mini-game… it works in real life too. 🧘❄️

#indiegame #indiedev #meditation

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Arctic Awakening - OUT NOW! @goldfirestudios.com · 13d

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...

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Arctic Awakening - OUT NOW! @goldfirestudios.com · 12d

Just one Steam review away from triple digits! Who wants to be #100??

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Arctic Awakening - OUT NOW! @goldfirestudios.com · 13d

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...

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Arctic Awakening - OUT NOW! @goldfirestudios.com · 13d

"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

My Game Of The Year - Arctic Awakening Review

YouTube video by Loadish

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Arctic Awakening - OUT NOW! @goldfirestudios.com · 14d

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...

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Arctic Awakening - OUT NOW! @goldfirestudios.com · 15d

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

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Arctic Awakening - OUT NOW! @goldfirestudios.com · 15d

Thank you so much for the review, really happy to hear you enjoyed your time in the game!

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Arctic Awakening - OUT NOW! @goldfirestudios.com · 15d

Oh good call, thanks for the idea!

Arctic Awakening - OUT NOW! @goldfirestudios.com · 15d

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!

Warlocs @thewarlocs.bsky.social · 20d

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 - OUT NOW! @goldfirestudios.com · 21d

❄️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

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Varun J @varunj.bsky.social · 18d

Arctic Awakening was fun. I'd recommend it if you are looking for something like Firewatch :D
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Arctic Awakening - OUT NOW! @goldfirestudios.com · 17d

Thank you, really glad you enjoyed it!

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Arctic Awakening - OUT NOW! @goldfirestudios.com · 18d

May he rick roll into eternity🙂

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Arctic Awakening - OUT NOW! @goldfirestudios.com · 19d

Maybe we should add a photo mode so you all can get screenshots like this! What do you think? #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #gamedev

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Arctic Awakening - OUT NOW! @goldfirestudios.com · 19d

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

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Arctic Awakening - OUT NOW! @goldfirestudios.com · 19d

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!

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Arctic Awakening - OUT NOW! @goldfirestudios.com · 21d

Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1275550/...
PS5: store.playstation.com/concept/1001...
Xbox: www.xbox.com/games/store/...

Save 10% on Arctic Awakening on Steam

A first-person narrative adventure set in the unforgiving Arctic. Your plane crashed in a storm, leaving only your court-mandated therapy bot for company as you journey to find your co-pilot and uncov...

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Arctic Awakening - OUT NOW! @goldfirestudios.com · 21d

❄️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

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Arctic Awakening - OUT NOW! @goldfirestudios.com · 21d

We've been dreaming about this big green button for over 5 years, and now we're just 1 hour away! #indiegames #indiedev #gamedev

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Arctic Awakening - OUT NOW! @goldfirestudios.com · 23d

Alfie's excited for Thursday, what about all of you? #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

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Arctic Awakening - OUT NOW! @goldfirestudios.com · 23d

3 days until launch! Nerves are high and coffee is running low.... we might need our own Alfie as the countdown nears (preferably not the court-mandated variety)😅

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