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
The latest patch for consoles (Xbox and PS5) is now live with bug fixes, polish, and more optimizations🙌
January 5, 2026 at 8:15 PM
The latest patch for consoles (Xbox and PS5) is now live with bug fixes, polish, and more optimizations🙌
Need a good story to warm up to over the holidays? ❄️
Arctic Awakening is 10% off during the Steam Winter Sale! Thank you to everyone who’s supported this journey so far🙏
store.steampowered.com/app/1275550/...
#indiegame #gamedev
Arctic Awakening is 10% off during the Steam Winter Sale! Thank you to everyone who’s supported this journey so far🙏
store.steampowered.com/app/1275550/...
#indiegame #gamedev
December 18, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Need a good story to warm up to over the holidays? ❄️
Arctic Awakening is 10% off during the Steam Winter Sale! Thank you to everyone who’s supported this journey so far🙏
store.steampowered.com/app/1275550/...
#indiegame #gamedev
Arctic Awakening is 10% off during the Steam Winter Sale! Thank you to everyone who’s supported this journey so far🙏
store.steampowered.com/app/1275550/...
#indiegame #gamedev
So grateful we got to work with @marajunot.bsky.social on Arctic Awakening! Her performance as Naomi brought heart and humanity to the coldest parts of the game. Couldn’t imagine it without her contributions.
#indiegame #indiedev #voiceactor
#indiegame #indiedev #voiceactor
December 17, 2025 at 6:17 PM
So grateful we got to work with @marajunot.bsky.social on Arctic Awakening! Her performance as Naomi brought heart and humanity to the coldest parts of the game. Couldn’t imagine it without her contributions.
#indiegame #indiedev #voiceactor
#indiegame #indiedev #voiceactor
One of my favorite moments from this whole journey was showing an early build of Arctic Awakening in an underground bar in Tokyo to a crowd of Nintendo, PlayStation, Pokémon, and indie devs. Almost no English in the room, but we all vibed over a shared love of games.
#indiedev #gamedev
#indiedev #gamedev
December 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Holly only needed one voice session. That’s how good @ciacourtvo.bsky.social is! Sharp, funny, and full of surprises, she brought our favorite conspiracy theorist to life in ways we never expected. 🛰️
#indiegame #voiceactor
#indiegame #voiceactor
December 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Holly only needed one voice session. That’s how good @ciacourtvo.bsky.social is! Sharp, funny, and full of surprises, she brought our favorite conspiracy theorist to life in ways we never expected. 🛰️
#indiegame #voiceactor
#indiegame #voiceactor
We finally got the green checkmark! ✅
After some back-and-forth with Valve, Arctic Awakening is now officially Steam Deck Verified!
#indiegame #gamedev
After some back-and-forth with Valve, Arctic Awakening is now officially Steam Deck Verified!
#indiegame #gamedev
December 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
We finally got the green checkmark! ✅
After some back-and-forth with Valve, Arctic Awakening is now officially Steam Deck Verified!
#indiegame #gamedev
After some back-and-forth with Valve, Arctic Awakening is now officially Steam Deck Verified!
#indiegame #gamedev
From our very first voice session way back in 2022, we knew that Jason Maniccia was Kai. His theatre background helped him to capture the depth and subtle emotions of the player character🎭
#indiedev #voiceactor
#indiedev #voiceactor
December 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
From our very first voice session way back in 2022, we knew that Jason Maniccia was Kai. His theatre background helped him to capture the depth and subtle emotions of the player character🎭
#indiedev #voiceactor
#indiedev #voiceactor
December 1, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Some early bot concepts by @lanebrownart.bsky.social that would eventually become our favorite therapy drone - Alfie!
#screenshotsaturday #conceptart #indiedev
#screenshotsaturday #conceptart #indiedev
November 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Some early bot concepts by @lanebrownart.bsky.social that would eventually become our favorite therapy drone - Alfie!
#screenshotsaturday #conceptart #indiedev
#screenshotsaturday #conceptart #indiedev
From Sonic to Spider-Man, you’ll recognize @davebmitchell.bsky.social's voice from some of your favorite games. In Arctic Awakening, he delivers a truly remarkable performance as your missing co-pilot. It was always a joy working with Dave over the last few years!
#voiceactor #indiegame
#voiceactor #indiegame
November 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
From Sonic to Spider-Man, you’ll recognize @davebmitchell.bsky.social's voice from some of your favorite games. In Arctic Awakening, he delivers a truly remarkable performance as your missing co-pilot. It was always a joy working with Dave over the last few years!
#voiceactor #indiegame
#voiceactor #indiegame
Nominations are open for The Steam Awards, and we'd be incredibly grateful to have your vote for the "Story-Rich Game" category!
➡️https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1275550/view/652586612305167541
➡️https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1275550/view/652586612305167541
November 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Nominations are open for The Steam Awards, and we'd be incredibly grateful to have your vote for the "Story-Rich Game" category!
➡️https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1275550/view/652586612305167541
➡️https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1275550/view/652586612305167541
That voice you’ve been talking to in Arctic Awakening? Yep! Your therapy bot’s voiced by the incredible @alejandrosaab.bsky.social! It’s been amazing collaborating with him over the years on Arctic Awakening. 💙🤖
#indiegame #voiceactor
#indiegame #voiceactor
November 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
That voice you’ve been talking to in Arctic Awakening? Yep! Your therapy bot’s voiced by the incredible @alejandrosaab.bsky.social! It’s been amazing collaborating with him over the years on Arctic Awakening. 💙🤖
#indiegame #voiceactor
#indiegame #voiceactor
Concept Art ➡️ Game
November 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Concept Art ➡️ Game
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
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
✅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
October 4, 2025 at 2:18 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
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
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...
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
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