Rank 01Why this
Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Northern Lights.
- $14.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- 2018
Games like Northern Lights
- 19 games
- Updated May 5, 2026
Players who liked Northern Lights also play
The closest matches to Northern Lights: Escape The Pacific, The Long Dark, KeepUp Survival, Subsistence, and The Infected. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
- Rank 01
Rank 02Why this
Also Open World Survival Craft and Post-apocalyptic, like Northern Lights.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Verified
- 2017
Rank 03- $5.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- 2024
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Northern Lights
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
- 1Escape The Pacific
Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Northern Lights.
- 69% of 442 reviews
- 2The Long Dark
Also Open World Survival Craft and Post-apocalyptic, like Northern Lights.
- 88% of 40,071 reviews
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- Released: 2020
- Developer: MadGoat Studio
- Price: $11.99checked Oct 31
- 74% of 118 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Simulation, Early Access
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Crafting hides for gear
- Map pieces feel rewarding to collect
- Snowmobile adds tense travel
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Contemplative
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Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Northern Lights at current Steam store prices.
Don't Starve
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Northern Lights.
PolyZ
Why this: Shares vehicle physics with Northern Lights.
Taora : Survival
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Post-apocalyptic, like Northern Lights.
Arctic Anxiety
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Northern Lights.
Miasmata
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Walking Simulator, like Northern Lights.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Northern Lights, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Unturned
Why this: Also Post-apocalyptic and Crafting, like Northern Lights.
CHKN
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Northern Lights.
Walking Zombie 2
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Post-apocalyptic, like Northern Lights.
About Northern Lights
The closest matches to Northern Lights: Escape The Pacific, The Long Dark, KeepUp Survival, Subsistence, and The Infected. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Northern Lights is your kind of game, the closest matches are Escape The Pacific, The Long Dark and KeepUp Survival — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its crafting individual items and disease and frostbite systems. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Northern Lights: 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?
Is Northern Lights worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 74% of 118 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Early Access: unfinished, and it can change a lot before release.
- Price: $11.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 9 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 8 h before their negative review.
- Not supported on Steam Deck.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Crafting hides for gear
- Map pieces feel rewarding to collect
- Snowmobile adds tense travel
- Story unfolds through exploration
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“GAme is in a very bad state, lot of work has to be done. Devs are not working on it full time because it sells bad so it might take 10 years until ready.”
People who play it also play: Escape The Pacific, The Long Dark, KeepUp Survival
Frequently asked about Northern Lights
Can I run it?
Does Northern Lights work on Steam Deck?
Northern Lights is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Northern Lights cost?
Northern Lights is listed on Steam at 11.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Northern Lights?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Northern Lights are Escape The Pacific, The Long Dark, KeepUp Survival.
Who developed Northern Lights?
Northern Lights was developed by MadGoat Studio.