Spirit of the North
Spirit of the North
Game
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Spirit of the North 2
Developer Infuse Studio
Unveil the mysteries of a beautiful ancient world in this breathtaking 3rd-Person Adventure, a sequel to the acclaimed ‘Spirit of the North.’ Take on the role of an isolated fox with a raven companion on a quest to restore the lost guardians and return home. From the Steam store page
291 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Nov 1, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
81
LovedLoved
162 positive · 38 negative
95% range 75–86%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 162 | 38 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 26 | 2 | 55 |
| Mastodon * | 5 | 0 | 3 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
561 of 656 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
80% recommend · 158 yes, 39 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 197 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (1,002 of 1,168 positive).
Players praise the expanded open world and improved mechanics over the first game. [1][2][3] Many reviewers complain about poor optimization, freezing, and crashes. [4][5][6] Some players find the world too large and empty, with frustrating boss fights. [7][8][9]
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Representative posts
- [7]
I liked the first game, it wasn't amazing or anything but there was a lot of room for improvement in terms of gameplay design... The second game adds some minor improvements and nice things like actual fox sounds, customization and SaveAFox content is nice, but they went backwards when it comes to everything else. You now have an open world instead of linear levels, it's HUGE... And 95% of it is just empty, sure the …
- [1]
It was an awesome upgrade compare to the first one. Open world, great fox creation. I loved how they actually "hired" a fox for "voice acting" not just a bark. Interesting, altho sometimes mind bugging puzzles, gorgeous view. A whole story to it. The graphics are and controls are great. A companion that you can "talk" to. Great new mechanic for boss fights. I really loved it, would recommend to everyone especially …
- [16]
I enjoyed it, but if you’re expecting something similar to the first game, you might walk into it a little disappointed. This sequel is much bigger in scope, taking everything from the original and quadrupling it in size. If you stick to the main path then you'll probably only spend less than 10 hours, but the game pushes you toward exploration, especially because of the boss fights. Yes, they have bosses in this …
- [5]
I do love this game, but I have a few gripes with it: 1. The optimisation feels half-assed to non-existent. The game occasionally freezes or straight up crashes (requiring a force close through task manager), and before you're even able to play it has to take a few minutes loading shaders. The LODs on some models are horrendous (looking at you, trees!), but that could be because I am unable to play at the highest …
- [2]
Overall, a good game for the value. A marked improvement over its predecessor, with an emotive and straightforward plot. Putting the pieces together is where the fun lies. I haven't finished the game, but I've sunk around 13 hrs by the time I comment this. This isn't an AAA, and I grant it quite a bit of grace; my gripes about it come from annoyance, but it doesn't kill my fun. Minor Spoilers!!! Pros: 1. Rune …
Summarised from 34 of the 287 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
80% of the 197 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Spirit of the North 2. The complaint that keeps coming up: poor optimization and frequent crashes. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Reactions
60 of 291 · most liked firstHi #PortfolioDay ! Full-time ecologist & part-time freelance 3D artist. I worked as a subcontractor for Infuse Studio during the early stages of Spirit of the North 2 in 2021, and for ItemLab in 2022 (cancelled merchandises). Mostly making cool fanart figures of fantastic video game characters💜
neutral · AI labelView post →Spirit of the North 2 is releasing in 2 days! Check out @silverliningint.bsky.social to buy the physical game, they even have Signature Editions! Did you know that the first game is what ultimately convinced me to try 3D sculpting for printing? Here's my first figure from December 2020.
neutral · AI labelView post →My character Dagný is a skin in Spirit of the North 2! And I just unlocked her! It's still had to believe I can play my character in a game 😍
positive · AI labelView post →I liked the first game, it wasn't amazing or anything but there was a lot of room for improvement in terms of gameplay design... The second game adds some minor improvements and nice things like actual fox sounds, customization and SaveAFox content is nice, but they went backwards when it comes to everything else. You now have an open world instead of linear levels, it's HUGE... And 95% of it is just empty, sure the scenery can be enjoyable sometimes, but it takes so long to travel from point…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Im happy to hear Spirit of the North 2 is helping out SaveAFox~! They ended up adding many foxes from SaveAFox into their game as DLC, and by purchasing them, all funds go towards them to help out all the foxes with their needs <3 thought I'd boost to support them! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKT9...
neutral · AI labelView post →3 rough blockouts for some items, still made in 2021 for Infuse Studio in the early development of Spirit of the North 2. The one in the middle made it to the game! One of the developper sculped additional texture on it. It's Flame Tongue which you can see here: steamcommunity.com/market/listi...
neutral · AI labelView post →This is one of those games that makes me wish steam had a mixed review option. There are so many things I like about this game. The problem is none of them are playing the game itself. The story is great, the world is absolutely beautiful, and the character design is excellent. All this would be much more enjoyable if it weren't an absolute slog to play. First and foremost this game has the worst optimization of any game I've seen in over a decade, and I have a PC that can run 99% of games at…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Some more works done in early/mid 2021 for Spirit of the North 2. The raven and wolf models were for potential statues in the game, but also 3D printable. I didn't know VDM brushes were a thing back then so I sticked to alpha brushes unfortunately. The wolf heads were rough blockouts for items.
neutral · AI labelView post →RIP Mikayla and Finnegan </3 I wish I could play it, but this is the only game that makes me motion sick (even after just 30s). Extremely poorly optimized, essentially unplayable even with severe upscaling and frame generation.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I 100% MY FIRST STREAM GAME YESTERDAY NIGHT BTW. I 100% SPIRIT OF THE NORTH 2!!!
positive · AI labelView post →this is one of the best adventure games ive played, like i love norse mythology and and its just like it! and also i love foxes, so id recommend this game for those who love norse mythology and foxes!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It was an awesome upgrade compare to the first one. Open world, great fox creation. I loved how they actually "hired" a fox for "voice acting" not just a bark. Interesting, altho sometimes mind bugging puzzles, gorgeous view. A whole story to it. The graphics are and controls are great. A companion that you can "talk" to. Great new mechanic for boss fights. I really loved it, would recommend to everyone especially for those who love foxes in to this really immersive story and world.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →if you were expecting a game like spirit of the north - don't buy this. I thought I was going to get another lovely chill puzzle game, and instead I got an open world game with things that can kill me, and no puzzles (just find the spirit or statue and plonk it in the right place). I'm so disappointed, I'm sure if you're a fan of open world games then it's great. But I feel like they should have given it a different name - the only similarity between the two games is you're a fox.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Overall, a good game for the value. A marked improvement over its predecessor, with an emotive and straightforward plot. Putting the pieces together is where the fun lies. I haven't finished the game, but I've sunk around 13 hrs by the time I comment this. This isn't an AAA, and I grant it quite a bit of grace; my gripes about it come from annoyance, but it doesn't kill my fun. Minor Spoilers!!! Pros: 1. Rune mechanics enable you to gain far more abilities and quality of life improvements.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🦊 ✨ The Edition you've all been asking for The Signature Edition for Spirit of the North 2 for Playstation 5 and PC Featuring; Four Metal Pins, The Art & Lore Booklet, Collector's Box, Game and more! Pre-order link below!
neutral · AI labelView post →theres a dedicated AAAA button, best game ever
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Gave up on this, the boss encounters are far too difficult for a casual exploration game, and the world is too big for the amount of stuff in it, if there were more fast travel portals it would have helped, but you often have several minutes of running back and forth with nothing happening and it gets dull.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Pfl... Hey look! At 0:35 in the video! Those were fake stickers I made for fun while subcontracting for Infuse Studio in 2021, for Spirit of the North 2! I was playing with potential poses for a statue and ended up doing this randomly and the pose was actually approved lol
neutral · AI labelView post →Fox, Dungeons and two Glowing Runes Key features a much bigger sequel, Interesting runes aka builds, You can drown the fox and run underwater! General thoughts Amazing game, lots of areas to explore and mini riddles to solve. Travelling becomes an issue. Very simple, yet cool and unique boss fights. Added loot mechanics rewards with new furs and eye colour. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3787343148 Whoa, it's so big what she said The map in SotN 2 is unreasonably…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is poorly optimised and tends to freeze/crash quite often. In the most recent crash the game's screen went black and it was impossible to do anything. After restarting the game the WHOLE progress disapeared - the save file info got deleted and after loading the game again it brings you back at the very beginning of the game with 0% progress. I think that the game has a lot of potential, however at the moment I feel that still quite a lot of work needs to be done.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Platinum #298 - Spirit of The North 2. What a beautiful, emotional follow up journey to the original game. The inclusion of a companion, new fox skills and varied Guardians to cleanse plus so much to collect too, the game never felt empty in the beautiful lands we traverse🦊
positive · AI labelView post →I enjoyed it, but if you’re expecting something similar to the first game, you might walk into it a little disappointed. This sequel is much bigger in scope, taking everything from the original and quadrupling it in size. If you stick to the main path then you'll probably only spend less than 10 hours, but the game pushes you toward exploration, especially because of the boss fights. Yes, they have bosses in this game, and they weren't great. They can be frustrating, unintuitive, and often…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Compared to the first game, which was fun but way too short, this one makes you spend much more time. There are no chapters, the world is fully open, and the game is much more expanded, which makes price understandable. Things are a bit more intuitive, but you still have to figure out a lot on your own. Definitely worth playing.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Funny how people get so hyped for the 1000th AAA game of the same series over and over again, when I'm only excited about are niche indie games (+ Okami Sequel, obviously). - Spirit of the North 2 - Squeakross (installing it now) - Gecko Gods (great demo) - Sword of Sea Good game year for me :)
positive · AI labelView post →🔴LIVE The Sunlight Sanctuary has now opened!☀️ New Fox Game!! Playing Spirit of the North 2 today!!! #spiritofthenorth #vtuber Twitch.tv/theshepi
neutral · AI labelView post →I personally dont understand how people like this I game I 100% the first one, but this game is just terrible, glitchy and hard to understand
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →dont listen to the critics, this game is a very fun and for the price its worth trying
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Heyy! The new schedule is here! We'll have some WoW PvP on Tuesday and Saturday, and on Thursday we'll (hopefully) have a first look at the new 'Spirit of the North 2', a game I've really been looking forward to! 👀 www.twitch.tv/fenhimvt/sch... #vtuber #ENvtuber #streamschedule #SpiritOfTheNorth2
neutral · AI labelView post →chill exploration game with some platforming and a few challenging bosses.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →More than a contemplative game, it's a game that invites you to explore a vast open world set in and inspired by Norse culture, expanding and refining what was seen in the first game!! What makes this game different from the first Spirit Of The North is that it no longer focuses on being a contemplative experience, but one more focused on the open world; giving us more "freedom" in terms of experience, allowing us to explore different places throughout history that hold hundreds of hidden…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is fun for the majority of it. I greatly enjoy exploration, the world, the lore, and the adventure. The story unfolds in an interesting way as you play a fox investigating what happened and who this Grimnir is. The name of the main villain is an interesting choice if you know nordic mythology. Anyway, what I like best is wandering around, solving puzzles, and healing the land of the corruption wrought by Grimnir and his followers. Lore scrolls, murals, and glimpses into memories is a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Been playing Spirit of the North 2 this weekend. Very calm and lovely game~
positive · AI labelView post →I find it hilarious that the developers of Spirit of the North 2 have never player Okami when their new game as quite a few things that scream “Okami”. They really need to play it some day, give us a real intended easter egg in an update x)
neutral · AI labelView post →The GSC Weekly News Podcast episode for this week is now up on our YT channel! @ladyv-gsc.bsky.social shares her experience with Blades of Fire, @ohnonotaddy.bsky.social moves on from Spirit of the North 2, and the team chat about game preservation. youtu.be/5BQGbegHQnk
neutral · AI labelView post →Join me on twitch!! I'll be playing the new Spirit of the North 2 game! You get to be a fox with a crow companion! what more could u want from a game?? check it out! twitch.tv/s0lchaser #livenow #twitch #pngtuber #vtuber #spiritofthenorth #fox
neutral · AI labelView post →Playing Spirit Of The North 2 ....I found a Stargate!
neutral · AI labelView post →This one deserves a long review I guess, the game has huge map, very good scenery, landscapes, music, atmosphere, but unfortunately, I can't recommend the game due to it has to be polished and polished by the developers, even though it was released back in 2025, more then a year passed, it still has ridiculous bugs, glitches, and sometimes just physics issues. 1. At the start it was not clear where to go and what to do, well, after some time I realized, that main navigations are the red…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →*Update* When I saw that there was a performance update I thought I would give this game another shot. Happily the update enabled me to actually play the game without constant lag and losing camera movement, up until the first boss battle. Then I had to take a few more graphics setting down from medium to low or off, and that seemed to pretty much eliminate the issues, with the exception of an occasional second of lag here and there. Since the game is actually playable now I continued on with…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I do love this game, but I have a few gripes with it: 1. The optimisation feels half-assed to non-existent. The game occasionally freezes or straight up crashes (requiring a force close through task manager), and before you're even able to play it has to take a few minutes loading shaders. The LODs on some models are horrendous (looking at you, trees!), but that could be because I am unable to play at the highest settings despite having a pretty bulky PC. There is also often, and without…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Big fan of Spirit of the north - the first game! I loved it.. The second game I have now completed to a 100 procent and I will say; 1. The freezing parts are sooo frustrating (and my pc runs fine) 2. The world seems too big for what's there .. There is soo much emptiness 3. The ending is still soo unclear (even though I have completed it completly) 4. U have to learn by yourself.. Many times I figured out as I would go how to example teleport back to my last sleeping place and going trough…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its been a while, but its time for a new fox game!! Today we're playing Spirit of the North 2! A sequel to one we played a while back!! 🔴Live Now! twitch.tv/ingalaii
neutral · AI labelView post →This game is more of a mixed review rather than a negative, but a few things tilt it towards a no from me. First, the game is very nice to look at, visuals and lighting are gorgeous. In the beginning it's very cute and relaxing, just running around as a cute fox, seeking out fur and eye colors, maybe hunting down a skill point or wisp. The game doesn't really hold your hand and at times it's up to you to explore around and find the next place to go, it does hint at the next goal with the red…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I loved the first game and was super excited when I heard there was a second one coming out, I've had this game a while now and I think its fantastic. There are a couple of issues with the game: there's still a few bugs and glitches; most recent one I found was getting off a shield-sled and the fox was stuck in a sitting position but going in and out of photo mode fixed it, there's also few points where you can tell the game loads a big chunk of new area in and it will stick for a couple of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →- 65% running - 10% freezing and lagging (music, colors) - 10% shaders compiling - 10% nice views, secrets - 5% story behind big ambitions and weak implementation, tried to like it, but all the way was thinking when it would end
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I can't even play with my mouse properly. The game is gliching, crashing. I download it 2025. now it's 2026 and I can't even play it properly. I am so sad because it gliches and I don't know what to do. I tried so many things but it is in vain. :(
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Spirit of The North 2 main story completed, what a beautiful and emotional journey. Every bit as wonderful as the first game, now to find the last few scrolls, unlock a few more skills and find the rest of the wisps to be 100%
positive · AI labelView post →New journey awaits, my next game will be Spirit of the North 2🦊
neutral · AI labelView post →Spirit of the North (SOTN) 1 was definitely an interesting game to play, it balanced puzzle games nicely while adding some lore. It was definitely a fun game to play. SOTN 2 though? Wow. It is amazing to see such a genuinely fun and even emotional game these days, and people, don't let the indie game look fool you, this game has so much to it I swear it's actually a AA game and I honestly wouldn't question it if someone said this was a AAA game. While I won't spoil the story for anyone, it…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →been playing Spirit of the North 2 and I am having a blast with a lot of it, but also it's yet another game that decided its sequel needs to be an open world game where you activate towers to find places of interest on the map (because you'd never find all of them otherwise)
neutral · AI labelView post →Honestly a really good game so far! Not what I was expecting coming from the first one, but still lots of fun. Getting actual fox noises from saveafox really adds a lot as well! Coming from an avid fox lover, this game is great :D
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Played through with my daughter, this game is a work of art. fantastic
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Long-ish time no see! I've drawn a spirit #otter inspired by the Guardians in Spirit of the North 2. This otter is named Lutra and was entered into the Guardian Design Competition hosted by the SOTN2 game developers recently. Didn't win but it was still fun :)
neutral · AI labelView post →I bought Spirit of the North 2 and im obsessed with it, this game is miles ahead from the first, the foxes, locations and everything are so beautiful. You even have multiple skill trees and abilities in this one and as you can see there's a cute raccoon shopkeeper. Play this game it's worth it
positive · AI labelView post →13. Mm, I love the Zelda games, and I adore BG3 — but right bite the top spot has to be given to Spirit of the North 2 Gods what a beautiful game from top to bottom. I truly wish it were longer.
positive · AI labelView post →Game featured above is Spirit of the North 2 from @infusestudio.bsky.social A peaceful adventure game where you play as a fox! The open world is beautifully realized and full of puzzles and collectibles. Very fun 1st hr! store.playstation.com/en-us/concep... store.steampowered.com/app/1778840/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Really chill relaxing game when you need to pass hours exploring to distract yourself from something. The fox is very very cute and you get more customizable options including the colour of the spirit patterns. Will be downloading the soundtrack for reading!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I remember being so excited for this game to come out, as i absolutely loved the first game. I ended up really really not liking this game. I don't really like the side story's in this, one of my favorite things about the first game was how it told the story with no words, only for them to drop in the, in my opinion, unnecessary side story's. Yes a couple of the scrolls DO have lore, other story's have no connection to the lore whatsoever. And i really didn't like the boss mechanic, Spirit of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I LOVE IT, thank you infuse studio, I love foxes and chill exploration games. :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Beautifully made and keen for more extentions to continue playing or even a third edition!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →very foxes also dev supports saveafox so :D
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