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Spirit of the North
Spirit of the North	2020
Spirit of the North 2	2024

Spirit of the North is a singleplayer third-person exploration, platform and puzzle game in the Spirit of the North series.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store		DRM-free when a shorcut is made to the executable in the root folder, with the `-EpicPortal` command appended to the target.
GamersGate

Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Microsoft Store		Xbox Play Anywhere. Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC.
Steam

Monetization

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	None

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Infused\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1213700/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Infused\Saved\SaveGames\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1213700/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

In-game General settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Pillarboxed 16:9
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Scales with Graphics Quality. Can be set via "sg.AntiAliasingQuality=" in GameUserSettings.ini.
High-fidelity upscaling		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Change the value of `FrameRateLimit` in GameUserSettings.ini to the desired rate. Default value of `0.000000` sets 60 FPS cap.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Input

Control Scheme for Keyboard.

Control Scheme for Xbox One Controller.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		Camera Sensitivity option.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity		Camera Sensitivity option.
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Keyboard and Mouse, Controller

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, Music, Sound FX
Surround sound		7.1 Surround^[2]
Subtitles		No speech.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	NVIDIA Apex, PhysX	Apex v1.4, PhysX v3.4
Audio	MS 3D Audio, XAudio2, OGG Vorbis	XAudio 2 v2.7, Ogg v1.2.2, Vorbis v1.3.2
Input	XInput	v1.3

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-4460
System memory (RAM)	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 DirectX 11 compatible

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.27.2.0^[1]
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1213700) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Verified by User:Mastan on 2021-12-06
↑ Verified by User:Mastan on 2021-12-13
Tested in 7.1 using Orban Loudness Meter.

[2] Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.27.2.0^[1]

[Proton_path_note-3] 2.0 ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (1213700) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (1213700) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[engineversion-1] Verified by User:Mastan on 2021-12-06

[4] Verified by User:Mastan on 2021-12-13
Tested in 7.1 using Orban Loudness Meter.

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

[2]

[1]

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+{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unreal Engine 4|ref=<ref name="engineversion">{{Refcheck|user=Mastan|date=2021-12-06}}</ref>|build=4.27.2.0}}
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 {{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|spirit-of-the-north|}}
 |taxonomy     =
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer }}
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 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Platform, Puzzle }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Exploration, Platform, Puzzle }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Europe, Supernatural }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Spirit of the North }}
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 |winehq       =
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 |strategywiki = Spirit of the North
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+|lutris       = spirit-of-the-north
+|mobygames    = spirit-of-the-north
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+}}
+{{Introduction
+|introduction      =
+|release history   =
+|current state     =
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@@ Line 45: / Line 53: @@
 ==Availability==
 {{Availability|
-{{Availability/row| Epic Games Store | spirit-of-the-north-f58a66 | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Epic Games Store | spirit-of-the-north-f58a66 | DRM-free | DRM-free when a shorcut is made to the executable in the root folder, with the {{code|-EpicPortal}} command appended to the target.| | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| GamersGate | spirit-of-the-north | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 4498-1 | Steam | | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| GMG | spirit-of-the-north-pc | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| Humble | spirit-of-the-north | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| MS Store | 9MVL42NJFVZ2 | Microsoft Store |{{Store feature|Xbox Play Anywhere}}. Included with {{Store feature|Xbox Game Pass}}. | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| Steam | 1213700 | Steam |  |  | Windows}}
+}}
+==Monetization==
+{{Monetization
+|ad-supported           =
+|cross-game bonus            =
+|dlc                    =
+|expansion pack         =
+|freeware               =
+|free-to-play           =
+|one-time game purchase = The game requires an upfront purchase to access.
+|sponsored              =
+|subscription           =
+|subscription gaming service =
+}}
+===Microtransactions===
+{{Microtransactions
+|boost               =
+|cosmetic            =
+|currency            =
+|finite spend        =
+|infinite spend      =
+|free-to-grind       =
+|loot box            =
+|none                = None
+|player trading      =
+|time-limited        =
+|unlock              =
 }}
@@ Line 78: / Line 116: @@
 |ubisoft connect           =
 |ubisoft connect notes     =
-|xbox cloud                =
+|xbox cloud                = true
 |xbox cloud notes          =
 }}
@@ Line 108: / Line 146: @@
 |antialiasing               = true
 |antialiasing notes         = Scales with '''Graphics Quality'''. Can be set via "sg.AntiAliasingQuality=" in [[#Configuration file(s) location|GameUserSettings.ini]].
+|upscaling                  = false
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = true
 |vsync notes                =
@@ Line 114: / Line 155: @@
 |120 fps                    = hackable
 |120 fps notes              = Change the value of {{code|FrameRateLimit}} in [[#Configuration file(s) location|GameUserSettings.ini]] to the desired rate. Default value of {{code|0.000000}} sets 60 FPS cap.
-|hdr                        = hackable
+|hdr                        = false
-|hdr notes                  = Can be set via "bUseHDRDisplayOutput=" in [[#Configuration file(s) location|GameUserSettings.ini]].
+|hdr notes                  =
+|ray tracing                = false
+|ray tracing notes          =
 |color blind                = false
 |color blind notes          =
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 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
+|red book cd audio         =
+|red book cd audio notes   =
+|general midi audio        =
+|general midi audio notes  =
 }}
@@ Line 331: / Line 380: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = false
 |windows 64-bit exe     = true
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
 |mac os x powerpc app   =
 |macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 |macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux powerpc app      =
 |linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 |linux 64-bit executable= unknown
+|linux arm app          = unknown
+|linux 68k app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
+|mac os powerpc app     = unknown
+|mac os 68k app         = unknown
+|mac os executable notes=
 }}
 ===Middleware===
 {{Middleware
 |physics          = NVIDIA Apex, PhysX
 |physics notes    = Apex v1.4, PhysX v3.4
 |audio            = MS 3D Audio, XAudio2, OGG Vorbis

Developers

	Infuse Studio
Publishers
	Merge Games
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	May 7, 2020
Reception
Metacritic	58
OpenCritic	63
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Exploration, Platform, Puzzle
Art styles	Stylized
Themes	Europe, Supernatural
Series	Spirit of the North