A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux

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The North is a PS1 style exploration game. Talk to NPCs and try to solve a murder onboard an arctic icebreaker ship trapped in the ice. You play as Doctor David Barclay, the ship's surgeon and the one man above suspicion. Interact with the crew to get clues but beware, you are not a well liked or respected member of the HMS Ectorius.

5 levels and several alternative endings.

Game play is that of a 3D visual novel

Interview with Caroline Delbert on The North.

Press J to check your journal.

Press F or Space to interact.

CW: Some misgendering as this game is set in the 1800s. Nothing egregious.

Bug Log:
-After years of dealing with this game I'm bloody sick of it. I will not be patching it, debugging, or doing any updates. This game is officially abandonware. Take it as it is or don't take it at all.
-Accessing the menu in game does not unlock the mouse so you have to use hot keys. They will be listed underneath each button. Still working on this, sorry. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

StatusReleased
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Rating
Rated 3.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
AuthorPhage Maleficar
GenreVisual Novel
Made withUnity
TagsAtmospheric, Experimental, Horror, LGBTQIA, Low-poly, Mystery, Narrative, ps1-style, Story Rich
Average sessionA few hours
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard

Purchase

Buy Now$2.99 USD or more

In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $2.99 USD. You will get access to the following files:

TheNorth_Win64
External
TheNorth_Mac
External
TheNorth_linux 947 MB

Download demo

Download
TheNorthWinDemo.zip 649 MB
Download
TheNorth_MacDemo.zip 664 MB

Development log

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All the characters were very interesting and being on a ship stuck in the arctic with a potential killer was certainly unnerving!