Oklahoma City, USA, August 14 2025 - After 5 years GoldFire Studios is taking a pickaxe to the ice encasing their thrilling first-person narrative adventure, and announcing that Arctic Awakening will launch on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S on September 18.
Watch the brand new trailer: https://youtu.be/cQfdM_SJSUw
A routine supply drop to a town in Alaska is all that stands in the way of pilots Kai and Donovan enjoying a round of drinks to celebrate another job well done. Auto-pilot on, guard down, and Kai’s court-mandated therapy bot, Alfie, finally quiet. In an instant, a storm tears the light aircraft in two, snatches Donovan, and sends the metal husk hurtling towards the freezing Arctic wilderness.
You are Kai. Waking in the snow a distance from the wreckage, you realize the gravity of the situation you are in. Donovan is missing, the temperature is rapidly dropping, there’s no way home, and all you’ve got is an unwanted robot for company.
In Arctic Awakening, you’ll brave the cutting cold to explore vast landscapes and the veiled structures found deep within them in the search for your co-pilot, safety, and the origin of the catastrophic storm that left you stranded. There are secrets and mysteries unfurling beneath the snow and ice that threaten to upend everything you know.
Full voice acting brings each character to life, with Voice Director Julian Kwasneski (LucasArts, Telltale, Firewatch) and Narrative Consultant Evan Skolnick (LucasArts, Marvel, Telltale) leading a stellar cast. Look forward to hearing the immensely talented Jason Maniccia, Alejandro Saab, Dave B. Mitchell, Cia Court, and Mara Junot when you step into the cold dark on September 18.
Features:
- A first-person narrative adventure where facing the elements may just be the least of your worries.
- Uncover the secrets buried beneath the ice in this unique survival mystery.
- Embrace Kai’s newfound survival partnership with his unwanted therapy bot, Alfie.
- Make choices that affect the relationships you build with companions, their decisions, and perhaps even Kai’s story itself.
- With its arresting visual design, witness dynamic weather systems affecting the environment, experience stunning vistas, and investigate intricate sci-fi-inspired structures.
Key links:
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1275550/Arctic_Awakening/
PlayStation Store: https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/10013179
Xbox: https://www.xbox.com/en-us/games/store/arctic-awakening/9n87drf76k0b
Website: arcticawakening.com
Press kit: https://goldfirestudios.com/press/arcticawakening
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/goldfirestudios.com
X: https://twitter.com/GoldFireStudios
Press contact: chris@mooncat.games
About Goldfire Studios:
GoldFire Studios was founded by James Simpson in 2008 as an indie game studio in Oklahoma City. We got our start pushing the boundaries of the web with cutting-edge browser-based massively multiplayer games. Our focus remains on connecting people around the world through gaming experiences that can be enjoyed anywhere. We have a passion for creating unique, groundbreaking interactive stories that players can both experience and make their own.
After over a decade of successfully building massive multiplayer worlds, we now look to expand our horizons with the more intimate experience of the single-player Arctic Awakening. We believe games can be the ultimate storytelling medium, and we are applying our varied entertainment experience to help push games further towards that eventual outcome.