Arctic Awakening News

We've always dreamed of having a game showcased at E3. That wasn't in the cards this year with E3 being canceled, but the many related showcases go on. So, we were thrilled to be selected for the Future Games Show summer showcase along with many other exciting upcoming games!

Our initial reveal trailer was a challenge to create as we hadn't cast our voice actors and we didn't have a whole lot of polished gameplay to work with. Fast forward a year and we've got loads more content to pair with our amazing voice actors.

Once again, we worked with the talented Benjamin Combes on the new trailer to expand on the mystery of the story while giving a better sense of the gameplay. Here's the end result:

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What do you think? Any theories about what's really going on? Join the discussion in our Discord and say hello on our socials (Twitter, Instagram, TikTok)!

Arctic Awakening is a first-person adventure about a plane crash, a lost pilot, a missing co-pilot, and an upbeat AI-powered drone, all of them trying to survive in the frigid Alaskan wilderness in the year 2062. It sounds like a bad situation, and yet it's actually even worse: Your plane didn't malfunction, it was sliced clean in half, and there's something out there making some very strange noises at night...
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It's June, and you know what that means -- E3! All the gaming news you can handle and more, at the biggest--

*psstt... it's been cancelled this year...*

Oh... uhh, right, so there's no official E3 this year. But, that doesn't mean the showcases just stop. While we just had our first demo, we've also been working on a brand new story trailer that goes well beyond.

We're so excited to share this new trailer with you at this year's Future Games Show summer showcase on Saturday, June 11 (12PM PT / 3PM ET / 8PM BST)!

You'll be able to watch live on YouTube and Twitch, so head to the Future Games Show page for more details. Be sure to drop into Discord where we'll be hosting a live watch event as well!

Arctic Awakening is taking part in this year's LudoNarraCon, which runs from May 5-9! Join the GoldFire Studios team as we play through the first public demo and provide a behind the scenes look at various development processes that have gone into the game.

The stream will go live on May 5 at 11AM PDT (2PM EST, 6PM GMT -- 1 hour after LudoNarraCon starts). Come join us live on our Steam page as we'll be answering questions in the chat. The stream will then play on a loop for the rest of the festival for those that can't make it live.

Also, from May 5-9, the demo will be available to download and play during the event.

Be sure to also say hello in our Discord and on our socials (Twitter, Instagram, TikTok)!

Seeing as how we take a "story first" approach to our development, Fellow Traveller's LudoNarraCon Steam festival has long been near and dear to our hearts. So, we're more than thrilled to announce that Arctic Awakening has been selected to showcase at this year's event!

The most exciting part? DEMO TIME!

Yes, our very first public demo will be available for the dates of the event only -- which you can play from May 5-9. This is still very much a work in progress, and all of your feedback from the demo will be incorporated into the rest of the game's development!

We're especially excited that we've managed to wrap up voice casting and get into the recording booth to voice all of our characters for the demo. We'll also be revealing our fantastic cast during the event!

In addition to the demo, we'll be running a stream hosted on our Steam page with new behind-the-scenes looks at the development of the game from multiple members of our team.

We've been working on this game for over 2 years, and it has mostly been in the dark with very few outside of the studio playing a build. So, we' can't wait for all of you to get your hands on this early version and see what you think!

Be sure to stop in and say hello on Discord, Twitter and TikTok in the meantime!