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About Northern Lights

Northern Lights is a single player action game. It was developed by King Deluxe and was released on February 26, 2020. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

A unique VR experience designed by Jack Rothwell. Sit back and travel through his interpretation of this D.Tiffany's song Northern Lights.

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69%Audience ScoreBased on 13 reviews
graphics2 positive mentions
music4 negative mentions

  • Calming and relaxing VR music video experience with smooth on-rails movement.
  • Pleasant visual style featuring minimalist, pastel-toned, otherworldly environments.
  • Works well on multiple VR systems with no motion sickness, suitable for short sessions.
  • Lacks interactive gameplay, functioning more as a passive music video than a traditional game.
  • Very short duration and somewhat repetitive visuals reduce long-term engagement.
  • Audio issues reported by some users and musical style may not appeal to everyone.
  • music

    15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    20% positive mentions, 53% neutral mentions, 27% negative mentions

    The music in "Northern Lights" is generally described as decent electronic music that complements the VR visuals, creating an immersive music video experience. While some find the music enjoyable and fitting, others feel it lacks excitement or personal appeal. Overall, the audio is considered good enough to justify trying the experience, though some wish it were longer or more engaging.

    • “Music ain't no Aphex Twin, but both the visuals and music are good enough to justify checking out this little ride.”
    • “Wonderful VR music video, graphics are excellent.”
    • “Short VR music video but very well made, wish it had lasted longer.”
    • “You get propelled through a crappy low-quality VR environment while some crappy music plays.”
    • “Description says it has music, but it didn't have any for me.”
    • “"Northern Lights" is not a game; it's basically a weird music video that you can look at with a VR headset on.”
    • “I'm assuming this is just a music video since I could not interact with anything, and if that is the case then audio is kind of important.”
  • graphics

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    67% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 33% negative mentions

    The graphics feature a retro-90s inspired futuristic style that some found less impressive, but overall they are considered good and complement the VR music video experience well.

    • “Both the visuals and music are good enough to justify checking out this little ride.”
    • “Wonderful VR music video, graphics are excellent.”
  • gameplay

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The gameplay is criticized for being nonexistent, with users stating that it lacks any meaningful game mechanics and therefore cannot be recommended as a game.

    • “That's all there is to this... no gameplay, not a game, and thus cannot be recommended as a game to gamers.”
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Northern Lights is a action game. Common tags for Northern Lights include free to play and indie.

Northern Lights is available on PC, Virtual Reality and Windows.

Northern Lights was released on February 26, 2020.

Northern Lights was developed by King Deluxe.

Northern Lights has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Northern Lights for its graphics but disliked it for its music.

Northern Lights is a single player game.

Similar games include Senza Peso, The Body VR: Journey Inside a Cell, The Marvellous Machine, Homeward Duck, InMind VR and others.