Til Nord

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Til Nord is a single player and multiplayer open world racing game. It was developed by Moose Attack Studios and was released on June 29, 2021. It received positive reviews from players.

Discover a sublime open world on your snowmobile! Drive among the frozen environment of Snøfall øyer to discover beautiful vistas, time trials and quests that permanently change the open world in Til Nord.

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Audience ScoreBased on 343 reviews

story15 positive mentions

stability3 negative mentions

Beautiful and immersive landscape with stunning visuals, including northern lights and dynamic weather.
Fun and chill gameplay with an open world to explore, missions, time trials, and collectibles for a relaxing experience.
Impressive quality and smooth performance considering it is a free student project, with good controls and engaging snowmobile driving.

Physics and handling are basic and often wonky, with unrealistic snowmobile behavior and poor in-air control.
Sound design is lacking, especially the snowmobile engine sounds which are annoying or inconsistent.
Lack of polish including bugs, glitches, limited content leading to short game length, missing features like a map, and some UI issues.

story
55 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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68%
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The story aspect is minimal, mostly consisting of straightforward mission chains, races, and collectibles scattered across an open-world map. While missions provide reasons to explore, the narrative lacks depth, voice acting, and character development, making it feel more like task completion than a rich story experience. Players appreciate the freedom to roam and mission variety but desire more content, a larger map, and a stronger, more engaging storyline.
- “Awesome game, a lot of missions, quests, and nice achievements.”
- “The missions were pretty straightforward but gave me plenty of reasons to explore and travel through what is definitely the main character in this game: the world.”
- “I greatly enjoyed driving around and doing the missions.”
- “Few story missions to complete, races, ramps to discover and snowmen to destroy scattered across the map.”
- “Did all missions in just over an hour.”
- “Given that I'm personally not a fan of time trials, and at least 50% of the offered missions are exactly that, it kinda falls short.”
graphics
50 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
56%
34%
10%
The graphics are generally praised as good to beautiful, especially impressive for a free or student-developed game, with smooth visuals and a peaceful atmosphere. While some note basic physics, occasional lag, and lack of advanced effects like shadows or ambient occlusion, the overall visual presentation is considered a strong point, creating an enjoyable and immersive experience reminiscent of classic games but with modern enhancements.
- “Like I said, this plays like an overdeveloped, way ahead of its time PlayStation 2 game with improved handling and graphics, and I mean this in such a good way.”
- “The graphics look very good, visuals are fairly clean and there's a slew of graphics tweaks to tune the appearance of the game, so thumbs up there.”
- “Absolutely stunning visuals and great atmosphere.”
- “The graphics aren't perfect, the physics are a bit basic, the sound is off.”
- “The snowmobile sounds are terrible and cut out lots, the graphics are not good at all, there are no other options for snowmobiles, and the physics are awful.”
- “Graphics, particularly the lack of shadows and ambient occlusion even on highest settings (though I must notice that there are shadows from the lights of snowmobile, but that's pretty much it).”
gameplay
21 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43%
43%
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The gameplay is generally described as enjoyable and relaxing, with smooth mechanics and decent graphics for a student project, though it lacks depth, realism, and precise physics expected in professional racing games. Players appreciate the casual exploration and creative features, but criticize handling issues, some graphical blurriness, and limited gameplay duration. Overall, it offers a fun, laid-back experience rather than a highly polished racing simulation.
- “The gameplay takes inspiration from Burnout Paradise, giving the same feeling of hours of mindlessly exploring where you can relax, listen to music, podcasts, or audiobooks.”
- “Gameplay - 8/10 (I found it very relaxing and fun).”
- “It's a nice, relaxing driving game and I look forward to any updates that might make the gameplay experience even better.”
- “The gameplay itself is a letdown, this is after all just a student project and it shows, lacking depth and nuance which is something professional racing games need.”
- “Visually it's extremely blurry and has forced on motion blur which makes the gameplay experience very jarring.”
- “The driving mechanics are not accurate to simulators or even to some arcade racers, but that doesn't really matter.”
music
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's music is generally praised for being enjoyable and well-matched to the gameplay, providing a relaxing and immersive atmosphere. While some users appreciate the variety and quality of tracks, others note limited song selection and occasional sound syncing issues. Overall, the music enhances the gaming experience, especially for casual, laid-back play.
- “Nice music and enjoyable gameplay.”
- “Music - 10/10 (I enjoyed nearly every song I heard and they went very well with the game).”
- “The gameplay takes inspiration from Burnout Paradise, and it gives the same feeling of hours of mindlessly exploring where you can relax, listen to music, podcasts, or audiobooks.”
- “As a snowmobile owner (160-180 hp, 300-400kg), the snowmobile in game feels sluggish and unrealistic. The music is wack and the sounds seem random, not actually synced to your throttle.”
- “The environment is really good, if you like cold weather. However, there is only one song on the radio, which is annoying.”
- “Decent radio music to listen to while playing, even though you have to turn it on yourself each time you crash.”
optimization
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game generally performs well and runs smoothly even on low mid-end laptops, though optimization is noted as somewhat lacking and reminiscent of an early alpha version. While not a major focus given its status as a free university project, improvements, including better controller support, would enhance the overall experience.
- “Performance is good, game is very smooth at max graphics settings with a low mid-end laptop.”
- “Only issue I had was optimization, but for a free game made as a university project, that is completely acceptable since that wouldn't have been a major focus of the team.”
- “It's a great game also relaxing, but it feels like it needs more optimization.”
- “The optimization is worse than the situation of Russia during the Cold War.”
- “Not optimized enough; it also kinda looks like an alpha version of the game.”
- “It's a great and relaxing game, but it feels like it needs more optimization.”
atmosphere
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's atmosphere is highly praised for being calming, immersive, and visually stunning, especially appealing to those who enjoy a snowy environment. Players appreciate the unique and engaging ambiance that enhances exploration and overall experience.
- “The atmosphere is calming and immersive, making exploration genuinely enjoyable.”
- “Not very popular but a very atmospheric product; if you like snowy environments, this game is for you.”
- “Absolutely stunning visuals and great atmosphere.”
stability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from numerous bugs and glitches that impact gameplay, including occasional sticking points and issues with sound, physics, and controls, leading to a generally unstable experience.
- “The game has way too many bugs and glitches.”
- “There are a few minor glitches in the game where you can get stuck.”
- “The sound and physics are buggy and the controls aren't very good.”
replayability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users find the game to have limited replayability, indicating it is not infinitely replayable.
- “Infinitely replayable”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users find the humor in the game's quirky mechanics, such as unexpectedly being able to take a snowmobile on water, which adds an amusing and lighthearted element despite some mechanical limitations.