Spirit of the North Download PC

The player will occasionally solve simple puzzles or do some light platforming, and there is an optional objective to find staves throughout the levels and drop them near frozen mummies to release their spirits.

That's about it when it comes to game content, though. Obviously, Spirit of the North isn't meant to be an exhilarating, demanding game. 

It's a pensive, relaxing experience, aided by its well-realized fox, striking visuals, and moving soundtrack., but even games in a similar vein tend to provide more consistent puzzles or platforming moments, and shedding them further is a hindrance rather than help for Spirit of the North. 

The game's style and presentation is worthy of praise, but spending stretches of time walking or sliding down a hill is more likely to make gamers feel sleepy rather than awestruck, no matter how nice the music is.

The remaster also seems to do little to take advantage of the upgraded hardware. While the visuals are certainly stylish, there's nothing to indicate that this is a PlayStation 5 game instead of it predecessor; likewise, none of the features of the great DualSense controller are used in a game that would have benefitted from immersive effects. 

It will certainly benefit from a relative lack of competition, but with many who want a new console still waiting, Spirit of the North isn't primed to capitalize on that smaller library even with a more captive audience. 

As a relaxing, meditative experience, Spirit of the North: Enhanced Edition succeeds; as a video game, even within a genre based on light gameplay, Spirit of the North: Enhanced Edition is a pleasant, dull distraction that is hard to justify for those looking to actually play something.