Northern Journey similar games & best alternatives

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Northern Journey

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2021

Should you play it?

A norwegian happysad game set in a northern land! Adventure through a beautiful and very varied wilderness. Dive, fly, use ziplines and find different weapons to aid your journey to reach the cold mountains and below. Encounter over 50 unique bosses and enemy types!

What works

  • Unique and immersive atmosphere
  • Large interconnected maps for exploration
  • Creative and varied enemy design
  • Engaging soundtrack
  • Passion-driven solo development

Things to keep in mind

  • Combat can be clunky and frustrating
  • Some late-game sections feel tedious
  • High frequency of spider enemies may deter arachnophobes
  • Lack of character customization
  • Minimal story depth and social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Somber Echoes

  • The Chant

  • Outcast - A New Beginning

  • Kona II: Brume

  • The Land of Pain

  • The Axis Unseen

More expressive

Games that feels like Northern Journey but with more self-expression and customization

  • Subnautica: Below Zero

  • BLACKTAIL

  • Kristala

  • Subnautica

  • VOIN

  • Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition

Less violent

Games that feels like Northern Journey but with less combat and destruction

  • A Highland Song

  • Baby Steps

  • J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars

  • Through the Woods

  • The Cursed Forest

  • Someday You'll Return: Director's Cut

More intense

Games that feels like Northern Journey but with a more intense feel

  • Skinwalker Hunt

  • Death in the Water 2

  • Total Chaos

  • WarriOrb: Prologue

  • THRESHOLD

  • BELOW

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Northern Journey: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Leadership.

Last update: 04/08/2026