Viking-themed strategy game Northgard has launched on Steam Early Access, “bringing a unique mix of exploration, village building and combat heavily infused with Norse mythology.” Northgard currently sits at #10 on Steam’s list of Global Top Sellers, beating out Fallout 4 , Civilization VI and other popular games. It’s a heady achievement for any indie game, especially when paired with over 700 “Very Positive” reviews on Steam.
From indie studio Shiro Games, responsible for Evoland 1 and 2 , Northgard allows players to do the following:
Build settlements on the newly discovered hostile continent of Northgard while assigning and commanding vikings to various jobs (Merchant, Farmer, Warrior, Sailor, Loremaster...)
Manage resources carefully to survive the harsh winters and vicious enemies
Expand and discover new territory, giving unique strategic opportunities
Achieve different victory conditions such as Conquest, Fame, Lore and Trading
“We have always been fans of strategy and simulation games, and with Northgard we have taken what we think are all the best bits, and added a lot of cool Viking themes and fantasy to the mix,” said Nicolas Cannasse, co-founder of Shiro Games, in a press release. “Launching on Early Access will allow us to get direct feedback from our players which we’ll use in fine-tuning the development of Northgard. Not only that, we’ll also be bringing lots of cool new features to the game in the coming months, like new clans to play around with and a story driven campaign amongst other things.”
In addition to the story mode and new clans, extra features planned include “a full dedicated multiplayer mode” and “a host of new features such as an improved trading and diplomacy system, and more victory conditions.”
Are you looking forward to guiding your Vikings through a host of dangers, “undead warriors, giants, dragons and other foes,” all while conquering “the harshest environments”? Feel free to let us know in the comments section below.
