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ASKA
A new Viking age dawns with you at its helm. Forge a thriving colony from nothing in this mythic open-world survival sim. Earn the gods' favor and survive in a land ruled by ancient terrors and unforgiving seasons. Rally unique villagers, expand your settlement and defend your tribe - solo or co-op!
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Satisfying village management and organization” (39 of 103 reviews) and “Addictive progression loop” (11); the most common complaint is “Excessive grind and slow pacing” (29). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-29 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
39 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Phenomenal game; the formula is absolutely sound. The early game during settlement establishment is very well polished and developers are consistently adding more content for expanding horizons later in the game. By the…”
“Build your village alone and slowly get villagers, so that you can either work together as one like good communists or you can assign them tasks and let them do everything like a real tyrant, automating most actions. So…”
“If you love Valheim, definitely check out ASKA, but don’t expect a copy. It builds on that survival foundation and leans heavily into village management, which is where the game really shines. Assigning roles,…”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Phenomenal game; the formula is absolutely sound. The early game during settlement establishment is very well polished and developers are consistently adding more content for expanding horizons later in the game. By the…”
“amazing game to say it is still in development. its so addicting and you can literally loose track of time while playing. will definitely keep playing”
“Love the game! It's somewhat difficult to get used to but very relaxing.”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Phenomenal game; the formula is absolutely sound. The early game during settlement establishment is very well polished and developers are consistently adding more content for expanding horizons later in the game. By the…”
“One of the most addictive games I own. 400+ hours sunk into it. I always keep coming back to this one, and the additions the devs keep adding so far has made it so much better than when it first came out.”
“One of the best survival games i've ever played. The developers are constantly releasing new updates, and the game just keeps getting better with each one. I've been playing it since the beginning, and even after 200…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Remarkable game, just beautiful! There are bugs and things could be more efficient as in whats needed to progress, I would really like the ability to map the quick bar to my keys! But other than that, just crazy awesome…”
“Absolutely phenomenal game! I love how realistic it feels and the pacing is great. Fun to learn, difficult to master. There's a learning curve on where to start your base and build your structures, but in my opinion it…”
“Extremely tedious and time consuming but you get a serious sense of accomplishment when you get new buildings and items. Its quite beautiful graphics wise and very relaxing (so far)”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Very fun and addicting game! The villager system makes the world feel alive, almost like you're playing alongside other players, which I really appreciate. The gameplay loop is engaging and keeps me coming back. Combat…”
“Love the game! It's somewhat difficult to get used to but very relaxing.”
“I don't often write reviews. I'm saying this as someone that has had an incredibly hard time finding games that hold my attention. I'm around 14-15 hours of playtime, and don't really see myself slowing down. It really…”
29 of the 103 reviews raise this · 16 of them still recommend the game.
“I want to love this game! Unfortunately, everything in this game is worse than pulling your own teeth The game needs to be streamlined a bit and the mechanics need to be reworked Way to time consuming to do the most…”
“ASKA feels unnecessarily grindy and painfully slow. The pacing drags, and the gameplay loop never really evolves in a way that keeps things engaging. Unfortunately, nothing about it managed to hold my interest for long.”
“micro managing hell, tedious af, no time to do fun stuff”
16 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Great game until you do an expedition... It's the most annoying and frustrating thing I've ever had to go through in a game. The wind only blows in one direction (roughly 45 degree arc) and I wasn't able to get any type…”
“ASKA feels unnecessarily grindy and painfully slow. The pacing drags, and the gameplay loop never really evolves in a way that keeps things engaging. Unfortunately, nothing about it managed to hold my interest for long.”
“This game falls into the category of needlessly complex, especially the delineation between the levels of tech 1-4. It's like a less fun Kenshi, though not without its own enjoyment. The goodside is that generally, it…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Remarkable game, just beautiful! There are bugs and things could be more efficient as in whats needed to progress, I would really like the ability to map the quick bar to my keys! But other than that, just crazy awesome…”
“Still some bugs butgood, grindy game with lots to do.”
“Aska has come a long way since it first released and it is one of the more enjoyable survival games out there. The ability to have workers is a good idea, and while the AI has come a long ways there are still a few…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“ASKA shines in the mid-game. Starting out is difficult and can feel like you're running back and forth between a group of trees and rocks. But the dopamine kicks in at the mid-game, when you're feeling strong enough to…”
“I want to like this game, I really do, but I'm left wanting. its a good game, persistent survival elements, very slow progression, unforgiving to mistakes, unforgiving map, resources appear to not respawn so resource…”
“I really want to enjoy the game but its very hard to do at times. Almost seems unbalanced in a way. Every 30 minutes to an hour I seem to be constantly getting attacked by the blood moon especially early on. Gives me no…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Remarkable game, just beautiful! There are bugs and things could be more efficient as in whats needed to progress, I would really like the ability to map the quick bar to my keys! But other than that, just crazy awesome…”
“Good game but majorly lacking on information that is needed for players on more intricate systems such as the kennels. The stray system for dogs isnt broadly mentioned or covered anywhere quickly seen in game leading to…”
“Really poor onboarding experience. Really bad UI. Love these types of games usually. Tried a few times to get into this one and it just makes it super frustrating to start. Gonna check it back out at 1.0!”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 80.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“I installed Aska thinking, “Nice, I’ll play for an hour and relax.” I have no idea what day it is now. This game is basically a Viking-flavoured time machine. You start off chopping a tree, then suddenly you’ve founded a functioning village, assigned jobs, solved a food crisis,…”
— a player, Steam review · 167 hrs played“The Viking survival game i always wanted. Please consider to make toggle first person available in vanilla game. I tried the mod, It works pretty well as an alt perspective.”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“I really want to like this game, it has the potential to go far with some of the ideas it has but I can't finish a solo playthrough currently without changing the settings, and even then I have done this so many times I just don't have the time and will in the day to finish a…”
— a player, Steam review · 31 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-22.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Thunderful Games plays ASKA
Join the Thunderful Games team as they are playing ASKA. Showcasing their settlement, gathering some resources and helping the villagers not starve. Mila: Marketing Manager Aleksandar: Social & Commun
October 9 Patch
Hey Vikings, we're wrapping up the week with a new patch, we managed to catch some nasty ones in this one. One of the biggest recent issues was the Great Hall causing crashes, which we managed to fix.
September 30 Hotfix
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September 21 Hotfix
we're back with a Monday fix, here's what's up: • Fixed golems not reacting to collapsing mines • Fixed farming and forestry not saving equipment colors • Fixed Game Window Mode setting not saving and
September 15 Hotfix
Hey Vikings, we have a fresh set of fixes and improvements ready, so here they are: • Added Gamepad combat mode rebind option. • Added harbor to whitelisting. • Added male/female Kyckling boxes to wor
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Adventure, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access |
| Player tags | Early Access · Online Co-Op · Multiplayer · Crafting · Co-op · Singleplayer · Simulation · Open World Survival Craft · Building · Survival · Base-Building · Colony Sim (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, German, Romanian, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Ukrainian |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 39 |
| Official site | http://www.playaska.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i5 6600 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Memory: 16GB GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 (6GB) or AMD RX 590 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 6 GB available space