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Dead In Vinland

Dead In Vinland

DEAD IN VINLAND is a survival/management game, mixed with RPG and adventure elements, about a Viking family trying their best to survive on a mysterious island.

Released Apr 12, 2018 Developer Ishtar Games Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux RPGStrategySurvivalAdventureSimulation
View on Steam ↗ $1.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

77.6%positive1,691 reviews
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“Very unique game! The character interactions are the highlight of the game. A lot of reviews talk about bad RNG, but the game is a lot more forgiving then it seems. The RNG is totally fine and makes Dead in Vinland very interesting Not for everyone, but I found it incredible!”

— a player, Steam review · 114 hrs played
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“I survived 24 days, soon I ran out of food (had to give 30 anyways), and everybody died of depression or injury. Not sure what order I should have built my buildings but I couldn't get enough stone (so couldn't research fas enough)...anyways I'm in Hel now and wondering if I…”

— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“I like this genre fundamentally. Yet what is this slog brother, what kind of playtests did you do... I can't even..”

— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:43 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

24playing at last check
2324-hour peak
1,332all-time peak
0 500 1k 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 546 avg · Apr 2018

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

50achievements
12.3%median completion
1.4%rarest: You're not human
64.3% of players 54.6% of players 52.5% of players 48.1% of players 46.4% of players 44.2% of players 42.5% of players 41.1% of players 31.7% of players 28.5% of players 26.1% of players 21.2% of players 20.2% of players 19.7% of players 19.7% of players 18.7% of players 17.9% of players 17.3% of players 16.4% of players 14.4% of players 14.0% of players 13.6% of players 12.9% of players 12.6% of players 12.5% of players 12.3% of players 11.5% of players 11.1% of players 10.8% of players 10.7% of players 10.5% of players 10.2% of players 9.9% of players 9.2% of players 8.2% of players 7.1% of players 6.2% of players 6.0% of players 6.0% of players 5.8% of players 5.6% of players 5.4% of players 5.2% of players 5.0% of players 3.2% of players 3.0% of players 2.0% of players 1.9% of players 1.5% of players 1.4% of players 64.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
64.3%First blood — Win your first fight
54.6%We are not alone! — Recruit your first ally
52.5%Stroller — Explore 10 areas
Rarest badges of honor
1.4%You're not human — Finish the game (Extreme Conditions difficulty and True Viking)
1.5%Ready for Ragnarök — Finish the game (Extreme Conditions difficulty)
1.9%Don't poke the bear — Hidden achievement

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.

$1.99−90% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$19.99base price
$1.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-13
US1.99 USD−90%
EU1.99 EUR−90%
UK1.67 GBP−90%
Australia2.89 AUD−90%
Canada2.59 CAD−90%
Japan230 JPY−90%
Brazil5.99 BRL−90%
China7.60 CNY−90%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$1.1 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$2.3

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-14 07-17 07-20 07-23 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Feb 19, 2026
Dead in Antares is NOW AVAILABLE

Sometimes, we long for the sweet escape. Death, at last. But this is not our way. We have found unexpected allies. And... Hope?Hello Survivors!Today's the day! We're SO HAPPY to finally announce that

Feb 18, 2026
Dead in Antares will be available TOMORROW!

This is it, survivors!Dead in Antares will be available TOMORROW on Steam in less than 24 hours! (the game will be released at 4PM CET)To celebrate the launch, Dead in Antares will have a 15% launch d

Feb 11, 2026
What changed since Dead in Vinland? + Supporter's Pack announcement!

Hello survivors!There are only a few days left before the release of Dead in Antares and we couldn't be more excited!We know some of you played Dead in Bermuda and/or Dead in Vinland (and we thank you

Jan 29, 2026
Captain's Log #09 - Camp Stations (pt.2)

Hello survivors!Dead in Antares releases in... 3 WEEKS! January felt like it has lasted for 6 months, and at the same time, it went by SO QUICKLY.So yeah, it's the finish line for us. A ton of last de

Jan 14, 2026
Captain's Log #08 - Camp Stations (pt.1)

Hello Survivors!2026 is finally upon us, and next month we will finally release the THIRD instalment of the "Dead in" series. On the production end, we still have about a million things to finish and

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAdventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsRPG · Strategy · Survival · Adventure · Simulation · Indie · Turn-Based · Turn-Based Combat · Resource Management · Singleplayer · Perma Death · 2D (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Polish, Russian, Spanish - Latin America
Achievements50
Estimated owners100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://deadinvinland.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Microsoft® Windows® 7 SP1 Processor: AMD Athlon II X4 640 3.0GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTS 450 DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 2 GB available space Additional Notes: 1280x720 minimal screen resolution