Home / Games / Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok
Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok
Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok, is a challenging Norse inspired roguelite-survivor game, where you’ll have to survive hordes of creatures that come your way.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Build variety and character differences” (24 of 86 reviews) and “Distinctive Nordic visual style” (15); the most common complaint is “Clunky or poorly balanced mechanics” (10). 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
24 of the 86 reviews raise this.
“Runs like a dream on Deck. Gameplay loop is challenging but addictive, once you start unlocking more characters, the game really opens up. For fans of the genre and more methodical progression, it is excellent”
15 of the 86 reviews raise this.
“Solid, enjoyable horde shooter with charming graphics and absurdly good music (no seriously, it's burning piano.meme) The first dlc is mixed, but the upcoming one looks to be more traditional. The core game does have a…”
15 of the 86 reviews raise this.
“Runs like a dream on Deck. Gameplay loop is challenging but addictive, once you start unlocking more characters, the game really opens up. For fans of the genre and more methodical progression, it is excellent”
12 of the 86 reviews raise this.
11 of the 86 reviews raise this.
“Quite simple. easy for 10~20 hours game play”
“A lot to do in the game. Give it a shot!”
10 of the 86 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Everything in this game is just too slow. Movement speed is slow, time to kill is slow, progression is glacial. There are too many, far better, options in this style of game to recomend this one.”
“Fairly generic without anything that really sets it apart from the dozens of other games that are similar but with more identity.”
“Solid, enjoyable horde shooter with charming graphics and absurdly good music (no seriously, it's burning piano.meme) The first dlc is mixed, but the upcoming one looks to be more traditional. The core game does have a…”
6 of the 86 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Everything in this game is just too slow. Movement speed is slow, time to kill is slow, progression is glacial. There are too many, far better, options in this style of game to recomend this one.”
4 of the 86 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Everything in this game is just too slow. Movement speed is slow, time to kill is slow, progression is glacial. There are too many, far better, options in this style of game to recomend this one.”
3 of the 86 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Solid, enjoyable horde shooter with charming graphics and absurdly good music (no seriously, it's burning piano.meme) The first dlc is mixed, but the upcoming one looks to be more traditional. The core game does have a…”
Counted across 86 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 88.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Finally making a review, just to say: one of the best surviror-type games out there! If you like the art-style, you will love the item/build/hero skill diversity.”
— a player, Steam review · 57 hrs played“I have been on the game for a while so I have seen the changes and updates. Personally, I love mythology so its a great concept for a rogue game. The gameplay is a solid survivor style. What really hooked me is the item evolution and combo system. Finding those powerful…”
— a player, Steam review · 355 hrs played“Lovely game to play on the Steam Deck just before bed BUT BE WARNED - YOU MAY END UP WITH LESS SLEEP DUE TO BEING GLUED TO THIS GAME AT NIGHT :)”
— a player, Steam review · 16 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 2026-10-21.
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.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-22). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Achievement Sets, New game and new Anniversary skin!
Hello Vikings! As promised, we’re back! We have some exciting announcements to make today. Nordic Ashes Achievement Sets New game in the making Noxfall Studios 10th Anniversary next month Steam Achiev
Spooky Season - New skin!
Hello Vikings! Long time no see! Time for the spooky skin of the year. Get ready for Talkor Undead! We have some exciting announcements to make, so stay tuned to the next post in a few days ! Spooky S
Update v3.2.1
Hello vikings!Today we are releasing a small patch to fix bugs:One of God Surt's attacks could get stuck.Added a few code changes to prevent crashes or unexpected behaviours.Other minor fixes.That's a
Welcome to the Summer Festival
Hello vikings! Summer in VanaheimVanaheim has been decorated in a summery way for this event! From today until July 15th you’ll be able to play Summer in Vanaheim. This will not change playability, as
Unlocked character: Vidar, son of Odin
Hello vikings!:NA_Crystal: :NA_Crystal: :NA_Crystal: You did it! :NA_Crystal: :NA_Crystal: :NA_Crystal:Fenrir’s soul has been defeated! As promised, here’s your reward: Vidar, son of Odin unlocked!Why
Games like Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok
From our knowledge graph — ranked by shared traits, not a black box. Each card says why it's here.
FatalZone
71.2% · 806 reviews
shares Arena Shooter, Perma Death, Top Down Shooter, Action Roguelike
Spellbook Demonslayers
71.4% · 745 reviews
shares Arena Shooter, Top Down Shooter, Action Roguelike, Bullet Hell
Time Wasters
86.4% · 1,460 reviews
shares Arena Shooter, Top Down Shooter, Action Roguelike, Bullet Hell
Pesticide Not Required
95.4% · 680 reviews
shares Arena Shooter, Top Down Shooter, Action Roguelike, Bullet Hell
Glyphica: Typing Survival
92.3% · 1,121 reviews
shares Arena Shooter, Top Down Shooter, Action Roguelike, Bullet Hell
Bounty of One
88.1% · 2,030 reviews
shares Arena Shooter, Top Down Shooter, Action Roguelike, Bullet Hell
Star of Providence
97.0% · 2,836 reviews
shares Arena Shooter, Perma Death, Action Roguelike, Bullet Hell
Army of Ruin
88.3% · 1,496 reviews
shares Top Down Shooter, Action Roguelike, Bullet Hell, Procedural Generation
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG, Strategy |
| Player tags | Action Roguelike · Bullet Hell · Rogue-lite · Early Access · Arena Shooter · Top-Down Shooter · Top-Down · Casual · Action · Action RPG · 2D · Exploration (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Spanish - Spain, German, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Korean, French, Italian, Polish, Ukrainian, Dutch, Portuguese - Brazil, Swedish, Czech, Traditional Chinese |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 232 |
| Official site | https://noxfallstudios.com/nordic-ashes |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: AMD FX-6300 / 3rd or 4th gen i3 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 660 Ti / HD 7870 Storage: 530 MB available space