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Northgard: Definitive Edition
Northgard: Definitive Edition is a critically acclaimed real-time strategy game based on Norse mythology. Lead your clan, uncover the secrets of a mysterious newfound continent and defeat your enemies to conquer the Throne!
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “deep, varied clan strategy” (64 of 102 reviews) and “approachable yet rewarding challenge” (14); the most common complaint is “crashes, freezes, and broken units” (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 2026-09-27 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
64 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Super satisfying Viking RTS where you manage clans, survive brutal winters and expand your settlement with real strategy depth. Love how Norse myth and resource juggling keep every game tense and fun — perfect for slow…”
“Beautiful game, nice gameplay, definetly a good break from AOE & AOM etc.”
“300+ hours and still going -- a testament to how well this game is built. Northgard has earned a permanent spot in my library. The single player content alone justifies the price many times over. Between the story…”
14 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Super satisfying Viking RTS where you manage clans, survive brutal winters and expand your settlement with real strategy depth. Love how Norse myth and resource juggling keep every game tense and fun — perfect for slow…”
“really good very fun, Can be a challenging game if you like rts with some fun kicks in the mix And what not to love its vikings! Doas sometimes have technical problems but other than that its great!”
“It's really fun. There's a lot to learn, but it's much more manageable than huge games like Age of Empires. The story mode teaches you everything progressively, which is awesome. Plus the story, art, music, etc. is all…”
11 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“After 35 hours, I can't really recommend this game. Not as an RTS. The Pros: Nice Visuals Distinct Factions The Cons INCREDIBLY Slow Paced Poor Resource Management System Lacking Tutorials Firstly, the promotional…”
“Beautiful game, nice gameplay, definetly a good break from AOE & AOM etc.”
“i played this game for too long, ugly bad devs but beautiful game im sad to see it go down this way. single player is fine, conquest is fine, bifrost is fine. meanwhile multiplayer is so doomed that i cant even explain…”
9 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“There are some bugs and other irritating things. The first campaign is meh, but the second one is pretty good. And because of the second campaign, I hereby recommend this game!”
“Overall it's interesting and engaging RTS. I played only campaigns and no multiplayer. The second campaign is more interesting and it offers more mechanics, but unfortunately my game crashes on 9th chapter and I…”
“It's really fun. There's a lot to learn, but it's much more manageable than huge games like Age of Empires. The story mode teaches you everything progressively, which is awesome. Plus the story, art, music, etc. is all…”
9 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Super satisfying Viking RTS where you manage clans, survive brutal winters and expand your settlement with real strategy depth. Love how Norse myth and resource juggling keep every game tense and fun — perfect for slow…”
“It's the most fun RTS i have ever player, Its quite difficult but once you figure it out you can usually beat game while still experiencing some challenge. The main thing i don't like about this game is that the clans…”
“It's a fun game solo; funnier in co-op. (no idea about PvP, because I'm a noob ^^)”
10 of the 102 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Only played the Singleplayer/Coop-Gamemodes and they have become so ridiculous that it just doesnt make sense or fun. For example, the AI cant use their troops, which leads to them just having 14 villagers standing…”
“I loved this game, but shiro still has not fixed online bug for over 2 weeks, and no response regarding it. look at my hours, and now it is clear, another company who does not care about its player base.”
“There are some bugs and other irritating things. The first campaign is meh, but the second one is pretty good. And because of the second campaign, I hereby recommend this game!”
10 of the 102 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Only played the Singleplayer/Coop-Gamemodes and they have become so ridiculous that it just doesnt make sense or fun. For example, the AI cant use their troops, which leads to them just having 14 villagers standing…”
“After 35 hours, I can't really recommend this game. Not as an RTS. The Pros: Nice Visuals Distinct Factions The Cons INCREDIBLY Slow Paced Poor Resource Management System Lacking Tutorials Firstly, the promotional…”
“I want to like this game so much, but I've tried to get back to it and into several times now. It's too fast, too confusing, no real option of pausing to look at your situation and folks and what everyone is doing.”
10 of the 102 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Only played the Singleplayer/Coop-Gamemodes and they have become so ridiculous that it just doesnt make sense or fun. For example, the AI cant use their troops, which leads to them just having 14 villagers standing…”
“After 35 hours, I can't really recommend this game. Not as an RTS. The Pros: Nice Visuals Distinct Factions The Cons INCREDIBLY Slow Paced Poor Resource Management System Lacking Tutorials Firstly, the promotional…”
“When this game first came out, this was an amazing game, but after the devs decided to abandon this game, they screwed everything about this game up before leaving, not worth getting not worth even testing it. It went…”
5 of the 102 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Only played the Singleplayer/Coop-Gamemodes and they have become so ridiculous that it just doesnt make sense or fun. For example, the AI cant use their troops, which leads to them just having 14 villagers standing…”
“I loved this game, but shiro still has not fixed online bug for over 2 weeks, and no response regarding it. look at my hours, and now it is clear, another company who does not care about its player base.”
“i played this game for too long, ugly bad devs but beautiful game im sad to see it go down this way. single player is fine, conquest is fine, bifrost is fine. meanwhile multiplayer is so doomed that i cant even explain…”
5 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Only played the Singleplayer/Coop-Gamemodes and they have become so ridiculous that it just doesnt make sense or fun. For example, the AI cant use their troops, which leads to them just having 14 villagers standing…”
“I loved this game, but shiro still has not fixed online bug for over 2 weeks, and no response regarding it. look at my hours, and now it is clear, another company who does not care about its player base.”
“When this game first came out, this was an amazing game, but after the devs decided to abandon this game, they screwed everything about this game up before leaving, not worth getting not worth even testing it. It went…”
Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 85.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“This is very easy to learn, has a compelling story line and many different single player modes as well as multiplayer. I don't really consider myself a gamer but I was quickly able to learn the mechanics of the game and find it a great way to spend my free time. Most chapters in…”
— a player, Steam review · 62 hrs played“I started my Northgard journey around 2022. What a ride it has been. Northgard scratched an itch I had for a game similar to Warcraft. Maybe it’s a weird comparison, but the campaign, the different clans, and their own perks reminded me of the many hours I spent playing Warcraft…”
— a player, Steam review · 228 hrs played“Impossible to play the last mission on Bifrost even on a good PC, FPS drops to around 15, and ranged units often refuse to attack. It’s disappointing that a game which has been out for years is still in this state, with so many bugs and technical issues. Do not buy this game…”
— a player, Steam review · 437 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 2026-10-20.
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.
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Northgard Battleground releases on October 27 ⚔️
Greetings, Warchiefs! We are pleased to announce that Northgard Battlegrounds is releasing into Early Access on October 27! This release will come after the Demo on October 6 and the Steam Next Fest!
Patch Notes for 27/08/2026
v4.3.26.43334 Fixed free forge not pickable without resources (needed to have the base cost to launch it) Fixed Hounds Fame 200 not working Fixed healing issue during overwork
Patch Notes for 28/08/2026
v4.3.24.43326 Added security on gameserver Fixed issue on game chat where people could send messages acting like other player Fixed issue with mods that needed to pause/resume to work
Server Maintenance
Hey Vikings! In order to keep the multiplayer servers active and accessible, we are doing a maintenance to keep them up to date. This maintenance will last for a few hours. This news will disappear fr
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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, Indie, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · City Builder · Simulation · RTS · Base-Building · Colony Sim · Multiplayer · Building · Economy · Tactical · War · 4X (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Polish, Spanish - Spain, Turkish, Italian, Korean * |
| Achievements | 289 |
| Official site | https://northgard.net/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista or better: 64 bits required Processor: Intel 2.0ghz Core 2 Duo or equivalent Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia 450 GTS / Radeon HD 5750 or better DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 1 GB available space Additional Notes: Minimum display resolution: 1366x768