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The Viking Way
Experience the Viking way of life. Sail, explore, trade, build a fleet, and lead your fearless army to raid and conquest. Write your own story of the golden Viking age. You have many choices, and a leader can always find his own.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-13.
“just realized the game was abandoned for years RIP. had the foundation of an amazing game.”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs playedLatest official news
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Bug Fix: Don't save captured boats.
Bug Fix: Don't save captured boats. Those who have any other kind of saving bug, please let us know how to recreate it step by step. We've been testing it for a long time and still can't get it on our
Old saves may not be compatible with the new update
Hi everyone, looks like old saves may not be compatible with the latest update. We are very sorry if you can’t continue your saved game, but sometimes that happens during the development. We will do o
Update v0.16
Player's personal inventory slots for quest items and gifts. Bug Fix: Losing ships after load game if you store them in towns. Bug Fix: Upgrades on ships reset every time after load game. Bug Fix: Cra
Hot Fix V0.15
Bug Fix: Cannot attack bandit camp. Bug Fix: Entering combat results in a black screen.
Update v0.14 | Bug Fixes and Russian Localization
Bug Fix: Factions cannot get destroyed. Bug Fix: Player's town still gets attacked even when a faction has 0 troops. Bug Fix：Get not get rid of some quest items. Bug Fix：Ship's selling price doesn't c
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Strategy, Early Access |
| Player tags | Medieval · Trading · Action RPG · Exploration · Combat · Sailing · Action · Archery · Naval Combat · RPG · Character Customization · Loot (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Simplified Chinese, Russian |
| Estimated owners | 50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.thevikingwaygame.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel Core i5 4330M CPU Graphics: 8 GB RAM Storage: 6 GB available space