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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!

Developer
Shiro Games
Publisher
Shiro Games
Franchise
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Release date
Mar 7, 2018
Store page updated
Aug 12, 2026
Price
$34.99 · Steam store ↗

Review Analysis Score

55.9/ 100

Based on 421 reviews from the past 1 year

Steam User Rating
Recent 🙂 Mostly Positive 78% of 134
All time 😄 Very Positive 85% of 68,754
“loved the game itself despite bugs”

How it holds up

−50+5
Gameplay
+0.52
Strategy +2.96
“22 clans with unique mechanics and playstyles increase replayability significantly” (37)
[h1]PAS MAL NON ? C’EST [strike]VIKING[/strike] FRANCAIS.[/h1] Northgard est un excellent RTS / 4X très riche, qui peut se jouer seul ou à plusieurs, en coopération ou en compétitif. Le principe du jeu est de gérer un village de vikings dans un monde inspiré de la mythologie nordique. Vous commencerez en général avec un brouillard masquant les zones non explorées. Après avoir révélé les premières zones, il faudra décider quoi faire. Construire une cabane de bûcheron pour récolter du bois, coloniser des zones riches en nourriture, construire de quoi cultiver, pêcher, et chasser, exploiter le fe

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Story & World
+2.72
World +3.11

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Content Volume
+2.17
Variety +0.76

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Visuals & Sound
+2.30
Visuals +2.60
“nice visuals and distinct factions” (20)

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Multiplayer
-0.55
Playing together +0.83
“great fun playing with friend as non-standard RTS” (20)

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Fairness
-2.87
Balance -2.51
“AI has no economic stress, builds armies instantly, gangs up unfairly” (39)

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Tech & Ops
-3.65
Developer support -2.63

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Scores are the average of reviews that mention each category (−5 to +5). Fainter bars were mentioned by fewer reviews; grey means too few to trust. Tap a category ▾ to see what drives it.

Steam review activity

% positive over time
since launch, by month · major update DLC
40%60%80%100%
Feb 2017Sep 2026
Reviews
per day · 133 reviews, peak 11/day
01020
Aug 19Sep 16

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Review languages

Languages of the 421 reviews we analyzed from the past year — not all Steam reviews.

  • English48%
  • Russian24%
  • Portuguese6%
  • Chinese6%
  • French4%
  • Spanish4%
  • Other8%

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