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Bad North

Original title: Bad North - August 20, 2018
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Studio:Raw Fury
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Game Details
DeveloperIGDB
Plausible Concept
PublisherIGDB
Raw Fury
Studio
Raw Fury
GenresIGDB
Adventure, Simulator, Strategy, Puzzle, Indie, Real Time Strategy (RTS)
Platforms
PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Release DateIGDB
August 20, 2018
Metacritic ScoreMetacritic
72
Game Engine
Unity

"Bad North is a minimalistic real-time tactics roguelite game that combines a charming aesthetic and simple, accessible controls with a surprisingly deep combat simulation."

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Position and relocate your troops to fend off the Vikings, who each have their own counters to the threats you pose. Pick your battles and plan your evacuations carefully! Lose a commander and they’re gone forever; lose everything, and it’s game over!

You command the broad strokes of your defenses and monitor positioning — your soldiers do the rest, navigating and engaging intuitively in response to the situation at hand.

Each island is both stylistically charming and unique in its layout. Plan your strategies around every nook and cranny, for you only get one chance to save them from the enemy invasion.

A stronger, smarter defense leads to greater rewards. Use these to develop your subjects from a ragtag militia into seasoned warriors.

Your home is under attack. The king is dead at the hands of Viking invaders. Hope is a distant glimmer in the fog, fading fast with every passing moment. As you rise to take your father’s place as ruler, it will fall to you to stage your defenses. But make no mistake – this is no fight for victory, but a desperate grasp for survival.

Bad North is a charming but brutal real-time tactics roguelite. Defend your idyllic island kingdom against a horde of Viking invaders, as you lead the desperate exodus of your people. Command your loyal subjects to take full tactical advantage of the unique shape of each island. Everything is at stake: fail, and watch the blood of your subjects stain the ground red.

It’s charmingly brutal, with beautiful procedurally-generated islands and adorable soldiers juxtaposed against the blood-stained realities of war. You control the broad strokes of the battle, giving high level commands to your soldiers who try their best to carry them out in the heat of the moment. It’s accessibly deep, with simple player inputs masking a dynamic combat simulation that make it inviting to new players while challenging veterans.

Keep fighting, warriors. Not for power or riches or glory, but for hope of peace to come once again in the harsh lands of the Bad North.

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Data aggregated from 3 sources: IGDB, Steam, Metacritic
Last updated: 27.08.2026
Time to Beat
Main + Extras9h
Completionist15h

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Language Support
Language
AudioSubUI
English
French
Italian
German
Spanish - Spain
Japanese
Portuguese - Brazil
Russian
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Korean
Turkish
Spanish (Spain)
Chinese (Traditional)
Chinese (Simplified)
Portuguese (Brazil)
Portuguese (Portugal)
Dutch

Sources: Steam, IGDB + Steam, store.steampowered.com

Content Rating
Blood
Violence
PEGI 12
ESRB T
CERO C
GRAC 12+
ClassInd: 14
ESRB: T
IGRS: 18
OFLC (NZ): PG
OFLC: MA15
PEGI: 12
USK (DE): 16
USK: 12
Game Features
Single-player
Steam Achievements
Full controller support
Steam Cloud
Remote Play on TV
Family Sharing
System Requirements
Minimum
OS:Windows 7+
CPU:AMD Athlon X4 5350, Intel Core i3-2100T or equivalent
RAM:4 GB RAM
GPU:GeForce GTX 480M, Radeon HD 6790 or equivalent
DirectX:Version 11
Storage:200 MB available space
Sound Card:Yes

Source: Steam

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Data aggregated from 3 sources: IGDB, Steam, Metacritic
Last updated: 27.08.2026