Bad North: Jotunn Edition on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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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.

Bad North: Jotunn Edition is a wargame, vikings and tower defense game developed by Plausible Concept and Oskar Stålberg and published by Raw Fury.
Released on November 16th 2018 is available on Windows and MacOS in 12 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean and Turkish.

It has received 12,198 reviews of which 11,367 were positive and 831 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 14.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 2.34€ on Instant Gaming.

The Steam community has classified Bad North: Jotunn Edition into these genres:

Wargame Vikings Tower Defense Real Time Tactics Survival Action Roguelike Minimalist RTS Auto Battler War Rogue-like Combat Stylized Rogue-lite Strategy Fighting Blood Cute Tactical Simulation

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS *: Windows 7+
  • Processor: AMD Athlon X4 5350, Intel Core i3-2100T or equivalent
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GTX 480M, Radeon HD 6790 or equivalent
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 200 MB available space
  • Sound Card: Yes
MacOS
  • OS: OS X 10.8+
  • Processor: 2.50Ghz Intel core i3 or equivalent
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5750 1GB
  • Storage: 200 MB available space
  • Sound Card: Yes
  • Additional Notes: Apple M1 chipsets are not supported

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Dec. 2025
---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☑ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☑ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Game Size }--- ☑ Floppy Disk ☐ Old Fashioned ☐ Workable ☐ Big ☐ Will eat 15% of your 1TB hard drive ☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it ☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☐ Easy ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☑ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Story }--- ☑ No Story ☐ Some lore ☐ Average ☐ Good ☐ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☐ Short ☑ Average ☐ Long ☐ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's free! ☐ Worth the price ☑ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☑ Never heard of ☐ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☐ 7 ☐ 8 ☑ 9 ☐ 10 ---{ Author }--- ☑ https://vojtastruhar.github.io/steam-review-template
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Nov. 2025
It's a good simple tactical management game however I feel like it can be expanded on more. Features such as bigger generated maps, bigger unit deployments (Cap 6-8 instead of 4) and even more enemies (Extreme difficulty) since there'll be more vacant land for ships. This will make the game a lot more tense and enjoyable to those who have already finished the whole game and want to play it again.
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Oct. 2025
Bad North is a nice little strategic/puzzle game, with a charming and very readable grapichal style, a simple yet effective gameplay loop, and a rogue like campaign that does not overstay its welcome. So much so that the game can be completed easily under 10 hours, the perfect title to be played on your Steam Deck while sitting on the sofa in the evening, watching TV. Nonetheless Bad North can also become really frantic, especially in the latest portion of the campaign, at the hardest difficulty setting. Trying to defend an island with just four platoons against hordes of enemies, forces the player to use each and every soldier and power at his/her disposal, at the right moment, and that is a nice challenge indeed! Personally, once I finished the main campaign, I was done with it, as I started to feel a bit bored and not compelled to stay with the game for longer. I have nothing bad to say about it, Bad North is simply a nice filler game between bigger titles, something more than a mobile game but definitely not a blockbuster that will fill your gaming time for days. It is a 7 out of 10 for me and I recommend it for sure because the cost-quality ratio is indeed very good!
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June 2025
One of the unique roguelite games I have put my hands on. Game has nice minimalistic art style that in its own gives relaxing vibe. Gameplay is simple even IGN moderator could play it.
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March 2025
This is a great game! Very simple but very fun. Each decision you make barely feels like a big decision but ends up sending you down a relatively one-way path. That gives this game a subtle challenge that keeps it engaging. I bought this to play on the Steam Deck. Controls are excellent, but this one really uses the juice. If you planned on buying this to soak up an entire long plane ride, make sure you have a battery pack or an outlet (estimated ~4 hrs, as opposed to most other indie "cozy" games I play promising 5-10. haven't tried to tune). Not a big deal, as I need to take breaks from this game sooner than others. I find it to be rather intense despite its cozy aesthetic.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Bad North: Jotunn Edition is currently priced at 14.99€ on Steam.

Bad North: Jotunn Edition is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 14.99€ on Steam.

Bad North: Jotunn Edition received 11,367 positive votes out of a total of 12,198 achieving an impressive rating of 9.06.
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Bad North: Jotunn Edition was developed by Plausible Concept and Oskar Stålberg and published by Raw Fury.

Bad North: Jotunn Edition is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Bad North: Jotunn Edition is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Bad North: Jotunn Edition is not playable on Linux.

Bad North: Jotunn Edition is a single-player game.

There is a DLC available for Bad North: Jotunn Edition. Explore additional content available for Bad North: Jotunn Edition on Steam.

Bad North: Jotunn Edition does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Bad North: Jotunn Edition supports Remote Play on TV. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

Bad North: Jotunn Edition is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Bad North: Jotunn Edition.

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Bad North: Jotunn Edition PEGI 12
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Rating
9.1
11,367
831
Game modes
Features
Online players
83
Developer
Plausible Concept, Oskar Stålberg
Publisher
Raw Fury
Release 16 Nov 2018
Platforms
Remote Play
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