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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, MacOS, Steam Deck and Steam Machine.
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.
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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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---{ 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 }--- ☑ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Game Size }--- ☑ 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 ☐ ARC Raiders ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☐ 7 ☑ 8 ☐ 9 ☐ 10
An extremely great game that didn't get the content it deserved. Another game mode like a hold out game mode, a difficulty past very hard, new skills for each class, new enemies on higher difficulties, new items, more island variety, maybe even a new class all would've been stuff that I would have gladly paid for in a DLC.
solid game, i had a lot of fun with it, but i do have some problems with it, the biggest one is a specific type of enemy you encounter in the late game (giant archers) every single other unit in the game has a great counter, an ok counter, and something they will crush easily. but the giant archers have no counter, they just crush anything that isnt infantry, and even with infantry you will take heavy losses without cover. the second and less huge problem is the almost complete lack of story, the game feels a little disjointed sometimes. but it is still a great game, there are a lot of good things too! PS. pls give us a level creator it would be so cool!
A gorgeous, minimalist real-time strategy gem that masterfully hides a brutal, blood-drenched roguelite underneath. Bad North: Jotunn Edition is an absolute masterclass in minimalist game design. At first glance, it looks like a peaceful, lo-fi indie experience; you are presented with beautifully clean, procedurally generated diorama islands floating in a calm, misty sea. But the second the Viking longships emerge from the fog, the game shifts into a tense, deceptively frantic real-time tactics survival struggle. Your job is to defend your helpless little island communities from waves of invading Norsemen by micro-managing up to four squads of soldiers. The juxtaposition of the clean, adorable art style against the dark reality of war—where the pristine white snow of each island slowly gets permanently painted in the bright red blood of your fallen troops—creates an incredibly compelling, atmospheric loop. The brilliance of the gameplay lies in its "broad-stroke" tactical control scheme. You don’t micro-manage individual soldiers or tell them how to swing their swords; instead, you command the high-level positioning of your units across the island's grid-based cliffs, ramps, and choke points. Your soldiers automatically adjust, taking cover under shields or bracing spears intelligently based on the terrain. Balancing the classic rock-paper-scissors unit triangle—Infantry to block arrows, Pikes to stop charging brutes, and Archers to thin out the boats from afar—feels smooth, tight, and highly rewarding. The Jotunn Edition content expansion perfectly fleshes out the experience, adding unlockable commander traits, unique starting items, and meta-progression elements that elevate it from a simple tech demo into a fully realized, deeply replayable tactical puzzle. What keeps the Steam reviews overwhelmingly positive for this indie title is its immaculate pacing and lack of modern bloat. It functions as the ultimate "palette cleanser" game—there are no overly complex skill trees, tedious filler tutorials, or unread battle pass notifications to worry about. It’s a pure, unadulterated test of spatial awareness and triage planning where a single bad positioning mistake can result in the permadeath of your favorite commander. It functions flawlessly on modern PCs and is an absolute dream to play on the Steam Deck, making it the perfect casual time-sink to throw on when you want to execute some clean, satisfying tactical maneuvers without burning out your brain. 9/10 — I sat down to enjoy a peaceful, cozy indie game and ended up screaming at my screen while trying to evacuate my last remaining archer squad from a burning cliff side. Brilliant design.
Bad North is a cute, unusually strategic combat game where you command different legions of troops in order to defend your islands from oncoming swarms of vikings while moving across an archipelago, constantly trying to stay ahead of the fleet on your tail. The artstyle is quite fun, with small humble houses and little silly figures. The simple design of characters has some cool smaller details too, such as small crowns on your commanders, blood splatters on terrain, and shield units moving their shield towards incoming arrows, making it feel surprisingly accurate. Despite the relatively gruesome concept, the artstyle remains simplistic and cute, with satisfying animations and enjoyable combat! While the art style is simplistic and cute, there’s a vast amount of nuance when it comes to strategies and combat. Where you position your units vastly changes your stance in a fight, and using choke points or high ground to your advantage will increase your chance of making your little warriors go the extra mile. You can push enemies off cliffs with pikes, resulting in damage and forcing them to come back, sometimes even pushing them off the island. Arrows rarely do damage against shield units, but if you position them perpendicular to an oncoming boat, the inflicted knockback can push them and their allies into the water. Landing ships can even stun your units if they’re directly on the shore when they arrive, which is a surprising realistic mechanic. I personally enjoy how no specific type of troop is individually powerful, but rather is strong when incorporated well into the other classes you have at your disposal. When placed efficiently and used effectively, every type of unit can shine. The strategy of combat is by far the best part of this game, and don’t let its other parts distract you from how enjoyable a well-thought-out defense can feel when it effectively stymies the vast hordes of enemy forces. There's also quite a bit of cool equipment and innate commander traits that you can discover as you progress, that can add some cool new strategies to your arsenal. Everything from calling reinforcements mid-battle, to increasing knockback to better batter your enemies around, to straight up deployable landmines. Overall, I found myself enjoying this game a decent amount more than I expected! It's got its own unique kind of charm that makes each battle exciting. Bad North is a fun and surprisingly deep little strategy game, great for taking a break from mainstream gaming or when you have a little time to spare!
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Bad North: Jotunn Edition is currently priced at 14.99€ on Steam.
No, Bad North: Jotunn Edition is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 14.99€ on Steam.
Yes, 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.
Yes, Bad North: Jotunn Edition is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Yes, Bad North: Jotunn Edition is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
No, Bad North: Jotunn Edition is not playable on Linux.
Yes, Bad North: Jotunn Edition is playable and fully supported on Steam Deck.
Yes, Bad North: Jotunn Edition is playable and fully supported on Steam Machine.
No, Bad North: Jotunn Edition does not support VR.
Bad North: Jotunn Edition is a single-player game.
Yes, there is a DLC available for Bad North: Jotunn Edition. Explore additional content available for Bad North: Jotunn Edition on Steam.
No, Bad North: Jotunn Edition does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Yes, Bad North: Jotunn Edition supports Remote Play on TV. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.
Yes, 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.
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Online players
52
Developer
Plausible Concept,
Oskar Stålberg
Publisher
Raw Fury
Release
16 Nov 2018
Platforms
Remote Play