Volgarr the Viking

Buy81%

Very Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Crazy Viking Studios · Platformer · Sep 13, 2013

Player review score
81%
Very Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
20
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Volgarr the Viking?

Buy it if you like
  • Difficulty: 73 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 24 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Gameplay: 86 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
72% of themes are praise14% are divided14% are complaints
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
73 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The difficulty is merciless, but the consistency of its rules makes every death feel deserved.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
All you've seen in the reviews and screenshots doesn't do this game justice, as you'll only enjoy the pixel graphics it has to provide once you're actually playing!!
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This games weapons are a sword and a spear. unlike the aforementioned Ghosts'n Goblins and Contra this game makes you use the same two weapons throughout. this works, in my opinion, better due to the games level design being built solely around these two weapons.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Every level also has an alternate version where you have limited lives, but if you complete them all, you get to go to the secret extra world and face the true final boss for the best ending.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack complements this aesthetic perfectly—thunderous drums, heroic brass, and ominous melodies accompany the chaos, amplifying the game’s mythic intensity.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Difficulty73 reviews
Graphics29 reviews
Combat24 reviews
Story16 reviews
Audio14 reviews
Divided opinion
Controls
67% still recommend
Players complain
Gameplay
53% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.49.

4 points recordedtoday · $9.99