Northgard: Definitive Edition

Buy85%

Very Positive · 69k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Shiro Games · Strategy · Mar 7, 2018

Player review score
85%
Very Positive
Price
$34.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
289
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
11
Full audio1 of 11
Subtitles11 of 11

Should I buy Northgard: Definitive Edition?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 86 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 46 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 37 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 68 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Multiplayer: 43 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 39 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 69k 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
42% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews58% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
86 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This game scratches my need for a good RTS game, yet also brings a fresh style/gameplay to the genre.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
46 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Whether you’re in it for the story, the strategic depth, or just the pure fun of exploration and conquest, Northgard delivers in every way.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It has different gameplay styles for Co-op which is something I have always wanted in my RTS style games.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's a fairly easy game, but still decently enjoyable thanks to an appealing concept, a fun theme, and decent visuals accompanying the nostalgic value.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's good because once I'm at a comfortable stage resource wise, I can focus more on combat.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay86 reviews
Story46 reviews
Co-op37 reviews
Graphics27 reviews
Combat14 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Crashes
29% still recommend
Multiplayer
74% still recommend
Difficulty
56% still recommend
Bugs
25% still recommend
Performance
25% still recommend
Monetization
18% still recommend
Interface
22% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Includes level editor
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Workshop

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
$34.99

The lowest we've tracked is $9.79.

7 points recordedtoday · $34.99

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