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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. B...
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.
Key Features: REAL-TIME TACTICS ROGUELITE: 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!
INTELLIGENT UNIT CONTROLS: 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.
PROCEDURALLY-GENERATED ISLANDS: 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.
UNLOCKABLE UPGRADES:
A stronger, smarter defense leads to greater rewards. Use these to develop your subjects from a ragtag militia into seasoned warriors.
Let´s be honest, RTS is dying (if it hasn´t already), but this is a nice placebo. You don´t get any of the complex economical mechanics, but the combat system is not that easy either.
It´s fun to play it for around 20 min every once in a while.
That´s also it´s weakest point: it gets extremely repetitive too soon (but I don´t think this was designed to play it for hours, it´s not a Total War or AoE).
If you like RTS, then this is a good addition.
Bought the game on sale and am very happy with the purchase!The combat feels fair, and balanced. I also enjoyed troop/enemy variety, but felt there could have been more troop types avaialble to the player.Additionally, map variety keeps the game interesting . Also I appreciated the simple progression system for the commaders, and the inclusion of items for them. My only gripe is the lack of inventory management in the sense that an item can only be used once and once equiped to a commander they will die with that thing on them.
Every late autumn I install this gem of a game.
I mostly play on easy, but on certain days, especially when the snow is outside, I pour myself a pint later on Saturday evening, turn of the lights, light a small candle, put on my bracelets and Viking ring, start the ytb playlist with warrior viking music in the background and begin the journey... Even without any of that, it's great fun to play this game.
Game mechanics are really simple, you can master the basics in a couple of minutes. Mastering the strategy gets progressivelly harder but you'll develop your own style in time. Procedurally made maps offer a ton of replayability. After several battles with your crew, especially surviving some pitched battles, will make you care for them and watch they don't perma-die. On the other hand, the game doesn't smother you with heavy story nor any cheap philosophy message. Just live through the carnage, by being smart and flexible. Kill your enemies. Survive.
Art style is beautiful in every aspect, I probably made the most screen shots than from any other game. They become great wallpapers later. But everyone's taste is different... What's complementary to the style is that the game runs smoothly and without bugs. Add to that some cool sound design and simple, athmospheric music and you got yourself a nice game treat...
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