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STRATEGY BAD NORTH

RAW FURY

PC/SWITCH/XBOX/PLAYSTATION: $15

IOS/ANDROID: $5

AGE RANGE: 12+

PLAY TIME: 30+ MINUTES

PLAYERS: 1

Bad North hides a devilishly tricky game beneath its sleek, Ikea-like facade. The simplistic name, minimalist graphics, almost invisible control system, and snowy, windswept northern landscape suggest a gentle, almost bucolic, puzzle rather than a game about waves of Viking invaders. Tiny soldiers move around tiny islands in almost comical formation as they defend first one side and then the other from boats

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