DEVELOPER IRON GATE STUDIO PUBLISHER COFFEE STAIN PUBLISHING
Any game that brings with the exploration and combat ofalways had a reasonable shot at being popular, but nobody expected Iron Gate’s procedural Viking simulator to become the phenomenon that it has. As well as being the perfect capstone to the design ideas that drove the 2010s,’s popularity derives from being such an excellent hangout space. Its atmospheric Viking world is highly rewarding to explore with other players, and while the game bills itself as a hardcore survival experience, for the most part the only pressure is that which you choose to take on.
