Northgard: Definitive Edition

Mild overall intensity
Highest flag: Animal combat — combat mechanic
MythologySimulationStrategy

What's in it

Violence cartoon/stylized
Low

Stylized, cartoonish real-time battles between Viking warriors and enemy clans, plus mythological foes like undead draugr and giants; no blood or gore.

Animal combat combat mechanic
Low

Clans fight and kill wild creatures such as wolves, bears, and boars on the map as a normal survival and resource mechanic.

Who can reach your kid

Voice chatChat with strangers

What it is

Northgard: Definitive Edition is a Norse-themed real-time strategy game in which you guide a Viking clan settling a newly discovered continent, gathering resources, expanding across a hex-based map, surviving harsh winters, and warring with rival clans and mythological creatures. Combat is stylized and cartoonish, with clan warriors clashing against enemy Vikings and mythic threats like undead draugr, giants, and wildlife such as wolves and bears; there is no blood, gore, or graphic detail. There is no sexual content, strong language, substances, or monetization. The game can be played solo or online against other people, where Steam-based text and voice chat with strangers is possible.

How it's framed

The game frames its content through the lens of Norse mythology and folklore, treating warfare, hunting, and clan conquest as neutral strategic objectives on the path to claiming the throne; hardship such as winter, hunger, and death appear as gameplay systems rather than as dwelt-upon dark subject matter.

Details

Developer
Shiro Games
Publisher
Shiro Games
Released
Mar 7, 2018
Metacritic 81critic score (third-party) · out of 100

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