Bad North: Jotunn Edition

4.2
8.73K reviews
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Content rating
Teen
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About this game

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 defences. 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 defences 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 defence leads to greater rewards. Use these to develop your subjects from a ragtag militia into seasoned warriors.
Updated on
Nov 16, 2023

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Ratings and reviews

4.3
8.23K reviews
Gabriel Jagoe-Seidl
January 19, 2024
Playing on pixel 6 pro. This game is a gosh darn work of love-art. Brotato simplicity meets age of empires strategy with some quirky art to boot. Great replay value. I'm sure it'll get old someday like all games eventually do. I hope the developers add more content in the future! I'd pay for more high quality content like this👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻. I've had no issues with the app or saves and I've played a full game through.
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Oli Bear
November 28, 2023
please keep working on this game man - I'm super picky about enjoying games, but this one is beautifully done, seriously one of my favorites ever. it actually needs more now! what about bigger, more complex maps and more commanders? multi-player? idle capabilities? fun map directions that spin off from the main quest line? could fund it with skins or exclusive maps/charge for dlc expansions? I need more of this, and I have free time if you need devs (am senior/experienced)
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iiFatDoge
December 2, 2023
Very enjoyable, except for the chronic data loss issues. I've played for around 26 hours and I haven't even unlocked any starting traits or completed a single playthrough because of data loss. It's mentioned in almost every review. I've seen reviews dating back to 2019, yet it's 2022 and data loss is still ruining the game.
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What's new

Miscellaneous bug fixes
UI fixes
API update