ASKA

Viking survival colony sim built around managing working villagers

Sand Sailor Studio · Published by Thunderful Publishing · Released Jun 20, 2024 · Early Access

Adventure Simulation Strategy Early Access

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 80% of 12K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 80% of 136 in 30 days
Playing now: 613; peak 24h 751
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 1 day ago; Sep 21, 2026

What is ASKA?

This early-access, open-world survival and colony simulation takes place in a procedurally generated Viking world. You gather resources, craft, hunt, fight, and build a settlement while assigning jobs and schedules to NPC villagers, alone or online with up to three friends.

For you if...

+you enjoy survival crafting centered on settlement management
+you like assigning villagers jobs and optimizing production
+you want cooperative building with up to three friends

Not for you if...

−you dislike grinding and detailed resource micromanagement
−you want exploration to outweigh village management

What players say

80% of 12,226 reviews are positive · 80% of 136 in the last 30 days

Players praise the settlement design, job assignment, and the way villagers make villages feel active. The most common complaints are unreliable villager AI and automation, heavy micromanagement, and slow, grindy midgame and late-game progression.

Screenshots and trailer

ASKA system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: Intel Core i5 6600 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 (6GB) or AMD RX 590
Memory: 16GB GB RAM
Storage: 6 GB available space

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 39
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Text only: English, German, Romanian, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Ukrainian.