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Jotun: Valhalla Edition

Hand-drawn Norse action adventure with exploration and giant boss fights

Thunder Lotus · Released Sep 29, 2015

ActionAdventureIndie

Reviews
Mostly Positive
77% of 2,340
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
2
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
2 years ago
Jul 24, 2024
Minimum PC
DirectX 10 GPU
4 GB RAM · 8 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 79/100 (critic reviews)

What is Jotun: Valhalla Edition?

In this isometric action-exploration game, Viking warrior Thora seeks entry to Valhalla after an inglorious death. You explore levels in Norse Purgatory, collect runes to summon giant jotun, and fight them with an axe and powers from the gods. Valhalla Mode has harder versions of the boss fights.

For you if...

  • +you like exploring hand-drawn worlds rooted in Norse mythology
  • +you enjoy learning attack patterns in difficult boss fights
  • +you want a harder mode focused on boss battles

Not for you if...

  • −you want quick movement and fast axe swings
  • −you want frequent combat throughout exploration levels

What players say

77% of 2,340 reviews are positive

Players praise the hand-drawn art, music, Icelandic voice acting, and boss fights. Many complain that movement and attacks feel slow, while some find the levels empty or tedious.

How many players finish Jotun: Valhalla Edition?

6.9% of Steam players have unlocked «Valhalla Awaits», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Jotun: Valhalla Edition screenshot 1

Jotun: Valhalla Edition system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 10 GPU, 4 GB RAM, 8 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Microsoft® Windows® 7
Processor
1.8 GHz Processor
Graphics
DirectX 10-compatible graphics card with at least 256MB of video memory
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
8 GB available space
DirectX
Version 10

Does Jotun: Valhalla Edition have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Jotun: Valhalla Edition run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
36
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: Icelandic. Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Traditional Chinese.

Does Jotun: Valhalla Edition use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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