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Cultures - Northland

Viking city-building strategy with trade routes and mythological quests

Funatics Software · Published by Daedalic Entertainment · Released Mar 26, 2015

Strategy

Reviews
Very Positive
86% of 899
Recent reviews
Very Positive
90% of 10 in 30 days
Players
4
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
Unknown
no patch notes on Steam
Minimum PC
3D
0.4 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Cultures - Northland?

Cultures - Northland is a Viking city-building strategy game. You grow a small town into a city, look after its people, explore new territory, and trade with other tribes. Quests involve four heroes caught in Loki's revenge plot against Odin.

For you if...

  • +you prefer unhurried settlement building and exploration
  • +you enjoy managing workers and a detailed economy
  • +you like Viking mythology woven into strategy quests

Not for you if...

  • −you want fast-paced strategy with little micromanagement
  • −you prefer combat over building and maintaining settlements

What players say

86% of 899 reviews are positive · 90% of 10 in the last 30 days

Players praise the detailed settlement building and Viking setting. They criticize heavy micromanagement and awkward controls; some report crashes, pathfinding problems, or trouble getting the game to run.

Players over time

▼ -88% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 281 players on Oct 27, 2026.

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Screenshots and trailer

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Cultures - Northland system requirements

Minimum: 3D, 0.4 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows Vista/7/8
Processor
1.4 GHz Processor
Graphics
3D graphics card
Memory
1 MB RAM
Storage
382 MB available space

Recommended

OS
Windows XP/Vista/7/8
Processor
2 GHz Processor
Graphics
3D graphics card
Memory
2 MB RAM
Storage
382 MB available space

Does Cultures - Northland have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: multiplayer (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode.

Does Cultures - Northland run on Steam Deck?

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

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • The native resolution is not the default one
  • Aux functionality not accessible_ map editor
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English, German.

Does Cultures - Northland 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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