Playing History: Vikings
Educational point-and-click adventure following a Viking's life through historical change
Serious Games Interactive · Published by My Way Games · Released Jul 1, 2015
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 77% of 90
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 11 years ago
- Jul 10, 2015
What is Playing History: Vikings?
You guide Erik in a single-player, third-person adventure set in the Viking-era North as Christianity challenges older beliefs. As he works toward becoming a chieftain, you explore, talk to people, complete quests, negotiate trades, and fight enemies.
For you if...
- +you want an adventure aimed at children and younger teens
- +you enjoy searching for hidden coins and historical anachronisms
Not for you if...
- −you prefer long campaigns over short adventures
What players say
77% of 90 reviews are positive
Players praise the accessible introduction to Viking culture, though some find the educational material too basic. Other recurring complaints concern awkward movement, unsatisfying combat, and the lack of settings.
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Playing History: Vikings system requirements
Minimum: Intel Graphics / 512MB VRAM, 2 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows Vista
- Processor
- Intel Core 2 Duo
- Graphics
- Intel Graphics / 512MB VRAM
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7 or 8.1 64bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 2.5 GHz
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GTX 560Ti & higher / 1GB VRAM
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Does Playing History: Vikings have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Playing History: Vikings run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- 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
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 27
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: Danish. Text only: English.
Does Playing History: Vikings 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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Recent updates
- Jul 10, 2015 · PH3 - Vikings Update Released
- Jul 10, 2015 · PH3 - Vikings Update Released
- Jul 9, 2015 · PH3 - Vikings Update Released
- Jul 9, 2015 · PH3 - Vikings Update Released
