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Northgard: Definitive Edition

Viking real-time strategy with territorial expansion and winter survival

Shiro Games · Released Mar 7, 2018

AdventureIndieSimulationStrategy

Reviews
Very Positive
85% of 69K
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
76% of 137 in 30 days
Playing now
819
right now
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update
3 weeks ago
Aug 27, 2026

Metacritic: 81/100 (critic reviews)

What is Northgard: Definitive Edition?

A Viking-themed real-time strategy and city-building game structured around matches and scenario-based modes. You claim zones, assign villagers to jobs, build settlements and armies, manage resources through winter, and pursue conquest, fame, lore, or trade victories. The story follows Rig across Northgard after his father is murdered and the royal horn is stolen.

For you if...

  • +you prefer thoughtful, slower strategy over rapid unit control
  • +you enjoy balancing expansion, economy, combat, and winter survival
  • +you want solo, cooperative, and competitive strategy modes

Not for you if...

  • −you want a fast, combat-focused traditional RTS
  • −you dislike zone-based expansion and strict building limits
  • −you want every clan included with the base game

What players say

85% of 68,762 reviews are positive · 76% of 137 in the last 30 days

Players praise the distinct clan playstyles, seasonal resource management, and co-op Conquest mode. Common complaints focus on bugs and performance problems following the Definitive Edition update, including crashes, freezes, lag, and missions or rewards failing to work. Players also criticize inconsistent AI, clan balance, and the number of paid clans.

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Northgard: Definitive Edition

Northgard: Definitive Edition system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS
Windows Vista or better: 64 bits required
Processor
Intel 2.0ghz Core 2 Duo or equivalent
Graphics
Nvidia 450 GTS / Radeon HD 5750 or better
Memory
1 GB RAM
Storage
1 GB available space
DirectX
Version 10
Notes
Minimum display resolution: 1366x768

Recommended

OS
Windows 7 or better: 64 bits required
Processor
Intel i5 3.1 Ghz Quad core
Graphics
Nvidia GTX 660 / Radeon HD 7800 or better
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
1 GB available space
DirectX
Version 10
Notes
Recommended display resolution: 1440x900

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
289
Steam features
Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Playable

  • 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
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Polish, Spanish - Spain, Turkish, Italian, Korean.

Tags

Recent updates

12 DLC available.

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