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Dead In Vinland

Turn-based survival management for a Viking family on an island

Ishtar Games · Released Apr 12, 2018

AdventureIndieRPGSimulationStrategy

Reviews
Mostly Positive
78% of 1,222
Recent reviews
Very Positive
81% of 11 in 30 days
Players
8
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
2 years ago
Aug 12, 2024
Minimum PC
GTS 450
2 GB RAM · 2 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 74/100 (critic reviews)

What is Dead In Vinland?

A turn-based survival management game with RPG elements about an exiled Viking family on an unfamiliar island. You gather supplies, expand a camp, manage the family's physical and mental health, explore the island, and make dialogue choices between turn-based fights.

For you if...

  • +you like managing scarce supplies and expanding a camp
  • +you enjoy turn-based combat alongside character-driven quests

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer action combat over turn-based planning
  • −you want a story without ongoing resource upkeep

What players say

78% of 1,222 reviews are positive · 81% of 11 in the last 30 days

Players praise the character conversations and story. The most common complaint is that random outcomes can undermine planning and make survival feel unfair.

How many players finish Dead In Vinland?

8.2% of Steam players have unlocked «Nice little vacation», 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

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Dead In Vinland system requirements

Minimum: GTS 450, 2 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Microsoft® Windows® 7 SP1
Processor
AMD Athlon II X4 640 3.0GHz
Graphics
GeForce GTS 450
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0
Notes
1280x720 minimal screen resolution

Does Dead In Vinland have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Dead In Vinland 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
  • 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, macOS, Linux
Achievements
50
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Polish, Russian, Spanish - Latin America.

Does Dead In Vinland 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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Recent updates

4 DLC available.

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