Mind the Vikings

Viking town building focused on settlement survival through harsh winters

Miso Games · Released Jan 5, 2018 · Early Access

Early Access, no updates for over a year

Reviews: Mixed; 40% of 82
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 6 years ago; Jul 13, 2020
Minimum PC: GeForce GTX 560; 2 GB RAM · 1 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Mind the Vikings?

A single-player survival town builder in Early Access, set in a harsh Nordic climate. You build a settlement from nothing, prepare for winter, and raid other Viking villages while defending your own.

For you if...

+you prefer small-scale management with attention to individual villagers

Not for you if...

−you want cooperative or competitive multiplayer instead of solo management

What players say

40% of 82 reviews are positive

Players praise the Viking settlement-building premise, but criticize the sparse content and bugs. Recent reviewers describe development as abandoned, citing a prolonged lack of updates.

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Mind the Vikings system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 560, 2 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7
Processor: Intel® Core™ i3 or AMD FX-6300 with at least 2 GHz
Graphics: GeForce GTX 560/Radeon HD 6850
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 1 GB available space
DirectX: Version 10
Notes: It's a work in progress, that means required minimum specs will change during development, when we add stuff, it will rise, as we work on performance, it will hopefully decrease.

Does Mind the Vikings have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does Mind the Vikings run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve 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.

Does Mind the 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