Stunning hand-drawn art and animation
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 positive reviews
“The art is hands-down my favorite thing about this game. Everything is absolutely beautiful, from the scenery to the character/ boss designs.”
Steam review · 7.4 h played ↗
Jotun: Valhalla Edition
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 78%Mostly Positive · 78%Thunder Lotus2015Souls-like · Adventure · Action
The verdict
A gorgeous hand-drawn Norse boss rush with great music and voice acting, held back by very slow movement and combat and long empty levels. Skip it if you want fast, deep action.
Great for
Norse mythology fans who value art, atmosphere and patient boss fights, bought on sale
Main risk
Sluggish movement and combat with long, empty levels and no sprint can make it feel like a chore.
What players love
Great music and Icelandic voice acting
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“I can't speak highly enough of the dev team's commitment to the lore; having the dialog in Icelandinc is *brilliant*.”
Steam review · 2.6 h played ↗
Immersive Norse mythology atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Jotun perfectly encapsulates the feeling of being a tiny, puny mortal faced with the awe-inspiring, earth-shattering power of the gods.”
Steam review · 6 h played ↗
Epic, memorable boss fights
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“The boss design is super cool, both visually (thanks in part to the Norse mythology) and gameplay-wise.”
Steam review · 6.6 h played ↗
Satisfying challenge with fair patterns
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Boss fights are hard but fair, demanding patience rather than twitch reflexes.”
Steam review · 5.8 h played ↗
Short and well-paced
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“It is JUST long enough to have a good amount of variances and areas”
Steam review · 4.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Large, empty, boring levels between bosses
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“The levels are incredibly boring and dull, and they unfortunately make up about 85% of the game, with the other 15% being the bosses.”
Steam review · 11.6 h played ↗
Clunky, unresponsive combat and dodge
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“no iframes on dodge roll it is useless most of the time, you just move slightly faster for a fraction of a second”
Steam review · 2.3 h played ↗
Painfully slow movement and attacks, no sprint
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“There is no sprint button. You will spend roughly 70% of your time slowly walking across massive, beautiful, and completely empty levels”
Steam review · 5.9 h played ↗
Useless map and poor navigation, no tutorial
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“It doesn't show your current location, so you have to guess based on the rough shape of the surrounding area”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗
Too short and shallow for the price
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“it is very short for the $15 price tag (I completed the game in 3 hours)”
Steam review · 3.3 h played ↗
Unfair final boss and RNG-heavy fights
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“The final boss of this game is the least polished, most unfair trashheap I've ever encountered.”
Steam review · 5.5 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support8 GB
Minimum
OSMicrosoft® Windows® 7
Processor1.8 GHz Processor
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 10-compatible graphics card with at least 256MB of video memory
Storage8 GB available space
OSMicrosoft® Windows® 7
Processor1.8 GHz Processor
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 10-compatible graphics card with at least 256MB of video memory
Storage8 GB available space
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