Beautiful minimalist art and sound
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“The stunning pastel art style and relaxing sound design make Bad North look peaceful at first glance”
Steam review · 43.1 h played ↗
Bad North: Jotunn Edition
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 94%Very Positive · 94%Plausible Concept, Oskar Stålberg2018Wargame · Real Time Tactics · Tower Defense
$14.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 1 h ago
The verdict
A charming minimalist real-time tactics roguelite with great art and quick battles, but thin on content and variety. Skip it if you want depth or replayability.
Great for
Players who want simple, stylish, bite-sized tactics for a few evenings, ideally on sale
Main risk
Only 3 unit types and few items make runs repetitive fast, feeling overpriced at full price
What players love
Simple to learn, tactically satisfying
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Fantastic game. Easy to play, difficult to master.”
Steam review · 3.2 h played ↗
Good value on sale
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“6 great hours of fun for $3 I recommend.”
Steam review · 6.3 h played ↗
Short sessions, easy to jump in and out
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“Jump in, play for a few minutes, jump out. 10/10”
Steam review · 20.8 h played ↗
What players complain about
Repetitive and shallow, little replayability
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“Gameplay is too repetitive. There's simply not enough strategy--not enough to do--to justify playing for more than an hour or so.”
Steam review · 1.5 h played ↗
Too little content and variety
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“There just isn't enough variety. Enemy types, units, upgrades, and overall gameplay are all very limited”
Steam review · 2.2 h played ↗
Overpriced for what you get
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Charging $15 for a game this shallow is borderline criminal.”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗
Brutal difficulty spikes and permadeath, no speed-up
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“then it suddenly jumps from "mind numbingly easy" to "one little mistake and your entire run is sunk"”
Steam review · 21.9 h played ↗
Clunky controls and dumb unit AI
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“the troops are absolute idiots. they stand by while people burn down my houses”
Steam review · 18 h played ↗
Brute archers have no counter
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“Then late game there's this monster unit, a giant archer, who has no counter, who can wipe out all of your units from across the map, and the game spams these at you.”
Steam review · 4.7 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support200 MB
Minimum
OSWindows 7+
ProcessorAMD Athlon X4 5350, Intel Core i3-2100T or equivalent
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 480M, Radeon HD 6790 or equivalent
Storage200 MB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7+
ProcessorAMD Athlon X4 605e, Intel Celeron G1610 or equivalent
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsRadeon HD 7850, GeForce GTX 470 or equivalent
Storage200 MB available space
OSWindows 7+
ProcessorAMD Athlon X4 5350, Intel Core i3-2100T or equivalent
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 480M, Radeon HD 6790 or equivalent
Storage200 MB available space
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