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Asgard's Fall — Viking Survivors is a single player casual hack and slash game. It was developed by Soulpotion and was released on April 9, 2025. It received positive reviews from players.

Roadmap About the Game⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Embark on an epic saga in Asgard's Fall, a norse Survivors-like Roguelite. Fight your way through hordes of creatures and let the gods feel your relentless wrath. How will your saga unfold? You can choose from a variety of heroes to demonstrate your might in the battle against Asgard, such as the fierce Warrior and the agile Huntress, each with their …

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87%
Audience ScoreBased on 325 reviews
gameplay23 positive mentions
grinding16 negative mentions

  • Addictive and fun gameplay with deep customization systems like the Web of Wyrd and Warpaint runes that make each run feel unique.
  • Solid Norse-themed pixel art style and smooth, responsive controls that provide satisfying combat and engaging boss fights.
  • Meaningful progression both within runs and meta progression between runs that feels rewarding and keeps players coming back.
  • The game currently suffers from numerous bugs including crashes, disappearing inventory items, and game-breaking glitches.
  • Progression and balance issues with heavy RNG influence lead to frustrating runs and uneven difficulty spikes, especially at higher levels.
  • User interface and quality-of-life features need significant improvement, including better rune management, key remapping, build planning tools, and clearer in-game information.
  • gameplay
    64 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is praised for its satisfying core loop, deep customization through unique mechanics like the knotwork talent board, and varied class playstyles that encourage strategic approaches. While generally fun and polished with rewarding progression, some users note issues with difficulty spikes, RNG reliance, and early access bugs that affect smoothness. Overall, it offers a fresh, engaging twist on the genre but would benefit from further balancing, clearer explanations, and additional content.

    • “The upgrade mechanic to build a board during the run has some depth to it; the fact that you use the XP collected to then reroll, and that the reroll always starts at a low price, makes each run really fun and engaging.”
    • “I found myself impressed with the degree of variety between the different classes, and the potential they showed for implementing unique mechanics for core gameplay aspects like survival. For example, the default warrior class encourages you to run through your attackers to deal damage and avoid their attacks, offering a unique alternative to standard contact damage.”
    • “Complementing this is the web of wyrd, where you weave "knots" to forge permanent enhancements, and realm-specific mechanics—like Svartalfheim's crafting twists—that keep runs fresh and punishing.”
    • “Edit: bow boss that ignores the game's mechanics (undodgeable attack, 1-2 shot kill, gives you 10 seconds to figure out the mechanic and takes 10 minutes for a retry).”
    • “The game swings from brain off boring and easy, to brain off boring as easy but gated by raw RNG mechanics.”
    • “Imagine gear farming in Diablo or PoE, but there's no lock mechanic, there's no bank and the interface has tons of broken pathways that should connect but they messed up somewhere connecting the dots in Unity or something.”
  • graphics
    28 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game features a distinctive pixel art style that embraces a gritty, Nordic-inspired fantasy aesthetic with runic motifs and heavy silhouettes. While not high-fidelity or groundbreaking, the graphics are praised for their clarity, smooth animation, and ability to enhance the mythological atmosphere, making the visuals both unique and easy on the eyes. Overall, players find the art style charming, well-executed, and fitting for a relaxing yet engaging experience.

    • “Instead of high-fidelity graphics, Asgard’s Fall uses a stylized, gritty fantasy approach that embraces runic motifs, heavy silhouettes, and rugged Viking aesthetics.”
    • “It nails the Viking aesthetic while still being clear and readable mid-chaos.”
    • “The graphics seem old school.”
    • “I'm not a fan of these kind of pixel graphics but it works.”
    • “While the visuals are not groundbreaking, they serve the gameplay well and give the game a mythological flavor that helps it stand apart from many survivors-style contemporaries.”
  • grinding
    17 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Grinding in the game is described as quite extensive and sometimes tedious, especially with systems like warpaint rune management and essence leveling that lack quality-of-life features such as sorting or banking. While the grind can feel repetitive and occasionally frustrating due to limited viable skill options and unfinished interface elements, many players still find the progression rewarding and engaging, appreciating the game's meta progression as fair and not overly punishing. Overall, the grinding is a significant part of the experience, delivering satisfying dopamine hits but also revealing the game's need for polish and better quality-of-life improvements.

    • “Imagine gear farming in Diablo or PoE, but there's no lock mechanic, no bank, and the interface has many broken pathways that should connect but are messed up somewhere in Unity or something.”
    • “I really do not like the warpaint system; it is so tedious to read through all the runes, sort them manually, then compare them manually, and then find ones that fit your build. A sorting system for this would be amazing, like sorting runes by a certain desired stat.”
    • “The essence system could get tedious, with values going up to 100 (guessing, as I only reached 60 on the maps so far).”
  • music
    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is generally praised for fitting well with the atmosphere and enhancing immersion, especially with its Norse theme. However, some users find the soundtrack repetitive over time, leading them to turn it off, and overall, the music is considered good but not exceptional compared to standout titles like Vampire Survivors.

    • “The game itself works absolutely fine; the graphics, soundtrack, sound design, etc. are all in working order.”
    • “The graphics and the soundtrack fit perfectly with the atmosphere and contribute greatly to immersion.”
    • “Immersive soundtrack: it fits perfectly with the game’s atmosphere.”
    • “I also think the music gets pretty repetitive after a while - I ended up turning it off.”
    • “Also, the music is mediocre - but I generally listen to podcasts or audiobooks while playing, so it's not a big deal to me - but it is not comparable to Vampire Survivors when it comes to music.”
    • “Also, the music is mediocre - but I generally listen to podcasts or audiobooks while playing, so it's not a big deal to me - but it is not comparable to Vampire Survivors when it comes to music.”
  • stability
    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game exhibits frequent stability issues, including screen freezes, character teleportation glitches, and crashes, especially when remapping controls. While it runs well on some devices like the Steam Deck, many users experience bugs and glitches that can disrupt gameplay.

    • “I've been playing this exclusively on the Steam Deck, and it runs great.”
    • “Screen freezes for a second, then your character gets teleported to another position. From then on, no ability works anymore unless you upgrade them one by one.”
    • “Somewhat buggy, remapping controls can crash the game.”
    • “Very many glitches and program crashes.”
  • replayability
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game offers solid replayability through features like blood spending to increase dungeon difficulty and varied stat boosts, enhancing its dungeon crawler feel. However, some mechanics feel clunky and limit freedom, which may detract from the overall replay value. Additional randomized layouts could further improve replayability.

    • “There is a blood spending feature where you essentially increase the level of the dungeon by increasing stats like enemy HP or damage. It definitely gives it a dungeon crawler vibe, and if you combine all of these things together, the replayability of the game is through the roof.”
    • “Still, this pixel-art gem is polished, semi-replayable, and a good choice for survivors fans.”
    • “Different or randomized layouts for the Web of Wyrd would add variety and increase replay value.”
    • “It's just a clunky, limiting mechanic that provides the reverse amount of freedom than intended and feels like a cut-and-paste attempt to add ARPG replay value without understanding its purpose.”
    • “There is a blood spending feature to increase dungeon difficulty by boosting enemy HP or damage, which adds a dungeon crawler vibe, but the replayability aspect feels forced rather than naturally integrated.”
    • “Different or randomized layouts for the Web of Wyrd would add variety and increase replay value, implying the current design lacks sufficient variety for true replayability.”
  • atmosphere
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's atmosphere is defined by its harsh, elemental environments like icy wastes and shadowy forests, creating a world on the brink of chaos. This mood is further enhanced by an immersive soundtrack that complements the setting perfectly.

    • “The environments convey an elemental harshness — icy wastes, shadowy forests, and myth-infused battlegrounds — that emphasize the game’s world-on-the-brink atmosphere.”
    • “Immersive soundtrack: it fits perfectly with the game’s atmosphere.”
  • story
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story is minimal and light, using its Norse setting mainly for flavor rather than deep narrative. The game emphasizes experimentation and character-building over traditional storytelling, resulting in a sparse backstory.

    • “Its Norse setting adds flavor without relying on heavy storytelling, and the focus on experimentation means you’re always discovering new ways to build your character into a force of destruction.”
    • “Let's just say I've seen IKEA manuals with more backstory.”
  • optimization
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game is well-optimized, delivering smooth performance with a simple yet intuitive user interface. Players consistently report a seamless and responsive experience.

    • “Performance is good, UI is simple but still intuitive.”
    • “Great performance: the game runs super smoothly.”
  • humor
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game features a lighthearted and amusing style that many players find enjoyable and entertaining. Overall, its humor adds a fun and engaging element to the experience.

    • “Funny little game, try it out.”
    • “Quite funny to play.”
  • monetization
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game’s monetization is praised for having no ads or in-app purchases, offering a pure and enjoyable experience reminiscent of popular titles without intrusive costs.

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16h Median play time
12h Average play time
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*Based on 4 analyzed playthroughs
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Asgard's Fall — Viking Survivors is a casual hack and slash game.

Asgard's Fall — Viking Survivors is available on PC and Windows.

On average players spend around 12 hours playing Asgard's Fall — Viking Survivors.

Asgard's Fall — Viking Survivors was released on April 9, 2025.

Asgard's Fall — Viking Survivors was developed by Soulpotion.

Asgard's Fall — Viking Survivors has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked Asgard's Fall — Viking Survivors for its gameplay but disliked it for its grinding.

Asgard's Fall — Viking Survivors is a single player game.

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