Land of the Vikings
- October 9, 2023
- Laps Games
- 9h median play time
Get on Steam"Land of the Vikings" is fun settlement management game where you chop trees, farm, mine, and fish to survive harsh winters and expand your village. Each villager has unique characteristics, making them better suited to certain tasks than others. The game also features unpredictable weather events and natural disasters that you'll need to prepare for to keep your settlement thriving. As your settlement grows, you can welcome new Vikings to join and start families, strengthening your lineage and community.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- Visually appealing with beautiful graphics and immersive Viking setting.
- Engaging gameplay with a unique tech tree and random events that keep things interesting.
- Offers a relaxing experience while managing resources and building a thriving village.
- Game is still in early access with many bugs and performance issues.
- Micromanagement can become tedious, especially with worker assignments and resource gathering.
- Lacks depth and variety in gameplay, leading to repetitive experiences after a few hours.
- gameplay226 mentions
- 29 % positive mentions
- 63 % neutral mentions
- 8 % negative mentions
The gameplay of "Land of the Vikings" is characterized by a mix of engaging mechanics and notable shortcomings. While the game offers a visually appealing atmosphere and some unique features, such as the impact of decorations, many players find the combat mechanics weak and the overall gameplay repetitive and slow, even at increased speeds. Additionally, the lack of polish, clarity in mechanics, and depth in content hinder the experience, suggesting that the game requires further development to reach its full potential.
“The sheer depth and complexity of the game's mechanics and systems can be overwhelming at times, requiring patience and persistence to fully grasp and master.”
“I absolutely loved the game 'Land of the Vikings.' The attention to detail in this game is remarkable, from the architecture to the gameplay.”
“The graphics are stunning, and the gameplay is so immersive.”
“The same handful of events appear over and over again, and have little to no impact on gameplay.”
“It's full of weird little errors, the mechanics and UI are clunky as hell, there's a lot of information you really need but don't get, the 'events' are incredibly repetitive, half the time the wording is so bad you're left confused about what's actually happening.”
“At the end of the game it feels like a repetitive mobile game and it is one of the weakest games of the genre I have played recently in terms of gameplay for this reason.”
- graphics188 mentions
- 61 % positive mentions
- 35 % neutral mentions
- 4 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with many players praising the stunning visuals and attention to detail that effectively bring the Viking world to life. However, some users report issues such as glitches, dated aesthetics, and a lack of battle visuals, which detract from the overall experience. While the graphics are generally considered good, there are calls for optimization and improvements to enhance the visual quality further.
“Visually stunning: Land of the Vikings boasts stunning visuals that bring the Viking world to life in vivid detail.”
“The graphics are stunning, and the gameplay is so immersive.”
“Graphics are beautifully rendered, and rotation to view 360 is excellent.”
“The graphics look terrible and they look like a low budget game from the mid 2000's.”
“Banished had better graphics 10 years ago.”
“I've seen mobile games with better graphics.”
- grinding74 mentions
- 1 % positive mentions
- 1 % neutral mentions
- 97 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and repetitive, particularly due to excessive micromanagement in tasks like farming and population management. Many express frustration with the lack of automation, which leads to a monotonous experience as they must constantly manage and reassign jobs, leading to a sense of boredom over time. While some enjoy the initial challenge and potential for city-building, the overall sentiment leans towards a need for more engaging mechanics and less manual oversight to enhance the gameplay experience.
“You'll need a second life for grinding.”
“The game feels completely generic and is just tedious to play.”
“This isn't a colony management/raiding game set in the Viking era like I had hoped; it's a tedious colony micro-management game.”
“Farming is a pain as well; you can have 20 farmers hired, and they will stand around picking their nose while a field lays empty because you did not personally give the order to plant it again.”
- stability72 mentions
- 3 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 97 % negative mentions
The game suffers from significant stability issues, with frequent freezes, crashes, and a variety of bugs and glitches that disrupt gameplay. While some players find it enjoyable despite these problems, many express frustration over the game's lack of optimization and persistent technical flaws. Overall, the consensus is that the game is currently too buggy for a smooth experience, particularly in its early access state.
“The game runs great with maxed out settings.”
“The game runs great with maxed out settings.”
“Unfortunately, it's not optimized, so it freezes and crashes constantly.”
“Game keeps crashing and is very buggy, 0/10.”
“Bugs everywhere, incomplete or abandoned features, constant glitches in core features, plenty of spelling and grammar mistakes, and game interface screens that cause a measurable increase in system load due to sloppy implementation.”
- story72 mentions
- 19 % positive mentions
- 69 % neutral mentions
- 11 % negative mentions
The story in "Land of the Vikings" has received mixed reviews, with some players finding it generic and poorly written, likening it to high school-level work. While the game offers players significant agency in shaping their Viking saga through quests and decisions, many feel that the quests are repetitive and lack depth, leading to a sense of tedium as the game progresses. Overall, while the setting and role-playing elements are praised, there is a strong desire for more engaging and varied storytelling to enhance the experience.
“From choosing their appearance and skills to making impactful decisions that shape the story, players have a high level of agency in shaping their Viking saga.”
“Land of the Vikings is a standout title that excels in its immersive setting, deep role-playing elements, and epic quests and adventures.”
“Its simplistic approach is helpful to having fun, and the random story elements add a level of liveliness to make it feel like you're actually managing a Viking village.”
“The intro dialogue and story are laughable, as if written by a high schooler; just stupid, lazy, and generic.”
“Individual villager missions are very poorly written, to the point where I found myself reading a script three times to get my head around the poor English, and in some cases, villager missions made zero sense, and I found myself clicking a random outcome anyway.”
“This becomes interesting and even a challenge for a time, but becomes tedious as you press forward to an endless quest that barely feels Viking.”
- music50 mentions
- 52 % positive mentions
- 42 % neutral mentions
- 6 % negative mentions
The music in the game receives mixed reviews, with some players praising its immersive and calming qualities that enhance the Viking atmosphere, while others criticize it for being repetitive and not fitting the theme. Many users noted that the soundtrack, although pleasant, can become monotonous over time, and there are calls for a greater variety of tracks to maintain engagement. Overall, while the music contributes positively to the game's ambiance, it may not satisfy all players in the long run.
“The graphics are stunning, and the soundtrack immerses you in the Viking world.”
“The game's immersive landscapes, Nordic music, and the whole Viking aesthetic create an atmosphere that will make you feel like you've just stepped out of your longboat.”
“Incredible city builder with the Norse theme, the music was perfect.”
“First off, part of their music score sounds like it was ripped off from Netflix's The Witcher; it sounds like Henry Cavill is about to pop out like the damn Kool-Aid guy dressed up as Geralt.”
“The graphics are decent but not amazing; the music is very calming but very repetitive and eventually will annoy you.”
“Look, great game has potential, but the music isn't even Viking; it's like sim music. The fighting is a card roll, the dice with chance, pretty boring and gets that way fast.”
- optimization26 mentions
- 15 % positive mentions
- 46 % neutral mentions
- 38 % negative mentions
The optimization of "Land of the Vikings" has received significant criticism, with players reporting frequent freezes, crashes, and performance issues such as lag and screen tearing. While some users noted that the game runs smoothly at times and has appealing graphics, many agree that it requires substantial optimization and bug fixes to enhance the overall experience, especially given its early access status.
“First, if you're worried about hardware requirements, I can responsibly tell you that you don't need to worry. This game has very comfortable graphics and very good performance optimization. The building and environment have comfortable texture and quality.”
“The graphics seem a little dated and choppy at times, even on a higher-end GPU, but this is early access, so hopefully those graphics will get tweaked and optimized before the official release.”
“+ smooth performance”
“Unfortunately, it's not optimized, so it freezes and crashes constantly.”
“Technical issues: despite its visual prowess, Land of the Vikings suffers from technical issues such as bugs, glitches, and performance problems.”
“The game definitely needs more content and optimization that has not arrived, and ultimately doesn't hold a candle to the colony sims that have been coming out in the last year.”
- atmosphere24 mentions
- 92 % positive mentions
- 8 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The atmosphere of the game is widely praised for its immersive landscapes, beautiful graphics, and well-executed sound design, particularly the nordic music that enhances the viking aesthetic. However, some players feel that the cartoonish style and certain audio elements detract from the overall experience, especially during fast-paced gameplay where the atmosphere can diminish. Overall, while the game offers a visually appealing and atmospheric environment, it struggles with gameplay mechanics that may hinder enjoyment.
“The ambiance and atmosphere of this game is amazing, the best of any survival builder I've played.”
“The game's immersive landscapes, nordic music, and the whole viking aesthetic create an atmosphere that will make you feel like you've just stepped out of your longboat.”
“It has a good atmosphere, very nice to look at how your little vikings move through the snow, and the decorations mechanic makes your village look very cool.”
- replayability12 mentions
- 8 % positive mentions
- 67 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
Overall, the game's replayability is considered quite limited, primarily due to the lack of random map generation and the ability to complete it in a short time frame of around 10-15 hours. Players express disappointment with the repetitive gameplay and persistent glitches, which further detract from the experience. As a result, many reviewers suggest looking elsewhere for a more engaging city-building experience.
“There's quite a few of these 3D RimWorld-type games out there that provide unique gameplay but never seem to expand much past that, which hurts replayability.”
“But in the end, like Banished, it is a 'survival' city builder - so it attracts a certain kind of people who like to play around with the supply chain, and the replayability is quite limited.”
“You can 100% the game in 13 hours... yay... no replay value.”
“As best I can tell, there isn't random map generation, which is going to very quickly kill replay value.”
- humor8 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is characterized by its quirky animations and amusing scenarios, such as characters getting stuck or behaving oddly, which players find entertaining and endearing. Despite being in early development, the game offers a smooth experience filled with funny moments that keep players engaged and excited for future updates. Overall, the lighthearted and whimsical elements contribute positively to the gameplay experience.
“Well.. they are not moving, I think I have even seen a fisherperson sleeping in the boat as well. A little more on the animations will probably be inserted at a later time, but I thought it humorous. People also do tend to walk right into the side of a mountain and vanish, then poof.. they walk back out at another area.”
“(I enjoy watching them at normal pace. It's funny and adorable haha)”
“The funny thing is that I saw a commercial about the game on Reddit.”
- emotional2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The emotional aspect of the game is characterized by a sense of anxiety and caution, as players feel compelled to avoid making changes to their environment due to the inability to track productivity after placing buildings. This creates a tension that can heighten the overall gaming experience.
- monetization2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Users express disappointment with the monetization strategy, noting that many advertisements promote low-quality mobile games that seem designed solely for quick profit rather than genuine engagement.
“I was surprised since most ads nowadays are poorly made mobile games, which feel like a quick cash grab.”
“I was surprised since most ads nowadays are poorly made mobile games, which feel like a quick cash grab.”
