Valknut

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Valknut is a single player casual city builder game. It was developed by DyrnwynGames and was released on December 21, 2017. It received negative reviews from players.

"Valknut" is a city-building game where you lead a group of Vikings who have settled on a foreign island chain after getting lost at sea. Your main resource is your people, who must manually gather resources and create necessities such as food, homes, clothing, and mead. With limited resources on each island, you must manage supply chains between multiple islands to ensure your people's survival and prosperity while facing threats such as sickness, starvation, and harsh temperatures.

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Audience ScoreBased on 24 reviews

gameplay3 negative mentions

The game has potential and could be enjoyable for fans of the genre if improvements are made.
Some players appreciate the unique survival aspect of the game, emphasizing the challenge of managing resources and the environment.
The game features a ten-mission campaign and randomly generated skirmish modes, providing some variety in gameplay.

The game is riddled with bugs, crashes frequently, and lacks essential features like tooltips and a proper tutorial.
Many players feel the game is incomplete and should have been released in early access rather than as a finished product.
The user interface is poorly designed, making it difficult to navigate and understand resource management.

gameplay
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The gameplay is criticized for its confusing and bland design, with users noting a lack of instructions or tooltips that leave players feeling lost. While the mechanics may function, the absence of guidance makes it challenging to understand how to engage with the game effectively.
- “I found the lack of 'help' quite challenging, and it sparked my curiosity to discover how the game mechanics work.”
- “Completely non-comprehensible and bland design and gameplay.”
- “The mechanics may be working, but with no instructions or informational tooltips, you're going to be absolutely lost trying to figure it out.”
- “I found the lack of help quite challenging, and it sparked my curiosity about how the game mechanics work.”
story
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The game offers a ten-mission campaign alongside randomly generated skirmish modes and a three-scenario tutorial, though players are unable to access the third tutorial mission.
- “The game features a ten-mission campaign, but the story feels disjointed and lacks depth.”
- “The narrative is predictable and fails to engage the player throughout the missions.”
- “Despite having a three-scenario tutorial, the story doesn't provide enough context or motivation for the player.”
stability
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The game's stability is significantly lacking, with users reporting numerous bugs, frequent crashes, and an overall sense of incompleteness, compounded by a lack of helpful information or tooltips.
- “Currently, the game is incomplete, buggy, crashes frequently, and has very little in the way of help, information, or even tooltips.”
- “The game suffers from constant crashes and stability issues that make it nearly unplayable.”
- “I experienced numerous bugs and glitches that severely impacted my gameplay experience.”