
Bad North is a charming but brutal real-time tactics roguelite. Defend your idyllic island kingdom against a horde of Viking invaders, as you lead the desperate exodus of your people. Command your loyal subjects to take full tactical advantage of the unique shape of each island.
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Reviews, worldwide (the counter carries no country): 3.14/day in the week to Aug 26 → 6.14/day in the week after.
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Position and relocate your troops to fend off the Vikings, who each have their own counters to the threats you pose. Pick your battles and plan your evacuations carefully! Lose a commander and they’re gone forever; lose everything, and it’s game over!
You command the broad strokes of your defenses and monitor positioning — your soldiers do the rest, navigating and engaging intuitively in response to the situation at hand.
Each island is both stylistically charming and unique in its layout. Plan your strategies around every nook and cranny, for you only get one chance to save them from the enemy invasion.
A stronger, smarter defense leads to greater rewards. Use these to develop your subjects from a ragtag militia into seasoned warriors.
Your home is under attack. The king is dead at the hands of Viking invaders. Hope is a distant glimmer in the fog, fading fast with every passing moment. As you rise to take your father’s place as ruler, it will fall to you to stage your defenses. But make no mistake – this is no fight for victory, but a desperate grasp for survival.
Bad North is a charming but brutal real-time tactics roguelite. Defend your idyllic island kingdom against a horde of Viking invaders, as you lead the desperate exodus of your people. Command your loyal subjects to take full tactical advantage of the unique shape of each island. Everything is at stake: fail, and watch the blood of your subjects stain the ground red.
With beautiful procedurally-generated islands and adorable soldiers juxtaposed against the blood-stained realities of war. You control the broad strokes of the battle, giving high level commands to your soldiers who try their best to carry them out in the heat of the moment. It’s accessibly deep, with simple player inputs masking a dynamic combat simulation that make it inviting to new players while challenging veterans.
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A wonderfully simple yet rather complex strategy game. You are offered 3 different types of troops giving the game a "rock, paper, scissors" feel. However, the game offers a variety of enemies making the combat and strategy much more 3 dimensional. Sometimes you will need a combination of the 3 to beat 1 type of enemy, other times you will need to make use of the terrain features to beat your enemies. This game is really good, wish it had higher difficulties and more to do but even with that it has been such a fun experience.
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For scale, across Steam · Top Sellers · Brazil over the last 30 days: the 23 chart moves that followed a price cut of more than 20% went a median of 14 places towards #1, and the 2,420 moves with no price cut behind them went 2 away. One store, one chart, one country — it is the only place we have enough observations to say even that.
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Languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Turkish
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| 165ratings |
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Hours played at review time, across 993 reviews with recorded playtime.
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Плохой Север Плох в этой игре не только север ЛЮТАЯ тягомотина с однотипным геймплеем, где есть только две сложности 1 - нежелание играть в эту парашу, где ты просто проживаешь цикл битв на разных островах 2 - зерг раш уёбков в последнем уровне, где надо микроконтроллить каждый мув Сеттинг - говно Геймплей - говно Затея - говно (Если бы это была игра на мобилку, то ладно, пойдёт) Поведение ботов - говно, иногда слушаются, иногда нет, по настроению ебашут У врага 7 разных классов, когда у тебя их всего четыре: Лучники - мвп матча, они сталкивают с лодки, они убивают кучами из-за малого кд на атаку, их способка убивает ещё больше куч врагов Щитовики - вторые по значимости юниты. Блокируют выстрелы из композитного лука, блокирует выстрелы обычного лука, режут типов, которые лезут к твоим лучникам, абилка - ни рыба, ни мясо, прыгают, наносят урон, станят на секунду ну и потом сосут член Копьеносцы - они что-то между говном ♥♥♥♥♥♥ и щитовиком. Тоже держат район, тоже бьют в рукопашку, но есть одно большое НО. Смерть от одного выстрела из ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ лука. Они были бы в разы лучше, если бы у них тоже была защита от стрел. Да, они скидывают в воду, да они не дают врагу подойти на расстояние удара, но ♥♥♥♥, ♥♥♥♥♥♥ стрелы. Абилка у них приятная, они бегут в сторону и убивают всё, что идёт перед ними Новобранцы/бомжи/ебаклаки - у них просто мечи, ничего больше Что тем временем у противников? Лучник - шотает всех твоих типов кроме щитовика Композитный лучник - ШОТАЕТ ВСЁ, скидывая даже щитовиков в пучину мочи и Балтийского моря, если не повезёт Берсеркич - два ножа, прыжок в ораву и нарезание бомжей как джаггернаут Щитовик - ну ему ♥♥♥♥♥ на стрелы, вау Щитовик с топориком - ну он метнёт в ебучку топорик Дедуля/призрак - просто очень живучий мечник Бомжара - ходит с мечом 2/10 это игра для телефона и то, игра это посредственная
非常好玩游戏,如果更新更多内容会更好
Супер! Очень залипательно!
beat the game on normal - very good game and brain cells are needed :)
The game is really great. I really recommend trying it if you haven't played it yet. However, playing the game twice isn't nearly as much fun, as on the first time. The game also lacks story, and pretty much if you replay it everything is the same, except for the maps and their unlockings. Btw, I really like ring of command paired with maxed out archer paired with heavy weapons. It's like the best!
11/10 gierka, szkoda ze jest tylko tryb kampanii, gdyż przejście gry zajmuje tylko 6h (kolejne 6-7 dla drugiego runa na hardzie). Mimo to jak na swoją cene to diament wśród gier. Miło by było zobaczyć więcej trybów gry, na przykład endless z 5-8 drużynami, albo kreator własnych misjii czy wysp lub nawet tworzenie wysp dla społeczności steam
Joguinho de estratégia muito suave, a única coisa que você precisa são de dois neurônios funcionais. Peca por não ter muita rejogabilidade, mas pelo preço vale muito!
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