Expeditions: Viking
Expeditions: Viking is a Historically-themed RPG set in the Viking Age. As the new leader of a humble clan of farmers and fighters players must adventure into the unknown lands to the west to raid and/or trade…
Expeditions: Viking is an indie developed by Logic Artists, released 27 April 2017 on PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $6.14 at Gamesplanet.
What Expeditions: Viking is
Expeditions: Viking is an indie game developed by Logic Artists and released in 2017. It was published by THQ Nordic. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
As the newly appointed chieftain of a modest Viking clan, you’ll have a village of your very own. But to carve your name into the runestones of history you’ll need great strength, and great wealth to grow your village’s prosperity and renown. There is little left to be gained from the Norse lands and so you must set your sights on the the seas to the West, where tales speak of a great island filled with treasure ready for the taking.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are historical and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 40 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Expeditions: Viking holds a critic score of 73 out of 100. That places it above 45% of the 5,098 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 2 points above the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 2.66 GHz, 4 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 12GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $6.14 at Gamesplanet, 80% below its usual price.
What it launched against
Expeditions: Viking launched on 27 April 2017, within three weeks of Prey, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and What Remains of Edith Finch. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Prey, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, What Remains of Edith Finch.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Expeditions: Viking yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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