Bad North

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  • Summary: 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    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.    … Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. New Game Network
    Nov 1, 2019
    84
    All in all, Bad North's gameplay is very engaging and keeps you on your feet. Despite some weakness in the narrative department, most design choices pay off. It is a polished experience that has kept me entertained for a good amount of time.
  2. Strategy Gamer
    Oct 16, 2018
    80
    Bad North strips away just the right amount of complexity and headache that real-time strategy games tend to have, resulting in a core experience that is challenging, rewarding, and very replayable.
  3. Merlin'in Kazanı (Turkey)
    Dec 25, 2018
    78
    Bad North is a good strategy game which combines tower defense and roguelike elements. The game has decent soldier upgrades, a big map and enemy variety, but lacks repeatability.
  4. GameStar
    Feb 3, 2019
    72
    Minimalistic and consistent real-time strategy game, which lacks some variety in the long term.
  5. Windows Central
    Dec 30, 2019
    70
    For what it lacks in scope, Bad North makes it up with an addictive, rewarding roguelike strategy gameplay layer.
  6. Eurogamer Italy
    Jan 9, 2019
    70
    Bad North is a simple, but addictive real time strategy, perfect both with mouse and keyboard and gamepad.
  7. CD-Action
    Feb 6, 2019
    65
    A minimalistic, good-looking RTS built around a heavily emphasised risk/reward system. It might not be remarkable, but it was still able to make me lose track of time. [01/2019, p.78]
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  1. Positive: 5 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 16
  3. Negative: 2 out of 16
  1. TunaLion
    Aug 9, 2021
    10
    Very hard at first as the game doesn't do any hand holding. Exactly as described by the creators and a fun little game, specially after theVery hard at first as the game doesn't do any hand holding. Exactly as described by the creators and a fun little game, specially after the first 4 hours once you have some starting traits and items.

    I loved the game and the reason for me giving 10 is that I really don't know what more I could ask for or expect from this game. I love the battle tactics, specially when taking some risks on hard difficulty.    … Expand
  2. Symilan
    Jan 31, 2022
    9
    Honestly there is very little reproach you can do to this game, it is just genuinely good ! True, there is no narration, true it is a veryHonestly there is very little reproach you can do to this game, it is just genuinely good ! True, there is no narration, true it is a very simple game, true all units are not equal... Then what ? This is not a problem, this is a developer choice ! This game encourages you to make your own strategy to beat what seems to be an extreme challenge for gamers, but can be tweaked into a die and retry for beginners.
    A truly amazing game, didn't give it 10 just because I would have loved pikemen to be slightly stronger, but no big deal    … Expand
  4. SolRacRG
    Nov 25, 2019
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. "Fast, fun and simply"
    From the level one, you already know what to do; is intuitive, simply, and this perfect for the fast rhythm of the game, and is incredible funny! The combat system and animations feel so smooth.
    The bad things are only two; is very short, and the levels feel generic.
    And other things wort mentioning is that there could have been a final boss, and i think that a hero unit system would have been very interesting, but you don't have time to miss these things while you are in the game!    … Expand
  5. PeakZach
    Mar 7, 2020
    7
    Bad North delivers in both quality and quantity in this easy-on-the-eyes point-and-click. The animations are clean and crisp. The sound andBad North delivers in both quality and quantity in this easy-on-the-eyes point-and-click. The animations are clean and crisp. The sound and music are perfect for the atmosphere. Lacking majorly in the narrative department, this game makes up for itself with strategic and rewarding play that can take away hours in an instant.… Expand
  6. Ugliest_boy
    Jun 22, 2020
    7
    This game is good but let's just say after 20 hour of doing the same thing... It becomes boring.
  7. Terrier
    Dec 1, 2018
    5
    This game is fine, but it has a fatal flaw. It has no variety, and the replay value is really low. It is a big flaw considering that thisThis game is fine, but it has a fatal flaw. It has no variety, and the replay value is really low. It is a big flaw considering that this game is aimed to play it again and again. Sorry, but it is not happening.
    This game is based in a minimalist strategy game, where you play over and over until you die, and you must start from scratch. And, since the game is quite repetitive (i counted around five types of enemies), then it's hard to try to play it again.
    The game, as a strategy game, is fine, and the graphics are acceptable (for a minimalist game), but it lacks story, variety and any achievement. Even the "loots" are meh.
    I died for the third time and I think I get it enough.
    I give a 5/10 only because it's an indie game.    … Expand
  8. otaru1921
    Nov 23, 2019
    1
    For a game that claims to be a roguelike it has the depth of a one inch hole.

    This game feels like a mini-RTS game that was made for    For a game that claims to be a roguelike it has the depth of a one inch hole.

    This game feels like a mini-RTS game that was made for Smartphones.

    The campaign is not interesting, the items and traits are not interesting, the troops are not interesting, the most interesting things are enemies and even those are shallow.

    Why the hell they give a cliff jumping attack to the unit that usually is frontline tanker.

    By the end of the game you will be using a party of 2 archers and 2 shield warriors because Pikemen can't deal with the damage dealt by the Brute Bow users and they die fast.

    I don't recommend this game to anyone, the gameplay is boring, the replay value is nada and even though it has random elements, it lacks the things that make a roguelike interesting, there is no learning or complexity in it. It's like it's not even a proper game.    … Expand

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