Northgard

 PC
User Score
7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 95 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 59 out of 95
  2. Mixed: 24 out of 95
  3. Negative: 12 out of 95

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  1. Baltifru
    Apr 19, 2020
    2
    I really like this game, but...

    You can play up to 8 and there are 6 clans in the base version of the game. See the problem ? I don't think mirror matches should be a thing in an RTS. 8 different clans should be the very least, 12 (for example) would problably be wiser to at least allow some flexibility. I am waiting for the base game (DLC excluded !) to contain a decent number    I really like this game, but...

    You can play up to 8

    and

    there are 6 clans in the base version of the game.

    See the problem ? I don't think mirror matches should be a thing in an RTS. 8 different clans should be the very least, 12 (for example) would problably be wiser to at least allow some flexibility. I am waiting for the base game (DLC excluded !) to contain a decent number of clans to change my red score into a green score and write a more extensive review. Until then, the red score is a sanction for asking 5 dollars for one single new clan !    … Expand
  2. Regeta9
    Jul 1, 2022
    0
    Greedy microtransaction.
    Horribly unbalanced clans & Pay2Win.
    Excessively boring multiplayer.
    Overly simple mechanics.
    Grossly incompetent game developers who I found out literally lie to their players.
  3. SRKNZ
    Apr 22, 2020
    4
    This has the makings of a good game but its odd ball attitude to developing land with restrictions like 3/3 buildings in a large area of land where more buildings could be constructed makes it unreasonably and illogically hard to develop your settlement.

    I'm really at a loss to understand why game developers these days don't use common sense and apply the keep it simple rule. Being too    This has the makings of a good game but its odd ball attitude to developing land with restrictions like 3/3 buildings in a large area of land where more buildings could be constructed makes it unreasonably and illogically hard to develop your settlement.

    I'm really at a loss to understand why game developers these days don't use common sense and apply the keep it simple rule. Being too clever can mean making a game un-enjoyable and frustrating. Such is the case here.    … Expand
  4. almax
    Jul 19, 2020
    1
    A clone of "The settlers" very simplified without roads, with only a few buildings and a simple chain of production. If we were in 1990 i imagine it would be rated as an original game but now if you want to play "the settlers" just find you a good emulator and a avoid this useless copy
  5. centralnui
    May 27, 2021
    1
    Before buying this game, ask yourself - would you like to play the game that exists only for devs to squeeze it until the last coin you can give to them? I don't mind it only if devs doing anything else except that. But this is the only reason why this game exist.
    How can I prove it to you? Easy! They have released an update in march which is broke game in many ways, some of bugs is still    Before buying this game, ask yourself - would you like to play the game that exists only for devs to squeeze it until the last coin you can give to them? I don't mind it only if devs doing anything else except that. But this is the only reason why this game exist.
    How can I prove it to you? Easy! They have released an update in march which is broke game in many ways, some of bugs is still didn't fixed and what you think they did? They released a new clan! A new clan!!! Multiplayer is so POOR, you can't even block unwanted player from lobby! What am I about? You can't even see the players profile! Despite all of that they release a new clan!
    Some buttons in game are completely useless, like reports, youtube is full about cheats for this game, but devs will release a new clan to get more money from us, like there are no other problems in game and needs!

    Don't you dare to tell it to them! You must praise them! Otherwise they will angry at you and without any hesitation will tell you about too many bugs in game and that much time they spent all the time fixing those bugs, like it some kind of achievement. I don't know how old those boys are, but it doesn't seems like old enough, they actually ban those, who dares to criticize them.

    Obviously this game deserves a better devs team, game is good, but devs team barely understand what they doing. Each update delivers to the game more bugs and more weird changes, last update, for example, made trading with neutral fractions completely useless.

    This game will never evolve, because tasks that devs got are about getting rich, but not about deliver a good product.
    Every update delivers more bugs, would you like to play such game?

    Would I recommend this game to anyone? Hell no!    … Expand
  6. NegativeNine
    Sep 13, 2022
    0
    Voting negative to offer an objective review to people interested.
    4 gameplay modes:
    1) campaign 2) conquest 3) skrimish vs AIs 4) multiplayer Everything can be played in Co-op except for the story mode. Versus AIs you can always select your difficulty, with conquest restricting that choice to all conquest missions instead of each individual one. Gameplay: -clan growth: via    Voting negative to offer an objective review to people interested.
    4 gameplay modes:
    1) campaign
    2) conquest
    3) skrimish vs AIs
    4) multiplayer
    Everything can be played in Co-op except for the story mode. Versus AIs you can always select your difficulty, with conquest restricting that choice to all conquest missions instead of each individual one.

    Gameplay:
    -clan growth: via nonstop villager generation by the town hall; faster with low pop / high happiness
    -villagers: base unit for everything; can be assigned to anything and back; no costs except money to turn into military
    -houses: +5 population, +3 upgraded
    -capture territory to build on, capture costs food at an ever increasing rate
    -territory can have a bunch of different neutrals, factions, structures, resources, loot objects on it; outside the campaign all maps are randomly generated
    -food: the only limited resource by food silos & their upgrade stage
    -food silos can only be built on territory with food
    -villagers can gather food anywhere passively (low amount)
    -your entire economy starts out with low production and it's your job to grow your clan, improve productivity and expand to new territory while defending what you have from aggressive neutrals, enemy clans and random events that happen frequently
    -the game has a summer / winter swap; winter: reduced food & wood production, increased wood consumption
    -happiness: an extra resource to manage; works globally; negative = -20% productivity + population growth stops; many things can in- or decrease happiness (manage it)
    -population: constantly consumes food (or starves) & wood (or freezes / gets sick); stock up before winter; some lore tech allow to reduce winter penalities
    -winter only strains food & wood; stack up before and during winter assign units to previously neglected tasks
    -money (kröwns): needed to train your warchief, military units, pay for structure upkeep (else they start burning & need repairs)
    -stone & iron (limited resource): stone = to upgrade individual structures for a +productivity and +1 worker assignable; iron = worker tools upgrade (permanently & globally) for +productivity
    -lore is your tech points resource; generated from certain territories with lore structures on them
    -military: warchief + 3 unit types: 1) low damage, high resistance; 2) medium damage & armor, 3) high damage, low armor (+ranged); basically a location, numbers and target choice gameplay
    -healing: unique mechanic of 1 healing hut being able to only heal 1 unit at a time, only outside of combat, only in your own or allied territory but of global reach

    Recommended game for singleplayer + conquest mode. AI cheats hard on some conquest missions no matter the difficulty. Some bugs, especially whenever they add something new to the game. 6-8 / 10.    … Expand
  7. buddookan
    Jul 31, 2022
    0
    Gra poprawna, ale nie ma w niej nic nowego i ciekawego. Bardzo uproszczona. Przypomina gry w przeglądarkach.

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#68 Best PC Game of 2017

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Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. GameGrin
    Jan 10, 2022
    90
    Northgard is one of the prettiest titles in the genre, and with a very addicting gameplay loop, players are sure to spend several dozen hours to it.
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  2. CD-Action
    Jun 5, 2018
    70
    I felt Northgard’s unintuitive rules of territorial expansion needlessly limit my options but once I got used to them I had fun. Look for this game on Steam sales. [05/2018, p.75]
  3. Jeuxvideo.com
    Jun 3, 2018
    70
    Northgard is a refreshing and pleasing experience, thanks to the elements it draws from RTS, 4X and even management games.
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