Northgard sounds pretty cool, but its teaser trailer was just that: a teaser. We know you’ll take control of a band of vikings settling in new lands in the frozen north, but just what does that look like in practice? Thankfully, a bit of gameplay footage came out of Gamescom, letting us know what to expect.
It looks like a lot of gathering resources, building structures, and recruiting units, which is certainly a good thing if you’re a fan of the Settlers or just turtling in RTS titles. The video shows off only a brief bit of combat, and it seems to be a mostly hands-off affair with your recruited warriors doing battle with invaders automatically. The focus is squarely on the building.
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You’ll also do battle with dire wolves and undead warriors, and according to the video above, even a dragon or two, conquering the land with a combination of force and economic expansion. Northgard is the latest from Shiro Games, best known for their pair of walks down role-playing memory lane with Evoland and Evoland 2.
Northgard doesn’t yet have a release date, but the developers say it will be available soon on PC.
