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Northgard is a critically acclaimed strategy game based on Norse mythology. Lead your clan, uncover the secrets of a mysterious newfound continent and defeat your enemies to conquer the Throne!

Release DateMar 7, 2018
Price$ 29.99  Top 3%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)87.9% (very positive) Top 30% / 87.7%  Top 30%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)86.3% Top 10% / 86.3%  Top 10%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)45K  Top 1% / 57.3K  Top 1%
Curators335 reviews  Top 2%
Median Play Time40.8 hours  Top 3%
Play Time per Dollar1.4 hour  Top 15%
Followers321.1K  Top 1%
Owners± 3.3M  Top 1%
Copies Sold± 2.4M  Top 1%
Gross Revenue ($)± 30.5M  Top 1%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Northgard steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Northgard's Steam rating and reviews from February 2017 to December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 92.5% (February 2017) to 84.2% (October 2019).

With its 57.3K reviews Top 1%, Northgard is indisputably a major AAA level success. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Northgard and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows Northgard's review languages. The most popular language is English (44%), followed by Russian (13%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 29 languages represented. The game is available in 11 languages, which is great.

Time Played

Chart displaying Northgard percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Northgard, comparing positive and negative reviews. It also shows the reviews during Early Access. You'll notice that the time played is very impressive, reaching 152 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 2.7 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. Some players have left a negative review after playing a significant amount of time (83 hours in the 80th percentile) which could mean that a part of Northgard's fanbase was unhappy about an update and review bombed the game. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • engaging story
  • accessible gameplay
  • interesting Viking theme
  • unique clan customization
  • fun and entertaining LAN play
  • endless hours of entertainment
  • customization options
  • great city building experience
  • variety of game modes
  • stunning art design
  • lacks balance in gameplay
  • limited building variety
  • winter mechanic slows down gameplay
  • singleplayer mode too difficult
  • no control of the flow of time
  • simplistic graphics
  • lack of enemy variety
  • DLCs are too pricey
  • repetitive gameplay
  • not exceptional masterpiece

It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's 87.9% rating  Top 30% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Northgard's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.

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