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Bad North: Jotunn Edition cover art

Bad North: Jotunn Edition

Plausible Concept · Raw Fury · 2018-11-16

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ActionIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Aug 28, 2018 (Xbox One), Aug 28, 2018 (PlayStation 4), Nov 16, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 16, 2018 (Mac), Aug 20, 2018 (Nintendo Switch)

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.

164
playing now
93%
positive of 14k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
67/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
74/100
IGDB user rating (77 ratings)
9h
to beat · completionist 15h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$2.99
steam price (US)

164 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Your home is under attack. The king is dead at the hands of viking invaders. The young Prince and Princess flee from their home and must gather whatever resources and loyal bannermen they can muster to survive the oncoming horde.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 164 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,095 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~137/week).
  • · Review velocity up 4% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 9% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 355k–851k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 14,181 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$2.99-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.07 at GameBillet (2025-01-02) · bundled 14×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 75 of 104 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
42742720182026Week of 2018-11-01: 371 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 246 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 250 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 214 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 427 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 242 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

273572026-08-06 22:00 — 75 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 125 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 156 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 69 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 137 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 178 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 89 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 151 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 186 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 76 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 110 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 168 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 85 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 131 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 153 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 57 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 119 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 155 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 85 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 90 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 109 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 70 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 88 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 120 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 73 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 105 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 205 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 165 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 164 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$15.02$0.002018-10-222026-08-252018-10-22 — best price $14.992019-01-24 — best price $13.492019-07-15 — best price $10.692019-09-28 — best price $13.262019-11-29 — best price $14.992020-01-25 — best price $14.872020-03-18 — best price $8.242020-05-27 — best price $8.192020-08-03 — best price $13.492020-09-13 — best price $7.492020-10-23 — best price $8.242020-11-26 — best price $7.492021-01-04 — best price $14.992021-02-11 — best price $6.502021-03-23 — best price $14.992021-05-08 — best price $12.632021-07-15 — best price $6.002021-11-03 — best price $14.992022-01-27 — best price $5.992022-04-11 — best price $5.992022-07-28 — best price $14.992022-12-01 — best price $14.992023-04-07 — best price $5.992023-09-03 — best price $2.992023-12-02 — best price $14.992024-03-11 — best price $3.632024-06-19 — best price $4.492024-08-21 — best price $3.652024-10-01 — best price $4.292024-11-05 — best price $2.992024-12-12 — best price $2.992025-03-10 — best price $2.982025-05-23 — best price $3.002025-09-08 — best price $2.432025-12-11 — best price $2.992026-03-13 — best price $3.002026-05-23 — best price $3.002026-08-20 — best price $2.422026-08-25 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

802026-08-26 19:15 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 20:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-26 22:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 09:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 00:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-28 03:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

11
achievements tracked
94.2%
earned "Ready for Battle"
37%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

12 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Turkish

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)11,9066%11

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RTSWarCombatVikingsWargameStrategyStylizedSurvivalMinimalistRogue-like

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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