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Dead In Vinland cover art

Dead In Vinland

Ishtar Games · 2018-04-12

SteamGOG

AdventureIndieRPGSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Apr 13, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 13, 2018 (Mac), Jul 11, 2019 (Nintendo Switch)

DEAD IN VINLAND is a survival/management game, mixed with RPG and adventure elements, about a Viking family trying their best to survive on a mysterious island.

Dead In Vinland is a $1.99 Adventure, Indie, RPG, and Simulation game released in 2018, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (77% of 1835 reviews).

24
playing now
77%
positive of 1.8k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (9 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (9 downloads)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$1.99
steam price (US)

24 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Dead in Vinland is a survival game developed by CCCP and published in 2018 by Dear Villagers. Players control a Viking family who shipwrecks on an island. A Nintendo Switch version was released in 2019. It was renamed to Dead in Vinland: True Viking Edition.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 24 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 67 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
  • · Review velocity up 5% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 46k–110k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,835 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Fanatical$1.59-92%
Steam$1.99-90%
GOG$1.99-90%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.58 at Fortuna Digital (2026-09-20) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 120 of 145 observed days · $0.01 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
14714720182026Week of 2018-04-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2852026-09-15 00:00 — 14 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 13 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 20 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 15 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 13 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 20 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 9 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 6 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 12 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 18 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 7 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 8 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 21 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 10 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 16 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 28 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 7 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 9 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 16 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 8 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 13 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 16 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 9 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 24 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
5460Jan 2018Aug 2026Jan 2018 — avg 0 · peak 1Apr 2018 — avg 546 · peak 1,332Jul 2018 — avg 64 · peak 153Oct 2018 — avg 30 · peak 75Jan 2019 — avg 34 · peak 120Apr 2019 — avg 22 · peak 48Jul 2019 — avg 79 · peak 326Oct 2019 — avg 30 · peak 72Jan 2020 — avg 133 · peak 348Apr 2020 — avg 64 · peak 137Jul 2020 — avg 68 · peak 172Oct 2020 — avg 28 · peak 60Jan 2021 — avg 37 · peak 82Apr 2021 — avg 27 · peak 60Jul 2021 — avg 46 · peak 110Oct 2021 — avg 24 · peak 65Jan 2022 — avg 36 · peak 76Apr 2022 — avg 36 · peak 103Jul 2022 — avg 32 · peak 68Oct 2022 — avg 19 · peak 44Jan 2023 — avg 44 · peak 164Apr 2023 — avg 39 · peak 127Jul 2023 — avg 23 · peak 52Oct 2023 — avg 15 · peak 37Jan 2024 — avg 20 · peak 47Apr 2024 — avg 19 · peak 40Jul 2024 — avg 22 · peak 46Oct 2024 — avg 24 · peak 64Jan 2025 — avg 17 · peak 38Apr 2025 — avg 19 · peak 46Jul 2025 — avg 27 · peak 60Oct 2025 — avg 25 · peak 56Jan 2026 — avg 20 · peak 41Apr 2026 — avg 17 · peak 39Jul 2026 — avg 19 · peak 49Aug 2026 — avg 16 · peak 38
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$21.53$1.592018-03-222026-10-142018-03-22 — best price $16.992018-07-17 — best price $15.992018-10-30 — best price $16.992018-12-22 — best price $19.992019-04-01 — best price $13.992019-07-11 — best price $9.992019-09-27 — best price $17.942019-12-17 — best price $19.992020-01-22 — best price $9.992020-02-24 — best price $9.992020-04-21 — best price $9.992020-06-29 — best price $9.992020-08-11 — best price $19.992020-09-18 — best price $19.992020-10-27 — best price $19.992020-12-04 — best price $19.992021-01-11 — best price $19.992021-02-19 — best price $19.992021-04-14 — best price $19.992021-05-20 — best price $19.992021-08-16 — best price $5.992021-10-30 — best price $5.992022-01-05 — best price $19.992022-04-04 — best price $19.992022-08-06 — best price $4.672022-10-23 — best price $4.992023-01-05 — best price $3.992023-03-16 — best price $4.992023-07-17 — best price $17.452024-09-30 — best price $2.992025-05-08 — best price $3.992025-10-08 — best price $19.992026-02-09 — best price $1.992026-05-11 — best price $1.992026-07-24 — best price $1.992026-08-29 — best price $1.992026-09-23 — best price $1.992026-10-14 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1612026-05-30 — 15 pageviews2026-06-03 — 4 pageviews2026-06-07 — 14 pageviews2026-06-11 — 6 pageviews2026-06-15 — 3 pageviews2026-06-19 — 7 pageviews2026-06-23 — 2 pageviews2026-06-27 — 9 pageviews2026-07-01 — 8 pageviews2026-07-05 — 3 pageviews2026-07-09 — 7 pageviews2026-07-13 — 7 pageviews2026-07-17 — 6 pageviews2026-07-21 — 4 pageviews2026-07-25 — 6 pageviews2026-07-29 — 3 pageviews2026-08-02 — 6 pageviews2026-08-06 — 7 pageviews2026-08-10 — 4 pageviews2026-08-14 — 1 pageviews2026-08-18 — 5 pageviews2026-08-22 — 11 pageviews2026-08-26 — 7 pageviews2026-08-30 — 8 pageviews2026-09-03 — 7 pageviews2026-09-07 — 9 pageviews2026-09-11 — 5 pageviews2026-09-15 — 10 pageviews2026-09-19 — 4 pageviews2026-09-23 — 10 pageviews2026-09-27 — 3 pageviews2026-10-01 — 6 pageviews2026-10-05 — 7 pageviews2026-10-09 — 4 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

50
achievements tracked
64.3%
earned "First blood"
12.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing4 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, German, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Polish, Russian, Spanish - Latin America

Post-launch support: 4 DLC released, first 2018-05-15, latest 2019-05-02 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,9641%50
Switch (Nintendo)50%0
Switch (Nintendo)40%0

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

Player tags

2DRPGIndieStrategySurvivalAdventureDifficultManagementSimulationTurn-Based

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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