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Viking: Battle for Asgard cover art

Viking: Battle for Asgard

Creative Assembly, PC Port - Hardlight · SEGA · 2012-10-17

SteamXboxMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player

Releases: Mar 25, 2008 (PlayStation 3), Mar 25, 2008 (Xbox 360), Oct 17, 2012 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

A fierce struggle is taking place within Asgard, the realm of the Norse Gods.

6
playing now
51%
positive of 2.4k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
71/100
IGDB user rating (36 ratings)
17h
to beat · rushed 13h · completionist 22h
bronze
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

6 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Viking: Battle for Asgard is a 2008 action adventure game developed by Creative Assembly and published by Sega for PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360. Centered around Norse mythology, the game sees the player controlling Skarin, A Vikings and Freya's chosen champion, against the forces of the Goddess of Death Hel.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 6 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 36 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 24% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 96k–192k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,402 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$3.22-79%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.23 at Nuuvem (2015-03-17) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 56 of 86 observed days · $13.76 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
8820182026Week of 2018-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1002026-08-06 22:00 — 3 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 2 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 4 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 4 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 7 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 3 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 3 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 3 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 3 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 6 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 4 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 3 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 3 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 6 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 2 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 5 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 8 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 6 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 3 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 3 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 6 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$15.82$1.232015-01-012026-08-272015-01-01 — best price $3.212015-03-17 — best price $1.232015-06-18 — best price $15.822015-12-10 — best price $3.752016-02-27 — best price $10.042016-06-23 — best price $3.742016-12-19 — best price $14.992017-05-15 — best price $2.992017-09-13 — best price $14.992017-12-25 — best price $12.012018-05-07 — best price $3.742018-11-19 — best price $3.742019-06-26 — best price $3.742020-01-03 — best price $11.812020-03-17 — best price $13.392020-06-12 — best price $14.992020-07-20 — best price $13.392020-10-01 — best price $13.392020-11-07 — best price $13.392020-12-13 — best price $13.392021-01-20 — best price $14.992021-03-02 — best price $13.392021-04-10 — best price $14.992021-05-17 — best price $13.392021-12-03 — best price $13.392022-12-22 — best price $3.742024-07-11 — best price $8.992024-10-07 — best price $3.442025-02-10 — best price $14.992025-07-11 — best price $13.302025-11-27 — best price $3.742026-03-04 — best price $12.592026-06-06 — best price $8.992026-08-27 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

50
achievements tracked
38.8%
earned "Viking Butcher"
10.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing

6 supported languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox 360 (Xbox)22,93015%50
Steam (Steam)5,5139%50

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

Player tags

RPGGoreActionFantasyVikingsStrategyAdventureMythologyAction RPGController

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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