Bad North (2018)
Mac · Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One
3.31 from 172 ratings
1429 members have it in their collection · 16 playing now · 872 backlogged · 63 wish listed
How long? Main story 6h · 100% 22h (from 3 logged playthroughs)
Details
- Developers
- Plausible Concept
- Publishers
- Raw Fury
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie, Puzzle, Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
- Themes
- Action, Historical, Warfare
- Events
- Bitsummit X-Roads, Limited Run Games E3 2019 Showcase
- Steam
- View on Steam
Release dates
- Aug 20, 2018 (Worldwide) Nintendo Switch
- Aug 28, 2018 (Worldwide) PlayStation 4, Xbox One
- Nov 16, 2018 (Worldwide) Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Also available on
- Bad North: Jotunn Edition - Deluxe Edition (2019) · MAC, PC
Related
Standalone expansions
- Bad North: Jotunn Edition (Jul 2019) · ANDR, MAC, NSW, PC, PS4, XONE, iOS
Updates
- Bad North: Jotunn Edition (Aug 2018) · ANDR, MAC, NSW, PC, PS4, XONE, iOS
Rating distribution
5 stars
18
4 stars
45
3 stars
82
2 stars
26
1 star
1
Community All Reviews Statuses
Status Icepick Oct 26, 2020
Updating my rating from 3 stars to 4 after a significant update. They fixed a lot of the scaling issues in this game, without changing the actual difficulty. Lots more info available to the player goes a long way in making this a solid title. I'll probably even give it a go on hard mode at some point!
Status FinnQuill Aug 2, 2020
I didn't want to include this in my review, since it's time sensitive, but if anyone is interested in Bad North, you can get it in this bundle: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/raw-fury-2020
As I mentioned in the review, the Kingdom games are also similarly interesting and minimalistic, so if that sort of thing interests you, there's definitely some good games in that bundle.
Status anarchistica Nov 21, 2019
Bad North - Jotunn Edition is free this week on the Epic Store:
https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/bad-north/home
Next week we get Rayman Legends.
Status BMO Feb 6, 2019
So far Bad Drop isn't bad. It's pretty minimalist and complexity is low. I can see how that complexity will ramp up as different units and abilities are introduced. Progression on the map reminds me quite a bit of FTL, with areas overtaken by the enemy, cutting off potential routes if you have failed to liberate specific islands. It's a …
Read moreSo far Bad Drop isn't bad. It's pretty minimalist and complexity is low. I can see how that complexity will ramp up as different units and abilities are introduced. Progression on the map reminds me quite a bit of FTL, with areas overtaken by the enemy, cutting off potential routes if you have failed to liberate specific islands. It's a cute deconstruction of the genre, and the minimalist aesthetic is pleasing.
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