A strategy & colonization game
Leave your homeland. Cross the sea. Found your colony — and make it through the winter.
Coming soon on Steam · PC · Solo & online multiplayer
Trailers
Two looks at the game: the announcement, then the gameplay.
Announcement teaser
The opening, the departure, the discovery of a new world. 56 seconds.
1080p versionGameplay teaser
The four acts of a game: the homeland, the exodus, the crossing, the new world — then the seasons, the economy and the defence of your land. 85 seconds (French captions).
1080p versionGallery
Screenshots of the game in development, taken in-engine, unretouched. Click to enlarge.
The colony on its hill
The village, its pens and fields
A longship beneath the cliffs
The cove and the hamlet
The jagged northern coast
The hamlet above the cove
The forest in the mist
The headland and its fields
The longship at the quay
The longship along the coast
The longhouse of the homeland
The woodcutters' hamlet
At the foot of the cliff
The stone church
The heart of the colony
The woodcutters' camp
Riders before the stone house
The palisade fort
The colony emerging from the mist
A timber-framed house
The well of the forum
Out at sea
The shepherd and his sheep
The pine wood
A fort in the forest
The pen under snow
The river and the fields
Houses of the homeland
The farm
The stone house
The sheepfold
The stone forum
The island, half discovered
The quarry
The storm
Mist over the hills
Mist in the forest
The forum in winter
A saga in four acts
The game
Vikings: Northern Colonization is a turn-based strategy game. You lead a Scandinavian clan whose land no longer feeds it: build the ships, embark your people, face the sea and raise, on an unknown island, a colony able to survive the winter. Every turn counts; every winter decides.
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The homeland
A village, a shipyard, fields that are too small. Prepare the departure: timber, food, longships.
- II
The exodus
The longships leave the harbour with what you managed to gather. What you leave behind will not come back.
- III
The crossing
Sea tiles, fog, storms: sailing is an economy of its own, and every turn at sea eats into your supplies.
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The new world
One island, three clans, seasons that forgive nothing. Found the colony, expand your territory, hold on until spring.
Plan, trade, hold
What you will do
Plan your economy
Assign your villagers, choose what you produce, read next turn's balance before you play it.
Survive the winter
Autumn announces winter, and winter has its thresholds: food, timber, shelter. Those who did not plan will not see the thaw.
Trade at the market
Prices move turn after turn. Buy low, sell high, or keep your reserves for the bad days.
Compete with the clans
Three clans share the island. Points, territories, alliances of convenience: the race is won over the long run.
Defend your territory
Palisades, lookouts, weapons: what you have built draws envy. Hold your borders.
Play the seasons
Each season changes the map, the yields and the risks. Time is not scenery: it is an opponent.
Online multiplayer
Play with three
Three clans, one island, and three players behind them. The game was built for it: simultaneous turns, sealed orders, a resolution everyone discovers at the same time — the tension of a board game among friends, without having to meet on the same evening.
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Simultaneous turns
Everyone gives orders at the same time; nobody waits for their turn. Once each player has sealed their orders, the turn resolves and the three clans discover what the others attempted.
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At your own pace
A few minutes a day are enough: give your orders when you can, and you will be notified when the next turn awaits. A game unfolds over a few days, like a correspondence.
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No empty seat
A player missing? A computer clan takes their place. And alone, you face two computer clans on the same island.
Waiting list
Be among the first settlers
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Frequently asked questions
When is Vikings: Northern Colonization released?
The targeted release window is 2027. The exact date will be announced on this page, on the Steam page and by e-mail to waiting-list subscribers.
Which platforms?
PC, through Steam, first. Other platforms are being considered.
What kind of game is it?
A turn-based strategy game blending management, economy, exploration and rivalry between clans, in a watercolour Viking world.
Is there multiplayer?
Yes: up to three players online on the same island, each leading a clan. Turns are simultaneous and the game is played at your own pace: everyone gives orders when they can, the turn resolves once all have sealed, and each player discovers what happened on their next visit. An empty seat is held by a computer clan. You can also play alone against two computer clans.
Will there be a launch discount?
Yes, on Steam, during the first days after release. Waiting-list subscribers are notified when the Steam page opens and on release day, so they can make the most of it.
An independent studio
The publisher
Vikings: Northern Colonization is developed and published by Alternative Way Software, an independent studio based in Paris, France. The game is designed as a saga: one map, seasons that matter, and choices you pay for the following winter.