The Viking Way (2020)

Developer: Ice Lava Games
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Strategy, Early Access
Rating: 2.2 of 5, 378 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 5.5 hours
Where to get it: Steam

The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

More games like this

How it feels

A rugged journey across treacherous seas and hostile lands, blending careful resource management with the thrill of Viking raids.

medievalexplorationsailingcombattradingatmosphericnonlinearsurvival

What players say

Players are united in frustration: The Viking Way was abandoned by its developers, and a corrupted save bug wipes hours of progress. Those who push through find a shallow Mount and Blade clone with repetitive quests and no character customization, though a few still see a fun Viking fix beneath the bugs.

Screenshots

More games like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.