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Bad North

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App ID 688420
App Type Game
Store Name Bad North: Jotunn Edition
Developer ,
Publisher Raw Fury
Franchise Raw Fury Games
Supported Systems Windows macOS
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 29796652
Last Record Update 28 June 2025 – 00:07:52 UTC ()
Release Date 16 November 2018 – 16:00:18 UTC ()
😍 90.68%
12k reviews
116
In-Game

Bad North is a charming but brutal real-time tactics roguelite. Defend your idyllic island kingdom against a horde of Viking invaders, as you lead the desperate exodus of your people. Command your loyal subjects to take full tactical advantage of the unique shape of each island.

Additional Information

Developer Plausible Concept
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community_visible_stats Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Raw Fury
Store Release Date 16 November 2018 – 16:00:26 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://www.facebook.com/rawfury/
https://www.twitch.tv/rawfurygames
https://x.com/RawFury
https://www.youtube.com/rawfury/
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Action (1), Indie (23), Simulation (28)
Steam Release Date 16 November 2018 – 16:00:18 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 26 June 2025 – 18:20:18 UTC () (1750962018)
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Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, Discord SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 11 February 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 10513088
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Content Descriptors General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 28 July 2017 – 09:17:11 UTC (), in changelist #3235296
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

13 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes
German Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes
Russian Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes
Turkish Yes Yes
Portuguese - Portugal Yes

Tags

🔵 Wargame 🛶 Vikings 🏰 Tower Defense ▶️ Real Time Tactics 🌲 Survival ☯ Minimalist 👻 Action Roguelike 🌐 RTS ⚔️ War 🧼 Auto Battler 👻 Roguelike ⚔️ Combat 🎨 Stylized 👻 Roguelite 💡 Strategy 🤼 Fighting 🩸 Blood 🧸 Cute 🤔 Tactical 🖥️ Simulation

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Cloud Remote Play on TV Family Sharing Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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Steam charts

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  • 116 players right now
  • 142 24-hour peak
  • 1,770 all-time peak 4 September 2023
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Store data

  • 45,385 followers
  • #3491 in top sellers
  • 11,445 positive reviews
  • 832 negative reviews
  • 93.22% positive reviews

Twitch stats

  • 0 viewers right now
  • 5 24-hour peak
  • 21,096 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😍 Very Positive
  • 90.68% SteamDB Rating
  • 11,445 93.2% positive reviews
  • 832 6.8% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
16 November 2018 – 16:00 Steam Release -
3 January 2020 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: January 2020 Humble Choice (#2) -
28 July 2020 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Raw Fury 2020 Bundle -
21 February 2022 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Strategy BYOB 2022 -
21 September 2023 – 16:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Fanatical Favorites Build Your Own Bundle (September 2023) -
7 December 2023 – 16:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Best of Platinum Collection Bundle -

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How many players are playing Bad North right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 116 players live playing Bad North on Steam.

Bad North had an all-time peak of 1770 concurrent players on 4 September 2023.

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