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Valknut

$11.99
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Developer:
Dyrnwyn Games
Publisher:
Dyrnwyn Games
Platforms:
Windows
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About This Game

In this city-building game, you control a group of vikings, who have decided to try and settle down in a foreign group of islands, after they got lost at sea. They have only the cargo of their ship and their personal effects to start with.

The most important resource is the viking people. Nothing is done without manual labor. Not only do they need food and homes, but in time, they will require things like warm clothes, pottery, jewels - and lots of mead!

The fate of the people and their coming generations rests on your shoulders.


Your people wants more than just a home and food. In time they will demand more non essential commodities like pottery, mead and jewelry.


No single island has every necessary resource. In order for your people to reach the highest standards of living, you have to manage supplies from multiple islands.


Life is not easy, even though there are no enemies. Your people will face the everlasting threats of sickness, starvation and the freezing temperatures.


Campaign mode offers an increasingly challenging experience. Skirmish mode allows a great amount of customization options like starting conditions and world generating seeds.

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User Reviews

Overwhelmingly Negative
34 user reviews
12%
Positive
10 min at review
Not Recommended

This game should have been released to Early Access and then fixed and repaired and finished. Currently the game is incomplete, buggy, crashes, and has very little in the way of help, information, or even tooltips. This is about as early an Alpha as you can get and still call it a release. Not very fun. There are so many great games in this genre now that to release this incomplete hodgepodge town builder features and call it "finished" is a bit disingenuous. No idea if this game will get to a reasonable release state but it isn't there now and there isn't enough status information in the game to even let me know how I'm doing. I'm baffled that they didn't go Early Access with this. Do not buy, this needs more time in the oven.

230 helpful 4 funny
30 min at review
Not Recommended

First off this is not a finished game! There is a very small tutural that really doesn't help you at all. You get to an island and build a harbor then your on your own.That wouldn't be so hard if you know how many resorces you had and how many people. So i winged it thinking of other simular games.I lost and wanted to start a new game.Fail! The game didn't let me chose anything and had to exit. So i started the game again and failed to launch. This is defenty a Early Access game that needs improvements! I like the concept but needs major improvements! Game is now refunded til i see improvements!

197 helpful 17 funny
33 min at review
Not Recommended

Viking ships and fishing ships are sailing on land. Game crashes. After tutorial the game menus came unresponsive. Refund requested.

103 helpful 19 funny
22 min at review
Not Recommended

The most incomplete, stupidest, unplanned game I have ever played. DO NOT BUY IT!!

61 helpful 8 funny
27 min at review
Not Recommended

This looks like it could be a fun game in the vein of the Anno series, but in its current state it's almost unplayable. The mechanics may be working but with no instructions or informational tooltips you're going to be absolutely lost trying to figure out. The tutorial tells you to build a harbor, then stops once that's done. Okay... so what resources do I need to start hauling in? I'll build a fisherman's hut, a house, and two farms for berries and peas. For ten habitants that should be fine. Guess I don't need roads, everyone seems to be getting around fine. Hey, I see my house has fish, peas, and berries so I should be good for now. WAIT, SIX PEOPLE DIED OF HUNGER? HOW? How many people are in that house? How many can it hold? How do I know what's getting fed? WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON? Until a better tutorial or actual informative tooltips are added wait to buy this game. The possibility is there but until it gives even a hint of how things work I can't reccomend it in its current...

54 helpful 7 funny
14 min at review
Not Recommended

Hi, This game should be still in early access and not fully released, it does have potential but just feels like someone got a city building kit then edit it some and released it. Maybe one day after few patches it will get to a point where you will enjoy it. For me that's not now i mean when the fisherman goes in land too get fish and with the few times when it comes out on the sea its just an boat and no human or such on it, there is still some work too be done before you should release it. In the end do have potential but need more work, i would recommend waiting with this game but keep an eye on it.

36 helpful 1 funny
5 min at review
Not Recommended

Should have been an early acces game, not a full release. Requested a refund.

34 helpful 1 funny
30 min at review
Recommended

It shows potential but lacks alot in terms of user guideance, for exampel tool tips. Without knowledge of citybuilder games you would be stranded completly helpless. I found the lack of "help" quite challenging and it woke my curiostity of finding out how the game mechanic works. It should have been a early acess release in my opinion. The pathfinding of boats and fishingboats need to be adressed since the cut straight through islands. So a chellanging citybuilder game in terms of you have to figure out how it works on your self! If you are uncertain, wait for more reviews to figure out if it is something for you!

28 helpful 13 funny
9 min at review
Not Recommended

Impossible to play without tooltips or useful tutorial.

24 helpful 1 funny
44 min at review
Recommended

I have absolutely no idea why this beautiful game has any negative reviews??? Granted if you have never played this genre of gaming before and you cannot either read nor follow simple instructions then you are going to struggle; having said that just imagine being shipwrecked, as this is what life would be like and as thus; this game is as simple as that. It is refreshing to have no enemies apart from the elements which are brutal to say the least. My only criticism of this game is the painfully small icons otherwise this is a simple yet harsh survival game that will test even the most die hard gamer of this genre!

18 helpful 31 funny

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System Requirements

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS *: Windows 7
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i3 or AMD FX-6300 with at least 2 GHz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GTX 560/Radeon HD 6850
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 1 GB available space

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i7 or AMD FX-8350 with at least 2,5 GHz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce 760/Radeon HD 6970
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Storage: 1 GB available space

FAQ

How much does Valknut cost?

Valknut costs $11.99.

What are the system requirements for Valknut?

Minimum: Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel® Core™ i3 or AMD FX-6300 with at least 2 GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 560/Radeon HD 6850 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 1 GB available space Recommended: Recommended: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel® Core™ i7 or AMD FX-8350 with at least 2,5 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce 760/Radeon HD 6970 DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 1 GB available space

What platforms is Valknut available on?

Valknut is available on Windows PC.

Is Valknut worth buying?

Valknut has 12% positive reviews from 34 players.

When was Valknut released?

Valknut was released on Dec 21, 2017.

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