Vikings - Wolves of Midgard
Skip · RPG · 2017
The verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 5, under the fair line, at $29.99.
- Length
- 17.3h
- Value
- $1.73/hr
- Reviews
- 59% positive
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, GTX460 2GB or compatible, 10 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
Vikings – Wolves of Midgard takes you to the Shores of Midgard, a world based upon the mythology and history of the Vikings, but with a fantasy twist. Battle the fearsome Jotan, hordes of terrifying undead monstrosities and the beasts of Ragnarok, as you strive to survive the growing cold of Fimbulwinter.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
The value story
It has never been cheaper than $5.99. That was September 2018. 68 discounts in the 10 years on record. They run about 70 percent off, roughly 7 weeks apart.
It is pricier than 95 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 95 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Titan Quest Anniversary Edition ($4.99, scores 83) beats it on value, while it beats Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem ($19.99, scores 2).
Steam's global achievement data puts about 7 percent of players at this game's ending achievement. On a 17.3-hour game, the hours short of it still count in its price per hour. Of the 502 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 3 come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to September 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 27 percent of the 590 reviews written there were positive, against 59 percent overall, and those are 21 percent of everything written about it.
The main story runs 17.3 hours. Doing everything runs 35, 2.0 times as long.
The drop-off
82% start to 7% finishSteam counts fewer than one in ten of its players at the ending achievement. On a 17.3-hour game, that's a lot you pay for and may never use. Steam global achievements
What players say
Score: 6.5 / 10 A thematically interesting Nordic looter ARPG with colorful environments and interesting stage concepts, undermined by intrusive survival mechanics, dull loot systems, repetitive combat, and shallow build diversity, delivering an experience that left me more numb than the frigid slopes of Jotunheim. Gameplay & Mechanics: Combat is easily the area where the game struggles the most. Despite presenting...
I got to be honest, game starts off pretty decent but falls of very quickly. I'm playing as a viking specced into thor to use two handed hammers and it feels lie i'm just wacking people with a wet noodle 90% of the time. The mobs outlevel your progression, you have mobs who just spam shield block and don't fight, you have mobs who rotate between a self-invuln and a full heal. There's just so much badly designed...
The game looks decent for what it is. Viking setting, snowy areas, dark tones - it fits the theme. Nothing mind-blowing, but it does the job. Main issue is the controls they feel off at times. Not completely broken, but definitely noticeable. Still playable, just a bit annoying here and there. Story is there, but nothing special. It's more just a reason to keep moving forward rather than something you'll actually...
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Cite this score
Vikings - Wolves of Midgard scores 5/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/404590/vikings-wolves-of-midgardReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 23, price as of Oct 1.
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