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Vikings Hnefatafl: Kings of the Dark Age (Turn-based Strategy)

A topic by AcroGames created Jan 06, 2023 Views: 626 Replies: 14
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Ever heard of hnefatafl?

Wouldn't be surprised if you hadn't. Hnefatafl is an ancient Scandinavian board game, played by Vikings. Vikings Hnefatafl: Kings of the Dark Age is a turn-based strategy game loosely based on this board game.

In Vikings: Hnefatafl, you will try and capture the enemy King with your pieces (called 'units' in-game) while trying to protect your own King from the enemy pieces. Vikings: Hnefatafl will include:

  • Custom battles against AI (two-player mode also planned)
  • various random-generated maps and different types of Terrain that will give buffs and debuffs to pieces
  • small Campaign detailing Viking invasions of England
  • three difficulty levels


The game will release on Q1 2023.

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Recent work done:

  • added all Unit (piece) types for both playable factions
  • added all Terrain types (affect gameplay for units)
  • improved AI quite a bit!

Various new unit types displayed here. AI besieging player's Castle (notice the Finnish flag - Standards are customizable!)

Post-match Statistics!

https://soundcloud.com/user-988631900/my-mother-told-me-hnefatafl-main-theme

First song for the game!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJSXGgmTJSg

First gameplay footage!

Some map seeds for both normal and large-size boards in Custom Battle mode. Different Terrain affects pieces differently.

We have a release date!

More gameplay!

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Good stuff

New screenshots.

5 weeks to go!

Release date approaches!

Here's some new footage. Looks better now that it's all in widescreen.

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Vikings Hnefatafl: Kings of the Dark Age is out 23.05.23!

It'll be available here on itch.io and on Steam.

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https://store.steampowered.com/app/2425540/Vikings_Hnefatafl_Kings_of_the_Dark_A...

Wishlist now!

Trailer:

COMING 10 DAYS EARLY!

Brace yourselves, for our Viking turn-based strategy releases still on itch.io tonight 13.05.23!

https://acrogames.itch.io/vikings-hnefatafl-kings-of-the-dark-age


https://itch.io/s/94121/launch-sale-for-vikings-hnefatafl

Launch Sale (0,50€ / -50%) for the first 24 hrs.