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Bad North: Jotunn Edition

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…

24 July 2019

Bad North: Jotunn Edition is a video game developed by Plausible Concept, released 24 July 2019 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Android.

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What Bad North: Jotunn Edition is

Bad North: Jotunn Edition was developed by Plausible Concept and released in 2019. It was published by Raw Fury. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android, iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity 2018.

The premise, in the publisher's words

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. Everything is at stake: fail, and watch the blood of your subjects stain the ground red. It’s charmingly brutal, with beautiful procedurally-generated islands and adorable soldiers juxtaposed against the blood-stained realities of war. You control the broad strokes of the battle, giving high level commands to your soldiers who try their best to carry them out in the heat of the moment. It’s accessibly deep, with…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Bad North: Jotunn Edition launched on 24 July 2019, within three weeks of Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Wolfenstein: Youngblood, A Short Hike and Dicey Dungeons. It arrived 6 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Wolfenstein: Youngblood, A Short Hike, Dicey Dungeons.

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When did Bad North: Jotunn Edition come out?
Bad North: Jotunn Edition was released on 24 July 2019 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android, iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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