Northgard

Northgard

Assign Viking jobs, manage resources and expand territory while surviving winters and enemies.

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Northgard

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Who it suits

For strategy players who enjoy assigning jobs, managing resources and expanding through harsh winters.

Things to consider

A paid strategy game with separate clan DLC; requires managing resources and a settlement through harsh winters.

How Northgard plays and where to start

Controls & combat

Real-time strategy control adapted to touch: assign vikings to jobs, manage resources carefully, expand onto new territories, and achieve different victory conditions.

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Exploration & story

The mysterious continent of Northgard: newly discovered lands with dire Wolves, Undead Warriors, giants to befriend or defeat, and the harshest winters - explored through both Skirmish-style play and Rig's Saga story mode.

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Editor’s tip

Your first steps

Try Rig's Saga to learn job assignments and winter survival, then experiment with conquest, fame, lore or trade victories.

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Starting out & daily time

Separate strategy matches or a story campaign; match length is unknown.

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Purchases

Paid download with clan DLC sold individually or in bundles: Scale includes Snake, Dragon and Kraken; Fur includes Horse, Ox and Lynx; Winter includes Squirrel, Rat and Eagle.

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More gameplay & device details
Automatic battles

Automation not confirmed

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Automation details are not available.

    Social play

    Multiplayer options not confirmed

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    No multiplayer features are described in the listed sources; the PC version's online play is not claimed for mobile in these sources.

      Progression & catching up

      No verified returning-player guide

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      Not applicable evidence: session strategy with no account progression described.

        Device & storage

        US iOS 2.2.4: requires iOS 13.6 or later; download about 935.4 MB. Download size is not total installed storage. Android requirements are unknown.

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        Based on the sources below; not a hands-on review of the current version.

        • Apple iTunes lookup (US) — Northgard

          US iOS App Store, version 2.2.4, captured 2026-10-14T08:28:53Z. Package download 935.4 MB in decimal units, not installed storage. Other regions and Android requirements are not established by this source.

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        • Google Play listing (US) — Northgard

          US Google Play listing (English, gl=US) for the Android package. Captured 2026-10-14 08:28:54 UTC. Static HTML snapshot: store description, badges and structured metadata as served then; the minimum Android OS version is rendered client-side and is not present in this snapshot.

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        • Official site (publisher) — Northgard

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        Player reviews

        1
        KaTzPJamasApp Store · US · iOS
        5/5

        you don’t really know what resources and things you are going after until you start exploring.

        Review context

        A 2021 review from an iPad Pro (2020) player who enjoys exploration and assigning villagers, but finds the AI too difficult.

        Excerpts from other platforms. Read the originals for full reviews.

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