Dead In Vinland on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

DEAD IN VINLAND is a survival/management game, mixed with RPG and adventure elements, about a Viking family trying their best to survive on a mysterious island.

Dead In Vinland is a rpg, strategy and survival game developed and published by Ishtar Games.
Released on April 12th 2018 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 8 languages: English, French, German, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Polish, Russian and Spanish - Latin America.

It has received 1,679 reviews of which 1,300 were positive and 379 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.5 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Dead In Vinland into these genres:

RPG Strategy Survival Adventure Simulation Indie Turn-Based Turn-Based Combat Resource Management Singleplayer Perma Death 2D Difficult Atmospheric Management Vikings Violent Story Rich Choices Matter Crafting

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System requirements

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Windows

OS *: Microsoft® Windows® 7 SP1
Processor: AMD Athlon II X4 640 3.0GHz
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: GeForce GTS 450
DirectX: Version 9.0
Storage: 2 GB available space
Additional Notes: 1280x720 minimal screen resolution

MacOS

OS: MacOS X 10.6
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: GeForce GTS 450
Storage: 2 GB available space
Additional Notes: 1280x720 minimal screen resolution

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March 2025

Great comfy game on custom difficulty, not so much on the official difficulties lol. Can't imagine being masochistic enough to play on anything harder than the easiest official setting, but I'm also not great at pushing through and recovering from set backs. I'm the kinda player that wants a x2 surplus of all resources and bench characters if they have above 1/4 depression or exhaustion and that's just straight up not how you're supposed to play, but the game lets you change the settings enough that you can at the expense of achievements. Not for anyone that's hated by RNG, that's for sure! But the actual mechanics and gameplay are fun, and the characters are great. It's the sorta point and click game you can play easily while curled up listening to something else but also has enough depth and management to keep you thinking. Good for bad brain and sick days, imo. (Also, if you have a cat that likes to play with you but doesn't like it when you move your arms too much.) There are some puzzles I don't have the patience for on repeat playthroughs, but there's nothing I couldn't figure out through trial and error on my first playthrough. The characters are really good, there's only one character I didn't enjoy overall, and that's mostly because I liked another character so much and they butt heads. The combat ui is a bit annoying, but the combat itself is good and rewards you for being clever about placement and comp. And, it's turn-based, which is a big bonus in my books. My one major complaint overall is that the relationship gains are brutal, it takes so long and compromising efficiency to raise people's relationships if they aren't naturally bffs, and several weeks of work can be wiped out by a single scripted event where you don't even get a say. Doing so is also rarely rewarded with special scenes, and don't effect the endings you will get at all. In most cases, except a few RNG questions, you really can't effect the character's trajectories. That story line will play out no matter what you do if they're both present, and a single bad RNG roll on the few imputes you do get will permanently cut off certain endings you were going for. I don't mind the RNG for survival gameplay, but the relationship sims side of things should be more controllable, because it just doesn't feel good and there's no way to recover. Overall, a lot of minor flaws and it would make certain types of players ragequit pretty quick, but if you like unfairly difficult games OR you are fine abusing the hell out of the difficulty customisation it's a fun, replayable game.

Feb. 2025

Dead in Vinland is one of my favorite games of all time: - It has great characters and a great story line - It has an awesome Colony Sim aspect - And it has Interesting fights based on a risk-reward system The characters and story line are probably the first thing you notice. You like some characters, you hate some, but I think they all have personality. And you will start to hate the main Antagonist and his Hunchmen sooo much. The colony Sim part is probably the best aspect of the game. I think Dead in Vinland does it better, than any other game out here. Especially the Tribute system (which is packaged nicely in the story) always keeps you on your toes and ensure you are never really "settled". You always have to look out to increase your productivity. There is always several important upgrades to build and several characters you could need healing. And you have to chose what is most pressing. And while the fight system itself is not praised, I think it does a great job. There is a lot of depth to it and more importantly there is a great Risk-Reward system in several dimensions. If you fight, you get XP and some loot, but also can get injured. And if you level up, you can level up your fighting skills or some productivity aspect of your character. So the fighting ensures, that you have interesting choices to make at each step. This game has some drawbacks and maybe some "balancing issues": - Some mood related negative modifiers or illnesses you can get in the early game, are probably to devastating. - Finding Loki in the late game is too gamechanging, because it makes certain economy aspects trivial. - Blodeuwedd`s fighting skills are probably too uniquely strong (but maybe that is intentional, as she is a Viking Shieldmaiden Mother who protects her kids). - Some buildings have questionable usefulness, such as Drying rack or Garden. But overall these negative aspects are minor. Every Management and every Sim Game I ever encountered has some of these issues and in this game they at least seem minor. So if you like Sim and Management games, where you have to "earn" your win, and if you like a story that keeps you connected to the characters: Then you might love this game as much as I do.

Aug. 2024

On sale? Definitely get it. Otherwise, no. I can see what other reviewers meant by the dialogue; that and the art often feel amateur at worst and just rough draft version at best. I enjoyed Dead in Bermuda less than this, I'll give it that, and I enjoyed Banner Saga more; this is essentially a blend of the two. It really needs another pass from an experienced dialogue editor and character artist.

June 2024

The tactical combat portion of the game is pretty dull, but don’t fool yourself, in reality this is mainly a management game, and a very good at that. Manage resources, relationships and character stats, and while doing it, solve a mystery involving the norse gods and find a way to beat a bully. If in doubt play dead in bermuda demo from the save developer, it’s the same recipe.

May 2024

I like it, but I like games that have elements of randomness in them. While knowledge and skill can minimize the elements of chance in this game, the chance will always be there. If you don't mind some RNG in your game, it's great. If you hate RNG, it will frustrate you. In conclusion, I recommend it for players like me, but I do realize it isn't everyone's cup of tea.

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19.99€

7.5

1,300

379

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Developer

Ishtar Games

Publisher

Ishtar Games

Release 12 Apr 2018

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