Northgard is a real-time strategy game where you manage a Viking clan settling an uncharted continent. You assign villagers to specific roles—farmers grow food, warriors defend borders, loremasters research upgrades, sailors enable trade routes. Resources like wood, food, and gold must be balanced against population caps and seasonal pressure. Winters hit hard, draining food stores and limiting expansion. The map reveals itself tile by tile as you claim territory, each hex offering different strategic resources or hazards like wolves and undead. You can win through military conquest, accumulating fame, completing research trees, or dominating trade. Multiplayer supports ranked matches with dedicated servers. Single-player offers AI opponents with adjustable difficulty. It's methodical colony management with Norse flavor—less about massive armies, more about smart tile choices and surviving lean months.
