Gaming has lengthy held a fascination with every thing Norse. Video games have despatched us there for years, from the newer God of Warfare video games to historical titles like The Misplaced Vikings. Now with Valheim turning into a phenomenon, video games are heading Norse yet again. Aska is a model new survival sim the place you’re employed to ensure a complete Viking tribe can survive, and it simply entered Steam Early Entry.
It’s vital to acknowledge that Aska isn’t only a survival recreation like many others on the market – it does one thing utterly completely different to many within the area. Whereas it is a survival sim, you must eat, craft shelter, and collect provides, there’s a key distinction. You’re not alone on the market – not solely does this function co-op with as much as three mates, you’ll be working alongside and for a complete settlement of Vikings.
Once you begin off you’ll be in your lonesome, flattening land as you attempt to eke out your existence with no matter base supplies you might have available. Quickly, nevertheless, you’ll start to draw villagers, and that’s the place the sport actually hits its stride. They’ll assist out, carrying stuff for you and gathering assets, that means your time is instantly freed as much as do different issues. You would possibly construct extra housing, you would possibly go exploring, you would possibly tackle just a few fearsome beasts. All of the whereas your village, if arrange correctly, is buzzing away working quietly, going from barely surviving to thriving.
All which means Aska shares some DNA with video games like Manor Lords or Soulmask reasonably than extra conventional survival adventures like Valheim or Sons of the Forest. It’s not afraid to strive one thing new with the style, including in a serving of administration sim into your meal of survival stew. Whereas it might cling to Nordic themes like many video games have executed earlier than, it’s providing one thing contemporary within the survival house, and preliminary evaluations on Steam look like verging on the constructive.
If all this appeals then you definately’re in luck, Aska is out now in Steam Early Entry and it can save you 10% till Thursday July 11. Head over to the sport’s retailer web page to test it out for your self.
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