Expeditions: Viking similar games & best alternatives

Expeditions: Viking

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2017

Should you play it?

Circa 790 AD. A small band of Norse warriors lands on the shores of England. History may have forgotten their names, but their actions live on. As the chieftain of your clan, let ambition guide your choices in the party-based RPG Expeditions: Viking. How will history remember you?

What works
  • Engaging story with meaningful choices
  • Tactical turn-based combat
  • Deep character and party customization
  • Immersive viking historical setting
  • Replayability with multiple endings
Things to keep in mind
  • Some bugs and technical issues
  • Time limits can cause pressure
  • Ui and inventory management can be clunky
  • Combat can become repetitive
  • Graphics and camera have limitations

What to play next

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Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Expeditions: Conquistador

  • Dead State: Reanimated

  • Expeditions: Rome

  • Easy Red 2

  • WolfQuest: Classic

  • Soldiers: Heroes of World War II - Enhanced Edition

  • Cyber Knights: Flashpoint

  • Jagged Alliance 3

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Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Interrogation: You will be deceived

  • Embers Adrift

  • Last Group Out
If you liked…

Recommendations by what you enjoyed most

  • Story

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  • Autonomy

    Invisigun Reloaded
  • Cooperation

    Untrusted

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Expeditions: Viking: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy.

Why this game works

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  • Domination

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