The game

Write your own campaign

A classic real-time strategy game with a distinctly Norwegian soul.

Economy and expansion

Raise longhouses, sawmills, mines, mills and farms. More longhouses make room for a population of up to one hundred. Workers fell timber, pick berries, tend fields and mine gold. Trade at the market when your resources fall out of balance.

Armies and tactics

Train spearmen, archers and horsemen – and each civilization has its own elite unit: the Housecarl, the Musketeer, the Highlander or the Knight. Research new techniques, from the Iron Plough to Hardened Steel. Send your army on the march, order it to defend or hold position. Capture the stronghold and victory is yours.

History brought to life

Every map and civilization has its own story. Read about Norway's cities, rulers and conflicts through historic images, maps and sources — or listen in Norwegian or English while the text follows the narrator sentence by sentence. More than five hours of narration in all.

Two-player battles

Play one against one over a local network, where games find each other automatically, or online through direct IP. Choose your civilization, chat and signal Ready for battle in the lobby.

Cities and civilizations in Explore the history

Civilizations

Four ways to command

  • Warriors of the GulatingEric Bloodaxe
  • Tordenskjold's Sea SteedsPeter Wessel Tordenskjold
  • The Scottish King's ClansAlexander III of Scotland
  • The BaglersNikolas Arnesson