
Even if not strictly scientific, the big numbers do point to continued interest in more Norse 'em ups though.Īll those players also mean a lot of feedback.

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Midgard is a full release on PC and PS4/5, is made by a less tiny team, and has Gearbox Publishing and other sponsors behind it. Valheim launched (and remains) in early access, is developed by a rather small studio, and is published by Coffee Stain Publishing. For what it's worth, you can compare that with the 18,000 that Valheim hit on it's second day before going on to sell over 6 million copies and pull in over 500,000 concurrent players.ĭespite the viking theme, they're different animals, of course. Just one day after launch, it's surpassed 26,000 concurrent players (on Steam, not counting the PlayStation 4/5 vikings). Plenty of other folks were too, it seems. The RPS crew had been rather looking forward to Tribes Of Midgard, bestowing it a place on our list of best games of E3 2021.

It all centers around matches for up to ten players in which you'll build and defend your town from baddies and giants. If you didn't have an eye on Tribes Of Midgard, it's a co-op action game with some light survival bits to it.

We could have another lodestone on our hands, judging by the 25,000 players already jumping in just on PC. Action slash 'em up, Tribes Of Midgard just launched yesterday and is already seeing concurrent viking numbers that rival the early days of explosive early access viking hit Valheim earlier this year. With higher-level gear required to survive the later stages of the Saga mode, players tend to hoard resources rather than share them, which becomes a huge problem if you fall behind.Yet another viking adventure has set sail to some strong tail winds, proving that folks are still plenty hungry for more Norse adventures.
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However, once you need to upgrade or repair your equipment, it becomes all about the individual. When everyone is working together to upgrade the village for common buffs and benefits, the camaraderie is there for all to see. While that is generally acceptable, the way cooperation works needs to be refined. The more players you have in any given game, Tribes of Midgard ups the challenge with its scaling of XP. Technically, getting together with other players is an easy task, with matchmaking almost always instantaneous. Ideally, you will want to have a party to deal with this threat, which constitutes another major issue for Tribes of Midgard. These giants are hardy, dangerous with their different attacks, and can bring down a village that is ill-prepared in just a few seconds. Of course, the Jotunns are the ultimate threat, and you only have limited time to prepare. You can recover those by making your way to the body, that is, if you can survive the treacherous trek. Like a good roguelite, should you fall, you are going to lose all your Souls and resources. Weapons themselves are not spectacular or that varied either, with only the bow being a significantly different way of fighting. The majority of enemies will fall this way, and only a few require a little more thinking on the strategic side of things. Combat is not exactly a strong suit of this game, with very little required other than constantly executing your basic attacks. Once night falls, Tribes of Midgard transforms into a defensive affair, charging you and your companions to defend the central tree from monsters until the sun rises again. Players could be hunting down enemy combatants around the world, or collecting resources by cutting down trees and mining precious stones, with the village acting as the hub where you can develop more ways of interacting with the world. Along the way, you will accrue Souls as well, which is invaluable when it comes to different upgrades, repairs, or even healing the Tree of Yggdrasil.Įach day has a limited window for you to do things, and it is entirely up to you how you want to go about your business in Tribes of Midgard. Starting from scratch, you must collect resources and work your way up from basic tools to arming yourself and reinforcing your village for the horrors of the night.

The former lets players tough it out for 100 days, completing objectives and progressing before time runs out, while the latter is an endless game mode that tests your endurance and how long you can hold out against the threats.Ĭutting your teeth in Saga mode is the best way to go about experiencing what Tribes of Midgard has to offer. This problem presents itself both in Saga and Survival mode. A degree of fun can be had by allowing players to explore and experiment with things, but that is largely contingent on not putting too much pressure on players, be it the ever-approaching Jotunn, or the coming of the night that brings about dangerous creatures that can wreck your town and your progress.
