Bad North shows that even bloody Viking battles can be artsy and cute

Bad North is a real-time strategy game that features adorable vikings and hectic terrain-based combat. It’s the debut game from indie studio Plausible Concept of Sweden, and Raw Fury will publish it this summer on PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and mobile devices.

Though it’s Plausible Concept’s first game, its team has worked on other well-known projects. Founders Oskar Stålberg and Richard Meredith were part of the teams for Tom Clancy’s The Division and Little Nightmares, respectively. The Swedish studio’s sound designer is Martin Kvale, who has received awards for his work on games like Gonner and Hidden Folks. Stålberg does the artwork and some programming, and Meredith is the programmer and handles business development. Both founders have a design role.