From Press Release:
BORDEAUX, France – Oct. 27, 2026 – Northgard Battlegrounds, the city-building auto-battler set in the 5 million-unit-selling Viking world of Northgard, enters Early Access on PC via Steam today, hot on the heels of its highly popular Steam Next Fest demo.
Lead a Viking clan to glory in a fresh remix of Northgard’s colony management and strategy mechanics thanks to a collaboration between Northgard creators Shiro Games and Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor developer Funday Games. Build a village, amass precious gold, earn the favor of the Norse gods, and send warriors as well as mythic beasts into asynchronous auto-battler rounds of cut-throat PvP.
Each turn, expand your territory, construct and upgrade buildings, and assign workers to strengthen your economy. Harness powerful adjacency bonuses to maximize your settlement’s productivity and your army’s effectiveness, balancing immediate military strength against long-term growth. Choose from more than 100 Fate cards to shape your strategy, gain powerful blessings, and summon legendary creatures to overwhelm your opponents. Every decision brings your clan one step closer to victory, or defeat.
The Early Access launch adds the new Clan of the Bear to the Northgard Battlegrounds lineup, as well as dedicated support for the Steam Deck. Lead your clan to triumph on the go!
Northgard Battlegrounds is available now in Early Access for PC via Steam for $14.99 | €14.99 | £12.99 with a 10% launch discount bringing the price to $13.49 | €13.49 | £11.69 for the first two weeks, with English, French, German, Spanish, Russian, and Simplified Chinese language support. Owners of Northgard, Backpack Battles, and The King is Watching can take advantage of an additional 10% discount through Steam bundles. For more information, wishlist the game on Steam, visit the official Subreddit, and follow on X, Bluesky, Facebook, and Discord.
About Shiro Unlimited
Shiro Unlimited is the publishing label of Shiro Games, built on over 12 years of experience developing and publishing successful indie titles. Shiro Unlimited curates and supports projects aligned with the studio’s creative vision, while empowering developers to focus on what matters most: making the best games possible.
For more information on Shiro Unlimited, please visit the official website.
About Funday Games
Funday Games was founded in 2011 in Aarhus, Denmark, and today employs more than 50 talents.
Best known for developing Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor, which has surpassed more than 3 million players since launching in 2024, the studio specializes in creating spin-off games based on evergreen indie IPs across all platforms.
Simultaneously, Funday Games also creates and publishes its own original IPs.
