NORSE: Oath of Blood
NORSE: Oath of Blood releases on February 17, 2026 for PC (Steam, Epic, GOG), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S.. It is developed by Arctic Hazard and published by Tripwire Presents. A Viking‑age tactics RPG, it mixes settlement management with turn‑based battles where elevation, flanking, and unit synergy decide the tide.
DLC
No DLC listed at this time.
Editions – what’s included
- Special Edition available on Steam.
Review
Norse splits its time between the war table and the village. The settlement layer asks you to assign roles, upgrade buildings, and weigh resource trade‑offs that funnel directly into squad strength. On the field, positioning matters, with attacks that read cleanly and terrain that punishes lazy approaches. Class design is the hook, letting you draft a crew whose skills chain together, from shield walls that anchor lines to skirmishers that peel targets for a finishing blow.
Presentation carries weight. Frosted valleys and timber keeps set the tone, while calm strings give way to drums when blades cross. The pacing can skew methodical, especially on higher difficulties where overextending hurts, and UI will live or die on how quickly it surfaces line‑of‑sight quirks. But the structure invites tinkering, and written touches help its revenge arc land without bloat.
Verdict
A grounded, tactical saga that rewards careful positioning and smart village planning.
PC System Requirements
| Component | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 64‑bit or higher | Windows 10 64‑bit or higher |
| CPU | Ryzen 7 1700X or Core i7‑7700K | Ryzen 5 5600X or Core i5‑12400 |
| Memory | 16 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Graphics | Radeon RX 590 or GeForce GTX 1660 | Radeon RX 6700 XT or GeForce RTX 3070 |
| Storage | 60 GB available space | 60 GB available space |
