

Remember when games were tough? Return to the Golden Age of arcades with an all-NEW hardcore action experience that pulls no punches. Volgarr the Viking possesses all the hallmarks of the true classics - simple controls, high challenge, and meticulous design - combined with hand-made pixel
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Plot-driven, nostalgic, relentless and grave.
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemporarynostalgic
- contemplativerelentless
- gravecomic
- unpretentiousprestige
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About the game
- Platforms
- PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Dreamcast
- Developer
- Crazy Viking Studios
- Publisher
- Adult Swim Games, Crazy Viking Studios
- Released
- September 13, 2013
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view
IGDB rating 7.5/10 from 33 ratings.
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