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Games like NORSE: Oath of Blood

If NORSE: Oath of Blood is your kind of game, the closest matches are Expeditions: Rome, From Ashes To Glory and Aldriak, the advent of a new world — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, cinematic and dark. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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NORSE: Oath of Blood is a turn-based tactical RPG set in Viking-Age Norway, where players pursue a character-driven revenge narrative through strategic combat and settlement management. The game combines base-building, character progression, crafting, and checkpoint-based progression across approximately 25 hours of solo play on normal difficulty. Reviewers highlight a high-production Viking story with cinematic cutscenes that feel like small theatrical scenes, paired with an atmospheric Scandinavian soundtrack and visual design. Boss fights and permadeath mechanics add stakes to combat encounters in this dark-fantasy medieval world steeped in Norse mythology. Released in 2026 at $34.99, the game holds a 61% positive rating from over 1000 Steam reviews and is not supported on Steam Deck.

About NORSE: Oath of Blood: A Turn-Based Tactics game set in Viking-Age Norway. Build a settlement, forge alliances, and fight strategic battles. Manage a community of craftspeople, farmers, and warriors, as you grow strong on your path to vengeance in this story-rich saga.

2026StrategyRPG34.99 USDWindowsby Arctic Hazard
NORSE: Oath of Blood — Steam game cover
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Atmospheric scandinavian soundtrack and visual designCinematic cutscenes feel like small theatrical scenesClassic revenge narrative that resolves completely but leaves fans wanting moreAtmosphericCinematicDark

Players who liked NORSE: Oath of Blood also play

Steam players who put hours into NORSE: Oath of Blood also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Expeditions: Rome

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with NORSE: Oath of Blood.

    Top pick for NORSE: Oath of Blood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with NORSE: Oath of Blood.

    Determine the destiny of Rome as you conquer foreign lands and navigate political intrigue in this turn-based RPG. Directly fight with your party of Praetorians, guide your legion to victory, and choose your own path in a story where every decision matters. How will you shape the future of Rome?

    2022StrategyRPG44.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. From Ashes To Glory

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for NORSE: Oath of Blood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with NORSE: Oath of Blood.

    A dark, turn-based medieval arena RPG. You are a slave forced to fight. Master range, stamina, and timing-based dodges. Choose your weapon, build your skills, and face warriors from seven continents. Every fight is a puzzle. Every mistake costs blood.

    StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  3. Aldriak, the advent of a new world

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with NORSE: Oath of Blood.

    Third-strongest match for NORSE: Oath of Blood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with NORSE: Oath of Blood.

    It's a RPG turn-based strategy game inspired by the first games of the genre but with a new and original mechanic. This mechanic takes the form of 3 distinct rows in which all the battlers are placed. Each skill requires being in a particular row and can only target by following certain rules.

    2024StrategyIndieRPG19.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Disciples: Domination

    WHY THIS

    Shares turn based combat, character progression, dark fantasy and an atmospheric mood with NORSE: Oath of Blood.

    Ranked #4 for NORSE: Oath of Blood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with NORSE: Oath of Blood.

    Rule through the chaos! Fifteen years after Avyanna freed Nevendaar, Disciples: Domination returns you to a realm hanging in the balance. In this dark fantasy strategy RPG with turn-based combat, take your place on Queen Avyanna’s throne – holding together a crumbling kingdom.

    2026StrategyRPG44.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. The Heroic Legend of America: Second Revolutionary War

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for NORSE: Oath of Blood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with NORSE: Oath of Blood.

    America Second Revolutionary War from 1854 to 1865.

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure79.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Expeditions: Viking

    WHY THIS

    Shares turn based combat and an immersive mood with NORSE: Oath of Blood.

    Ranked #6 for NORSE: Oath of Blood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with NORSE: Oath of Blood.

    Circa 790 AD. A small band of Norse warriors lands on the shores of England. History may have forgotten their names, but their actions live on. As the chieftain of your clan, let ambition guide your choices in the party-based RPG Expeditions: Viking. How will history remember you?

    2017StrategyIndieRPG29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Inkbound

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with NORSE: Oath of Blood.

    Ranked #7 for NORSE: Oath of Blood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with NORSE: Oath of Blood.

    A turn-based tactical roguelike from the creators of Monster Train. Play solo or co-op, create powerful builds, and save the Atheneum.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Three Kingdoms: The Tales of Jian An

    WHY THIS

    Shares turn based tactics, skill tree progression, narrative driven and an atmospheric mood with NORSE: Oath of Blood.

    Ranked #8 for NORSE: Oath of Blood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with NORSE: Oath of Blood.

    This is a historical strategy game set in the Three Kingdoms era, told from Liu Bei's perspective. It covers the Yellow Turban Rebellion to early Three Kingdoms. Featuring classic turn-based gameplay, it reinterprets historical events, offering both engaging battles and rich cultural insights.

    2025StrategyIndieRPG17.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to NORSE: Oath of Blood

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Mount & Blade: Warband

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with NORSE: Oath of Blood.

    Reviewers of NORSE: Oath of Blood cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with NORSE: Oath of Blood.

    In a land torn asunder by incessant warfare, it is time to assemble your own band of hardened warriors and enter the fray. Lead your men into battle, expand your realm, and claim the ultimate prize: the throne of Calradia!

    2010ActionRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Bureau: XCOM Declassified

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of NORSE: Oath of Blood cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    The year is 1962 and the Cold War has the nation gripped by fear.  A top-secret government unit called The Bureau begins investigating a series of mysterious attacks by an enemy more powerful than communism.

    2013Action19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Expeditions: Viking

    WHY THIS

    Shares turn based combat and an immersive mood with NORSE: Oath of Blood.

    Reviewers of NORSE: Oath of Blood cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and RPG with NORSE: Oath of Blood.

    Circa 790 AD. A small band of Norse warriors lands on the shores of England. History may have forgotten their names, but their actions live on. As the chieftain of your clan, let ambition guide your choices in the party-based RPG Expeditions: Viking. How will history remember you?

    2017StrategyIndieRPG29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Expeditions: Rome

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with NORSE: Oath of Blood.

    Reviewers of NORSE: Oath of Blood cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and RPG with NORSE: Oath of Blood.

    Determine the destiny of Rome as you conquer foreign lands and navigate political intrigue in this turn-based RPG. Directly fight with your party of Praetorians, guide your legion to victory, and choose your own path in a story where every decision matters. How will you shape the future of Rome?

    2022StrategyRPG44.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Baldur's Gate 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares turn based combat and an epic mood with NORSE: Oath of Blood.

    Reviewers of NORSE: Oath of Blood cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and RPG with NORSE: Oath of Blood.

    Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power.

    2023StrategyAdventureRPG44.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. King's Bounty II

    WHY THIS

    Shares tactical combat and an immersive mood with NORSE: Oath of Blood.

    Reviewers of NORSE: Oath of Blood cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and RPG with NORSE: Oath of Blood.

    Legend returns! King’s Bounty II is the long-awaited sequel to the legendary King’s Bounty video games franchise, one of the most iconic representatives of the turn-based RPG genre.

    2021StrategyAdventureRPG39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below NORSE: Oath of Blood at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~71% under NORSE: Oath of Blood on Steam right now. Shares RPG with NORSE: Oath of Blood.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Stardew Valley

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under NORSE: Oath of Blood on Steam right now. Shares RPG with NORSE: Oath of Blood.

    You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?

    2016IndieSimulationRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Bloons TD 6

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under NORSE: Oath of Blood on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with NORSE: Oath of Blood.

    The Bloons are back and better than ever! Get ready for a massive 3D tower defense game designed to give you hours and hours of the best strategy gaming available.

    2018Strategy13.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Schedule I

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under NORSE: Oath of Blood on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with NORSE: Oath of Blood.

    From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~71% under NORSE: Oath of Blood on Steam right now. Shares RPG with NORSE: Oath of Blood.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~71% under NORSE: Oath of Blood on Steam right now. Shares RPG with NORSE: Oath of Blood.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~86% under NORSE: Oath of Blood on Steam right now. Shares RPG with NORSE: Oath of Blood.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Balatro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~66% under NORSE: Oath of Blood on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with NORSE: Oath of Blood.

    The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with NORSE: Oath of Blood.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with NORSE: Oath of Blood.

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with NORSE: Oath of Blood.

    Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

    2021IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. 93, Kuindzhi

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Kuindzhi, 93 is an atmospheric first-person narrative vignette about an 18-year-old boy from Donbas. The story takes us to March 2022, when the world changed forever — into a space where the past, fears, and doubts find their voice.

    2026IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  6. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with NORSE: Oath of Blood.

    Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  7. Die in the Dungeon: Origins

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and RPG with NORSE: Oath of Blood.

    Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!

    2023StrategyIndieRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with NORSE: Oath of Blood.

    A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!

    2020StrategyIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about NORSE: Oath of Blood

Does NORSE: Oath of Blood work on Steam Deck?
NORSE: Oath of Blood is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does NORSE: Oath of Blood cost?
NORSE: Oath of Blood is listed on Steam at 34.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to NORSE: Oath of Blood?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside NORSE: Oath of Blood are Expeditions: Rome, From Ashes To Glory, Aldriak, the advent of a new world.
Who developed NORSE: Oath of Blood?
NORSE: Oath of Blood was developed by Arctic Hazard and published by Tripwire Presents.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on NORSE: Oath of Blood.

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