Dead In Vinland
Released Apr 2018
DEAD IN VINLAND is a survival/management game, mixed with RPG and adventure elements, about a Viking family trying their best to survive on a mysterious island.
76% positive · 1,836 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Steam $1.99 $19.99 −90%
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Evaluation
Dead in Vinland launched on April 12, 2018 and received four DLC releases over its first year: the Official Soundtrack (May 15, 2018), The Vallhund (September 19, 2018), Endless Mode: Battle of the Heodenings (January 24, 2019), and Norse Side Stories (May 2, 2019). All four DLC are released and no further DLC for Dead in Vinland has been announced or listed on the store.
Developer communication about Dead in Vinland itself has been minimal since 2019, with the most notable post-DLC message being the fourth anniversary post on April 12, 2022, where Ishtar Games confirmed they would "absolutely continue the series" — referring to a sequel, not additional content for Vinland. On March 7, 2025, the developer announced Dead in Antares as the third entry in the "Dead in" series, and that game launched on February 19, 2026. These posts confirm the studio's attention has shifted entirely to the new title.
Dead in Vinland shipped all of its announced content by May 2, 2019 and the developer has made no indication of any further content planned for it. The game is complete as a standalone product.
Evidence
Dead in Antares launched on Steam, described as the third episode of the 'Dead in' series. Developer explicitly states players do not need to have played Dead in Vinland to enjoy the new game.
Developer announced Dead in Antares as the third episode of the 'Dead in' series, confirming the studio has moved on to a successor title rather than continuing Dead in Vinland.
Content
4 of 4 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Ishtar Games
Achievements
50
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
DEAD IN VINLAND is a survival/management game, mixed with RPG and adventure elements, about a Viking family trying their best to survive on a mysterious island.
Exiled on a faraway and unknown land, lead Eirik and his family on their quest to survive.
Manage their physical and mental health, explore the island, organize your camp and deal with other human beings. Some will help you, and some will be less... friendly.
Unveil the esoteric mysteries of Vinland. They could save your life… or lead you to your demise.
KEY FEATURES
- Deep survival management simulation : find and gather resources, secure a supply of food, take care of the mental and physical health of your characters, fight diseases and wounds, ration your water supplies, endure the elements (storm, drought, rain…).
- Challenging: the game is turn-based so you have time to take the best decisions, but the challenge is high! You’ll have to adapt to the crisis the game throws at you, with your own reasoning.
- 3 modes of difficulty: if you just want to enjoy the story, we added an easy mode and, for the crazy lunatics, we added both an extreme difficulty and iron man mode, that even the developers of the game can’t beat!
- Build your camp: expand your shelter with 18 activity stations, each one with its own mechanics. Craft more than 130 upgrades and dozens of items to give you precious bonuses. Choose well, you won’t be able to craft everything.
- Manage a community: 14 playable characters, each one with their own strengths, flaws and stories. Influence how their relationships evolve with meaningful dialog choices, achieve one of the 7 possible romances or kick annoying characters from your camp and recruit new ones. And some surprises!
- Explore the island: 150 areas to discover with hundreds of objects to interact with. Unveil the many secrets of the island and its beautiful, hand-painted landscapes.
- Don’t just survive, settle: you can hunt, harvest, fish… but you can also grow a garden and breed sheep! Advanced camp stations with special mechanics.
- Live your own adventure: complete 70 non-linear quests to reach the end of the game. Depending on your choices, learn about what happened to your characters after the end.
- Animosity and tribute system : be “welcomed” by the infamous tyrant Björn Headcleaver and his merry band of robbers. Bend the knee and pay him weekly tributes, or rebel… and face the consequences.
- Full RPG system: 5 health states to care for, 20 skills to develop, more than 600 character traits, 100 items to collect, 30 diseases and 20 wounds to die from… Customize your characters: choose from 5 randomly generated special traits every time they level up.
- Turn-based tactical combat: quick and deadly 3 vs 3 battles against Björn’s minions. 5 unique playable character classes, each with its own set of fighting skills, and 5 passive classes.
- HUGE content: more than 150 000 words - twice the size of the first Harry Potter book - telling a mature yet humorous story.
DEAD IN VINLAND is the second installment in the “Dead In…” universe, after DEAD IN BERMUDA. The two games are standalones, but you’ll learn a bit more about the secrets behind these strange islands and the general background in each game of the series.
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Last evaluated Jun 26, 2026
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