Karnage Chronicles
Released Jul 2020
A true VR Action RPG built from ground up to fully immerse you in what VR has to offer.
83% positive · 1,369 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
Karnage Chronicles launched out of Early Access on July 31, 2020, marking its full 1.0 release. The release post stated that "development of Karnage Chronicles will continue after release," and a similar sentiment appeared in the June 2020 final pre-release content update. However, no further major content updates, DLC, or developer communications about Karnage Chronicles were posted after the July 31, 2020 launch.
The last developer news relevant to this game is from July 31, 2020. By May–June 2022, Nordic Trolls publicly announced they had shifted focus to an entirely new game, "Under a Rock," described as a new PC survival crafting title. This effectively confirmed that active development on Karnage Chronicles had concluded. No content has shipped since the 1.0 release, no DLC is listed, and the studio has communicated its attention is now on a different project.
The three major content milestones — Content Update #1 (October 2017), Content Update #2 (January 2019), and Content Update #3 / full release (July 2020) — all occurred during Early Access. After the 1.0 launch, no post-launch content cycle was ever established. The game appears to have shipped as a complete product at version 1.0, with the promised post-release development never materializing before the studio moved on.
Evidence
Nordic Trolls formally announced Under a Rock on Steam, confirming their development focus has shifted to this new title.
Nordic Trolls announced they are secretly working on a new game, 'Under a Rock,' a PC survival crafting title. This signals the studio has moved on from Karnage Chronicles.
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Details
Developer
Publisher
Nordic Trolls
Achievements
48
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op
About this game
Every five thousand years the planets align and create a rift in the fabric of cosmos. It’s prior to such an event that this story unfolds. Play as a Murkwraith, an undying knight barred from Death’s domain, and cursed to eternal servitude for sins committed eons ago. Experience a rich story that takes you on a perilous journey through dark dungeons filled with monsters, traps, puzzles, treasure and more.
- Play alone or together with friends. Karnage Chronicles supports 1-4 players, with auto-scaling of monster strength and number of spawns as people come and go. Full drop-in / drop-out support allows you to play and have fun while waiting for friends or randoms to join your game, even allowing you to change party size on the fly.
- Karnage Chronicles is an action RPG designed from ground up to fully immerse you in the magic of VR.
- Choose between several types of locomotion by accessing settings in-game.
- Take full advantage of an inventory system made specifically for VR.
- Unparalleled anti-wiggle system for close quarter combat. In this game you cannot tickle your enemies to death as the velocity of your swing defines the damage you do to your enemies.
- Customizable weapon presets allow for quick switching between weapons in combat, and there are quick slots for easy access to consumables like potions and food.
- Parry incoming attacks with your weapon or block them with a shield. Take full advantage of room-scale VR to dodge and sidestep arrows or magic hurled at you from afar. There are no random hit chances, all is player skill based, same goes for avoiding enemy attacks.
- Random loot and hidden treasure await. Collect coins, mine precious metals, find trash items to sell or random gear to wear. Visit new shops as you progress through the game where you can spend your hard-earned coins on new gear and consumables.
- Place items for safekeeping in your Private Stash and share these between all your characters. Your private stash is even accessible after joining other multiplayer sessions.
- Play as an archer or warrior.
Go forth and claim your place among the heroes of legend, Murkwraith.
IMPORTANT GAME INFORMATION
- Dungeon state is saved when you leave, including quitting the game. When you come back you will find the dungeon in the same state you left it.
- Multiplayer is not cross-platform only cross-hardware. You cannot play together with players who play through the Oculus Store. If you want to play with a friend who has an Oculus this person must be playing through Steam.
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Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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