Raiders of the North Sea
Released Jul 2019
It's Raiding Season! Plunder your way to Viking adventure in the digital adaptation of the award-winning worker-placement board game!
86% positive · 264 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $14.99
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Evaluation
Raiders of the North Sea launched on July 30, 2019 as a digital adaptation of the tabletop board game. Following launch, the developer shipped a handful of patches through late 2019 adding quality-of-life features and bug fixes, with a final maintenance patch on July 1, 2021 that restored campaign progress for affected users. That July 2021 patch is the last recorded developer communication. There are no unreleased DLC entries, no announced future content, no roadmap, and no developer statements indicating ongoing development. The game shipped as a complete adaptation of a board game, and the post-launch activity never established a pattern of major content expansions — the single "major_content" post in the news feed was the launch announcement itself. With no developer activity since July 1, 2021, the game appears to have reached its finished state.
Evidence
Game launched on Steam, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android
Patch 1.4.6 fixed a campaign progress reset bug — last recorded developer communication
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Dire Wolf
Achievements
29
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · PvP
About this game

It's Raiding Season!
Assemble a crew and outfit a longboat to raid settlements for gold and fame! Impress your Chieftain in glorious battle and win your place among the legends of the North Sea in this digital adaptation of the award-winning board game!The Official Digital Adaptation of the Award-Winning Board Game!
Plunder your way to adventure as Raiders of the North Sea brings the strategy and fun of the hit tabletop game to digital life!
Cross-Platform Play!
Sail dangerous waters with cross-platform online play! Raiders of the North Sea is available on:- PC on Steam
- iTunes for iOS phones and tablets
- Google Play for Android phones and tablets
- Nintendo Switch
Deep Worker Placement Strategy!
- Each turn you'll harvest resources twice: first by placing one worker, and then by recovering a different one!
- Use your resources to hire a Viking crew and outfit your longboat!
- Send your crew on daring raids to win gold and glory!
- Survive battles with the legendary Valkyrie...or honor your Chieftain in a glorious death!
- Amass Plunder and make sacrificial Offerings to win!
Upgrade Your Longboat!
- Complete objectives to improve your longboat!

Many Ways to Raid!
- Turn-Based Strategy lets you play at your own pace!
- Learn the Oars in a full tutorial that teaches you the strategy of the game!
- Explore the North Sea in a 10-game campaign!
- Lead Your People in single-player games against AI opponents!
- Rise to Greatness in multiplayer battles!

Last evaluated Jun 26, 2026
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