The folks at publisher Tripwire and developer Arctic Hazard have announced that Viking-era tactical turn-based RPG, NORSE: Oath of Blood, will release on February 3rd, 2026 for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. I had been hoping it would make it this year, but the first week of February sounds like a mighty fine time to live out a Viking fantasy.
In a new developer diary, the studio takes us behind the scenes to look at how they used motion capture for heightened realism, and it also introduces us to some of the actors. NORSE: Oath of Blood puts players in the boots of Gunnar, a young Viking warrior whose father was betrayed and usurped. Gunnar seeks vengeance by building his own warband from the ground up. You will build your settlement, recruit allies, train, and battle in turn-based combat as you gun (see what I did there?) for the head of Steinarr Far-Spear, the traitor who murdered your Father.
A demo is available now on Steam, and you can check out the latest dev diary below. February 3rd cannot come soon enough.
