Leave a Review Northgard
Unplayable with lag on iPhone X
I read so many great things about this game and really wanted to enjoy it, but I couldn’t even get through the first tutorial level as the game would lag especially while scrolling. I have an iPhone X and the description mentions it is compatible which is why I went for it despite the higher than average price for iOS games. I tried changing video settings but the “high performance” box was already checked. I even tried unchecking it in case high performance somehow meant better graphics, but it had no effect. I guess I’m stuck with an unplayable game until they fix it or I get a better iPhone 🤷🏼♂️Show lessmaggols85
Crash! Crash! Crash!
I like the game a lot, but it will drop off the face of the planet on you for no reason! The auto save feature only kicks in once an hour or so, so you’ll be jumping back Ages when you sign back on... you can save your game yourself from time to time, but if it crashes during a save - the save itself is Erased!!!
What is worst, the game is so real-time that jumping in at a random moment is nearly impossible to get straight! I find it easier to just start the whole level over from scratch...
This crashing stuff is Garbage! There Is No Good Reason!!!Show lessVyndarlys
PC brought to mobile! Amazing!
Reminiscent of the Age of Empires series on PC. Awesome campaign mode great free play options! No online multiplayer required. I really like the freedom and gameplay Northgard offers. It does get buggy now and then. The game will freeze up or crash sometimes so save progress often. Other than that no complaints. Please keep adding content and updating this app.Show lessBeach2092
Great game, bad iOS port
For those that didn’t know, Northgard is available on PC through Steam and I highly recommend playing it on there as there are some issues with this game being poorly optimized for mobile. The gameplay IS fun and offers some level of replayability with the different clans otherwise.
The issue is that there are things that I can’t recommend the iOS version for. First, the game is VERY laggy after more than 15 mins of play or so. Frame rates will drop and never return especially if you get a phone call or text during the game. Furthermore there is a weird bug where the game will cause the phone to darken after a minute like it’s going to sleep even though it never does. This makes seeing the already small sprites harder. Finally, the game tends to cause the phone to heat up, and definitely drains the battery quite a bit during play.
Overall I can’t recommend iOS, just buy it on Steam it really is worth it as the mobile version is more frustration in poor execution of an otherwise fun game.Show lessAntzen85
Developer Response
Hello, thank you for your feedback. The screen dimming is most likely the result of your device overheating. To remedy this, please uncheck the high performance option in the game settings.Absolutely incredible!
This is my first review in 15 years of playing IOS games. I adore this game! Deep, complex, huge replay value, spectacular campaign! One important and persistent issue though; I am operating on iPhone 8, and the game crashes for me randomly between 5 and 20 minutes after starting at any point during that time.
As near as I can determine, it’s a heat related issue, because even at minimum graphics it’s a pretty resource intensive game. However, 5 to 20 minutes after playing (the physical phone only bend a bit hotter than usual) the game crashes, always. I’ve had some success with incessant saving every 2 minutes of gameplay; that seems to delay the crashes. Furthermore, sometimes it tends to shut down while you’re saving, which deletes your entire save file from the device instead of saving properly.
TL:DR- Three issues: iPhone 8, iOS 13.3.1
1: heat-based random crashes (5-20m between)
2: crash while saving resulting in game save wipe
Apart from that, rated a fair 4/5 because the game is 5/5 but these issues are gamebreaking, and I don’t like having to save obsessively and play in front of a fan to not have it crash. Introduce a low-graphics mode maybe?
Thank you for a great game, stay awesome devs!Show lessScotth901
Developer Response
Thank you for your feedback! Please contact our customer support at hello@playdigious.com and they will help you out.Great Port
It is unrealistic to expect this port to match micro controls with that of PC, but it is good enough. I managed to complete all chapters in extreme due to Save Spam Trick. Extreme difficulty might NOT be doable in a straight play through because of how easy it is to fat finger the controls. Enemy AI needs to be toned down slightly to allow for such mistakes and still have a chance to win.Show lessJames7197
Great port of an amazing game!
I have played this for a good long while on PC before they have made some of the changes that the game currently has on PC. This phone version has added some good quality of life improvements due to the nature of being ported to phone! Honestly some of these changes would be a welcome addition to on the PC.
This is a great RTS with survivalist elements, it’s a slower paced game so if you want a quick game you probably aren’t going to like this. This game is a cross between civilization and some of the RTS like Warcraft, it’s simple yet challenging at the same time. It even has modes to make it more challenging than what it already is. It hours and hours of fun. Every Clan has it own perks, advantages and downsides that change how you go about playing the game.
Considering I have payed over $40 for this game and all of its DLCs’s getting it minus the DLC’s for $8 is an absolute steal! I gladly bought this game again and will buy its DLC even if I won’t play it anywhere near as often as I would on my PC!Show lessLord kas
Fun game, but crashes a lot for now
I’ve really enjoyed playing this game and beat the story mode. However, the game crashes more than every 15 minutes and I have to save quite frequently to try and avoid losing my progress. Even so, it’s frustrating to make up for five minutes of gameplay every fifteen to twenty minutes. I know it’s new, so the kinks are still getting worked out, but I would appreciate it if the crashing got fixed.
In case this helps, I am playing on an iPad Air 2 and have IOS 14.4.2. Thanks for the game and hard work!Show lessAn informer
Good but bad tutorial
Great game once you figure out how to play on your own the tutorial dosent cover everything for instance you can’t walk past land that you didn’t clear yet lvl 2 you hav em to save some one but I didn’t know I had to clear the previous enemy’s before trying to save them or that in lvl 3 for instance i had to look it up it dosent tell you to scope an enemy owned land you have to upgrade scout building and a few other small things but the tutorial could use some workShow lessmafiatrivia
Love having this on iPad
Played some on PC, but like it more having it on iPad so I can play anywhere, and without the fans spinning up. It’s really great game play. Nice survival/building/strategy game.
Would love to see a few improvements:
I am hearing the music issues others are talking about, requiring a restart.
Would be nice to be able to make the map a little larger (width of the season indicator) on iPad. It’s just really hard to see.
Feels like adding buildings could have a little tighter UI. Right now having to tap build in the menu, then having the rotate/ok/cancel buttons in the opposite corner is a bit awkward.
Keep up the great work though, it’s nice to have such a quality game on iOS.Show lessplasmaguy
