# Bad North: Jotunn Edition — Vikings are coming

> Brutal real-time tactics roguelite defending islands from Viking invaders. (iPhone/iPad app by Raw Fury.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bad-north-jotunn-edition/id1367121168 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Raw Fury](https://appshunter.io/developer/1118513353)
- Category: Games, Action, Strategy
- Price: $3.99
- Rating: 3.80/5 from 1,732 App Store ratings · 950 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 11.0 · 340 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, Korean, European Portuguese, Russian, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish and 2 more
- Released: 2019-10-15
- Data updated: 2026-08-31
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bad-north-jotunn-edition/id1367121168/reviews.md

## What is Bad North?

Bad North DOES NOT support: iPhone 5S, 6, 6 Plus, iPad Air/Mini 2, 3/iPod Touch 6th gen and lower

Your home is under attack. The king is dead at the hands of Viking invaders. Hope is a distant glimmer in the fog, fading fast with every passing moment. As you rise to take your father’s place as ruler, it will fall to you to stage your defenses. But make no mistake – this is no fight for victory, but a desperate grasp for survival. 

Bad North is a charming but brutal real-time tactics roguelite. Defend your idyllic island kingdom against a horde of Viking invaders, as you lead the desperate exodus of your people. Command your loyal subjects to take full tactical advantage of the unique shape of each island. Everything is at stake: fail, and watch the blood of your subjects stain the ground red.

It’s charmingly brutal, with beautiful procedurally-generated islands and adorable soldiers juxtaposed against the blood-stained realities of war. You control the broad strokes of the battle, giving high level commands to your soldiers who try their best to carry them out in the heat of the moment. It’s accessibly deep, with simple player inputs masking a dynamic combat simulation that make it inviting to new players while challenging veterans.
Keep fighting, warriors. Not for power or riches or glory, but for hope of peace to come once again in the harsh lands of the Bad North.

Key Features

REAL-TIME TACTICS ROGUELITE:  Position and relocate your troops to fend off the Vikings, who each have their own counters to the threats you pose. Pick your battles and plan your evacuations carefully! Lose a commander and they’re gone forever; lose everything, and it’s game over! 

INTELLIGENT UNIT CONTROLS: You command the broad strokes of your defenses and monitor positioning — your soldiers do the rest, navigating and engaging intuitively in response to the situation at hand.

PROCEDURALLY-GENERATED ISLANDS: Each island is both stylistically charming and unique in its layout. Plan your strategies around every nook and cranny, for you only get one chance to save them from the enemy invasion.

UNLOCKABLE UPGRADES: A stronger, smarter defense leads to greater rewards. Use these to develop your subjects from a ragtag militia into seasoned warriors.

## Key features

- Real-time tactics roguelite gameplay
- Intelligent unit controls
- Procedurally-generated islands
- Unlockable upgrades
- Desperate survival strategy

## Chart rankings

- #61 in Top Paid · Action (US App Store)
- #64 in Top Paid · Strategy (US App Store)

## What do users think of Bad North?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 👍 Great game, clean and simple
- 🚀 Smooth gameplay and controls
- 💎 Unique real-time strategy concept
- 🎨 Beautiful art style and music
- 🤯 Challenging and addictive

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes and save issues
- 🤔 Difficulty curve can be unbalanced
- 🤏 Limited unit variety and customization
- 🕰️ Can get repetitive after a while

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Game crashes when loading saved campaigns
- Start button not working on some devices
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS devices
- Saved data getting corrupted or lost

**Most requested features**

- More unit types and enemy variety
- Endless/survival mode
- Ability to play as the Vikings
- Skill trees and progression system
- Multiplayer and co-op modes

## Recent user reviews (10 of 950)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bad-north-jotunn-edition/id1367121168/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Trash

*2026-07-13, version 2.00.18*

Had lots expectations but i think it trash to make a paid game unplayable and checkpoint longer can't even sit and grind levels but have to reset every time you make a mistake

### 5/5 — Won’t let me start!!

*2026-06-24, version 2.00.18*

Absolutely love this game. It’s definitely not an easy game, but it is super fun and feels very rewarding once you do finish it. I can’t even start the game in it’s current state which sucks because I love to play it so much. Other than that, great game, lots of fun, would recommend.

### 1/5 — 26.5

*2026-06-20, version 2.00.18*

Doesn’t work on iOS 26.5 it starts but doesn’t let me click start

### 5/5 — I Love this game!

*2026-06-10, version 2.00.18*

This game is unique because of the terrain based strategy I focuses on instead of leveling to success. This game requires smart placement instead of hours played. Keep up the good work!

### 1/5 — Can’t press “start”

*2026-05-31, version 2.00.18*

Updated my phone. Checked for game update. Force closed the game and reopened it multiple times. Uninstalled and reinstalled it. GOT A NEWER PHONE. Still nothing. I used to love playing this game and now I can’t even get past the start screen. I don’t know what is going on or what update broke this game for me. But it’s been bugged for a long time. Maybe I’ll change my review if ever I’m allowed to actually play the game again.

### 1/5 — It wasn’t bad

*2026-04-06, version 2.00.18*

The game was awesome until it randomly locked me out of playing forever

### 4/5 — Great game but hard to strategize and know enemy units

*2026-03-14, version 2.00.18*

Those little icons on top of an island are only helpful if you’ve memorized all of them and know what they are and if you can even tell the difference between them. Which is honestly very difficult as a new player. I started last week.

What I wish this game did is have the list of the enemies in the codex. The icon and a short description of what that unit is.

This way I would ACTUALLY know what I’m fighting and how to deal as opposed to guessing based on the icon and find out I was wrong. This is a frustrating part of the experience and this would be a 5 star game for me without this.

I find overall this game is too difficult. I’m playing at difficulty normal and I’m an experienced gamer having played videos games since childhood.

### 5/5 — Great

*2026-03-12, version 2.00.18*

I have it on my ps5, saw it on mobile and had to get it, I must say it’s great both ways

### 4/5 — Super Fun

*2026-02-10, version 2.00.18*

Addictive, complex yet simple. The touch controls aren’t great though, have to have a spot on the map directly in view and it touches get blocked by ships. Also during the dynamic island / notch are hiding quite a lot of the interface. Otherwise amazing

### 4/5 — Very good game

*2026-02-07, version 2.00.18*

This is an awesome game, but I do have problems with crashes.
It has crashed every fifteen minutes ever since I played, which normally was nothing more than an inconvenience because the game takes about 20 seconds to load and it didn’t crash in missions. But the more I turned up the difficulty, the more crashes happened, (more enemies to load i guess) and now i’m 84% of the way through my hard campaign and it wont even let me enter any missions. I hope I can still play this game but I’m not sure if it’s gonna fix itself. I don’t know when the last update was, or whether it’s supposed to be compatible with my device but I don’t have much hope of them getting it fixed.

## Frequently asked questions about Bad North

### What kind of game is Bad North: Jotunn Edition?

Bad North is a charming but brutal real-time tactics roguelite. You defend your island kingdom against a horde of Viking invaders, commanding your subjects to take tactical advantage of each island's unique layout for survival.

### What are the key features of Bad North?

Key features include real-time tactics roguelite gameplay where you position and relocate troops, intelligent unit controls for intuitive soldier actions, procedurally-generated islands with unique layouts, and unlockable upgrades to develop your subjects into seasoned warriors.

### Is Bad North free to play?

Based on the provided information, Bad North: Jotunn Edition is a paid application. It does not mention any in-app purchases or a free-to-play model.

### What devices are supported by Bad North?

The game explicitly states it does NOT support older devices such as iPhone 5S, 6, 6 Plus, iPad Air/Mini 2, 3/iPod Touch 6th gen and lower. It is designed for more recent mobile devices.

### What is the main goal in Bad North?

The main goal is survival. You are defending your idyllic island kingdom against a horde of Viking invaders, leading a desperate exodus of your people. It's a fight for survival, not victory, where losing everything means game over.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.00.18 — 2020-12-17

Optimization to memory usage

### 2.00.17 — 2020-12-04

Optimized island generation

### 2.00.16 — 2020-11-09

Misc bug fixes

### 2.00.15 — 2020-10-27

Miscellaneous fixes

### 2.00.14 — 2020-10-19

Miscellaneous fixes

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