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Einar

You play as Einar, a warrior on a quest to kill the inhabitants of a Norse fishing village after they are infected by a mysterious substance. Fight the infected using an axe, hammer, and bow. Combat includes combos, charged attacks for the hammer and bow, shield blocking, and dodging. This single-player, third-person hack-and-slash game sets you the task of clearing the village. The description identifies three weapon types and three enemy types.

As Einar, hunt infected villagers in a Norse fishing settlement with an axe, hammer, and bow in a third-person action game.

Released 20 Jul 2017

61%positive of
1.4k player reviews

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Action

RPG

Hunt Infected Villagers

Clear A Fishing Village

Use Axe, Hammer, Bow

The player takes on the role of Einar, who is on a quest to kill the inhabitants of a Norse fishing village who are infected by a mysterious material. Use different weapons such as the bow, hammer and axe to clear the village of the monsters.

Developed by DreamPunks · Published by DreamPunks, WolffWare

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Enemy AI Glitches
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61%

positive of 1.4k player reviews

From the Devs

Summary

Einar is a single-player 3rd person hack and slash based on Norse mythology. The player takes on the role of Einar, who is on a quest to kill the inhabitants of a Norse fishing village who are infected by a mysterious material. Use different weapons such as the bow, hammer and axe to clear the village of the monsters.

Features

Intense combat featuring three different weapon and enemy types.
Beautiful environments and lighting inspired by real-life landscapes.
Complex AI which groups and attacks the player from unexpected angles.
AAA-quality graphics and gameplay.

Music

Beautiful Soundtrack and Audio created in collaboration with Moana Production.

About

DreamPunks is game development studio from Breda, The Netherlands.
Einar was developed by a group of 40 students of the NHTV University of Applied Sciences in Breda, the Netherlands. During the course of one academic year, a group of developing artists, programmers and designers worked on the game with a single vision: making a short but beautiful and engaging game of AAA-quality.

Back of the Box

Platforms	Windows
Age ratings	ClassInd (Brazil) 14 — Violência IGRS (Indonesia) 18 — Kekerasan Steam (Germany) 16 — Drastische Gewalt
Controller support	Xbox
Controller required	No
Website	Official website