Fit check
Is Space Vikings worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who enjoy sci-fi shooters and want roguelite dungeon-crawler exploration.
- Action-game fans who prefer fighting alien creatures while searching planets for loot.
- Players who like choosing among crew members with different stats and perks.
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a story-led game centered on dialogue, relationships, or a stated narrative arc.
- Players looking for exploration without repeated battles against alien creatures.
- Players seeking multiplayer shooting, which is described for some alternatives but not for this game.
Our take on Space Vikings
Its core format blends arena-shooter fighting with dungeon-crawler exploration. Players follow a map across strange worlds, gathering loot while confronting hostile creatures in battles that frame the journey through this science-fiction roguelite.
What is Space Vikings?
Space Vikings is a science-fiction roguelite that blends arena shooting with dungeon-crawling.
Choose one crew member, each defined by distinct statistics and perks. Travel across a map to investigate strange worlds, collect valuable loot, and fight the creatures living there. The arsenal includes distinctive, high-powered weapons that can receive augment upgrades. Battles continue against extraterrestrial enemies until a single survivor remains, followed by rewards for victory. The overall loop combines planetary journeys, map navigation, treasure hunting, weapon improvement, and recurring fights in a roguelite format.
How Space Vikings plays
- 01Crew member differences
- Playable crew members have individual stats and perks.
- 02Weapon augments
- Augments can be used to upgrade guns.
- 03Planet exploration
- A map guides searches for loot across mysterious alien planets.
- 04Arena combat
- Battles against alien creatures continue until only one combatant remains.
Space Vikings compared to similar games
Space Vikings combines arena-shooter combat, dungeon-crawler exploration, crew-member differences, and weapon augments. Abyssus also offers roguelite shooting and weapon refitting, but its description centers on multiplayer play and hand-crafted levels, while the other listed alternatives describe climbing, a third-person shooter, a runner-shooter, or a metroidvania.
Space Vikings: platforms & release
Is Space Vikings worth it?
It is worth it if: players who enjoy sci-fi shooters and want roguelite dungeon-crawler exploration. Skip it if: players seeking a story-led game centered on dialogue, relationships, or a stated narrative arc.
Where can I download Space Vikings?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Space Vikings's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Space Vikings on?
Windows and macOS.
