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Land of the Vikings

Laps Games · 2023 · $25.99 · Strategy · deal grade C

Measured on 2026-10-02 10:10 UTC, 3 days ago. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

  • Estimated net residual revenue: $1.1k to $1.7k per month
  • Opportunity: $1.4k per month at x1.00 dormancy
  • Estimated lifetime owners: 78.7k
  • 73% positive across 2267 reviews · 8.7 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

  • Developer active, last post 6 months ago
  • Studio active elsewhere (2 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
  • Last discounted 0 months ago, 11 sales in the last 12 months
  • Proven demand elasticity: x1.3 review velocity during past deep sales

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-09-14; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

A Norse settlement-building strategy game launched in 2023 by Laps Games and published by Iceberg Interactive.

Land of the Vikings holds solid four-figure monthly residuals with a B-grade profile and 73% positive sentiment, suggesting a stable niche audience despite zero promotional activity in the past year. The 18-month post-launch calm and five-month silence from developers signal either quiet maturity or dormancy, but the game's low current player count and recent sentiment erosion (down 14.6 points) warrant caution. Best suited for a publisher seeking to inject lifecycle management and regional localization (especially Brazilian Portuguese) rather than a full acquisition. Most realistic play: publishing.

  • Risk: Only 12 current players and 20 peak in last 30 days indicate the title has contracted sharply from its best month; revival will demand fresh marketing spend.
  • Risk: Review sample flags bugs and unfinished feel; developer inactivity (last post five months ago) raises questions about production readiness and ongoing support capacity.
  • Risk: 13% key-share leakage and zero discount runs in 12 months suggest pricing may be misaligned or the title has been starved of promotional oxygen; reacceleration will require strategic repositioning.

This case as Markdown · Estimates carry ±30-50% error per title.