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Einar

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.

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Developer
DreamPunks
Publisher
DreamPunks, WolffWare
Release
July 20, 2017
9 years and 14 days ago
Steam Reviews
Mixed1,426 reviews61.4%

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About the Game

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.
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