Games

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

Ubisoft Montreal

2020•RPG•PEGI 18•About 105 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventureanimalshistoricalmyth/fairytalefasttried & testedimaginarylinearglossybig & variedall consuming questfighting evilsocial commentaryunderdog triumphs

See which match your taste

Boxlist takeWide-ranging and fast: a heightened RPG. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

80 / 100

484 ratings

Your matchTake the taste test to see your match

Based on your film and TV taste: games are matched on the same ten characteristics, with your own match bands.

About This Game

Assassin's Creed Valhalla is an open-world action role-playing game set primarily in ninth-century England and Norway. The player controls Eivor, a Viking who leads a clan from Norway to establish a new settlement in England amid conflicts between rival kingdoms. Gameplay combines exploration, melee and ranged combat, raids, character progression, dialogue choices, and settlement management. Players can form alliances with regional leaders, acquire equipment and abilities, and expand their settlement by constructing and upgrading buildings.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Driven from Norway by endless wars and dwindling resources in the ninth century CE, players will lead Eivor's clan of Norsemen across the icy North Sea to the rich lands of England's broken kingdoms. Players must carve out a new future for their clan, reliving the ruthless fighting style of Viking warriors with a revamped combat system that includes the ability to dual-wield weapons against a greater variety of enemies than ever before. To secure resources players can lead raids to select locations using their longship to earn much-needed riches and resources. As the Vikings begin to settle...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureAnimalsHistoricalMyth/fairytaleAll consuming questFighting evilSocial commentaryUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

Norse mythologyVikingsEnglandYou can pet the dog

Where to play

Details

Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
Publisher: Ubisoft Entertainment
Released: 10 November 2020
Series: Assassin's Creed
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 50h rushed, 105h normally, 174h complete
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

How game matches work

Games are scored on the same ten characteristics as films and matched with the same formula and your own match bands, from your film and TV taste. Game scores are estimates, made by fixed rules from IGDB genres, themes, keywords and descriptions.