A nice offer on an Early Access title
Released just three days ago as an Early Access title on Steam,Northgardshot straight up to the #2 top-selling slot on the store, facing very positive reviews from gamers, particular those who were fans ofSettlerstitles. (Here’sa look at the gamefrom last year.)
Interested gamers are in luck asNorthgardis running a release-week discount of 10% off at Steam, but what’s more enticing is that third-party digital retailer DLGamer has a stronger20% off discountand it is still offering a Steam-like refund guaranteed, as long as you have not played the game for more than two hours.
Northgard Deals
In the past, gamers looking for deals on PC games and buying from non-Steam-authorized retailers have had to eat up the potential risk of dealing with Early Access titles – short of aBatman: Arkham Knightfiasco, your hands are fairly tied when it comes to a shoddy experience. It’s nice to see DLGamer stepping up, extending the publisher offer on potential refunds. As a comparison, GMG is also offering its typical discount but no refund capability is being mentioned. Here’s hoping more third-party retailers will adopt this policy for Early Access games.
As forNorthgarditself, the developers have stated a timeline of two to six months for Early Access status. For the full game, they are focusing on three main areas to solidify:
So far what we’re gathering from user reviews is that the game is on the short side of things, and depth is a bit shallow. If you’re an hour in and you don’t see anything you like, it seems like a good idea to partake in the refund option and revisitNorthgardagain in a few months.
