7. VALHALL

Gameplay:

VALHALL is a new game. Very new. As of January 14th, it is still in beta. The videos and screenshots show beautiful graphics—a lot of attention seems to be paid to the environment, without ignoring character movement. In this game, you are playing as a survivor of Odin’s army. So, while not strictly gladiatorial in a Roman fashion, you still will get to murder.

Why murder? Why don’t you just find a spot of land and start a family? The world is ending, of course. Odin’s warriors come back to find the sword of Odin and stop Ragnarok. And really, why should they get all the glory when it could be yours?

The world map has four separate parts that are all dependent on the season. Watch out for the weather as it will change on you. Because of the coming apocalypse, however, the map is currently shrinking. It is as if The Nothing is eating it away from the outside. Consuming it towards the center. Only the sword of Odin will stop it.

Breathe in the Beauty: Refresh your soul between slayings with the panoramic vistas and beautiful landscape.

Run ‘Em Through: Take time out of admiring the scenery now and then and make it your own by adding your own splash of color.​