The Great Whale Road is a story-driven RPG with management elements in which you lead an early medieval clan in its fight against nature and foes through a historical game world. The game starts to retell the story of the Danes from Úlfarrsted and their adventures.
While the game begins with a Danish settlement, more cultures are planned to let the history of the 7th century AD come alive across a map of the North Sea, spanning from the lands of the Old Danes in the east to the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of Northumbria and the Picts in the northwest.
Why is the game being released into Early Access?
“We have been working on The Great Whale Road for over a year now, and we don’t want to complete the game without players’ feedback. There is still a lot of work to be done, but we have the core mechanics in place and a team of artists and developers on board who are rowing hard towards the ambitious goals we have for The Great Whale Road.” Joachim Sammer, Co-Founder & Writer at Sunburned Games
What do the previewers say about The Great Whale Road so far?
“The setting is absolutely fantastic, as tightly grounded to the mid-7th century as can be afforded … The Great Whale Road has an absolutely amazing amount of potential, and from everything shown it looks as though it’s going to benefit in a big way from community engagement regarding balancing, especially as the discussed features are bolted on to the game. The game as it stands is an absolutely brilliant foundation for that.” Big Boss Battle
“This isn’t your average game, it’s not something to sit down and play in short stints … Stick with it, though, and you may just find yourself enamoured with the fantastic world which Sunburned Games has created.” Blot Gaming
“… you’ll enjoy the game’s story and adventure as you manage your clan to survive each year by assigning work roles for your people, assembling a group and preparing resource to go on voyages to other towns and villages to complete missions, all the while engaging in combat for the glory of Valhalla!” Future Beta Gamer