A Viking longship sailing into a Norwegian fjord

A Norwegian strategy game made by father and son

Battle of Norway

From Viking chieftains to kings and sea heroes — build your power and shape your own part of Norwegian history.

Battle of Norway

A realm worth fighting for

Battle of Norway is a real-time strategy game drawn from Norwegian history. Build a settlement, gather timber, food and gold, raise an army, and face the computer or a friend. Victory comes when you capture the enemy stronghold — or when none of their people remain.

Four civilizations, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. Four maps shaped by real Norwegian cities. Behind every map and civilization lies a story — written, illustrated and narrated.

Strategy

Build your road to victory

Build

Raise longhouses, sawmills, mines, mills and farms. More longhouses make room for a population of up to one hundred.

Gather

Workers fell timber, pick berries, tend fields and mine gold. Trade at the market when your resources fall out of balance.

Arm

Train spearmen, archers, musketeers, cavalry and knights. Research new techniques, from iron ploughs to hardened steel.

Fight

Send your army on the march, order it to defend or hold position. Capture the stronghold and victory is yours.

Civilizations

Four ways to command

01

Warriors of the Gulating

Eric Bloodaxe

Raw strength and a swift food economy — but no gunpowder weapons and weak walls.

Housecarl — resists arrows and strikes faster as comrades fall.

02

Tordenskjold's Sea Steeds

Peter Wessel Tordenskjold

Long range and a strong gold economy — but vulnerable infantry.

Musketeer — a gunpowder unit with devastating force.

03

The Scottish King's Clans

Alexander III of Scotland

Fast infantry and fierce charges — but small, fragile horses.

Highlander — the first strike hits hard, and every kill charges another assault.

04

The Baglers

Nikolas Arnesson

Strong castles, heavy knights and well-armoured infantry — built at a slower pace.

Knight — a heavily armoured mounted warrior.

Norway

Battle across historic cities

Tønsberg

Norway's oldest city. Slottsfjellet and Tunsberghus command the centre while Byfjorden cuts in from the east.

Bergen

The city among seven mountains. Vågen divides the land, forcing every crossing through narrow passes near Bryggen.

Nidaros

Saint Olav's city by the Nidelva. The river curls around Midtbyen and Nidaros Cathedral; its fords hold the key.

Oslo

The medieval city of Anslo. Nordmarka provides timber, Akerselva divides the map, and Akershus guards the fjord.

Cities and civilizations in Explore the history
Tønsberg · Bergen · Nidaros · Oslo
Tønsberg's illustrated history

Explore the history

Every map and civilization has its own story. Read about Norway's cities, rulers and conflicts through historic images, maps and sources — or listen in Norwegian or English while the text follows the narrator sentence by sentence. More than five hours of narration in all.

Skirmish

Against the computer — or each other

Play one against one over a local network, where games find each other automatically, or online through direct IP. Choose your civilization, chat and signal Ready for battle in the lobby.

III.1

A Gentle Start

A measured pace and room to learn the game.

III.2

A Worthy Challenge

Balanced resistance that demands a sound economy, defence and military build-up.

III.3

No Mercy

Aggressive, efficient and guided by a formidable strategic overview.

Details

A living battlefield

  • Distinct music for every civilization
  • Soldiers answer when you give orders
  • Fog covers all unexplored land
  • Rally flags, attack march and keyboard shortcuts
  • Post-battle economy and army statistics
  • Entirely playable in English and Norwegian

Trailer

Watch the English trailer

Screenshots

From inside the game

RocketSpace AS

Made by father and son

Battle of Norway is made by a father and son. The idea was simple: a strategy game where the cities, chieftains and battles are our own. The result became a game to play — and a history to discover.

System requirements

  • — Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit)
  • — Graphics card with WebGL support
  • — Approximately 500 MB free disk space
  • — Minimum resolution 960 × 640
  • — Network required only for multiplayer

Ready for battle?

One licence code covers one installation.

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