Einar

Einar

DreamPunks · July 20, 2017 · Free to Play, Action, Survival, Open World, Multiplayer

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About Einar

✦ AI summary

Slash your way through a cursed Norse fishing village as Einar, wielding bow, hammer, and axe against infected monsters in intense 3rd-person combat. Stunning environments and clever AI enemies create a beautiful, challenging action experience inspired by real Nordic landscapes.

Summary


Einar is a single-player 3rd person hack and slash based on Norse mythology. The player takes on the role of Einar, who is on a quest to kill the inhabitants of a Norse fishing village who are infected by a mysterious material. Use different weapons such as the bow, hammer and axe to clear the village of the monsters.

Features


  • Intense combat featuring three different weapon and enemy types.
  • Beautiful environments and lighting inspired by real-life landscapes.
  • Complex AI which groups and attacks the player from unexpected angles.
  • AAA-quality graphics and gameplay.

Music


Beautiful Soundtrack and Audio created in collaboration with Moana Production.

About



DreamPunks is game development studio from Breda, The Netherlands.
Einar was developed by a group of 40 students of the NHTV University of Applied Sciences in Breda, the Netherlands. During the course of one academic year, a group of developing artists, programmers and designers worked on the game with a single vision: making a short but beautiful and engaging game of AAA-quality.

Einar — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Aug 31, 2025
such an awesome game i just really wish they would make it into a full game already its been a small demo for years and has so much potential
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Not recommended Apr 24, 2026
Extremely buggy and unpolished.
Not recommended Apr 23, 2026
game is incomplete and jank asf. says it has "Complex AI" to attack you from "unexpected angles" the only thing unexpected is when an enemy gets stuck over 50 ft away from you and then teleports directly behind you and 1-shot's you. Claims to have AAA quality which may either be a way to get people to play the game OR could be a dig at how bad AAA games have been recently (which would actually be hilarious). all the noises are generic and sound like a random soundboard bite rather than actual properly edited audio, multiple enemies were found to be monoposed and the melee is extremely basic with maybe 2 animations for each of the 3 different attack types. there are also cutscenes every 10 minutes.
Recommended Dec 1, 2025
Fun little free game. Mess around for a couple hours.
Recommended Nov 10, 2025
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Recommended Nov 1, 2025
Игра "Einar" - небольшая, но захватывающая приключенческая головоломка, погружающая в атмосферу скандинавской мифологии. Графика выполнена в минималистичном стиле, но это не мешает ей передавать ощущение суровой северной природы и древних тайн. Понравилось, что головоломки логичные и не требуют интуитивных угадываний. Каждая новая локация предлагает уникальные испытания, заставляя думать и применять различные механики. Сюжет, хотя и не является ключевым элементом, добавляет мотивации проходить дальше, раскрывая историю персонажа, затерянного в этом мире. Управление удобное и интуитивно понятное. Единственным небольшим минусом является некоторая монотонность музыкального сопровождения, хотя оно и хорошо вписывается в общую атмосферу. В целом, игра оставляет приятное впечатление и идеально подходит для тех, кто любит медитативные головоломки и скандинавскую тематику. Рекомендую к ознакомлению, особенно по скидке!

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