Free to playEinar
Einar is a short single-player hack and slash rooted in Norse mythology. As Einar, you clear a fishing village of inhabitants infected by a strange material, switching between axe, hammer, and bow. Made by students in one academic year, it is brief, bloody, and good-looking.
Is Einar worth it?
Einar is worth it if…
- you want a short third-person hack and slash with axe, hammer, and bow combat
- you like Norse settings and clearing one monster-filled village
- you enjoy straightforward action with different enemy types to figure out
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Clearing an infected fishing village
You are Einar, and the job is simple: walk into a Norse fishing village and leave no infected inhabitant standing. The villagers are no longer villagers, thanks to a mysterious material, so you work through them with an axe, a hammer, and a bow. Enemies come in different types and group up to hit you from unexpected angles, so you keep moving, pick the right weapon, and finish the fight.
A short student-made Norse slash
This was built by 40 students over one academic year, and it shows in the best way: a small, focused game that wants to look good and hit hard. The landscapes and lighting take after real places, the soundtrack was made with Moana Production, and the whole thing is meant to be short but engaging. Think of it as a weekend saga, not a hundred-hour epic.
What else should you know?
Can you play it solo?
Yes. Einar is a single-player third-person hack and slash, so it is just you, your weapons, and a village full of infected problems.
How do the three weapons differ?
The game gives you an axe, a hammer, and a bow to clear the village, with three different enemy types to use them against. Ranged shots soften things up, melee weapons finish the job.
