High North Studios
@highnorthstudios.bsky.social
Creator of retro-style CRPGs. Made "Skald: Against the Black Priory".
www.skaldrpg.com
Let's venture forth!
www.skaldrpg.com
Let's venture forth!
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Super-woman and astronaut, Jannicke MIkkelsen sent me this heart-warmer today of a common aquaintance ❤️ I'm simply at a loss for words. Thank you so much both Jannicke and @richardgarriott.bsky.social ! The world is a better place because of people like you (my day certainly is).
November 3, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Super-woman and astronaut, Jannicke MIkkelsen sent me this heart-warmer today of a common aquaintance ❤️ I'm simply at a loss for words. Thank you so much both Jannicke and @richardgarriott.bsky.social ! The world is a better place because of people like you (my day certainly is).
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Hi everyone! Today we are reviewing a cRPG about cosmic horrors beyond human comprehension from @highnorthstudios.bsky.social
A great game with a great story that proudly stands on the shoulders of classics like Ultima 4 and 5, but makes the game much more accessible than your average cRPG
A great game with a great story that proudly stands on the shoulders of classics like Ultima 4 and 5, but makes the game much more accessible than your average cRPG
Skald Against The Black Priory: evil space tentacles meet Indomitable Human Spirit (Gone wrong???)
YouTube video by Gim
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September 21, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Hi everyone! Today we are reviewing a cRPG about cosmic horrors beyond human comprehension from @highnorthstudios.bsky.social
A great game with a great story that proudly stands on the shoulders of classics like Ultima 4 and 5, but makes the game much more accessible than your average cRPG
A great game with a great story that proudly stands on the shoulders of classics like Ultima 4 and 5, but makes the game much more accessible than your average cRPG
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Yesterday I stumbled across a Reddit-post from user "Apprehensive-Tea7447" showing off a PHYSICAL EDITION OF SKALD that he made as a fan project! The product looks insanely good😍 One of the most moving tributes I've ever gotten and it felt absolutely amazing to see!
September 7, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Yesterday I stumbled across a Reddit-post from user "Apprehensive-Tea7447" showing off a PHYSICAL EDITION OF SKALD that he made as a fan project! The product looks insanely good😍 One of the most moving tributes I've ever gotten and it felt absolutely amazing to see!
Yesterday I stumbled across a Reddit-post from user "Apprehensive-Tea7447" showing off a PHYSICAL EDITION OF SKALD that he made as a fan project! The product looks insanely good😍 One of the most moving tributes I've ever gotten and it felt absolutely amazing to see!
September 7, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Yesterday I stumbled across a Reddit-post from user "Apprehensive-Tea7447" showing off a PHYSICAL EDITION OF SKALD that he made as a fan project! The product looks insanely good😍 One of the most moving tributes I've ever gotten and it felt absolutely amazing to see!
Surprise hangout with @luality.bsky.social is by far the best part of #Gamescom so far!
August 19, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Surprise hangout with @luality.bsky.social is by far the best part of #Gamescom so far!
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Making a nostalgic game is not about recreating perfect technical accuracy, but capturing the feeling of how we remember the influences through our rose-tinted nostalgia glasses
- Realization from dev of Skald: Against the Black Priory @highnorthstudios.bsky.social
#gamedev #indiedev #skald #rpg
- Realization from dev of Skald: Against the Black Priory @highnorthstudios.bsky.social
#gamedev #indiedev #skald #rpg
July 1, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Making a nostalgic game is not about recreating perfect technical accuracy, but capturing the feeling of how we remember the influences through our rose-tinted nostalgia glasses
- Realization from dev of Skald: Against the Black Priory @highnorthstudios.bsky.social
#gamedev #indiedev #skald #rpg
- Realization from dev of Skald: Against the Black Priory @highnorthstudios.bsky.social
#gamedev #indiedev #skald #rpg
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"Players didn't abandon the X genre - Publishers did!"
- Creator of SKALD RPG, @highnorthstudios.bsky.social, on the topic of finding #indiedev success in a niche market.
It doesn't matter that a game doesn't have mainstream appeal that everyone LIKE, as long as enough people LOVE it!
- Creator of SKALD RPG, @highnorthstudios.bsky.social, on the topic of finding #indiedev success in a niche market.
It doesn't matter that a game doesn't have mainstream appeal that everyone LIKE, as long as enough people LOVE it!
June 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
"Players didn't abandon the X genre - Publishers did!"
- Creator of SKALD RPG, @highnorthstudios.bsky.social, on the topic of finding #indiedev success in a niche market.
It doesn't matter that a game doesn't have mainstream appeal that everyone LIKE, as long as enough people LOVE it!
- Creator of SKALD RPG, @highnorthstudios.bsky.social, on the topic of finding #indiedev success in a niche market.
It doesn't matter that a game doesn't have mainstream appeal that everyone LIKE, as long as enough people LOVE it!
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【 #SKALD 航海日誌 第00回】
英語ダメ人間がPCOT日本語翻訳で遊ぶ、ファンタジー＋宇宙的恐怖。プレイ日記はじめます。
はてなブログにアップ。
yupi1go.hatenablog.com/entry/sk00
今回はイントロとしてゲームの紹介。これは僕的GTOYにほぼ決定している傑作RPG。
レトロなグラフィックとモダンなプレイフィールが融合した傑作インディゲーム。
テーブルトークRPGを思わせる濃厚な描写が魅力。
ぜひ一度遊んでみてください。
Steam
store.steampowered.com/app/1069160/...
英語ダメ人間がPCOT日本語翻訳で遊ぶ、ファンタジー＋宇宙的恐怖。プレイ日記はじめます。
はてなブログにアップ。
yupi1go.hatenablog.com/entry/sk00
今回はイントロとしてゲームの紹介。これは僕的GTOYにほぼ決定している傑作RPG。
レトロなグラフィックとモダンなプレイフィールが融合した傑作インディゲーム。
テーブルトークRPGを思わせる濃厚な描写が魅力。
ぜひ一度遊んでみてください。
Steam
store.steampowered.com/app/1069160/...
May 22, 2025 at 1:12 PM
【 #SKALD 航海日誌 第00回】
英語ダメ人間がPCOT日本語翻訳で遊ぶ、ファンタジー＋宇宙的恐怖。プレイ日記はじめます。
はてなブログにアップ。
yupi1go.hatenablog.com/entry/sk00
今回はイントロとしてゲームの紹介。これは僕的GTOYにほぼ決定している傑作RPG。
レトロなグラフィックとモダンなプレイフィールが融合した傑作インディゲーム。
テーブルトークRPGを思わせる濃厚な描写が魅力。
ぜひ一度遊んでみてください。
Steam
store.steampowered.com/app/1069160/...
英語ダメ人間がPCOT日本語翻訳で遊ぶ、ファンタジー＋宇宙的恐怖。プレイ日記はじめます。
はてなブログにアップ。
yupi1go.hatenablog.com/entry/sk00
今回はイントロとしてゲームの紹介。これは僕的GTOYにほぼ決定している傑作RPG。
レトロなグラフィックとモダンなプレイフィールが融合した傑作インディゲーム。
テーブルトークRPGを思わせる濃厚な描写が魅力。
ぜひ一度遊んでみてください。
Steam
store.steampowered.com/app/1069160/...
Did I mention that #Skald is nominated for "GotY" and "Best Debut" at Nordic Game Awards this year?
Pretty sweet and, better yet: That means I get to go to the Nordic Game conference in Malmo next week!
Be sure to say "hi" if you see me there😎
Pretty sweet and, better yet: That means I get to go to the Nordic Game conference in Malmo next week!
Be sure to say "hi" if you see me there😎
May 15, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Did I mention that #Skald is nominated for "GotY" and "Best Debut" at Nordic Game Awards this year?
Pretty sweet and, better yet: That means I get to go to the Nordic Game conference in Malmo next week!
Be sure to say "hi" if you see me there😎
Pretty sweet and, better yet: That means I get to go to the Nordic Game conference in Malmo next week!
Be sure to say "hi" if you see me there😎
Skald spotted in the wild🥲
May 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Skald spotted in the wild🥲
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Retro RPG très old-school aux visuels rappelant les titres des années 80s SKALD de @highnorthstudios.bsky.social se paye le luxe d’être une excellente aventure à l’ambiance Lovecraftienne où vous et votre équipe devrez survivre sur une île bien mystérieuse. Jetez-y un œil !
@cactussinger.bsky.social
@cactussinger.bsky.social
May 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Retro RPG très old-school aux visuels rappelant les titres des années 80s SKALD de @highnorthstudios.bsky.social se paye le luxe d’être une excellente aventure à l’ambiance Lovecraftienne où vous et votre équipe devrez survivre sur une île bien mystérieuse. Jetez-y un œil !
@cactussinger.bsky.social
@cactussinger.bsky.social
Do you like cosmic horror in you grim-dark retro rpgs?
Skald is featured in Lovecraftian Days on Steam and is currently on sale at a 40% discount🤩
store.steampowered.com/app/1069160/...
Skald is featured in Lovecraftian Days on Steam and is currently on sale at a 40% discount🤩
store.steampowered.com/app/1069160/...
April 15, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Do you like cosmic horror in you grim-dark retro rpgs?
Skald is featured in Lovecraftian Days on Steam and is currently on sale at a 40% discount🤩
store.steampowered.com/app/1069160/...
Skald is featured in Lovecraftian Days on Steam and is currently on sale at a 40% discount🤩
store.steampowered.com/app/1069160/...
Skald got 4 nominations and won “Best Debut” at the Norwegian Game Awards!
Skald is also nominated for “Best Game” and “Best Debut” at the Nordic Game Awards!
Thank you so much to everyone who made this possible. And the best yet: The most exciting part is still ahead!
Watch this space in 2026!
Skald is also nominated for “Best Game” and “Best Debut” at the Nordic Game Awards!
Thank you so much to everyone who made this possible. And the best yet: The most exciting part is still ahead!
Watch this space in 2026!
March 29, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Skald got 4 nominations and won “Best Debut” at the Norwegian Game Awards!
Skald is also nominated for “Best Game” and “Best Debut” at the Nordic Game Awards!
Thank you so much to everyone who made this possible. And the best yet: The most exciting part is still ahead!
Watch this space in 2026!
Skald is also nominated for “Best Game” and “Best Debut” at the Nordic Game Awards!
Thank you so much to everyone who made this possible. And the best yet: The most exciting part is still ahead!
Watch this space in 2026!
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Wow, Snufkin is nominated to 6 awards at Nordic Game Awards! 🏕️Going head to head with my man @highnorthstudios.bsky.social and running for GOTY against Helldivers 2, Satisfactory, Indiana Jones and Finnish Cottage Simulator 🤩
March 26, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Wow, Snufkin is nominated to 6 awards at Nordic Game Awards! 🏕️Going head to head with my man @highnorthstudios.bsky.social and running for GOTY against Helldivers 2, Satisfactory, Indiana Jones and Finnish Cottage Simulator 🤩
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The TESLA (a/k/a "TESLER") TAKEDOWN is working... WORLDWIDE!
Turns out people really resent an unelected weirdo running our Government & creating economic chaos. Hit Elmo where it really hurts: in his big, fat wallet. If we #TankTesla, It's Ex-X! (a/k/a Twitter) #WinWin
Visit www.takedowntesla.com
Turns out people really resent an unelected weirdo running our Government & creating economic chaos. Hit Elmo where it really hurts: in his big, fat wallet. If we #TankTesla, It's Ex-X! (a/k/a Twitter) #WinWin
Visit www.takedowntesla.com
March 17, 2025 at 7:37 PM
The TESLA (a/k/a "TESLER") TAKEDOWN is working... WORLDWIDE!
Turns out people really resent an unelected weirdo running our Government & creating economic chaos. Hit Elmo where it really hurts: in his big, fat wallet. If we #TankTesla, It's Ex-X! (a/k/a Twitter) #WinWin
Visit www.takedowntesla.com
Turns out people really resent an unelected weirdo running our Government & creating economic chaos. Hit Elmo where it really hurts: in his big, fat wallet. If we #TankTesla, It's Ex-X! (a/k/a Twitter) #WinWin
Visit www.takedowntesla.com
One of my favorite pieces in the entire game! Extra credits to anyone who can tell me what (where) the panels depict🌙
Art by @mechabarbarian.bsky.social
Art by @mechabarbarian.bsky.social
Some pixel art pieces in SKALD are truly striking. Congrats to @highnorthstudios.bsky.social and their team for creating such an amazing game.
March 17, 2025 at 5:53 PM
One of my favorite pieces in the entire game! Extra credits to anyone who can tell me what (where) the panels depict🌙
Art by @mechabarbarian.bsky.social
Art by @mechabarbarian.bsky.social
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Some pixel art pieces in SKALD are truly striking. Congrats to @highnorthstudios.bsky.social and their team for creating such an amazing game.
March 17, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Some pixel art pieces in SKALD are truly striking. Congrats to @highnorthstudios.bsky.social and their team for creating such an amazing game.
One of my fave Raw Fury traditions is how they commission a physical painting for each of their games! The piece is displayed at the House of Fury in Stockholm for a while and then sent to the developer. I got mine in the mail today❤
Now to explain to my wife that I'm hanging it in the livingroom😊
Now to explain to my wife that I'm hanging it in the livingroom😊
March 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
One of my fave Raw Fury traditions is how they commission a physical painting for each of their games! The piece is displayed at the House of Fury in Stockholm for a while and then sent to the developer. I got mine in the mail today❤
Now to explain to my wife that I'm hanging it in the livingroom😊
Now to explain to my wife that I'm hanging it in the livingroom😊
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Been in a bit of a flunk art and mood wise. Open to new 2 word creature prompts like "Data Golem", "Antenna Crab" or "Abbysal Searcher"
March 9, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Been in a bit of a flunk art and mood wise. Open to new 2 word creature prompts like "Data Golem", "Antenna Crab" or "Abbysal Searcher"
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Because of you,
I'm alive.
Skald: Against the Black Priory from @highnorthstudios.bsky.social ends here.
youtu.be/gF5FC5cfi5U
I'm alive.
Skald: Against the Black Priory from @highnorthstudios.bsky.social ends here.
youtu.be/gF5FC5cfi5U
Skald - Finale! - Ep. 31: A Wake
YouTube video by Retcon Raider
youtu.be
February 27, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Because of you,
I'm alive.
Skald: Against the Black Priory from @highnorthstudios.bsky.social ends here.
youtu.be/gF5FC5cfi5U
I'm alive.
Skald: Against the Black Priory from @highnorthstudios.bsky.social ends here.
youtu.be/gF5FC5cfi5U
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The tragic conclusion of instincts and habit,
Up against the never ending construction.
Skald: Against the Black Priory from @highnorthstudios.bsky.social continues!
youtu.be/wE9-OFzq_eY
Up against the never ending construction.
Skald: Against the Black Priory from @highnorthstudios.bsky.social continues!
youtu.be/wE9-OFzq_eY
Skald - Ep. 30: Prior Regards
YouTube video by Retcon Raider
youtu.be
February 27, 2025 at 1:11 AM
The tragic conclusion of instincts and habit,
Up against the never ending construction.
Skald: Against the Black Priory from @highnorthstudios.bsky.social continues!
youtu.be/wE9-OFzq_eY
Up against the never ending construction.
Skald: Against the Black Priory from @highnorthstudios.bsky.social continues!
youtu.be/wE9-OFzq_eY
Skald modding is now on the main branch on Steam and GOG, making it a lot easier to make and enjoy user-created content! Check out or mod . io page to get started!
Oh, and Skald is going on sale today as well so buy the crap out of it ⚔️⚔️⚔️
Links below!
Oh, and Skald is going on sale today as well so buy the crap out of it ⚔️⚔️⚔️
Links below!
February 24, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Skald modding is now on the main branch on Steam and GOG, making it a lot easier to make and enjoy user-created content! Check out or mod . io page to get started!
Oh, and Skald is going on sale today as well so buy the crap out of it ⚔️⚔️⚔️
Links below!
Oh, and Skald is going on sale today as well so buy the crap out of it ⚔️⚔️⚔️
Links below!