Zombie Vikings

Norse mythology gets dragged through a gleefully gross cartoon blender in this 2D co-op brawler from Zoink Games. Odin has lost his eye, and four resurrected warriors—Gunborg, Seagurd, Hedgy, and Caw-kaa—are sent across bizarre realms to recover it before the gods’ problems become everyone else’s problem. The tone is loud, silly, and proudly juvenile, filling its fantasy quest with body horror, terrible puns, giant chickens, and locations that turn mythic grandeur into an absurd joke. Rather than aiming for grim Viking combat, Zombie Vikings plays like a colorful Saturday-morning beat ’em up with a mean streak and a lot of slime.

Combat centers on marching through side-scrolling stages, hacking apart crowds of enemies, juggling targets, and using each hero’s special move to control the chaos. Up to four players can tackle the campaign together locally or online, while solo players can switch their approach around the chosen Viking’s abilities and weapon preferences. More than 40 weapons offer deliberately ridiculous variations on melee fighting, from conventional axes to fish-based nonsense, and collected runes unlock modifiers that let players tailor skills to their preferred style. Levels regularly break up the brawling with environmental hazards, light puzzles, boss encounters, and the standout ability to stitch fallen teammates into one enormous, lumbering mega-zombie.

Its strongest feature is the commitment to cartoon absurdity: every world has a hand-drawn visual identity, whether the party is wading through sugary swamps or sailing inside a colossal serpent. Zach Weinersmith’s writing gives the adventure a constant stream of irreverent jokes, though the humor naturally lands better for players who enjoy crude, deliberately stupid comedy. Versus arenas add a competitive option beyond the main story, while the large weapon pool and four-character lineup provide reasons to replay stages with different groups. Fans of Castle Crashers, The Behemoth’s offbeat humor, or couch co-op brawlers will find plenty to enjoy, especially with friends; players seeking precise, deeply technical combat may find the button-mashing chaos less satisfying.