The upcoming Viking game Tribes of Midgard is described by the developers as a survival game, co-op title, and RPG. However, there are several features that make it appear more like an MMO. Here you can learn everything about the currently known features of Tribes of Midgard.
What is Tribes of Midgard supposed to be? According to the developers, the upcoming game Tribes of Midgard is a survival co-op RPG. So a survival game with role-playing elements that you play together with friends.
What it is explicitly not according to the developers, is an MMO. Because this category is not listed anywhere on Steam. However, there are various features in the game that certainly speak for exactly this genre.
These are the MMO features of Tribes of Midgard
Looking at the trailer from the Summer Game Fest 2021 and the game description, a few features immediately stand out to MMO players that clearly speak for the genre.
- World events that occur in various seasons and promise special challenges. Such events have been present in the MMORPG Guild Wars 2, among others.
- Epic boss raids against giants are shown in the trailer. There, players must cooperate to defeat the colossus in time.
- Various classes with skills and attributes that harmonize particularly well in a team.
- Teamwork will also be important in the dungeons where you find additional loot and create more powerful challenges.
Is Tribes of Midgard an MMO now? Not exactly, as a crucial factor is missing: The game does not have masses of players walking around in the world joining your group at any time. As it stands, the game is playable with a maximum of 10 players, who must be invited to play. So you constantly play in your fixed raid group, if you want to put it that way.
But for those who prefer to play MMOs with their friends and are annoyed by the many additional players, Tribes of Midgard should make you doubly happy, as you get MMO features without the rest of the genre that may not appeal to you.
Tribes of Midgard will be released on June 27, 2021, for Steam and PS5. For those who can’t wait that long and want to start Viking survival right now, they should check out the game Valheim. It offers, among other things, a huge world to explore.
