Heroine's Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok

A retro styled adventure/RPG hybrid with atmosphere reminiscent of the classics. Play as warrior, sorceress, or rogue as you travel through the rich world of Norse mythology to keep the world from eternal winter. Each class has different puzzle solutions, making for good replay value. The game is completely free, no hidden costs.

Added March 8, 2020
Published By Crystal Shard
Developed By Crystal Shard
Front Cover (Worldwide) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Front Cover (Worldwide) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Header Image (Windows) from Steam
Title screen (Windows) from mobygames.com
Choose your character... (Windows) from mobygames.com
...and build it. (Windows) from mobygames.com
The game begins. (Windows) from mobygames.com
But you're ambushed. (Windows) from mobygames.com
By the orders of this guy. (Windows) from mobygames.com
What happens now? (Windows) from mobygames.com
You wake up here. (Windows) from mobygames.com
And travel through towns... (Windows) from mobygames.com
...wilderness... (Windows) from mobygames.com
...caverns... (Windows) from mobygames.com
...and other worlds. (Windows) from mobygames.com
You battle monsters. (Windows) from mobygames.com
And discover ancient... (Windows) from mobygames.com
...secrets. (Windows) from mobygames.com
While never forgetting polite manners. (Windows) from mobygames.com
Forsingtuna by night (Windows) from mobygames.com
As befits a magician, Aurvandel locks his workshop magically when he leaves. (Windows) from mobygames.com
Munarvagir by night (Windows) from mobygames.com
Liff's shop (Windows) from mobygames.com
The game finds a balance between being serious (and sometimes even slightly scary) and having funny comments and Easter eggs (just like "Quest for Glory" did too). (Windows) from mobygames.com
The swamp - one of the very few snowless outdoor places (Windows) from mobygames.com
Svartalfheim, the underground realm of a mysterious race (Windows) from mobygames.com
A skilled herbalist can pick out edible mushrooms (unfortunately, no trippy mushroom poisoning animations in this game). (Windows) from mobygames.com
The crystal cave (Windows) from mobygames.com
A default passage in Svartalfheim (Windows) from mobygames.com
Homes of the Svartalfar (and their whole underground city) look like this... (Windows) from mobygames.com
...a bit like out of M.C. Escher's works... (Windows) from mobygames.com
...(after you complete the game, you gain access to bonus material, including some sketches, which also tells how the Svartalf city was originally planned to look like). (Windows) from mobygames.com
Places are gradually revealed on this map when the Heroine reaches them, the map also magically shows you where the current mission objective is found. (Windows) from mobygames.com
A Sorceress can play this magic minigame with Aurvandel (more difficult - at least at later levels - but also more logical than Erasmus' maze in "Quest for Glory"). (Windows) from mobygames.com
This colorful sliding puzzle changes the layout of some passages in Svartalfheim. (Windows) from mobygames.com
The library in Munarvagir (Windows) from mobygames.com
The power of love restores spring in this garden and gives hope that the endless winter can be reverted. (Windows) from mobygames.com
Heading for the final battle! (Windows) from mobygames.com
A part of game credits with a nice picture (Windows) from mobygames.com
A glimpse of the future: Brynnhild the Valkyrie leads the Heroine to Valhalla (I don't consider it a spoiler because it's not related to the game's plot itself). (Windows) from mobygames.com
First meeting with the Norns (Windows) from mobygames.com
The game has its share of Easter eggs - don't we know the spear throwing woman from quite a similar game?... (Windows) from mobygames.com
Entering Nidavellir. Actually, the double stairs are a real pain - it seems that the same staircase in the city itself sometimes leads to one path and sometimes to the other... (Windows) from mobygames.com
Fremont the troll has his special reasons for missing humans... (Windows) from mobygames.com
More Easter eggs! - if you have enough Fast Talk skill, you can tell Arngrim a false story - and these particular ones come from classic games... (Windows) from mobygames.com
A Warrior-specific quest - this is the other side of the swamp with a beast the Warrior has to slay. (Windows) from mobygames.com
A Rogue-specific quest - the crazy stealing "mission" in Snorri's house. And by "crazy" I mean "you have to be very quick and very skilled". (Windows) from mobygames.com
Entering Gastropnir Keep (Windows) from mobygames.com
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
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Year of Release:
2013

Platform(s):

Genre(s):
Hybrid Traditional

Graphic Style:
2D

Camera View:
Third-Person

Control Type:
Point and Click

Setting/Theme:
Fantasy

Gameplay:
RPG

Other Tags:
Speech Subtitles

Free to Play:
Yes

Available From: