Dusk of the Gods

Before open-world RPGs let you be anyone, Dusk of the Gods made you a literal Viking demigod with a bad temper and worse manners. Released in 1991, it blends Norse mythology with top-down adventure gameplay, letting you raid, explore, and punch mythic creatures straight out of The Edda. The world feels ancient and alive—if a bit beige—and there’s a sense of quiet melancholy under all the axe-swinging. Sure, the controls are clunky, but who cares when you’re Odin’s favorite errand boy? It’s like Ultima went to Valhalla and got drunk on mead.