Building Up ASKA with Creative Director Cristian Diaconescu

Back in June, ASKA entered Early Access. Sand Sailor Studio’s Viking crafting and survival game premiered in the thick of Summer Games Fest on the heels of many games vying for players’ attention. While the survival genre is certainly a busy one, ASKA‘s hook of building a thriving community of villagers who actually complete tasks for the player immediately sold me. The ability t...[Read More]

ASKA Early Access Preview

ASKA made the tedious act of survival a strange thrill, evolving into a surprising game of city management and viking raids. My time with ASKA‘s Early Access build came on the fringes of Summer Games Fest 2024. The deluge of games is always a bit frightening for someone like me who wishes to have their thumb on as many zeitgeist-worthy games and attractive indies as possible. But one thing I...[Read More]

ASKA launches into Early Access

Check it out, folks. Enjoy the official announcement below. Gothenburg, Sweden — June 20, 2024 — ASKA, the third-person Viking survival builder from Thunderful Games and Sand Sailor Studio, is now available in Early Access on PC via Steam. In ASKA, players find themselves shipwrecked on a mysterious island where they must tame an uncharted land and build a Viking empire worthy of Odin’...[Read More]