Steam News25 March 20263mo ago

Nanokings Public Playtest: Has Ended, Thank you for participating!

Hail Vikings! We are having another playtest! We received a ton of good feedback the last time we did this, and we had a lot of fun too, so we are looking forward to you taking some time to try out Nanokings again!

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addedPlaytest FocusNew Playable Character: Freyja the Stoic

addedPlaytest FocusWe are introducing a new playable character, Freyja, an archer, who we'd love for you to try out and give us some feedback on! We are looking to polish her abilities and damage, so please enjoy her gameplay style and tell us what you think.

addedPlaytest FocusWe have added tutorials for the gameplay and the Hub. We are pretty sure we went a bit overboard with the tutorials, so please help us determine what is too much.

changedPlaytest FocusWe are (re)introducing difficulties, not in the final intended form, but to properly test the interface. It should also provide a greater challenge for those of you who have found Nanokings too easy.

changedPlaytest FocusWe are adjusting the balance of items, enemies and weapons, so expect some things to be less powerful, some more, and some different.

addedPlaytest FocusThere are a few graphical updates, a new enemy, a slew of bug fixes as well, and probably some things we are forgetting to mention!

Nanokings changes

addedNew Playable Character: Freyja the Stoic

addedWe are introducing a new playable character, Freyja, an archer, who we'd love for you to try out and give us some feedback on! We are looking to polish her abilities and damage, so please enjoy her gameplay style and tell us what you think.

addedWe have added tutorials for the gameplay and the Hub. We are pretty sure we went a bit overboard with the tutorials, so please help us determine what is too much.

changedWe are (re)introducing difficulties, not in the final intended form, but to properly test the interface. It should also provide a greater challenge for those of you who have found Nanokings too easy.

changedWe are adjusting the balance of items, enemies and weapons, so expect some things to be less powerful, some more, and some different.

Hail Vikings!

We are having another playtest! We received a ton of good feedback the last time we did this, and we had a lot of fun too, so we are looking forward to you taking some time to try out Nanokings again! The playtest will start on the 24th of April and last until the 27th, and you can sign up now.

Playtest Schedule

Start: Friday, the 24 th April at 12:00 (GMT+1)

End: Monday, the 27 th of April at 18:00 (GMT+1)

Playtest Focus

New Playable Character: Freyja the Stoic

We are introducing a new playable character, Freyja, an archer, who we'd love for you to try out and give us some feedback on! We are looking to polish her abilities and damage, so please enjoy her gameplay style and tell us what you think.

Tutorial

We have added tutorials for the gameplay and the Hub. We are pretty sure we went a bit overboard with the tutorials, so please help us determine what is too much.

Difficulty Settings

We are (re)introducing difficulties, not in the final intended form, but to properly test the interface. It should also provide a greater challenge for those of you who have found Nanokings too easy.

Balancing

We are adjusting the balance of items, enemies and weapons, so expect some things to be less powerful, some more, and some different.

Additionally

There are a few graphical updates, a new enemy, a slew of bug fixes as well, and probably some things we are forgetting to mention!

There will be a more detailed post before the Playtest with the specific changes.

OBS: The Merchant's shop is not currently working, though you can have a peek at the UI.

We are planning to do a little streaming during the playtest too, to show off the game and chat with all of you, so we hope to see you there!

You can join us on Discord if you want to give us direct feedback and report bugs:

https://discord.gg/jshFfhmEbk

Please enjoy and keep shredding, Vikings!

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Steam News / 25 March 2026

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