A Silicon Synapse puzzle-platformer where three Vikings with distinct powers must cooperate. Inventive, funny, demanding, a cult co-op puzzle classic.
Your verdict
Category
Puzzle2 players7+
Co-op
Description
Erik, Olaf and Baleog must co-operate to cross Viking age levels in this Interplay puzzle-platformer. Published by Interplay/Sega, released in the United States in 1993. Co-operative puzzle-platformer with three Vikings of distinct skills to solve puzzles.
Lost Vikings, The review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
3/5
Story
★★★★★
"Solid"
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Easy"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾0,67 MB📅01/09/1993
Published by Interplay
Lost Vikings, The (Mega Drive) price, value & rarity
The initial NTSC pressing of The Lost Vikings is the Silicon & Synapse/Interplay launch edition, predating Rev 1.
Better with friends
A puzzle-platformer where three Vikings with distinct talents only get through by combining their abilities, ideal two-player. Mutual aid is mandatory: each handles a character and a shared plan to clear levels designed as riddles. Communication is the whole spice of the adventure, and cracking a thorny puzzle together brings a complicit satisfaction you never tire of chasing.
Is Lost Vikings, The still worth playing in 2026?
A puzzle platformer by Silicon and Synapse (future Blizzard), The Lost Vikings offers an original adventure where you command three vikings with complementary abilities to solve spatial puzzles. The adorable cartoon art direction, ever present humour and the cooperation system between the three characters make this title an absolutely unmissable gem of the Mega Drive catalogue. For anyone fond of inventive puzzles or wishing to discover Blizzard's roots, an absolutely essential recommendation today still without the slightest hesitation truly here.
