Set in the Viking afterlife, Bierzerkers is a team-based, multiplayer melee combat game with a variety of unique fighting classes to choose from. While easy to pick up and play, Bierzerkers accommodates those ruthless souls willing to fight their way to the top and offers a high skill cap as well. Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their sheep!

Players will do battle using a variety of unique classes with stylized Norse visuals, arcade-inspired melee combat, and fierce online competition. 

Shield Break Studios' Bierzerkers is now available on Steam Early Access for $9.99 / €9.99 / £6.99 during Early Access.

The entire team at Shield Break Studios are thrilled to open the game to players today. Vince Fennel, co-founder and producer of the game agrees, "We are extremely excited to give players Early Access to Bierzerkers today. Our small but scrappy team at Shield Break has poured everything we've got into this game."

He added, "It's the result of our blood, sweat and tears and we are hoping the community likes where we are headed. We're looking forward to some amazing matches with our players, hearing their feedback, and continuing to develop new content for Bierzerkers."

Key Features

• Team-based, online melee combat game with fast, arcade-style gameplay
• Battle with a variety of character classes with unique abilities
• Unlock a variety of rewards through character progression to customise your warriors
• Easy to jump in and play, but provides a high skill cap for experienced players
• Vast mythical environments full of colour and majesty
• Built in Unreal Engine 4 game engine
• Join Early Access to participate in development and impact the future of the game

Shield Break Studios is an independent game developer founded by veterans of Blizzard Entertainment (Warcraft/Starcraft/Diablo), Riot Games (League of Legends), Activision (Call of Duty), and Certain Affinity (Halo multiplayer).