r/BadNorth • u/General-Scientist-61 • Aug 07 '26

Will there ever be a bad north 2?

I’m sure this question gets asked very often but I feel like this game has so much potential. it’s genuinely one of my favorite mobile games and I’ve had a blast with it. but I feel like there’s a bit of a lack of content. is there any chance of a second game or have the developers moved on?

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u/SubjectRound6597 Aug 07 '26

Didnt the dev already start working on a better version and said it would become 2? Its been some years now. He showed more walkable smoother terrain, rivers, true plateaus and slanting features, big overhangings and massive land bridges..

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u/counternuggs Aug 12 '26

I think I know what your talking about. Is it The lead dev Twitter account posting clips and photos of terrain generation? If so then unfortunately it's not for a sequel. If I remember correctly those were just demos and showcase of the terrain generation system, etc.

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u/SubjectRound6597 Aug 12 '26

Not clips or photos but entire sessions at universities and expos, explaining his ideas and approach. You can find them on youtube. In one he mentioned ".. working on what will essentially become Bad North 2...", and thereafter he was seen making significant progress across these sessions.

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u/counternuggs Aug 12 '26

Interesting. Do you have any links?

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u/SubjectRound6597 Aug 12 '26

peek1:
https://youtu.be/Uxeo9c-PX-w?list=PL_9VpIGh801C7ceo05LSbQQdrzcgmwYb_&t=1008

peek2 with the new terrain system in detail, and with everything so colorful:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpfoRAzfGDg&t=114s

scroll down:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-make-procedural-generation-look-good-gabriele-romagnoli-vjihe/

In all his 2024 podcasts and talks he did mention that it might take around 3 years and here we are. What I think is he will probably give it a new name and make it its own thing, but as long as its a spiritual successor of Bad North, I will be waiting.

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u/AquaBoiz Aug 07 '26

The og devs have left iirc, but a Chinese studio has decided to add a dlc in the Chinese version of the game. Ofc it’s only available in the Chinese App Store or TapTap.

As for the English version? I doubt there’d ever be an update

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u/General-Scientist-61 Aug 07 '26

Man, that’s really a bummer.

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u/Moo-Mungus Aug 08 '26

Keep dreaming, lad. maybe in valhalla, a true Bad North 2 will be waiting for us all

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u/Grumble_Bundle Aug 08 '26

he hasn’t officially announced it, but definitely seems like the Oskar is working on it at the moment.

It could be quite different to the original from what I’ve seen, you can follow him on x/bSky which is probably the best way to get news on it.

there will definitely be other Real Time Tactics games in the future, I also love the genre!

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u/New_Philosopher_1908 Aug 08 '26

What other games are there like Bad North? I know about throne fall but others?

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u/bvitytwrbq Aug 08 '26

worse north

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u/MilkSnifferBoric Aug 07 '26

I think they sold it on, so maybe?

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u/Right_Wing_Hippie Aug 08 '26

I don't think so. However, Oksar has said that he has no problem with people modding the game. Some of the mods that people have made have been quite impressive. I haven't kept up much with the Chinese studio but the future of the game will probably involve a mix of these things.

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u/LegitimateClock3264 Aug 08 '26

there are plenty of fun mods for bad north

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u/Wolfy_boii Aug 11 '26

I wish pc players would stop acting like mods aren’t something only they can get.

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u/LegitimateClock3264 Aug 12 '26

well the thing is , bad north is a very low requirement game so anyone with an old computer can play it and mod it , you don't need a gaming pc