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2019 · Bohemia Interactive · Adventure · Shooter
Vigor
Timed Xbox exclusive
Vigor is a free-to-play looter shooter in post-war Norway.
- Released
- 19 August 2019
- Platforms
- Nintendo SwitchPlayStation 4PlayStation 5WindowsXbox OneXbox Series X/S
- Genres
- AdventureShooterSurvivalTactical
- Developers
- Bohemia Interactive
- Publishers
- Bohemia Interactive
- Modes
- Co-opMultiplayer
- Perspective
- Third person
- Themes
- ActionSurvival
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 4
- Age ratings
- ESRB TACB MPEGI 16GRAC 15+
- Languages
- Chinese (Simplified), Czech, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Spanish (Spain)
- Time to beat
- 46hmain story47hcompletionist
About
Vigor is a free-to-play online survival shooter game originally developed for the Xbox One by the Czech studio Bohemia Interactive. From July 2020 - June 2025, it was available on the Nintendo Switch but it has now been discontinued. Initially released as an early access title in August 2018, the game was fully released on August 19, 2019. A PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 port was released on December 9, 2020. On September 18, 2024, Vigor was released on Steam as well, after being there in Early Access for 4 months.
At the time of the PC release, Bohemia Interactive said that Vigor had been played by more than 20 million players across Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo Switch since its initial launch.
›Story
Norway, 1991.
Civilization lies in ruin. Will you rise from the debris?
Scandinavia, mostly untouched by the fallout of the war, remains the last safe zone in a post-apocalyptic Europe. Norway, once a haven, has transformed into a cut-throat land of survival where only the ruthless – or cunning – make it out alive.
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Gameplay
Vigor is an online free-to-play survival shooter game set in post-apocalyptic Norway. The goal is to stay alive and upgrade an abandoned shelter that will protect the player against the harsh environment.
Players called Outlanders must seek resources and better equipment during Encounters with other players, although fighting them is not required. Only care packages or self defense enforce the use of violence. Every Encounter has a map that shows all exit points to players, as well as Points of Interest (POIs), such as hideouts, outposts, houses, a radio tower, and a transformer station. The POIs can offer valuable resources to help players upgrade their Shelter and reach its maximum level.
Development
Bohemia Interactive announced Vigor on 11 June 2018 during E3. The game launched in Xbox Preview on July 31, 2018.
Vigor was in the Xbox Preview until August 19, 2019, when it was released as a free-to-play title on Gamescom. It was also featured in the Inside Xbox Show.
Reception
The game was played by more than 700,000 players during early access. After the game was released, it became one of top 20 most played Xbox One titles as it was played by over 1,200,000 players.
The game was nominated for 3 Czech Game of the Year Awards including categories Main Award, Best Technological Solution, and Free-to-play.
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