What is Runes of Midgard

Runes of Midgard is an action and loot RPG (in the vein of Diablo) with automatic combat. Your hero walks the trail, picks his targets and uses his powers on his own. You take care of everything that makes him stronger: his gear, gems and runes, the talent tree and the right moment to force a power.

The game loop

1. Valhalla — Odin’s hall is your camp. There you swap gear, craft with the dwarves, spend talent points and choose your next expedition with Heimdall.
2. Bifröst — the rainbow bridge carries the hero to a map of Midgard, at the stage and difficulty you chose.
3. Expedition — each map has ten stages. In every stage, waves of enemies rise one after another; the tenth holds the map’s boss. Win all ten and the Crossing opens: the whole map in one go.
4. Back to the hall — in victory or retreat, the hero returns to Valhalla with his loot, gold and experience. Time to spend it all and set out again, at the same difficulty or a higher one.

Why “idle”?

You don’t need to click every blow. The hero fights on his own — even using his four powers. The game lies in your decisions: which item to equip, which affix to reforge, which branch of the tree to follow, which tactic to give the hero. Keys 1 to 4 let you step in whenever you want.

What’s in the beta

Feature	In the beta
Class	Warrior, with three weapon styles (Axe and Shield, Dual Swords, Greatsword). Shieldmaiden, Seiðkona and Hunter are coming soon.
Region	Útangarðr, “Beyond the Fence”: ten maps in three acts. Two are already open — the Fjords of Hrafnvik, with the boss Hrafnkell, the Draugr Jarl, and the Barrows of Haugsnes, with the boss Kárr the Old — each with ten stages and the Crossing. The other eight are coming soon.
Hub	Valhalla, with eight characters (Odin, Heimdall, Brokkr, Andvari, the Völva, the Valkyrie, Mímir and the Merchant) and the Vault.
Progression	Max level 60, four difficulties (Normal, Heroic, Mythic, Ragnarök) and the Ragnarök Expeditions, with endless tiers.
Loot	13 equipment slots, 7 rarities, affixes and Greater Affixes ★, Legendary Aspects, sets, gems, runes and runewords.
Tree	54 nodes across a trunk and three branches, with alternative skills, keystones and tactics.
Characters	Up to 4 per player, with automatic saving.