Tribes of Midgard is a game about surviving against much more powerful forces. Players take on the role of warriors called Einherjar, summoned by Odin himself to face down giants and prevent the apocalyptic Ragnarok.
Tribes of Midgard has a heavy focus on co-op multiplayer. Up to 10 players can band together in a party, either to complete difficult objectives in the mission-based saga mode or to endure the free-form survival mode. Players can not only unlock better gear, but cosmetic items are there to make their character look impressive to others.
But this raises the question: While Tribes of Midgard is clearly meant to be played with friends, can it be played solo? Or Is a player with a poor internet connection doomed?
Problems with Solo Play
The answer is yes, a player can play Tribes of Midgard solo. But it's going to be a very different experience, and slightly more difficult.
Tribes of Midgard is built around a character class system, and each one has its own strengths and weaknesses. Ideally, those weaknesses would be covered by other classes, but solo players don't have that luxury.
The developers, Norsefell Games, anticipated this problem and included a scaling difficulty system to make up for it. Enemies get weaker and resources drop more abundant the fewer players there are in a session. A full party of 10 will face much stronger enemies and will be doing more mining than a party of one. It's theoretically possible for a solo player to succeed without any help.
This system isn't perfect, however, and there are things that are still harder for solo players. The game requires a lot of exploration, rushing out to gather supplies and rushing back to defend the base. While a group can split into teams to get more done, a solo player can't be in two places at once. Their game will be more frantic, rushing back and forth with little breathing room.
Tips for Solo Play
Players looking to try a solo run might want to try playing as the Warden class since they have a built-in fast-travel skill. Another option is the Hunter class, which can not only place traps to act as defense while away, but can place Recall Totems to recover quickly after death. If surviving combat is the main worry, the Sentinel class has automatic health generation.
Hopefully, Norsefell Games will include AI companions or some other form of extra support for solo players in a future update. Maybe the devs can make Tribes of Midgard's in-game pets more useful.
Tribes of Midgard is now available for PC, PS4, and PS5.