Birka Demo

The Birka Demo takes place on Björkö island in Scandinavia (700-800 AD),a paused project exploring village life, landscape, and dynamic storytelling.

  • Unreal Engine, C++
  • Historical simulation, RPG
  • Closed source
  • Backlog

Björkö Island

Björkö island map
Björkö island map (in-game prototype)

Welcome to Birka Town

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Villages & Landscape

Björkö island landscape 1
Björkö island landscape 2
Björkö island landscape 3

Sketcher-shader (WIP)

An experimental non-photorealistic render pass,hatching/sketch shading applied over the village geometry.

Sketch-shader render 1
Sketch-shader render 2
Sketch-shader render 3

Design goals

  • Historically informed worldbuilding
  • Narrative systems tied to simulation
  • Procedural population behaviors