Aska

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Aska See on Steam

Aska is a Norse-mythology-inspired survival and village-building game developed by studio Nautilus. You play as a Viking chief shipwrecked on a mysterious island and must rebuild a viable village there: gathering resources, crafting, farming and defending against the island's creatures.

The game emphasizes collaborative village management over solo survival: several players can split tasks (woodcutting, building, exploration) to grow the same settlement.

Aska is available in Early Access on Steam, and supports co-op play via a dedicated server.

Server OSWindows only
Server RAM4 to 8 GB
Server storage10 GB

Customer requirements

Minimal:

Operating systemWindows 10 (64-Bit)
ProcessorIntel Core i5 6600 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600
RAM16 GB of memory
Graphics cardNvidia GeForce GTX 1660 (6 GB) or AMD RX 590
Disk space6 GB of available disk space

Recommended:

Operating systemWindows 10 (64-Bit)
ProcessorIntel Core i5 6600 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600
RAM16 GB of memory
Graphics cardNvidia GeForce GTX 1660 (6 GB) or AMD RX 590
Disk space6 GB of available disk space
As the game is in early access, Steam does not yet publish a separate "Recommended" configuration — the values above match the official minimum configuration.
View the list of recommended gaming PCs (regularly updated)

Deploying a server

Prerequisites : Have a Windows host with the Drooft Game Hosting service installed — Aska has no Linux dedicated server, so installation is blocked there.
If you haven't already, please follow the installation guide for the Drooft Game Hosting service.

Installing an Aska game server is quick, as the game is significantly lighter to download than most other supported games.

Steps:

1 Go to the page adding game server and fill in: host, game (Aska), server name, game port, query port, and access type (password, friends, public).
2 Wait a few minutes for the server to switch to the "Game server turned off" , then configure the server options at the bottom of the page (region, Game Server Login Token).
Important : Aska requires a "Game Server Login Token" (GSLT, a free Steam token tied to your account, obtained from the Steam server management site) to start. Enter it in the "Game Server Login Token" field at the bottom of the page — the "start" button stays disabled until it is filled in.
3 Start your server (button "to start up") : all that's left is to play and invite your friends !
Aska

Tips:

Check that both server ports are open on the internet (UDP and TCP). You can test whether your ports are open directly from your game server's page, using the icon .

Customizing Server Settings

A number of game server settings can be changed directly from the site:

Password Allows you to join the game (single player)
Region Region announced by the server in the Steam server browser
Game Server Login Token Steam Game Server Login Token (GSLT), required to start the server — see the Installation tab

Other options may be added in the future, depending on needs.