Across the frozen wasteland that was once North America and Europe, life is what most would consider 'hectic'. Polar shift turned the world on it's side, literally, and the one people foolish enough to live in these vast tracks of land across the poles are the scientists working diligently in the attempt to carve something livable out of the new, colder continent and the armed factions fighting to control the scientific work. You know, because. Some do it because they believe the end of the world, Ragnarok, has come, and only those who are the strongest will be chosen to build the world anew while others simply want to rebuild the world, much to the bemusement of those in the newer, warmer climates.

Ragnarok Arena is a sidescrolling multiplayer shooter developed on the Source Engine, famous for it's use in Half-Life 2, Team Fortress 2 and multiple other games. Gameplay is brutal and fast paced, with realism being thrown to the side in exchange for adrenaline-fueled arcade action. Relive the joy of playing in the style of older titles like Mega Man, Contra and metal Slug with friends in eye-popping HD, and with a new control scheme custom-tuned for a keyboard and mouse.

• >> Multiple Game Modes
  Including Capture the Flag, Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch with more gamemodes coming with each update.
• >> A Return to Form
  Powerups, vertical combat and the speed of a bullet, just like you remember it. Random weapon and powerup spawns prevent camping and keep players on the move.
• >> 32 Player Mayhem
  Play with your friends in combat that most people would describe as "Completely Insane".
• >> Completely Free
  Using the Orange Box Base, only Steam and a Source game are required to play this game. This means owners of Counter-Strike Source, Left 4 Dead and even Portal can get down on the sidescrolling action. For a complete list of supported games, please refer to the Steampowered website.