I was pretty excited when I heard about Kyn, being a lover of nearly all things Viking/Nordic. However, when I saw the game description mention "strategy", I put off purchasing the title because I'm fairly crappy with strategy style games. I wish the Developers would change this inaccuracy, since Kyn is simply an overhead RPG along the lines of Pillars of Eternity, Divinity: Original Sin and Diablo.
There are a lot of ups and downs when it comes to Kyn. On the one hand, I want to recommend it because it's a fun title with vast, beautiful levels (maps) that are unique to one another. You'll have a great time exploring the large open areas and completing the many side quests along the way.
Edit: I have encountered a series of bugs, however minor they may be they are still quite irritating. One is the fact that the characters will get stuck on stairs repeatedly. You may not notice until you're a good way off from them. Second is that whenever you go into the menu to turn the audio down or off, it will come on again once you go back to town or load a new level.
Edit 2: More bugs and glitches found. Near the end of the game, a door becomes destroyed. Could not get one of the characters through. Also, the sound effects seem to randomly crap out and you're left with only music.
On the other hand, many of the exciting elements of an RPG are put on the backburner. Such as leveling, which is usually exciting and leaves you feeling accomplished. There are only 3 attributes for you to put your skill points into each time you level up, which will only happen after you complete main missions. The entire concept of leveling within this game is mediocre. It doesn't even matter how many monsters you slay or people you help along the way.
Another down note of Kyn are the items. Most of the time when you loot a chest, you'll get a little bit of gold and some crafting items; rarely will you see any gear, let alone rare items. You'll spend quite a bit of time gathering crafting items to finally be able to make something, too. This takes the fun out of wanting to explore and open treasure chests. When the Developers boast a "rich and deep" crafting system on the store page, I was expecting something a little more. You won't even be able to craft anything for at least the first three or four levels.
The story is also rather bland and disappointing. There's not much to say about it at all. There's also barely anything Viking/Nordic about this game except for a few references and symbols scattered here and there. Since I've listed more cons than I have pros in this review, I am going to not recommend Kyn at this point. It's a fun game, for sure, but when other games such as Pillars of Eternity and Divinity: Original Sin are out there, selling at around the same market value as this game (if you're smart about purchasing), Kyn just does not have what it takes to stand out.