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Nidhogg 2
The rules are simple. Reach the other side and kill anyone that stands in your way. Deftly parry and rend their throats, riddle their bowels with arrows, or squish their brains between your toes. The wurm cares not for chivalry.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“Both Nidhogg 1 & 2 are great games with different styles and offer duels that will both make you laugh and yell. There was a show I helped set up that involved people facing off against each other using apples, a DDR pad, Rock Band guitars and more - the controls are simple…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“Very interesting game with interesting weapons and mechanics. The move sets weren't immediately obvious but I understood it after a little fidgeting. It's a small game if you're only playing it solo (about an hour or less). I've haven't tried it with friends yet but as is, it's…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“I'm all for short and replayable games but this is too simple to warrant a replay.”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:39 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Announcing "Blood Dungeon"
We announced our latest game Blood Dungeon at Summer Games Fest this past weekend and the impressions are starting to roll in:"This is the game of the god damn \ show." - Easy Allies"Damn, that Blood
Two New Levels and New Costumes
We've added two Nidhogg 2 levels for the first time on Steam-- “Train” and “Office”. Relive the daily commute, complete with demonic meat locomotive. Once at the office enjoy the freedom of our open c
UPDATE!! Localization + Matchmaking + New Costumes
v2017112201 Localized in 17 different languages (English, German, Danish, Spanish, Finnish, French, Italian, Japanese, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Brazilian, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Turkish, and C
UPDATE!! Localization + Matchmaking + New Costumes
v2017112201 Localized in 17 different languages (English, German, Danish, Spanish, Finnish, French, Italian, Japanese, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Brazilian, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Turkish, and C
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | Local Multiplayer · Indie · Action · Fighting · Casual · Multiplayer · Pixel Graphics · Swordplay · Funny · Gore · 2D Fighter · Violent (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Shared/Split Screen · Full controller support · Remote Play on TV |
| Languages | English |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 13 |
| Estimated owners | 100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.nidhogggame.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Microsoft® Windows® Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 Processor: 3.0 GHz Dual Core CPU Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: GPU with at least 256MB of VRAM DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 750 MB available space Additional Notes: PS4 or Xbox 360 Controller or Direct Input compatible controller