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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. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.
“Really fun game just looks ridiculously disgusting, hurts my eyes if I play to long. Wish they hadn't made such a drastic change from stick figures (Nidhogg I) to these unholy ABOMINATIONS!”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“THIS IS NOT MEANT TO BE NIDHOGG 1!!!!!!! Just had to get that out there because many people seem to be confused by this. I LOVE the original Nidhogg, it was and still is a great game, but content-wise, it was lacking. But the gameplay more than made up for it. Originally, I saw…”
— a player, Steam review · 21 hrs played“Nidhogg 1 has probably some of the tightest 1v1 unique sword fighting versus game play I think I've ever played. I was super excited for Nidhogg 2. Aesthetically it's different then the first: impressive, gorgeous goofy / creepy 2d sprites and the variety of new weapons and…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 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 2026-10-23.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Rollback Netcode
We recently added rollback netcode to the original Nidhogg, and now you can experience the joy of rollback netcode in Nidhogg 2 as well! Along the way we've also updated our Mac port. Rollback netcode
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 2026-05-13.
| 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 |
| 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