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Nidhogg
Nidhogg is the epic award-winning game of fencing tug-of-war complete with flying giant worms.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“A fun party game to have with mates. Had two of my mates not long ago come around and played against each other. Funniest thing to watch.”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“[h1]GO! ->[/h1] Nidhogg is a game about fencing, tug of war, interesting fights, and of course, a giant flying worm. [h2]NO STORY.[/h2] [h2]GAMEPLAY[/h2] Nidhogg's core loop can be distilled down to 'get past your enemy and then R U N'. Kill your foe, bypass them, or otherwise…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“Still the best one on one dueling game after all these years -- gonna have people play it at my cat's birthday party to defend his honor. Without special moves or button combos like a typical fighting game, you can watch strategies rise and fall in real time, sometimes over the…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:50 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.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.
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
Localization Update Beta testing
There is a new windows build to the beta branch that we would love people to try out before we push it out to everyone. This update adds localization support for 14 new languages. Many thanks to @Yell
New Remix Level and Permanent Blood
You can find the new battleground dubbed “Fields” a short walk from the castle. It’s a peaceful place to visit on a full moon, though you’ll have to share it with the cats in heat. There’s a new Daede
windows patch
Patch notes: - Game Maker Studio 2.3.x update which includes fixes like low framerates (there was a bug with putting the app to sleep) - Updated to the latest YellowAfterlife multiplayer dll which hel
Menu Screen Crash Hotfix (now for macs too) 9/20/17
The latest update (build 2134911) addresses the menu screen crash for Mac players. Highscores are still not visible, but that is being worked on! More info in the previous update-- http://steamcommuni
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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, Indie, Sports |
| Player tags | Local Multiplayer · Indie · Swordplay · Fighting · Action · Multiplayer · Pixel Graphics · 2D Fighter · PvP · 2D · Party Game · Fast-Paced (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support |
| Languages | English |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 12 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.nidhogggame.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Microsoft® Windows® XP / Vista / 7 Processor: 1.2GHz processor Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: DirectX 8-compatible graphics card with at least 32MB of video memory DirectX: Version 9.0c Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 200 MB available space Additional Notes: Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller or Direct Input compatible controller