Action · January 13, 2014
Nidhogg (2014)
Nidhogg is the epic award-winning fencing tug-of-war, full of graceful acrobatics and clumsy stabs. IRL yelling and excitement may occur, in this ultimate two-player showdown of fast-paced fencing and melee attacks. Beware, advantages in Nidhogg are often fleeting, as new opponents continually spawn in your way. Use a variety of fencing maneuvers while armed -- lunges, parries, and even dirty tricks like throwing your sword. If swordless, press forward with punches, sweep kicks, dive kicks, rolls, and wall jumps. The combat arena stretches in both directions, although besting an opponent only gains you ground. Matches aren’t won or lost with a single kill, but with a series of kills granting you right-of-way to run/fight/flee to your own goal-zone. Each arena holds different strategic formations and chokepoints to use to your advantage. Until you reach your goal-zone, anything is possible. Only one thing is certain in Nidhogg… the only way to win is to outwit your opponent. En Garde!
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Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Local Multiplayer · 248
- Indie · 227
- Swordplay · 176
- Fighting · 173
- Action · 170
- Multiplayer · 164
- Pixel Graphics · 128
- 2D Fighter · 127
- PvP · 104
- 2D · 100
- Party Game · 91
- Fast-Paced · 69
- Sports · 67
- Competitive · 61
- Funny · 61
Position in Action
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 7.7k Steam reviews | Top 46% in Action |
| Positive rating | 90% positive | Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 37% |
| Metacritic | 81/100 | Genre average 77 — top 36% of Action titles |
| Engagement hours | 4 h average | Top 83% for session depth among Action |
Features & Capabilities
Multiplayer
- Multi-player
- PvP
- Online PvP
- Shared/Split Screen PvP
- Shared/Split Screen
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Stats
- Steam Leaderboards
- Remote Play on TV
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Single-player
Reception Metrics
Steam community
90%Very Positive · 7.7k reviews
6.9k positive · 768 negative
Metacritic
81/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
6.8/10
Curator recommendations
5.6k
Press Quotes
“A brilliant marriage of mechanics, level design and music that will be played and talked about for years to come.” 93/100 – PC Gamer “It’s the most exhilarating competitive game I’ve played in years.” 9/10 – IGN “Nidhogg is about the purity of two friends on a couch duking it out as Daedelus’s moody dynamic electronica frames acrobatic displays of wits and reflexes. In that sense, it has no equal.” 9/10 – Edge
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
4h
brief (under 5 hours)
Median
2h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
0h
Current engagement
Achievements
12
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | Jan 13, 2014 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Messhof |
| Base price | $3.39 -66% |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected] |
Editions & Packages
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