Indie · October 3, 2017
Battle Chasers: Nightwar (2017)
Battle Chasers: Nightwar is an RPG inspired by the classic console greats, featuring deep dungeon diving, turn-based combat presented in a classic JRPG format, and a rich story driven by exploration of the world. Classic turn-based combat inspired by the console RPG greats, with a unique overcharge mana system and incredible Battle Bursts. Beautiful, randomly-generated dungeons loaded with traps, puzzles, secrets and loot. Explore an overworld peppered with hidden dungeons, rare bosses and randomly appearing friends and foes. Action oriented, randomly-generated dungeons loaded with traps, puzzles and secrets. Use each hero's unique dungeon skills to survive Build your adventuring party by choosing three of six available heroes from the classic Battle Chasers comic series, each with unique abilities, perks, items and dungeon skills Dive into the deep crafting system, using the unique ingredient-overloading system to create epic items! The best-selling comic book Battle Chasers was first released in the late 90s and quickly generated a passionate cult following.
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- RPG · 199
- Turn-Based Combat · 173
- Singleplayer · 108
- JRPG · 96
- Dungeon Crawler · 77
- Fantasy · 76
- Indie · 59
- Atmospheric · 54
- Turn-Based · 53
- Comic Book · 46
- Great Soundtrack · 34
- Story Rich · 29
- Crowdfunded · 25
- Fishing · 18
- Isometric · 18
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Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (11)
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Full audio (8)
- English
- French
- German
- Spanish - Spain
- Japanese
- Polish
- Russian
- Simplified Chinese
Position in Indie
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 7.2k Steam reviews | Top 35% in Indie |
| Positive rating | 87% positive | Genre average: 87% — this title sits in top 60% |
| Metacritic | 78/100 | Genre average 77 — top 48% of Indie titles |
| Engagement hours | 16 h average | Top 39% for session depth among Indie |
Reception Metrics
Steam community
87%Very Positive · 7.2k reviews
6.2k positive · 930 negative
Metacritic
78/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
7.1/10
Curator recommendations
5.5k
Press Quotes
“A gorgeous RPG, with expansive randomly generated dungeons, compelling combat, unique characters, and an amazing soundtrack.” 90 % – Gaming Trend “Nightwar’s focus on style and character, coupled with a mostly excellent combat system, kept me hooked for much longer than I had imagined.” 8/10 – Polygon “Battle Chasers is a great game and great RPG. I love the rich characters and their background. The art style makes this whole experience beautiful.” 9/10 – GameSpace
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
- Remote Play on TV
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Release & Availability
| Release date | Oct 3, 2017 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Airship Syndicate |
| Publisher | THQ Nordic |
| Base price | $7.49 -75% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 1 released |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Estimated owners | 100k–1M |
| External links | Metacritic page · Support · [email protected] |
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
16h
moderate (15–40 hours)
Median
6h
Typical completion time
Achievements
48
Steam unlocks available
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