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Battle Chasers: Nightwar cover art

Battle Chasers: Nightwar

Airship Syndicate · THQ Nordic · 2017-10-03

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IndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric, Side view

Releases: Oct 03, 2017 (Xbox One), Aug 01, 2019 (iOS), Oct 03, 2017 (PlayStation 4), May 28, 2018 (Linux), Oct 03, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 01, 2019 (Android)

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.

Battle Chasers: Nightwar is an Indie, RPG game released in 2017 for $29.99, with an owner estimate of 200,000 .. 500,000 and a Very Positive (87% of 7379 reviews) sentiment.

18
playing now
87%
positive of 7.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
78/100
critic score (11 outlets, IGDB)
79/100
IGDB user rating (58 ratings)
5
Nexus mods (2.7k downloads)
4.50★
PlayStation Store rating (4,458 ratings)
68h
to beat · completionist 75h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

18 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Battle Chasers: Nightwar is a turn-based role-playing video game developed by Airship Syndicate and published by THQ Nordic. It was released in October 2017 for Microsoft Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and in May 2018 for Nintendo Switch and Linux. Based on the Battle Chasers fantasy comic book series by Joe Madureira, the game involves the cast of that series being marooned on an island and being forced to stop the plans of an evil sorceress in order to escape.

Trailer

Battle Chasers: Nightwar trailer thumbnail

Battle Chasers: Nightwar | Gameplay Trailer | PS4

≈198,130 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 18 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 105 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~13/week).
  • · Review velocity down 2% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 49,548 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 184k–443k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 7,379 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$29.99
Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.98 at MacGameStore (2024-05-16) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 98 of 151 observed days · $27.01 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
22722720182026Week of 2018-01-01: 227 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

58152026-09-14 21:00 — 21 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 22 players2026-09-17 13:00 — 49 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 31 players2026-09-20 04:00 — 42 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 51 players2026-09-22 19:00 — 49 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 25 players2026-09-25 10:00 — 27 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 35 players2026-09-28 01:00 — 23 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 29 players2026-09-30 16:00 — 24 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 15 players2026-10-03 07:00 — 23 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 54 players2026-10-05 23:00 — 19 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 20 players2026-10-08 14:00 — 35 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 28 players2026-10-11 05:00 — 34 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 24 players2026-10-13 20:00 — 35 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 18 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.5k0Apr 2016Aug 2026Apr 2016 — avg 0 · peak 0Oct 2016 — avg 0 · peak 2Feb 2017 — avg 0 · peak 5Jun 2017 — avg 2 · peak 10Oct 2017 — avg 1,475 · peak 5,359Feb 2018 — avg 197 · peak 425Jun 2018 — avg 209 · peak 560Oct 2018 — avg 212 · peak 958Feb 2019 — avg 75 · peak 171Jun 2019 — avg 66 · peak 203Oct 2019 — avg 126 · peak 365Feb 2020 — avg 73 · peak 153Jun 2020 — avg 90 · peak 200Oct 2020 — avg 108 · peak 266Feb 2021 — avg 88 · peak 163Jun 2021 — avg 63 · peak 137Oct 2021 — avg 55 · peak 111Feb 2022 — avg 58 · peak 150Jun 2022 — avg 45 · peak 113Oct 2022 — avg 34 · peak 78Feb 2023 — avg 40 · peak 88Jun 2023 — avg 26 · peak 53Oct 2023 — avg 27 · peak 65Feb 2024 — avg 28 · peak 57Jun 2024 — avg 21 · peak 53Oct 2024 — avg 30 · peak 77Feb 2025 — avg 21 · peak 41Jun 2025 — avg 21 · peak 57Oct 2025 — avg 20 · peak 41Feb 2026 — avg 30 · peak 63Jun 2026 — avg 24 · peak 57Aug 2026 — avg 27 · peak 64
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$33.47$4.992017-06-012026-10-142017-06-01 — best price $26.952017-12-18 — best price $29.992018-03-09 — best price $29.992018-05-29 — best price $14.992018-08-21 — best price $29.992018-11-21 — best price $9.892019-01-29 — best price $9.902019-04-22 — best price $27.282019-07-29 — best price $29.992019-10-08 — best price $7.492019-12-16 — best price $29.992020-02-20 — best price $7.492020-05-11 — best price $7.492020-08-15 — best price $8.992020-12-22 — best price $7.492021-03-24 — best price $7.492021-07-11 — best price $5.992021-09-24 — best price $7.492021-12-29 — best price $29.992022-03-26 — best price $21.992022-07-08 — best price $26.992022-09-27 — best price $21.992023-01-06 — best price $21.992023-04-25 — best price $7.492023-07-20 — best price $7.492023-11-01 — best price $7.492024-02-05 — best price $29.992024-05-15 — best price $4.992024-09-02 — best price $7.492024-12-16 — best price $7.482025-03-21 — best price $29.992025-07-10 — best price $29.992025-10-20 — best price $7.492026-02-16 — best price $24.992026-05-08 — best price $5.992026-08-01 — best price $7.492026-09-14 — best price $29.992026-10-14 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

94182026-05-30 — 34 pageviews2026-06-03 — 20 pageviews2026-06-07 — 43 pageviews2026-06-11 — 23 pageviews2026-06-15 — 33 pageviews2026-06-19 — 39 pageviews2026-06-23 — 33 pageviews2026-06-27 — 32 pageviews2026-07-01 — 39 pageviews2026-07-05 — 25 pageviews2026-07-09 — 42 pageviews2026-07-13 — 62 pageviews2026-07-17 — 55 pageviews2026-07-21 — 26 pageviews2026-07-25 — 18 pageviews2026-07-29 — 70 pageviews2026-08-02 — 27 pageviews2026-08-06 — 45 pageviews2026-08-10 — 55 pageviews2026-08-14 — 49 pageviews2026-08-18 — 39 pageviews2026-08-22 — 34 pageviews2026-08-26 — 94 pageviews2026-08-30 — 62 pageviews2026-09-03 — 79 pageviews2026-09-07 — 56 pageviews2026-09-11 — 36 pageviews2026-09-15 — 47 pageviews2026-09-19 — 33 pageviews2026-09-23 — 36 pageviews2026-09-27 — 32 pageviews2026-10-01 — 29 pageviews2026-10-05 — 30 pageviews2026-10-08 — 25 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

48
achievements tracked
88.1%
earned "Survivors"
19.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2017-10-03 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)11,66314%49
Steam (Steam)11,4254%48
Xbox One (Xbox)11,3443%48
Switch (Nintendo)500%0
Switch (Nintendo)10%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGJRPGIndieFantasyFishingIsometricComic BookStory RichTurn-BasedAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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