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Nidhogg 2 cover art

Nidhogg 2

Messhof · 2017-08-15

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionCasualIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen

Releases: Jul 18, 2018 (Xbox One), Nov 22, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 06, 2017 (PlayStation 4), Aug 15, 2017 (Mac), Aug 15, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Q4 2022 (Arcade)

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.

6
playing now
81%
positive of 1.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
77/100
critic score (17 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (28 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$8.24
steam price (US)

6 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 UTC (census sample)

Nidhogg 2 is a 2017 fighting game developed and published by Messhof. It is the sequel to Nidhogg (2014), and was released for Microsoft Windows, macOS and PlayStation 4 in 2017, Xbox One in July 2018, and Nintendo Switch in November 2018. It expands on the original duelling gameplay introduced in its predecessor and features new weapons, actions and characters. The game received generally positive reviews from critics upon release.

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 31% of 10,903 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 33k–79k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,324 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$8.24-45%
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.49 at Steam (2019-05-24) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 16 of 31 observed days · $10.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

1212026-08-11 18:00 — 7 players2026-08-12 10:00 — 3 players2026-08-13 02:00 — 4 players2026-08-13 17:00 — 10 players2026-08-14 09:00 — 3 players2026-08-15 01:00 — 7 players2026-08-15 17:00 — 8 players2026-08-16 09:00 — 6 players2026-08-17 01:00 — 5 players2026-08-17 17:00 — 8 players2026-08-18 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 00:00 — 7 players2026-08-19 16:00 — 3 players2026-08-20 08:00 — 2 players2026-08-20 23:00 — 8 players2026-08-21 15:00 — 4 players2026-08-22 07:00 — 3 players2026-08-22 23:00 — 12 players2026-08-23 14:00 — 6 players2026-08-24 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-24 22:00 — 12 players2026-08-25 14:00 — 4 players2026-08-26 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-26 23:00 — 6 players2026-08-27 14:00 — 8 players2026-08-28 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 22:00 — 11 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 9 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 6 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$4.492017-07-212026-08-292017-07-21 — best price $12.742017-11-16 — best price $13.492018-01-04 — best price $14.992018-05-24 — best price $14.992018-09-18 — best price $14.992019-02-11 — best price $14.992019-07-09 — best price $14.992019-09-12 — best price $14.992019-11-21 — best price $6.742020-01-02 — best price $14.992020-03-30 — best price $14.992020-08-03 — best price $14.992020-11-16 — best price $14.992020-12-22 — best price $5.242021-03-29 — best price $5.992021-09-10 — best price $5.992021-12-20 — best price $14.992022-03-12 — best price $14.992022-07-07 — best price $14.992022-10-24 — best price $14.992023-02-13 — best price $14.992023-06-05 — best price $6.742023-08-28 — best price $7.492023-11-17 — best price $7.492024-01-04 — best price $14.992024-03-29 — best price $7.492024-07-11 — best price $14.992024-12-04 — best price $14.992025-02-17 — best price $14.992025-07-03 — best price $6.742025-09-01 — best price $14.992025-12-18 — best price $5.092026-03-19 — best price $5.242026-05-22 — best price $5.992026-07-13 — best price $5.242026-08-29 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

13
achievements tracked
76.8%
earned "SELF SACRIFICE"
9.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPShared/Split ScreenFull controller supportRemote Play on TVRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing1 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)10,5190%13
Steam (Steam)4,5120%13
Xbox One (Xbox)9330%13
Switch (Nintendo)740%0
PS4 (PlayStation)450%13
Switch (Nintendo)0—0

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

Player tags

2DPvPGoreFunnyIndieActionCasualComedyViolentFighting

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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