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Nidhogg 2 cover art

Nidhogg 2

Messhof · 2017-08-15

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionCasualIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen · Perspectives: Side view

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.

Nidhogg 2 is a 2017 Action Casual Indie game priced at $8.24, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (81% of 1335 reviews).

9
playing now
81%
positive of 1.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
77/100
critic score (17 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (28 ratings)
4.26★
PlayStation Store rating (797 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$8.24
steam price (US)

9 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 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

Quietly active
  • · 9 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 45 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity up 36% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 13% of 27,808 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 33k–80k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,335 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

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 14 of 33 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
333320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

902026-09-15 16:00 — 3 players2026-09-17 00:00 — 2 players2026-09-18 08:00 — 3 players2026-09-19 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 23:00 — 5 players2026-09-22 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 14:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 21:00 — 9 players2026-09-26 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 12:00 — 3 players2026-09-28 20:00 — 6 players2026-09-30 03:00 — 6 players2026-10-01 11:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 18:00 — 6 players2026-10-04 02:00 — 5 players2026-10-05 10:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 18:00 — 3 players2026-10-08 01:00 — 5 players2026-10-09 09:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 16:00 — 9 players2026-10-12 00:00 — 4 players2026-10-13 07:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 9 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
450Oct 2016Aug 2026Oct 2016 — avg 0 · peak 1Jan 2017 — avg 0 · peak 1Apr 2017 — avg 0 · peak 1Jul 2017 — avg 0 · peak 4Oct 2017 — avg 12 · peak 44Jan 2018 — avg 10 · peak 49Apr 2018 — avg 5 · peak 20Jul 2018 — avg 8 · peak 28Oct 2018 — avg 5 · peak 16Jan 2019 — avg 7 · peak 46Apr 2019 — avg 4 · peak 18Jul 2019 — avg 9 · peak 29Oct 2019 — avg 6 · peak 25Jan 2020 — avg 7 · peak 35Apr 2020 — avg 5 · peak 21Jul 2020 — avg 7 · peak 26Oct 2020 — avg 5 · peak 22Jan 2021 — avg 6 · peak 31Apr 2021 — avg 6 · peak 20Jul 2021 — avg 8 · peak 22Oct 2021 — avg 4 · peak 22Jan 2022 — avg 6 · peak 30Apr 2022 — avg 4 · peak 19Jul 2022 — avg 6 · peak 19Oct 2022 — avg 4 · peak 14Jan 2023 — avg 5 · peak 19Apr 2023 — avg 4 · peak 17Jul 2023 — avg 6 · peak 18Oct 2023 — avg 4 · peak 15Jan 2024 — avg 4 · peak 19Apr 2024 — avg 3 · peak 14Jul 2024 — avg 4 · peak 14Oct 2024 — avg 3 · peak 11Jan 2025 — avg 3 · peak 18Apr 2025 — avg 3 · peak 13Jul 2025 — avg 4 · peak 13Oct 2025 — avg 3 · peak 14Feb 2026 — avg 6 · peak 15May 2026 — avg 5 · peak 18Aug 2026 — avg 5 · peak 15
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$4.492017-07-212026-10-102017-07-21 — 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 $14.992026-10-10 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4462026-06-02 — 22 pageviews2026-06-06 — 24 pageviews2026-06-10 — 25 pageviews2026-06-14 — 14 pageviews2026-06-18 — 9 pageviews2026-06-22 — 23 pageviews2026-06-26 — 18 pageviews2026-06-30 — 13 pageviews2026-07-04 — 20 pageviews2026-07-08 — 18 pageviews2026-07-12 — 20 pageviews2026-07-16 — 6 pageviews2026-07-20 — 19 pageviews2026-07-24 — 21 pageviews2026-07-28 — 26 pageviews2026-08-01 — 26 pageviews2026-08-05 — 29 pageviews2026-08-09 — 36 pageviews2026-08-13 — 14 pageviews2026-08-17 — 14 pageviews2026-08-21 — 25 pageviews2026-08-25 — 34 pageviews2026-08-29 — 36 pageviews2026-09-02 — 36 pageviews2026-09-06 — 34 pageviews2026-09-10 — 17 pageviews2026-09-14 — 33 pageviews2026-09-18 — 19 pageviews2026-09-22 — 23 pageviews2026-09-26 — 31 pageviews2026-09-30 — 23 pageviews2026-10-04 — 17 pageviews2026-10-08 — 35 pageviews2026-10-12 — 21 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

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

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2017-08-15 (Steam store data)

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.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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