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Nordhold

StunForge · HypeTrain Digital · 2025-03-25

Steam

IndieStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Mar 25, 2025 (Linux), Mar 25, 2025 (Mac), Mar 25, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Enemies are coming! Every decision matters: build your city, grow the economy, and prepare for enemy waves. Strengthen your defenses, adapt your strategy, and unleash your hero’s full potential. This unique Tower Defense will test your skills – are you worthy to claim a place at Valhalla?

Nordhold is a 2025 Indie and Strategy game priced at $19.99, with a Very Positive review sentiment (87% of 3315 reviews) and an owner estimate of 200,000 .. 500,000.

115
playing now
87%
positive of 3.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

115 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 115 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 48 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity down 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (770 reviews).
  • · Top 12% of 18,161 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 66k–149k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,315 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$17.07-26%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $9.94 at GameBillet (2025-11-23) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 122 of 162 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
70270220252026Week of 2025-03-25: 702 positiveWeek of 2025-03-25: 68 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 302 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2025-04-08: 242 positiveWeek of 2025-04-08: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-04-15: 151 positiveWeek of 2025-04-15: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-04-22: 75 positiveWeek of 2025-04-22: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-04-29: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-04-29: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-05-06: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-05-06: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-05-13: 77 positiveWeek of 2025-05-13: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-05-20: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-05-20: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-05-27: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-05-27: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-06-03: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-06-03: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-10: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-06-10: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-17: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-06-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-24: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-06-24: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-08: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-07-08: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-07-15: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-07-15: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-22: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-07-22: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-29: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-07-29: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-05: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-08-05: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-12: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-08-12: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-19: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-08-19: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-08-26: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-08-26: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-02: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-09-02: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-09: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-09-09: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-16: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-09-16: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-23: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-09-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-30: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-09-30: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-07: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-10-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-14: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-21: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-10-28: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-28: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-04: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-11-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-11: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-11-11: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-18: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-11-18: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-25: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-11-25: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-12-02: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-12-02: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-09: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-16: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-16: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-23: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-12-23: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-30: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-12-30: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-06: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-01-06: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-13: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-01-13: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-20: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-27: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-03: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-03: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-10: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-17: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-24: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-03: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-10: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-03-10: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-17: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-03-17: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-03-24: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-03-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-31: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-31: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-07: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-07: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-14: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-14: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-21: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-28: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-28: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-05: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-05: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-12: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-19: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-19: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-26: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-02: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-09: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-16: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-23: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-30: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-06-30: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-07: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-07: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-14: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-21: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-28: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-28: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-04: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

172532026-08-08 18:00 — 137 players2026-08-09 02:00 — 100 players2026-08-09 10:00 — 150 players2026-08-09 18:00 — 156 players2026-08-10 02:00 — 84 players2026-08-10 10:00 — 104 players2026-08-10 19:00 — 159 players2026-08-11 03:00 — 83 players2026-08-11 11:00 — 93 players2026-08-12 07:00 — 70 players2026-08-13 14:00 — 130 players2026-08-14 22:00 — 112 players2026-08-16 06:00 — 103 players2026-08-17 13:00 — 126 players2026-08-18 21:00 — 117 players2026-08-20 05:00 — 61 players2026-08-21 12:00 — 90 players2026-08-22 20:00 — 172 players2026-08-24 03:00 — 68 players2026-08-25 11:00 — 82 players2026-08-26 19:00 — 128 players2026-08-28 03:00 — 55 players2026-08-29 11:00 — 161 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 115 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$9.942025-03-242026-08-172025-03-24 — best price $18.992025-04-01 — best price $15.992025-05-09 — best price $17.882025-05-18 — best price $13.352025-05-26 — best price $12.992025-06-27 — best price $14.992025-08-11 — best price $13.992025-08-30 — best price $15.082025-09-15 — best price $11.492025-10-08 — best price $19.992025-11-03 — best price $11.492025-11-17 — best price $12.492025-11-23 — best price $9.942025-12-06 — best price $15.082026-01-08 — best price $15.082026-02-18 — best price $10.992026-03-18 — best price $19.992026-04-09 — best price $19.992026-04-25 — best price $17.122026-05-02 — best price $12.392026-05-09 — best price $16.362026-05-16 — best price $12.402026-05-23 — best price $12.412026-05-30 — best price $12.422026-06-06 — best price $11.542026-06-15 — best price $17.362026-06-22 — best price $16.912026-06-30 — best price $10.882026-07-08 — best price $12.402026-07-15 — best price $16.852026-07-22 — best price $16.822026-07-29 — best price $12.382026-08-04 — best price $16.972026-08-10 — best price $17.052026-08-17 — best price $17.07
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

002026-08-26 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 09:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

32
achievements tracked
84.8%
earned "Slayer"
39.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing1 DLC

12 supported languages: English, German, French, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,7654%32

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

3DPvECasualMedievalStrategyTacticalTop-DownManagementRogue-liteCity Builder

Census log

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

Recent updates

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