THQ Nordic

Battle Chasers: Nightwar

Game

Game details

First release year
2017

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game

Players by platform

  • Microsoft Windows*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    1*

Content classifications

  • ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
    Classification
    T - Teen*

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    Yes*

Store genres

  • Indie*
  • RPG*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Remote Play on TV*
  • Family Sharing*

Interface languages

  • English*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • French*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Italian*
  • German*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Spanish - Spain*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Japanese*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Korean*
  • Polish*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Russian*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Simplified Chinese*

Audio languages

  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Japanese*
  • Polish*
  • Russian*
  • Simplified Chinese*

Community tags · historical

  • RPG*
    Votes · historical
    199*
  • Turn-Based Combat*
    Votes · historical
    173*
  • Singleplayer*
    Votes · historical
    108*
  • JRPG*
    Votes · historical
    96*
  • Dungeon Crawler*
    Votes · historical
    77*
  • Fantasy*
    Votes · historical
    76*
  • Indie*
    Votes · historical
    59*
  • Atmospheric*
    Votes · historical
    54*
  • Turn-Based*
    Votes · historical
    53*
  • Comic Book*
    Votes · historical
    46*
  • Great Soundtrack*
    Votes · historical
    34*
  • Story Rich*
    Votes · historical
    29*
  • Crowdfunded*
    Votes · historical
    25*
  • Fishing*
    Votes · historical
    18*
  • Isometric*
    Votes · historical
    18*
  • Loot*
    Votes · historical
    16*
  • Open World*
    Votes · historical
    11*
  • Adventure*
    Votes · historical
    9*
  • Female Protagonist*
    Votes · historical
    8*
  • Steampunk*
    Votes · historical
    6*

System requirements

  • Windows · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Windows 7 / 8 / 10 64 bit*
    Processor alternatives
    2.0 GHz CPU*
    Memory
    4 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    Intel HD 4000 or equivalent with 1 GB VRAM*
    Graphics API
    Version 11*
    Storage
    10 GB available space*
    Audio hardware
    DirectX compatible*
    Conditions
    Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system*
  • macOS · Minimum*
    Operating system
    OSX 10.9+*
    Processor alternatives
    2.0 GHz CPU*
    Memory
    4 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    Open GL 3.2+ compliant*
    Storage
    10 GB available space*
  • Linux · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Ubuntu 12.04*
    Processor alternatives
    2.0 GHz CPU*
    Memory
    4 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    Intel HD 4000 or equivalent with 1 GB VRAM*
    Storage
    10 GB available space*
    Conditions
    Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system*
  • Windows · Recommended*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel i5 2.5 GHZ*
    Graphics alternatives
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 or equivalent*
    Memory
    8 GB*
  • Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27*
    Memory
    8 GB*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Gold*
    Reports
    9*
    Community confidence
    moderate*
  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Playable*
  • Controller support · 2026-06-27*
    Controller support
    Full*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Airship Syndicate

Publishers

  • THQ Nordic

Release history

  • 2017
    Date precision
    Year only
  • 2017-10-02 · Microsoft Windows*
    Release date
    2017-10-02*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Microsoft Windows*

Store release history

  • Steam*
    Release date
    Oct 3, 2017*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 14 fields
Windows minimum processor requirement
2.0 GHz CPU*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Intel HD 4000 or equivalent with 1 GB VRAM*
Windows minimum memory requirement
4* GB
Name
Battle Chasers: Nightwar*
Windows recommended processor requirement
Intel i5 2.5 GHZ*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 or equivalent*
Windows recommended memory requirement
8* GB
Release year
2,017*
Windows minimum processor requirement
Windows · Minimum
Processor alternatives
2.0 GHz CPU*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Windows · Minimum
Graphics alternatives
Intel HD 4000 or equivalent with 1 GB VRAM*
Windows minimum memory requirement
Windows · Minimum
Memory
4 GB*
Windows recommended processor requirement
Windows · Recommended
Processor alternatives
Intel i5 2.5 GHZ*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
Windows · Recommended
Graphics alternatives
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 or equivalent*
Windows recommended memory requirement
Windows · Recommended
Memory
8 GB*
Specifications 2 · 7 fields
Developers · Microsoft Windows
Airship Syndicate
Airship Syndicate*
ESRB classification · Microsoft Windows
ESRB · Microsoft Windows
Classification
T - Teen*
Genres · Microsoft Windows
role-playing video game
role-playing video game*
strategy video game
strategy video game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1*
Platform
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows*
Publishers · Microsoft Windows
THQ Nordic
THQ Nordic*
Release date · Microsoft Windows
2017-10-02 · Microsoft Windows
Release date
2017-10-02*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 3 · 34 fields
Achievements · historical
48*
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
985* min
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Remote Play on TV*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Airship Syndicate*
DLC count · historical
1*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
200000 - 500000*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Japanese*
  • Polish*
  • Russian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
Store genres
  • Indie*
  • RPG*
Linux support · historical
Yes*
macOS support · historical
Yes*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
330* min
Metacritic score
78*
Name
Battle Chasers: Nightwar*
Negative reviews · historical
903*
Peak ccu
12*
Positive reviews · historical
6,252*
Price (historical; currency unreported)
7.49*
Publishers
  • THQ Nordic*
Recommendations
5,495*
Store release date · historical
Oct 3, 2017*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Russian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
Windows support · historical
Yes*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Full controller support
Full controller support*
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Trading Cards*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Remote Play on TV
Remote Play on TV*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Airship Syndicate
Airship Syndicate*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Japanese*
  • Polish*
  • Russian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
Store genres
Indie
Indie*
RPG
RPG*
Linux support · historical
Linux
Supported
Yes*
macOS support · historical
macOS
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
THQ Nordic
THQ Nordic*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Oct 3, 2017*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Russian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
Windows support · historical
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Specifications 4 · 21 fields
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
16* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
1,095* min
Ccu
12*
Developer
Airship Syndicate*
Historical discount
0* %
Store genres
  • Indie*
  • RPG*
Historical US original list price
2,999* US cents
Languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Russian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
16* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
616* min
Name
Battle Chasers: Nightwar*
Negative reviews · historical
903*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
200,000 .. 500,000*
Positive reviews · historical
6,252*
Historical US price
2,999* US cents
Publisher
THQ Nordic*
Community tags · historical
  • RPG*
  • Turn-Based Combat*
  • Singleplayer*
  • JRPG*
  • Dungeon Crawler*
  • Fantasy*
  • Indie*
  • Atmospheric*
  • Turn-Based*
  • Comic Book*
  • Great Soundtrack*
  • Story Rich*
  • Crowdfunded*
  • Fishing*
  • Isometric*
  • Loot*
  • Open World*
  • Adventure*
  • Female Protagonist*
  • Steampunk*
Store genres
Indie
Indie*
RPG
RPG*
Languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Russian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
Community tags · historical
RPG
RPG*
Turn-Based Combat
Turn-Based Combat*
Singleplayer
Singleplayer*
JRPG
JRPG*
Dungeon Crawler
Dungeon Crawler*
Fantasy
Fantasy*
Indie
Indie*
Atmospheric
Atmospheric*
Turn-Based
Turn-Based*
Comic Book
Comic Book*
Great Soundtrack
Great Soundtrack*
Story Rich
Story Rich*
Crowdfunded
Crowdfunded*
Fishing
Fishing*
Isometric
Isometric*
Loot
Loot*
Open World
Open World*
Adventure
Adventure*
Female Protagonist
Female Protagonist*
Steampunk
Steampunk*
Tags votes
RPG
Votes · historical
199*
Turn-Based Combat
Votes · historical
173*
Singleplayer
Votes · historical
108*
JRPG
Votes · historical
96*
Dungeon Crawler
Votes · historical
77*
Fantasy
Votes · historical
76*
Indie
Votes · historical
59*
Atmospheric
Votes · historical
54*
Turn-Based
Votes · historical
53*
Comic Book
Votes · historical
46*
Great Soundtrack
Votes · historical
34*
Story Rich
Votes · historical
29*
Crowdfunded
Votes · historical
25*
Fishing
Votes · historical
18*
Isometric
Votes · historical
18*
Loot
Votes · historical
16*
Open World
Votes · historical
11*
Adventure
Votes · historical
9*
Female Protagonist
Votes · historical
8*
Steampunk
Votes · historical
6*
Specifications 5 · 29 fields
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Remote Play on TV*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Airship Syndicate*
Store genres
  • Indie*
  • RPG*
Free to play · historical
No*
Linux requirements
Minimum: OS: Ubuntu 12.04 Processor: 2.0 GHz CPU Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD 4000 or equivalent with 1 GB VRAM Storage: 10 GB available space Additional Notes: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system *
macOS requirements
Minimum: OS: OSX 10.9+ Processor: 2.0 GHz CPU Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Open GL 3.2+ compliant Storage: 10 GB available space *
Metacritic score
78*
Name
Battle Chasers: Nightwar*
Windows requirements
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 / 8 / 10 64 bit Processor: 2.0 GHz CPU Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD 4000 or equivalent with 1 GB VRAM DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 10 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible *
Platforms
  • windows*
  • mac*
  • linux*
Historical price currency
USD*
Discount percentage (historical)
0*
Historical store price
$29.99*
Publishers
  • THQ Nordic*
Recommendations total
5,476*
Coming soon · historical store status
No*
Store release date · historical
Oct 3, 2017*
Interface languages
English (full audio), French (full audio), Italian, German (full audio), Spanish - Spain (full audio), Japanese (full audio), Korean, Polish (full audio), Portuguese - Brazil, Russian (full audio), Simplified Chinese*
Type
game*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Full controller support
Full controller support*
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Trading Cards*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Remote Play on TV
Remote Play on TV*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Airship Syndicate
Airship Syndicate*
Store genres
Indie
Indie*
RPG
RPG*
Linux requirements
Linux · Minimum
Operating system
Ubuntu 12.04*
Processor alternatives
2.0 GHz CPU*
Memory
4 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
Intel HD 4000 or equivalent with 1 GB VRAM*
Storage
10 GB available space*
Conditions
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system*
macOS requirements
macOS · Minimum
Operating system
OSX 10.9+*
Processor alternatives
2.0 GHz CPU*
Memory
4 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
Open GL 3.2+ compliant*
Storage
10 GB available space*
Windows requirements
Windows · Minimum
Operating system
Windows 7 / 8 / 10 64 bit*
Processor alternatives
2.0 GHz CPU*
Memory
4 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
Intel HD 4000 or equivalent with 1 GB VRAM*
Graphics API
Version 11*
Storage
10 GB available space*
Audio hardware
DirectX compatible*
Conditions
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system*
Platforms
Windows
Supported
Yes*
macOS
Supported
Yes*
Linux
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
THQ Nordic
THQ Nordic*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Oct 3, 2017*
Interface languages
  • Italian*
  • Korean*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Simplified Chinese*
Specifications 6 · 19 fields
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
full*
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
playable*
Store genres
Indie|RPG*
Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
4,360*
Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
moderate*
Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
9*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
gold*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
8* GB
Steam release year · historical
2,017*
Title
Battle Chasers: Nightwar*
Coming soon · historical Steam listing
No*
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support
Full*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
Compatibility category
Playable*
Store genres
Indie
Indie*
RPG
RPG*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
Community Linux compatibility tier
Gold*
Reports
9*
Community confidence
moderate*
Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27
Memory
8 GB*

* Provisional data