Nidhogg

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• PlayStation Vita

Genres

• fighting game

• action game^*

• platform game^*

• sports video game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

• multiplayer video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  2^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · PlayStation Vita^*

  Classification

  T - Teen^*

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  T - Teen^*

Engines

• GameMaker

Localized titles

• Nidhogg

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Action^*
• Indie^*
• Sports^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Multi-player^*
• PvP^*
• Online PvP^*
• Shared/Split Screen PvP^*
• Shared/Split Screen^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Full controller support^*
• Steam Trading Cards^*
• Stats^*
• Steam Leaderboards^*
• Remote Play on TV^*
• Remote Play Together^*
• Family Sharing^*
• Local co-op^*

Interface languages

• English^*

Community tags · historical

• Local Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  248^*

• Indie^*

  Votes · historical

  227^*

• Swordplay^*

  Votes · historical

  176^*

• Fighting^*

  Votes · historical

  173^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  170^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  164^*

• Pixel Graphics^*

  Votes · historical

  128^*

• 2D Fighter^*

  Votes · historical

  127^*

• PvP^*

  Votes · historical

  104^*

• 2D^*

  Votes · historical

  100^*

• Party Game^*

  Votes · historical

  91^*

• Fast-Paced^*

  Votes · historical

  69^*

• Sports^*

  Votes · historical

  67^*

• Competitive^*

  Votes · historical

  61^*

• Funny^*

  Votes · historical

  61^*

• Controller^*

  Votes · historical

  54^*

• Local Co-Op^*

  Votes · historical

  36^*

• Platformer^*

  Votes · historical

  31^*

• Great Soundtrack^*

  Votes · historical

  30^*

• GameMaker^*

  Votes · historical

  28^*

System requirements

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Microsoft® Windows® XP / Vista / 7^*

  Processor alternatives

  1.2GHz processor^*

  Memory

  512 MB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  DirectX 8-compatible graphics card with at least 32MB of video memory^*

  Graphics API

  Version 9.0c^*

  Network

  Broadband Internet connection^*

  Storage

  200 MB available space^*

  Conditions

  Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller or Direct Input compatible controller^*

• macOS · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  10.9^*

  Processor alternatives

  1.2GHz processor^*

  Memory

  512 MB RAM^*

  Network

  Broadband Internet connection^*

  Storage

  200 MB available space^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Graphics alternatives

  DirectX 8-compatible graphics card with at least 32MB of video memory^*

  Memory

  1 GB^*

  Processor alternatives

  1.4GHz processor or faster^*

• Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*

  Memory

  1 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Full^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Verified^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Gold^*

  Reports

  34^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

Developers

• Messhof

Publishers

• Messhof

• 2014-01-13

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2014-01-13 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2014-01-13^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

• 2013-01-01 · PlayStation Vita^*

  Release date

  2013-01-01^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  PlayStation Vita^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Jan 13, 2014^*

Detailed specifications