Battle Chasers: Nightwar

Battle Chasers: Nightwar is an RPG inspired by the classic console greats, featuring deep dungeon diving, turn-based combat presented in a classic JRPG format, and a rich story driven by exploration of the world.

Battle Chasers: Nightwar is a rpg, turn-based combat and singleplayer game developed by Airship Syndicate and published by THQ Nordic.
Released on October 03rd 2017 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 11 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian and Simplified Chinese.

It has received 7,079 reviews of which 6,190 were positive and 889 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 7.49€ on Steam and has a 75% discount.

The Steam community has classified Battle Chasers: Nightwar into these genres:

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 Female Protagonist Adventure Steampunk

Media & Screenshots

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

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

MacOS

OS: OSX 10.9+
Processor: 2.0 GHz CPU
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Open GL 3.2+ compliant
Storage: 10 GB available space

Linux

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

Reviews

Explore reviews from Steam users sharing their experiences and what they love about the game.

Dec. 2024

Combat is the meat of the game. It feels very good thanks to very engaging mechanics, as well as excellent animations and sound design. I especially like that every single ability has at least one build that makes full use of it and that each character has synergies with all the others.

Nov. 2024

As you might tell from my play time, I have played this game quite a bit. For a party based rpg, it's actually really well balanced. The story is relatively average, but I think is meant for a early/mid teen audience. The music, to me, is where it shines actually. Pirate themed music, done well. Probably not a game for achievement hunters, some are tricky. Tactics are needed, but it is closer to finding the right pattern of attack/abilities for the characters in your party. There are some bugs mostly in the last dungeon area, but nothing game breaking, and dungeon map layouts are semi-random every time you enter. A playthrough could probably take as little as 20hrs if you attempt to speedrun it and have good tactics, but there is Newgame+ that does add more challenges. Graphics are comic style, Borderlands style. Overall, I'd say it's worth full price, because it's a really well done party-based rpg. Something that is hard to come by for the last decade or so.

Sept. 2024

TL;DR: Classic JRPG mechanics with Joe Mad art. Love it! A few kinks, but definitely recommended. Pros: + I haven't played a jRPG in around 18 years and this felt like reliving a bit of my early gamer days. + I am a big fan of Joe Mad's art in games. Darksiders FTW! + Grinding - this is the main complaint I've seen, but at least on a regular New Game, it didn't bother me at all. It really felt like a part of the jRPG experience without dragging waaaaaay too long or being that boring (again - for a classic jRPG). + Combat mechanics - for sure they could have been more complex, but they felt just right to me. + Characters - cool and recognizable silhouettes with awesome animations + Game length - just right for my taste. May be one more dungeon would have been OK, but one more zone - no. Cons: - Combat experience can become repetitive as with any jRPG. I wish that there was a way to do run of the mill battles just a bit faster - may be with faster animations. - The story is nothing to write home about - Crafting is kind of boring - Game manual is OK-ish, but I had to experiment and read online about several mechanics to understand them (attack, haste, heal being directly affected by Att stat, etc.) - Installed a mod that lets off-party characters passively gain experience. Sure, I could have carried one or two during dungeon runs, but this helped me get things done faster and just saving time without feeling that I'm cheating. Otherwise this is a decision of the game design that I don't agree with. - Combat logging and overall info is lacking. Even if you see numbers, usually they are not final so you either do calculations in your hear OR you just decide with a margin of possibility/error. - NG+ starts slow and goes slow so I recommend it only for people who want more challenge and are willing to put the time and effort in repeating content just to get the best out the heroes and combat challenges.

Sept. 2024

Classic turn based RPG combat with Joe Madureira's (Battle Chasers creator) involvement in the game. The game is beautiful, although I don't really like the blur effect in dungeons. As there are six characters it would've been great that some dungeons had one mandatory character or the final one had two paths forcing to raise all of them to max. I maxed them in the first playthrough, but didn't bother on NG+. Also, the final boss is cool as a semi-boss, but it's underwhelming in it's own. After that fight it would've been cool to fight C'drall or Verus . Pro tip: You want to complete the fishiary in the first playthrough, to be able to get it's reward again as soon as possible on NG+.

March 2024

Some games just beckon to the player: "Wait for a dark and stormy night. Brew some hot chocolate and wrap up in a warm blanket, then boot up this JRPG and lose track of the time for the rest of the weekend." This is one of them. While the core gameplay loop is simple and repetitive, Battle Chasers: Nightwar maintains its cozy and welcoming old school sensibilities from start to finish. As this adventure is chock full of secrets and side activities to complete, the obsessive completionists among us will find much to indulge themselves in here. Prospective buyers must love repetitive JRPG combat, which is the core of the game and most of what you'll be doing aside from running around the landscape with your analog controller. Nothing precisely new or innovative is accomplished here, but the journey through endgame and NG+ is enjoyable and rewarding, and the graphics and characters are fun and engaging. I'm glad I gave this one an honest shot. It won me over with its atmosphere and dedication to self-paced fun.

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