Nidhogg

Nidhogg is the epic award-winning fencing tug-of-war, full of graceful acrobatics and clumsy stabs. IRL yelling and excitement may occur, in this ultimate two-player showdown of fast-paced fencing and melee attacks. Beware, advantages in Nidhogg are often fleeting, as new opponents continually spawn in your way.

Nidhogg is a local multiplayer, indie and swordplay game developed and published by Messhof.
Released on January 13th 2014 is available in English on Windows and MacOS.

It has received 7,626 reviews of which 6,852 were positive and 774 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Nidhogg into these genres:

Local Multiplayer Indie Swordplay Fighting Action Multiplayer Pixel Graphics 2D Fighter PvP 2D Party Game Fast-Paced Sports Competitive Funny Controller Local Co-Op Platformer Great Soundtrack GameMaker

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

OS *: Microsoft® Windows® XP / Vista / 7
Processor: 1.2GHz processor
Memory: 512 MB RAM
Graphics: DirectX 8-compatible graphics card with at least 32MB of video memory
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 200 MB available space
Additional Notes: Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller or Direct Input compatible controller

MacOS

OS: 10.9
Processor: 1.2GHz processor
Memory: 512 MB RAM
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 200 MB available space

Reviews

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Dec. 2024

Sometimes, the best games come in the simplest packages. While modern fighting games pile on moves, characters, and combos that can overwhelm any player, Nidhogg takes the opposite approach, boiling the genre down to its purest form. The intense mind games between players make it one of the best party fighting games out there!

Nov. 2024

Probably one of the greatest modern couch VS games ever conceived. A must have classic even if you plan to play alone. This is one of the best arcade experiences you'll have. Period.

Aug. 2024

So yes, this game is pretty ridiculous and weird looking, but hear me out! This game it just a classic with remote connect. The base concept is really not hard to learn and the fun comes from playing it on VC with a friend while panicking and trying to outspasm him. It's great because of its simplicity and, of course, sheer absurdity

Aug. 2024

Totally awesome. A really fun little fencing game, with a nice art style and combat that's easy to learn yet tricky to master. I've played my fair share of this with a mate, and will always remember it fondly. An easy recommend.

March 2024

Quite short, fun, juicy game about death cult of 8-bit master sword fencers - shame it couldn't debut online on Flash, it would certainly become one of legendary flash games! :)

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Developer

Messhof

Publisher

Messhof

Release 13 Jan 2014

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