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Battle Chasers: Nightwar

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App ID 451020
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher THQ Nordic
Franchise Battle Chasers, THQ Nordic
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 29701799
Last Record Update 23 June 2025 – 10:38:49 UTC ()
Release Date 3 October 2017 – 16:55:26 UTC ()
😎 84.79%
7k reviews
17
In-Game

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.

Additional Information

Developer Airship Syndicate
metacritic_name Battle Chasers: Nightwar
controller_support full
metacritic_score 78
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/battle-chasers-nightwar?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher THQ Nordic
Store Release Date 3 October 2017 – 17:00:00 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre RPG (3)
Store Genres Indie (23), RPG (3)
Steam Release Date 3 October 2017 – 16:55:26 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 30 August 2024 – 10:35:09 UTC () (1725014109)
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Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, Discord SDK, Wwise SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not support cross-platform saved games
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Note: This game does not support cross-platform saved games
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 22 November 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 3311243
  • configuration:
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    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
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    small_text1
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-7.0-5
    requires_h2641
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 3 March 2016 – 08:54:16 UTC (), in changelist #1800149

Supported Languages

11 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes

Tags

🎲 RPG 🛡️ Turn-Based Combat 👤 Singleplayer 🌸 JRPG 🏰 Dungeon Crawler 🎭 Fantasy 🌱 Indie 🎲 Turn-Based 🌫 Atmospheric 💬 Comic Book 🎶 Great Soundtrack 📚 Story Rich 🤑 Crowdfunded 🌆 Isometric 🎣 Fishing 📦 Loot 🌍 Open World 🗺️ Adventure 👩 Female Protagonist 🧷 Steampunk

Categories

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Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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Steam charts

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  • 17 players right now
  • 34 24-hour peak
  • 5,375 all-time peak 8 October 2017
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  • 66,444 followers
  • #8482 in top sellers
  • 6,267 positive reviews
  • 906 negative reviews
  • 87.37% positive reviews

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  • 0 viewers right now
  • 10 24-hour peak
  • 33,995 all-time peak
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  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 84.79% SteamDB Rating
  • 6,267 87.4% positive reviews
  • 906 12.6% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
3 October 2017 – 16:55 Steam Release -
17 June 2019 – 14:00 ⇄ WinGameStore: THQ Nordic Build Your Own Bundle -
6 March 2020 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: March 2020 Humble Choice (#4) -
14 February 2025 – 15:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Prestige Collection - Build Your Own Bundle (BundleFest 2025) -

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Steam player counter indicates there are currently 17 players live playing Battle Chasers: Nightwar on Steam.

Battle Chasers: Nightwar had an all-time peak of 5375 concurrent players on 8 October 2017.

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