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Nidhogg

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App ID 94400
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Messhof
Supported Systems Windows macOS
Technologies GameMaker Engine
Last Changenumber 31356851
Last Record Update 28 September 2025 – 16:57:06 UTC ()
Release Date 13 January 2014 – 17:46:00 UTC ()
😎 87.33%
7k reviews
12
In-Game
+4
📺 Local Multiplayer 🤺 Swordplay 🤼 Fighting 💥 Action 👾 Pixel Graphics

Nidhogg is the epic award-winning game of fencing tug-of-war complete with flying giant worms.

Additional Information

Developer Messhof
gamedir ValveTestApp94400
metacritic_name Nidhogg
icon empty string
controller_support full
metacritic_score 81
NoServers No
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/nidhogg?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
state eStateAvailable
VisibleOnlyWhenSubscribed Yes
community_visible_stats Yes
sourcegame Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Messhof
Store Release Date 13 January 2014 – 17:42:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://www.youtube.com/@messhof/
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Action (1), Indie (23), Sports (18)
Steam Release Date 13 January 2014 – 17:46:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 10 April 2025 – 17:28:20 UTC () (1744306100)
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review_score 8
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Detected Technologies (?) GameMaker Engine, Discord SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 4 February 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 7341652
  • configuration:
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    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 4 May 2013 – 21:06:58 UTC (), in changelist #185065

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes

Tags

📺 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

Categories

Single-player Online PvP Shared/Split Screen PvP Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Stats Steam Leaderboards Remote Play on TV Remote Play Together Family Sharing Multi-player Shared/Split Screen PvP

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

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timestamp10 April 2025 – 17:28:32 UTC

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timestamp 12 November 2015 – 20:26:56 UTC

Steam charts

  • 12 players right now
  • 13 24-hour peak
  • 2,215 all-time peak 12 June 2015
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  • 0 viewers right now
  • 169 24-hour peak
  • 28,152 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 87.33% SteamDB Rating
  • 7,002 90.0% positive reviews
  • 776 10.0% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
13 January 2014 Steam Release -
12 July 2016 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Bundle Revelmode -
6 October 2020 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Let's Fight Bundle -

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How many players are playing Nidhogg right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 12 players live playing Nidhogg on Steam.

Nidhogg had an all-time peak of 2215 concurrent players on 12 June 2015.

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