Nidhogg (2014)

Nidhogg is a 2014 Indie game by Messhof, rated ★ 4.0 by 362 players, about 3 hours long. Below: 12 games like it, ranked by how much they share with it.

★ 4.0 from 362 players Metacritic 81 About 3h to play #131 in Indie 61% finish it

Updated Oct 15, 2026 · Data refreshed daily

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Overview

Released in 2014, Nidhogg lands in the Indie space and runs on 4 platform families: macOS, PC, PlayStation 4 and PS Vita. Players have rated it 362 times, landing at 4.0 out of 5. That puts it in the top 19% of every game in our catalog. Among 1192 Indie games, it sits at #131. Average playtime is 3 hours — a short run you can finish in a weekend, about 2% shorter than the Indie average. Critics gave it a Metacritic score of 81 — 7 points above the Indie average.

Indie

What players actually do with it

61%finish it▲ genre avg 49%

87%positive ratings362 votes

9playing now

26on wishlists

138gave upvs 214 beat it

Exceptional 21%Recommended 66%

Finish rate = players who marked it beaten ÷ (beaten + dropped) on RAWG. Wishlist and playing-now counts refresh with every sync.

Platforms & availability

Platform	Family	Release
macOS	PC	Jan 2014
PC	PC	Jan 2014
PlayStation 4	PlayStation	Oct 2014
PS Vita	PlayStation	Oct 2014

Can my PC run Nidhogg?

Minimum

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

OS: Microsoft® Windows® XP / Vista / 7
Processor: 1.4GHz processor or faster
Memory: 1 GB 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