Nidhogg 2 (2017)

Nidhogg 2 is a 2017 Fighting game by Messhof, rated ★ 3.9 by 106 players, about 2 hours long. Below: 12 games like it, ranked by how much they share with it.

★ 3.9 from 106 players Metacritic 80 About 2h to play #42 in Fighting 52% finish it

Updated Oct 15, 2026 · Data refreshed daily

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Overview

Released in 2017, Nidhogg 2 lands in the Fighting space and runs on 5 platform families: macOS, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Players have rated it 106 times, landing at 3.9 out of 5. It outranks 73% of the catalog on rating alone. Among 97 Fighting games, it sits at #42. Average playtime is 2 hours — a short run you can finish in a weekend, about 62% shorter than the Fighting average. Critics gave it a Metacritic score of 80 — 3 points above the Fighting average.

What players actually do with it

52%finish it▼ genre avg 53%

84%positive ratings106 votes

6playing now

21on wishlists

44gave upvs 48 beat it

Exceptional 13%Recommended 71%

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	Aug 2017
Nintendo Switch	Nintendo	Aug 2017
PC	PC	Aug 2017
PlayStation 4	PlayStation	Aug 2017
Xbox One	Xbox	Aug 2017

Can my PC run Nidhogg 2?

Minimum

OS: Microsoft® Windows® Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
Processor: 3.0 GHz Dual Core CPU
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: GPU with at least 256MB of VRAM
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Storage: 750 MB available space
Additional Notes: PS4 or Xbox 360 Controller or Direct Input compatible controller