Nidhogg similar games & best alternatives

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Nidhogg

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita • 2014

Should you play it?

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

What works

  • Intense and skillful 1v1 combat
  • Excellent local multiplayer party game
  • Simple controls with deep strategy
  • Unique pixel art style and soundtrack
  • Addictive and competitive gameplay

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited number of maps (only 4)
  • Online multiplayer suffers from lag and low population
  • Single player mode is repetitive and less engaging
  • Relatively high price for content offered
  • Lack of character customization and modes

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Lethal League

  • Divekick

  • Acceleration of SUGURI 2

  • Samurai GUNN

  • Gunjitsu

  • Rushdown Revolt

More social

Games that feels like Nidhogg but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • King Arthur's Gold

  • Teeworlds

  • Bloody Trapland

  • Ninjin: Clash of Carrots

  • Samurai GUNN 2

  • Fishards

More value-seeking

Games that feels like Nidhogg but with a stronger sense of value for your time

  • Knight Club +

  • A Few Quick Matches

  • HYPERFIGHT

  • Soviet Jump Game

  • Madrun

  • King of the Couch: Zoovival

Choose your own criteria ->

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Nidhogg: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Value, Exploration.

Last update: 03/08/2026