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Battle Chasers: Nightwar

Developer
Airship Syndicate
Publisher
THQ Nordic
Released
03 October 2017
Age rating
PEGI 16
UK price
£6.24

Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC, macOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

Genres: role playing rpg , strategy , turn based strategy tbs , indie

Battle Chasers: Nightwar is an American made JPRG and dungeon-crawler, based on the best-selling Battle Chasers comic series by Joe Maduriera and inspired by JPRG greats such as Final Fantasy, Suikoden, Chrono Trigger, and Phantasy Star. It was developed by Airship Syndicate, funded through Kickstarter and published by THQ Nordic. The game features beautiful environments; a gorgeously animated strategic turn-based combat system; and hand-crafted dungeon rooms which are randomly arranged for a different experience each time. Players will battle enemies, find secrets, solve puzzles and explore the world.

Best gaming PC for Battle Chasers: Nightwar in 2026

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Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Battle Chasers: Nightwar today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.

Mid-tier

£1,299

1440p · 60fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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High-end

£1,799

1440p · 144fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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Official system requirements

These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by THQ Nordic on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.

Minimum Recommended
OS Windows 7 / 8 / 10 64 bit Windows 7 / 8 / 10 64 bit
CPU 2.0 GHz CPU Intel i5 2.5 GHZ
RAM 4 GB 8 GB
GPU Intel HD 4000 or equivalent with 1 GB VRAM NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 or equivalent
Storage 10 GB 10 GB
DirectX 11 11

Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run Battle Chasers: Nightwar?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel i5 2.5 GHZ and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.

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