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
Full buyers guide →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.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
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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