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Nidhogg 2

Developer
Messhof
Publisher
Messhof
Released
15 August 2017
Age rating
PEGI N/A
UK price
£12.79

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

Genres: fighting , indie , arcade

Return of the wurm! The next installment of the epic award-winning dueling tug-of-war is coming! Destroy your opponents with all new moves and weapons across ten different arenas.

Best gaming PC for Nidhogg 2 in 2026

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Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Nidhogg 2 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 Messhof 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 Microsoft® Windows® Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 Microsoft® Windows® Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
CPU 3.0 GHz Dual Core CPU 3.0 GHz Dual Core CPU or better
RAM 1 GB 2 GB
GPU GPU with at least 256MB of VRAM GPU with at least 512MB of VRAM or better
Storage 0.7 GB 0.7 GB
DirectX 9.0 9.0

Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run Nidhogg 2?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to 3.0 GHz Dual Core CPU and your GPU is at or above GPU with at least 512MB of VRAM, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.

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