I don't like fighting games. I don't like spending the time to learn them, especially when they tend to get patched and hard work to master something can all turn to ash. Nidhogg doesn't have any of that. It's you, one other player, and a sword for each person. Go nuts, it says, and I do! I scream and yell and my friends scream and yell back. The pure simplicity of this game makes it an undeniable couch classic.

fun. easy to play as a beginner but also fun to get really good at.

A masterclass in violent, competitive mayhem. Joyous fun!

best competitive game bar none

Best played on the Winnitron =D

This game is gold to play multiplayer. Its fast, frantic and full of clever strategies. Single player though? No. Single player feels nowhere as fun or as enjoyable.

actually epic for as long as it's novel

"LOOK! IM DANCING ON YOUR SWORD!"
proceeds to bleed out

This game figured out what it was about (tense duels) and carved away every single nonessential element until all that was left was beautiful, perfect bones.

the fighting game of choice for stickpage dot com aficianados

sencillo pero complejo

I want to like this game so bad but I just can't find myself in it. In concept it sounds so cool thouuugh...

sons de espadas sendo usadas de jeitos diferenciados

1 vs 1 com amigo pra acabar com amizade

I liked the idea vs the pc and wish there was more story mode. Didn't care for it pvp.

Perfect in every way it possibly could be

Hilarious frantic sword combat.

Its very shallow but has HOURS of absurd co-op fun

a pure and perfect videogame, I cannot fault it

pretty good

A near-unblemished (which is not to say bountiful, but unembellished) fencing game that no one wanted to play with me

There was nothing quite like it when it came out. Now there's Nidhogg 2, which is very good and very ugly. I love the minimal pixelated designs, the soundtrack by Daedalus, and the simple gameplay that you can get good at, but anyone at any skill level can pick up a controller and mess you up as well. It holds up well even today.

just sort of perfect, you know? i remember playing it at trade events for years before it eventually came out and that gave it this real storied feel that i haven't had from a game in a while, that feeling of a friend you trust grabbing you and saying "yo you GOTTA play this". that's something you cant recapture really but it's very precious to me, and so, too, is this game.

It's pretty alright ig

Really fun fighting / fencing 1 v 1 game really minimalist in both visuals and controls it's super fun to play. Once you get used to the controls it's really fun and unique to play pretty much does everything it sets out to do the only thing I would want more is extra levels but the ones that are there seem to offer a lot of replay-ability.

There's also a single player to help you get used to the controls that's pretty funny to run through.

fun game to be a stupid idiot with your friends

esgrima el videojuego

Solid take on a 2D arena fighter.

Played it with a friend because he liked it and I had fun but I wouldn't buy it, it's a fun wtf game, but still, wouldn't recommend it.

I really like the idea and style of it but its just way too difficult to get enjoyment out of