Nordhold

Nordic roguelite tower defense with village building and randomized upgrades

StunForge · Published by HypeTrain Digital, StunForge · Released Mar 25, 2025

Reviews: Very Positive; 87% of 3,385
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 79% of 34 in 30 days
Playing now: 68; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 4 months ago; May 17, 2026

What is Nordhold?

A top-down, single-player roguelite tower defense game set around a medieval Nordic village. During each run, you build its economy, place and upgrade towers, choose a general and relics, and defend Nordhold against increasingly strong enemy waves and bosses. Meta-progression unlocks more options between runs.

For you if...

+you enjoy demanding, economy-heavy tower defense
+you prefer repeatable runs built around escalating waves
+you want single-player strategy with long-term progression

Not for you if...

−you dislike rebuilding your economy during repeated runs
−you want a relaxed, low-complexity tower defense game

What players say

87% of 3,385 reviews are positive · 79% of 34 in the last 30 days

Players praise the ways to combine towers, banners, relics, and heroes, along with the economic planning. The most common complaints are uneven tower balance, sharp enemy scaling, and dependence on favorable random choices; players say these issues narrow viable builds and make repeated early waves feel routine.

Screenshots and trailer

Nordhold system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10, 11 (64 bit)
Processor: 3.5 GHz
Graphics: 2 GB
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 4 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 32
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Playable

Default controller config not fully functional
Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
The native resolution is not the default one
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Text only: English, German, French, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish.