Niffelheim

2D survival RPG with Norse mythology, crafting, and fortress defense

Ellada Games · Released Sep 26, 2018

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 71% of 2,337
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 4; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 6 years ago; Apr 25, 2020

What is Niffelheim?

Niffelheim is a 2D survival RPG set in a Norse underworld, where a fallen warrior seeks a path to Asgard. Explore an open world and its caves, gather materials, craft equipment, build a fortress, and fight enemies guarding pieces of a portal.

For you if...

+you enjoy methodical resource gathering and crafting
+you want to build defenses in a Norse underworld

Not for you if...

−you would rather skip building and defending a base
−you prefer a survival game without guarded objectives

What players say

71% of 2,337 reviews are positive

Players praise the gathering and survival-focused progression, but others find crafting and looting grindy and character animations stiff.

Screenshots and trailer

Niffelheim system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7 and newest
Processor: 1.7 GHz Dual Core
Graphics: Intel Iris 4800
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 1 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: 4:3 and 21:9 screen ratio supported

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 33
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Playable

Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

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