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Battle Chasers: Nightwar

Turn-based fantasy RPG with three-hero parties and randomized dungeons

Airship Syndicate · Published by THQ Nordic · Released Oct 3, 2017

IndieRPG

Reviews
Very Positive
87% of 5,758
Recent reviews
Mixed
50% of 20 in 30 days
Players
10
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
7 years ago
Nov 15, 2018
Minimum PC
HD 4000
4 GB RAM · 10 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 78/100 (critic reviews)

What is Battle Chasers: Nightwar?

You lead a party of three heroes from the Battle Chasers comics through a fantasy world in this single-player, turn-based RPG. Travel across an overworld, enter randomized dungeons, fight enemies, navigate traps and puzzles, and craft equipment.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy choosing party abilities for turn-based fights
  • +you like exploring dungeons for loot and secrets
  • +you like comic-book art in fantasy RPGs

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike slow battles or repeated dungeon runs
  • −you want steady difficulty without sudden spikes
  • −you play RPGs mainly for a deep story

What players say

87% of 5,758 reviews are positive · 50% of 20 in the last 30 days

Players praise the comic-book art, party-building options, and turn-based combat. Common complaints include repetitive dungeon grinding, slow battles, and abrupt difficulty spikes; some players also report crashes.

Players over time

▼ -41% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 36 players on Sep 23, 2026.

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How many players finish Battle Chasers: Nightwar?

16% of Steam players have unlocked «Finders Keepers», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Battle Chasers: Nightwar screenshot 1

Battle Chasers: Nightwar system requirements

Minimum: HD 4000, 4 GB RAM, 10 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 / 8 / 10 64 bit
Processor
2.0 GHz CPU
Graphics
Intel HD 4000 or equivalent with 1 GB VRAM
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
10 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows 7 / 8 / 10 64 bit
Processor
Intel i5 2.5 GHZ
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 or equivalent
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
10 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Battle Chasers: Nightwar have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Battle Chasers: Nightwar run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • 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
  • Cloud saves are not shared across platforms

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
48
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Russian. Text only: Italian, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese.

Does Battle Chasers: Nightwar use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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