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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 7,385
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Playing now
36
right now
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update
8 years ago
Jan 23, 2018

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 7,385 reviews are positive

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.

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Battle Chasers: Nightwar

Battle Chasers: Nightwar system requirements

As published by the developer.

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

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
48
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Playable

  • 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

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

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

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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