Nidhogg is a two player competitive game by independent game designer Mark ‘messhof’ Essen that combines swashbuckling swordplay with 8-bit psychedelia.

 Commissioned for NYU exhibition No Quarter, IGF Nuovo Award winner (2011)

"When it works, it’s beautiful. When it doesn’t work, and you collapse shamefully to the floor in the middle of a dramatic leap, it’s hilarious." - Rockpapershotgun
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Nidhogg
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Nidhogg
2 player, duel, swashbuckling
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PAF 2012 Games
Playable: Exhibition, Saturday Night
Playful Arts Festival stimulates the cross-over between different fields of play, interaction and design. Part festival part showcase it celebrates playful culture.
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The inaugural edition of the festival focuses on showcasing games that evoke physical and emotional responses by putting the player into action with friends and foes.
