Thorgard

Vikings, pirates, and suspiciously organized ducks all want a sip of your legendary mead. Grab your axe, mow down the horde, and defend Thorgard's finest brew.... one swing at a time.

4 September 2026

Hack and slash/Beat 'em up Action Comedy Fantasy Survival

Thorgard is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by Nightscape Games, released 4 September 2026 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

Verified 13 Oct 2026 Sources: IGDB , Steam

What Thorgard is

Thorgard is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Nightscape Games and released in 2026. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Vikings, pirates, and suspiciously organized ducks all want a sip of your legendary mead. Grab your axe, mow down the horde, and defend Thorgard's finest brew.... one swing at a time.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

Its themes are action, comedy, fantasy and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Thorgard launched on 4 September 2026, within three weeks of Marvel's Wolverine, The Blood of Dawnwalker, Control Resonant and Onimusha: Way of the Sword.

Released around the same time: Marvel's Wolverine, The Blood of Dawnwalker, Control Resonant, Onimusha: Way of the Sword.