Niffelheim Review (Steam)

by Jim Smale · Published September 30, 2018 · Updated January 26, 2023

Niffelheim Review

Our Niffelheim Review has us playing as our avatar, a brave warrior who has fallen in battle. But instead of finding well-deserved peace in Asgard, his soul is trapped in the harsh world of Niffelheim. Survive in this hostile world, ransack the neighboring lands, explore dangerous dungeons and find your way to Valhalla.

Niffelheim Review Pros:

Decent graphics.
825MB Download size.
Steam achievements.
Full controller support.
Graphics options- Resolution, Fullscreen, FPS limit, and v-sync.
Four save slots.
Four world creation choices- Bear, One-eyed wolf, Moor, and Ice Dragon. This will affect where you start in the game.
Four characters- Viking, Valkyrie, Berserker, and Shaman. Each character has unique stats and abilities.
Trading cards.
Tutorial menu.
2D Survival action gameplay.
Can scavenge resources from the scenery like bushes and skeletons.
Can hack down trees.
Kill animals and enemies for drops.
Atmospheric.
Full inventory system using a drag-and-drop interface.
Can one button swap between melee and ranged loadouts.
Each area has a level end transition and upon hitting it you get two location choices on where to go next.
Deep crafting table.
Dungeons can be found and explored generating enemies and loot.
Big boss battles.
Online co-op support.
Bot support for offline co-op.
Earn EXP, Level up and increase your stats and use a skill tree.

Niffelheim Review

Niffelheim Review Cons:

No proper tutorial.
Not very new player friendly. Button icons seem to randomize rather than be the correct ones.
Cannot rebind the controller.
Nothing is explained.
Some long load times.
The combat is slow and not that varied.
A lot of grinding for crafting materials.

Niffelheim Review

Niffelheim:

Official website.

Developer: Ellada games

Publisher: Ellada games

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Steam

8/10

Graphics - 8/10
8/10

Sound - 8/10
6/10

Accessability - 6/10
8/10

Length - 8/10
8/10

Fun Factor - 8/10

7.6/10

Summary

Fantastic game that will surprise you in terms of how deep and fun it can be. It soon dawns on you though that the combat is slow and encounters are not as frequent as you would like, Grinding for materials is the real struggle, and co-op lag can kill the experience. Away from that the game still maintains a win just because it nails character evolution, Locations, and music. I lost many hours just exploring and playing how I wanted to play rather than how the game wanted me to play. I say it’s great fun in co-op and even in solo but the grind is real and the combat is slow.