Steam market intelligence
Nordhold
87% positive · 3,299 Steam reviews · released Mar 25, 2025 · by StunForge
Rogue-liteTower DefenseCity BuilderTop-DownManagementStrategy3DCasual
What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~108,867
(P10–P90: 43,547 – 239,507)
Gross revenue: ~$1,784,526
($713,814 – $3,925,951)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Last 90 days: 69% positive across 145 stored reviews. Strategy games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 83% (median of 1995 games).
Content & longevity59% positive · 59 mentions
“Extremely well designed game, tons of replayability. I would caution the casual gamer on this one though. It’s casual in the sense that it’s a tower defense, but it is by far the most complex classic tower defense I’ve played, and I’ve…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 134 h played
Difficulty & balance51% positive · 55 mentions
“✅ Recommended I’m really glad I found this hidden gem on Steam. I’m not an expert in the tower defense genre, but I still remember playing Kingdom Rush as a kid, and Nordhold definitely brought back some of that feeling. What really pulled…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2026 · 16 h played
Gameplay & mechanics63% positive · 38 mentions
“✅ Recommended I’m really glad I found this hidden gem on Steam. I’m not an expert in the tower defense genre, but I still remember playing Kingdom Rush as a kid, and Nordhold definitely brought back some of that feeling. What really pulled…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2026 · 16 h played
Price & value83% positive · 23 mentions
“Game is cool and offers plenty of play time for the price. Fun little dark-sided tower defense game; nothing ultra complicated, but it does take some experimentation to figure out how to resource up faster. Lots to unlock. Great little…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 20 h played
Controls & UI47% positive · 19 mentions
“Fun Tower Defense game, wish I would have seen it when it first came out! I like the look of the game and man the gameplay is good fun. You also have to play a good amount to get things going and I love that element. I have only played an…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 1 h played
Visuals & audio57% positive · 14 mentions
“✅ Recommended I’m really glad I found this hidden gem on Steam. I’m not an expert in the tower defense genre, but I still remember playing Kingdom Rush as a kid, and Nordhold definitely brought back some of that feeling. What really pulled…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2026 · 16 h played
299 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology
Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference
Perspective
Top-down
Technology
3D
Setting
Medieval
Structure
ProceduralBranching choices
How you play together
Single-player
Platform features
AchievementsTrading cardsSteam Cloud
Business model
Buy to play
Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.