Google Play ratings
1,494
0.0% no change vs Aug 8, 2026- Average rating
- 4.0
- Installs
- 100K+
Mobile game · 2016
Hnefatafl
Hnefatafl is an ancient Scandinavian board game whose variants were played all over medieval Europe before chess was even invented. In those so called Tafl games two different sized armies fight each other. The invading black army tries to capture the white king, while the defending white army tries to protect their king and help him escape. Often also called the Game of the Vikings Hnefatafl tells many stories, like the Moskowites invasion of Sweden or the Viking hordes pillaging Britain. But no matter what the story is one thing always stays the same: The hunt for the king. Even though the rules aren't complicated the game offers fascinating strategies and rewards tactical play. Try to surround the enemy pieces, plan ahead, lay traps and force your opponent into surrender. Will you capture the king for gold and glory? Can the loyal guards hold back the invading forces and secure the flight of their king? You can even create your own custom variants -- with over 200,000 different variants possible -- for online or offline play!
Estimated daily players
~1,3000.0% no change vs one week ago
Range 19–29K
Estimated total players
~27,0000.0% no change vs one week ago
Range 1.9K–190K
Estimates, not counts — nobody publishes real player numbers for mobile games, so these are modelled from public signals. How we work them out
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What the estimate rests on
- Google Play 56%
- App Store 29%
- Steam 15%
Player estimates
Nobody publishes how many people play Hnefatafl, so these figures are modelled from the public counts on Google Play, App Store, Steam, Twitch. Each count stands in a roughly known ratio to a population — one Play rating per ~45 players, one Steam review per ~35 owners — and the estimates below combine those readings, weighted by how much each source can be trusted to speak for the whole game. Read the range as the answer and the headline as its middle.
Estimated daily players
~1,300
0.0% no change vs one week agoRange 19 – 29K
No source reports a live count for this game, so this is a share of the total player base — a genre assumption rather than an observation, which is why the range is wide.
Estimated total players
~27,000
0.0% no change vs one week agoRange 1.9K – 190K
Everyone who has ever played, from the cumulative counts: store ratings and installs, Steam reviews, members and subscribers.
Estimated total players over time
2 readings · last 2 days
Average estimated players per month
| Month | Estimated total players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | ~23,000 | — |
Community activity
Last checked Aug 9, 2026
Store signals
How many people have rated, reviewed or installed Hnefatafl where it is sold.
Community signals
How many people gather around Hnefatafl outside the stores — members, subscribers and live viewers.
Not tracked for Hnefatafl: Discord, Reddit, YouTube. A platform appears here once the game has a link to it — most mobile games have no Steam port or subreddit, so a gap is normal rather than a sign the game is small.
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How many people play Hnefatafl?
We estimate that about 27,000 people have played Hnefatafl — plausibly between 1.9K and 190K. Around 1,300 of them play on a given day, in a range of 19 and 29K. Both figures are modelled from public counts on Google Play, App Store, Steam and Twitch rather than published by the developer, so read them as a scale rather than as a headcount.
Is Hnefatafl still active?
Yes. Hnefatafl is holding steady — it measured within a percent of where it was a week ago. We recheck every source daily, and the charts on this page show each platform's readings over time.
How are the Hnefatafl player estimates worked out?
Nobody publishes player counts for mobile games, so we infer them. Each public count we can read is converted into a population using a documented ratio — roughly one Google Play rating per 45 people who played, one Steam review per 35 owners, one Discord member per 40 players — and the live counts (Steam concurrents, members online, Twitch viewers) are converted the same way into a daily figure. Those separate estimates are then averaged in proportion to how much each source can be trusted, which is why sources that disagree widen the published range instead of cancelling out. This page is built on 2 readings taken since August 8, 2026.
When was Hnefatafl released?
Hnefatafl was released on March 2, 2016 for Android and iOS.
What platforms is Hnefatafl available on?
Hnefatafl is available on Android and iOS. You can get it from Google Play and App Store (iPhone).
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