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Nioh: Complete Edition
Ready to die? Experience the newest brutal action game from Team NINJA and Koei Tecmo Games. In the age of samurai, a lone traveler lands on the shores of Japan. He must fight his way through the vicious warriors and supernatural Yokai that infest the land in order to find that which he seeks.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
38 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Combat, combat, combat: this action-RPG game delivers it in spades & more. It gave me the same feeling when playing Diablo for the first time. I'm also a sucker for the Japanese fantasy/historical setting. So yes, this…”
“Such an original experience, I was hesitant at first and wanted to start with the second game, but oh boy was I proven wrong. I would recommend this game to anyone who enjoys combat heavy character action rpg games. I…”
“Bought this game whilst it was on sale, thought it was just going to be a crappy souls-like. It's miles ahead of my original expectations. Gameplay is great, graphics are phenomenal to say it's quite an old game. And…”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“A classic must play, easy when played slow with patience (the first time), hard if you dont pay attention to the mechanics. DO USE A RE-SHADE, it takes away the muddy looks on it.”
“This game is combo city. I tried it back when it came out and gave up because it wasn't enough like Dark Souls (rofl I was a fool) and I couldn't wrap my head around the combat system. Then I picked it up later and was…”
“If you're expecting Dark Souls you're going to be in for a rough time. It took me like 3 hours of messing around and getting little frustrated in the first missions to find a weapon i really loved and to get the ki…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Bought this game whilst it was on sale, thought it was just going to be a crappy souls-like. It's miles ahead of my original expectations. Gameplay is great, graphics are phenomenal to say it's quite an old game. And…”
“Nioh 1 is a solid soulslike action game with some glaring issues once you get to the end game. Overall I enjoyed my experience with Nioh 1. The combat is very addictive that doesn't get old but at the same time does…”
“No lo acabé pero no me arrepiento. Las primeras 20 horas están bomba. El combate está muy muy guapo. Una pena que al pasar el umbral de las 20-30 horas se haga tan repetitivo. Los enemigos no varían casi nada y los…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“No lo acabé pero no me arrepiento. Las primeras 20 horas están bomba. El combate está muy muy guapo. Una pena que al pasar el umbral de las 20-30 horas se haga tan repetitivo. Los enemigos no varían casi nada y los…”
“the mass graves at [spoiler]that lab at Queen's Eyes[/spoiler] always gets me and the bgm doesn't help either lmao”
“Make sure you rebind keys to your liking otherwise you won't be able to enjoy a smooth gameplay experience Game is pretty optimized, runs smoothly on lower end PCs This game is amazing, difficulty definitely spikes but…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Bought this game whilst it was on sale, thought it was just going to be a crappy souls-like. It's miles ahead of my original expectations. Gameplay is great, graphics are phenomenal to say it's quite an old game. And…”
“Reverse-assassin's creed shadows where you're the only white samurai in japan. Jokes aside, genuinely atmospheric game that runs extremely well and is pretty for the year it was released. Also has an interesting take on…”
“Make sure you rebind keys to your liking otherwise you won't be able to enjoy a smooth gameplay experience Game is pretty optimized, runs smoothly on lower end PCs This game is amazing, difficulty definitely spikes but…”
25 of the 103 reviews raise this · 15 of them still recommend the game.
“the game is basic it gets boring fast. beat the base game got way too bored with the double boss side missions beat most of those rather play the first berserker khazan where u dont need to cheese ♥♥♥♥ the fights are…”
“Base game is fine, the dlc and ng+ are the result of someone asking themselves if it was possible to make a game more atrocious than dark souls 2 and they succeded.”
“It's the game that I really hated for years because I didn't understand it. Nioh 2 was one of my favorite games ever, but conquering the first part felt impossible. Damage that you can't mitigate. One mistake will lead…”
16 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“the game is basic it gets boring fast. beat the base game got way too bored with the double boss side missions beat most of those rather play the first berserker khazan where u dont need to cheese ♥♥♥♥ the fights are…”
“Nioh 1 is a solid soulslike action game with some glaring issues once you get to the end game. Overall I enjoyed my experience with Nioh 1. The combat is very addictive that doesn't get old but at the same time does…”
“This game is not fun. No, this is not about getting good, this is about fundamentally bad game design. This is not a hard game, this game is only as hard as you want it to be. There are ridiculously overpowered strats,…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Absolute garbage. Game is so unbalanced it's obscene. I wanted to like this game after playing NIOH3 ( which I enjoyed ) but this game is just slop. disgusting cheap shots one hit deaths enemies are inconsistent with…”
“Good game ruined by awful level design and enemy placement, especially from about a third of the playthrough in. The worst was a level that was a straight corridor where from time to time you'd be locked in a section to…”
“Kind of mixed feelings about this game, but mostly positive. Definitely a game to play in small doses with how hard and frustrating it can be, but overall still a good experience. The start of the game is ROUGH though,…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Good game ruined by awful level design and enemy placement, especially from about a third of the playthrough in. The worst was a level that was a straight corridor where from time to time you'd be locked in a section to…”
“This game is very unfair. It's difficult, but that's good for souls like title. I was expecting some challenge and fun. Main issue are broken hit boxes and the fact, that enemies are cheating. Yes - cheating: Chapter…”
“Maybe this game was good back in the day and age, but ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ the combat is clunky as ♥♥♥♥ and I can't tell you how many times I would miss just from being center on with targets that I was facing only for it to miss…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“It's the game that I really hated for years because I didn't understand it. Nioh 2 was one of my favorite games ever, but conquering the first part felt impossible. Damage that you can't mitigate. One mistake will lead…”
“The combat is amazing, and everything else kinda falls flat. Enemies are insanely repetitive, with barely any variety despite fighting in different locations, which is just completely jarring. The boss fights range from…”
“Generally speaking Nioh wasn't that bad of an experience. I played in co-op and the decision to exclude checkpoints from co-op certainly was the decision of all time which is probably the biggest negative other than the…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 79.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“If you play with mouse and keyboard, there is a bug that the game tries to look for a controller every 3-4 seconds causing lag. You can bypass this by connecting a virtual controller. You can then still play with mouse and keyboard but without the lag. I've used DS4windows.”
— a player, Steam review · 74 hrs played“I will start by saying that combat is where Nioh shines the most. Switching between high, mid, and low stances mid fight adds a layer of tactical depth that keeps encounters engaging. The Ki Pulse mechanic lets you recover stamina with proper timing and turns defense into an…”
— a player, Steam review · 232 hrs played“After giving Nioh two separate attempts, the overall experience game falls into the "okay-ish" category. It has some bright spots, but it is ultimately weighed down by tedious design choices and a lack of flow. The combat resolve around 4 stances, it's an interesting concept but…”
— a player, Steam review · 40 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:18 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Update Information 1.24.8 (9/1/2022)
■ Function addition ・Added support for Epic Online Services (EOS).
From the depths of darkness, a dragon soars.
A new dark fantasy Three Kingdoms masocore game from Team NINJA, the developers of Nioh. A dramatic, action-packed story of a nameless militia soldier fighting for survival in a dark fantasy version o
Update Information 1.24.7 (12/15/2021)
■Corrected issues ・Corrected an issue in which, when using keyboard and mouse controls, if specific keys were pressed simultaneously, the game would sometimes behave unexpectedly.
Update Information 1.24.3 (09/27/2021)
■Added features ・Added a warning message when Crossplay is enabled from "Online Settings".
Update Information 1.24.1 (09/10/2021)
■Added features ・Implemented cross-play with the Epic Games Store version. Crossplay settings can be changed from System Menu - Online Settings. Note: To enable Crossplay, an Epic Games account is req
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, RPG |
| Player tags | Souls-like · Action · RPG · Difficult · Hack and Slash · Dark Fantasy · Ninja · Action RPG · Third Person · JRPG · Singleplayer · Co-op (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese * , Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese * |
| Achievements | 79 |
| Estimated owners | 2,000,000 – 5,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://teamninja-studio.com/nioh/lang/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows® 10 64bit Processor: Intel® Core™ i5 3550 or over Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 780 VRAM 3GB or over AMD Radeon™ R9 280 VRAM 3GB or over DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 80 GB available space Sound Card: 16 bit stereo, 48KHz WAVE file can be played