Nioh 3 cover

Nioh 3

Team NINJA · Koei Tecmo Games
PC PS5
Adventure, Role-playing (RPG)
Release Date: February 6, 2026
In the latest game in the dark samurai action RPG series "Nioh," you will need to use both Samurai and Ninja combat styles in your battles against formidable yokai as you explore a thrilling open world.
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12 reviews

Critic Reviews

12 reviews
Game Informer
9/10
90
Nioh 3's consistently rewarding approach to open-world design, combined with its entertaining Ninja gameplay style, cements it as the best entry in the franchise.
PC Gamer
90/100
90
Nioh 3 is a perfect sequel, with even deeper combat and an enormous open world.
IGN
9/10
90
Best-in-class combat and a triumphant move to an open-world structure.
PlayStation Universe
9.5/10
95
Nioh returns with its blade honed. Our Nioh 3 PS5 review breaks down refined combat, open fields and deeper systems. Read on to see if Ninja Theory's latest truly cuts deeper!
TheSixthAxis
9/10
90
Nioh has been one of my favourite takes on the Soulslike genre ever since the original launched in 2017. Not only does this series have a stellar
Video Games Chronicle
80
Some issues aside, this ninja action game feels like the culmination of everything Team Ninja has learned…
Destructoid
9/10
90
Koei Tecmo's ultimate, universal soulslike.
Eurogamer
80
Innovation is the ki to success for Team Ninja, as Nioh 3 iterates on the formula once more to take an already great 'masocore' series to new heights.
GamesRadar
90
Nioh 3 demands care, planning, and patience – and gives immense satisfaction in the form of a brutal but engrossing adventure in return
Push Square
8/10
80
Ninja in more than name
RPG Site
8/10
80
The third entry in the Nioh series delivers exciting battles with vastly customizable actions, at the expense of character storytelling and worldbuilding.
GameSpot
9/10
90
With compelling new additions and refinements to its already excellent combat, Nioh 3 sees Team Ninja return to the series at the very top of its game.