Nioh 3

2026 · Team Ninja · ~60h to finish

Scored from the series rather than the game — Nioh has never once shipped an entry that asked less of your hands than the last one.

soulslikeactionrpgPCPlayStation 5Metacritic 85

Global—UNRATED

Baseline difficulty7.4BRUTAL

Long walls, many attempts. Bring patience.

Provisional

Price on Steam

$39.89$69.99−43%

USD · United States · checked 15h ago

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Part of

Nioh3 of 3 to play

Placed last on the strength of its announced Edo setting, which is later than either of the others. That is a claim about a game barely out, and it is the weakest link in this ordering.

Before it: NiohStart with Nioh 2

The fingerprint

12.55.07.510

Execution

8.4

Reaction

8.2

Learning Curve

8.2

Punishment

6.8

Obscurity

6.5

Grind

5.8

Strategy

5.5

Puzzle

1.0

PUBLISHEDHARDEST DEMAND FIRST

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Where it bites

SPOILER-SAFE BY DEFAULT

No walls charted yet. If you have played this, you know where it bites — add the first one.

Assists & accessibility

0/0 SOURCED

No assist or accessibility options recorded. That is a gap in our data, not a statement about the game — check the store page before buying on this basis.

What it is

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.

Where to go from here

Argue with these asks

Nearest fingerprints in the catalogue. The same demands, a different game.

Nioh

2017 · Team Ninja · ~60h

7.7NIGHTMARE

Ki pulse turns stamina from something you spend into something you play in rhythm, and the game asks for it in the first hour without ever insisting you learn it.

UnratedCRV 8.8EXE 8.5REA 8.2

EXE 8.5REA 8.2PUZ 1.0PUN 7.0CRV 8.8OBS 7.0

iRacing

2008 · iRacing.com Motorsport Simulations · ~100h

7.6NIGHTMARE

A subscription racing simulator with licence classes, a safety rating and no assists worth the name — the difficulty is that it is not pretending.

UnratedEXE 8.8CRV 8.5REA 7.2

8.8

Elden Ring Nightreign

2025 · FromSoftware · ~40h

6.9BRUTAL

Three in-game days on a shrinking map, so the usual answer to a FromSoftware wall — go somewhere else and come back stronger — is the one thing the clock will not sell you.

UnratedREA 7.8CRV 7.8PUN 7.2

Nearest fingerprints in the catalogue. The same demands, a different game.

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