Nioh 2
Elden Ring-hard combat with Diablo-style loot. Better PC state and player score than Nioh 3.
84My pick scoreWorth a look
Price
One-time purchase. Price fetched 11 Oct 2026.
CrackWatcher and DRM
Cracked on release day. Scene group: CODEX. No Denuvo found. Checked on CrackWatcher 11 Oct 2026.
Monetization
From player reviews.
Rank
7 of 55
Tier: Worth a look (65-84)
- Camera3rd person
- Released2021
- ModelBuy once
- Genreaction rpg
- CollectionsLoot Pool, CrackWatcher AAA
The numbers
Fetched
- Steam, all time
- 91%Very Positive · 10,655 reviewsSource: Steam store page, fetched 11 Oct 2026
- Steam, last 30 days
- 74%Mostly Positive · 130 reviewsSource: Steam store page, fetched 11 Oct 2026
- Metacritic critics
- 86from Steam page
- OpenCritic
- 85Mighty · approx.
- CrackWatcher
- CrackedCracked on release day.Checked on CrackWatcher 11 Oct 2026. CrackWatcher page
Steam percentages are the share of positive English reviews on the store page. The Steam word, such as Mostly Positive, is Steam's own. Numbers marked approx. come from web search, not from the Steam page.
PC Complete Edition; from an aggregator snippet.
Critic sources: gamegeeker.com.
What players say
Combat masterpiece for most; loot grind and cheap difficulty split opinion.
Players like
- Best-in-class combat depth and combo customization
- Yokai abilities and unique bosses
- Strong replay value and NG+ endgame
- Rewarding if you push through hard start
Players dislike
- Loot and gear micromanagement/grind
- Very tanky hyper-armor enemies; cheap difficulty
- Some PC port performance and crash complaints
- Too similar to Nioh 1; limited area variety
