Nioh 3

Nioh 3

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KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. · Action · Feb 6, 2026

Worth it for the right player.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $44.79.

79%
Mostly Positive
19k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 98 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 30 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Controls: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 19k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
25% of themes are praise58% are divided17% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Of course, "open field" still means that everything is a bit more generic and replayability takes a huge hit compared to mission based linear levels but traditional style linear levels are also in the game in the form of the Crucibles and submissions, and these can be replayed several times and scale to the level in NG+.
98 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Soundtrack is excellent and is as good as the previous two games.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
On one hand, it's nice to play co-op in expedition and just roll over everything while everyone can loot stuff, on the other hand you HAVE to be around to get loot and you can't scatter around to the far corners trying to be efficient and clearing it all to save time.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Gameplay98 reviews
Audio18 reviews
Co-op18 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat158 reviews
72%
Story and characters100 reviews
67%
Performance100 reviews
51%
Optimization82 reviews
43%
Graphics67 reviews
49%
Difficulty58 reviews
67%
Interface17 reviews
76%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes30 reviews
50%
Controls11 reviews
64%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $44.79 (−36%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

4 points recordedtoday · $44.79

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
79%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
64
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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