Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition

Difficult action RPG with technical combat and yokai powers

KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. · Released Feb 5, 2021

Reviews: Very Positive; 87% of 51K
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 75% of 133 in 30 days
Playing now: 977; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 3 years ago; Dec 12, 2022

What is Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition?

A difficult action RPG set across mission-based locations in Sengoku-period Japan. You create a protagonist, fight yokai with weapons and supernatural abilities, collect loot, and develop character builds while following a story involving historical military commanders. The Complete Edition includes all three expansions.

For you if...

+you want fast, technical combat with many build options
+you enjoy demanding fights with little room for mistakes
+you plan to tackle missions in online co-op

Not for you if...

−you prefer a gentle difficulty curve and simple controls
−you dislike frequent loot management and grinding
−you expect distinct environments and enemies throughout

What players say

87% of 50,634 reviews are positive · 75% of 133 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the deep, fast combat, broad build variety, and character customization. Common complaints focus on steep difficulty spikes, excessive loot and grinding, and repeated enemies, bosses, and mission areas.

Screenshots and trailer

Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows® 10 64bit
Processor: Intel Core i5 4460 or over
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 or over, VRAM 4GB or over
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Storage: 85 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 88
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards, HDR
Age rating: 17+

Steam Deck: Playable

Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English, Japanese. Text only: French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, German.