Nioh 3 formally revealed – and it isn’t a PlayStation unique, even when there is a demo you’ll be able to solely play on PS5 Avid gamers Area

As a part of the PlayStation State of Play, we acquired handled to the shock reveal of the subsequent recreation within the Nioh motion RPG sequence. It’s merely titled Nioh 3, and it’s going to be altering a lot of what we find out about Nioh.

Nioh 2 is ready for launch in early 2026.

First, the sport will not be a timed PlayStation-exclusive, which is nice to see (and a primary for Nioh). It will likely be accessible on PC and PS5 concurrently when it arrives subsequent yr. The much more shocking information is that there’s a demo accessible proper now, although sadly solely on PS5.

That is the alpha demo, which means there’s going to be not less than yet one more demo – beta – previous to launch, if Group Ninja’s historical past with Nioh is something to go by. The demo is on the market solely till Wednesday, June 18

Nioh 3 takes place in Japan’s Sengoku interval, and stars a brand new protagonist; a younger warrior (Tokugawa) set to be the subsequent Shogun. Clearly Yokai are within the combine right here proper alongside human enemies.

Nioh 3 is described as an “open area” recreation, which is a serious change for the sequence. It’s attention-grabbing that Group Ninja didn’t name it outright open world, although maybe the damaging criticisms Rise of the Ronin drew for its open-world construction could have had a hand in that.

Regardless, gameplay areas look to be extra open than previous Nioh video games, even when the trailer doesn’t present a lot of that.

Maybe probably the most attention-grabbing element was made on this PlayStation Weblog submit, the place Nioh 3 basic producer Fumihiko Yasuda revealed that fight has two principal types: Samurai, and Ninja.

Each types could be switched between on the fly. The Samurai fashion is described as probably the most much like different Nioh video games, although stances weren’t talked about within the breakdown. The Samurai fashion additionally comes with new additions, so it’s not fully comparable.The submit mentions Arts Proficiency, which boosts the ability of martial arts – an space that’s sometimes been uncared for in Nioh video games. There’s additionally Deflect, which is successfully a parry system.

Then there’s the Ninja fashion, which has sooner actions, and unlocks a number of aerial actions. That is the place the Ninjitsu methods now sit, and a number of the talents mentioned embody abandoning a clone after attacking.

Nioh 3 appears to be like to be a giant step ahead for the sequence, so we’ll have to attend till we get our arms on it to seek out out whether or not Group Ninja has been profitable at evolving its system this time round.