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Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition

KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. · 2021-02-05

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ActionRPG

Franchise: Nioh · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Feb 05, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 05, 2021 (PlayStation 4)

Battle hordes of yokai in this masocore Action RPG. Create your protagonist and embark on an adventure through a myriad of locales across Japan during the Sengoku period. Utilize the new Yokai Shift ability to defeat even the most ferocious yokai and be prepared to brave through Dark Realms created by your enemies.

1,016
playing now
87%
positive of 50k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
89/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
85/100
IGDB user rating (16 ratings)
58h
to beat · rushed 40h · completionist 120h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$49.99
steam price (US)

1,016 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Nioh 2 is a 2020 action role-playing game developed by Team Ninja and Kou Shibusawa and published by Koei Tecmo for the PlayStation 4. It was released by Sony Interactive Entertainment outside Japan on PlayStation consoles. It is a prequel to Nioh (2017). Versions for PlayStation 5 and Windows titled Nioh 2: Complete Edition, featuring all previous downloadable content, were released on February 5, 2021. The game received generally positive reviews from critics and sold 2.5 million units by February 2022. A sequel, Nioh 3, was released on February 6, 2026.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 1,016 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,739 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~217/week).
  • · Review velocity down 19% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (7,862 reviews).
  • · Top 4% of 10,936 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 1.0M–2.3M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 50,482 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$70.03

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $14.07 at IndieGala Store (2026-03-20) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $70.73 · on sale 76 of 126 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
6.5k6.5k20212026Week of 2021-02-01: 6,523 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1,339 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 2,144 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 372 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1,175 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 136 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 816 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 111 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 628 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 107 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 863 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 117 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 504 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 553 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 541 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1,632 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 749 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 651 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 345 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 235 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 326 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 646 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 115 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 467 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 282 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 227 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 496 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 92 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 340 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 388 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 387 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 433 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 566 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 538 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 282 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 233 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 262 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 246 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 235 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 245 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 227 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 233 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 214 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 212 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 209 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 231 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 232 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 290 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 241 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 290 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 240 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 275 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 211 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 22 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1.9k4922026-08-06 21:00 — 492 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 826 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 1,518 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 565 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 1,191 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 1,762 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 675 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 1,354 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 1,850 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 665 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 834 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 1,620 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 518 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 866 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 1,733 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 494 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 815 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 1,618 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 663 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 744 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 1,147 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 579 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 895 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 1,277 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 704 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 643 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 851 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 804 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 797 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 1,016 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$71.06$14.072020-11-132026-08-262020-11-13 — best price $49.992021-06-25 — best price $62.582021-12-01 — best price $44.992022-04-21 — best price $58.542022-06-13 — best price $29.992022-09-16 — best price $27.592022-11-02 — best price $42.252023-01-31 — best price $29.992023-04-27 — best price $26.992023-06-26 — best price $29.992023-11-21 — best price $24.492024-01-10 — best price $49.992024-03-15 — best price $24.992024-07-11 — best price $44.992024-10-07 — best price $44.992024-12-19 — best price $22.992025-03-12 — best price $46.782025-04-25 — best price $42.252025-06-27 — best price $19.292025-09-16 — best price $19.292025-12-09 — best price $49.992026-02-23 — best price $44.992026-05-05 — best price $16.892026-05-16 — best price $69.722026-05-28 — best price $69.582026-06-09 — best price $23.382026-06-23 — best price $68.332026-07-04 — best price $23.192026-07-16 — best price $68.772026-07-29 — best price $23.082026-08-10 — best price $16.782026-08-21 — best price $70.072026-08-26 — best price $70.03
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2131022026-05-29 — 149 pageviews2026-06-01 — 115 pageviews2026-06-04 — 148 pageviews2026-06-07 — 196 pageviews2026-06-10 — 138 pageviews2026-06-13 — 146 pageviews2026-06-16 — 171 pageviews2026-06-19 — 149 pageviews2026-06-22 — 110 pageviews2026-06-25 — 154 pageviews2026-06-28 — 172 pageviews2026-07-01 — 127 pageviews2026-07-04 — 147 pageviews2026-07-07 — 126 pageviews2026-07-10 — 110 pageviews2026-07-13 — 145 pageviews2026-07-16 — 106 pageviews2026-07-19 — 110 pageviews2026-07-22 — 141 pageviews2026-07-25 — 113 pageviews2026-07-28 — 176 pageviews2026-07-31 — 133 pageviews2026-08-03 — 133 pageviews2026-08-06 — 128 pageviews2026-08-09 — 142 pageviews2026-08-12 — 145 pageviews2026-08-15 — 131 pageviews2026-08-18 — 155 pageviews2026-08-21 — 144 pageviews2026-08-24 — 157 pageviews2026-08-26 — 146 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
78.7%
earned "Core Score"
23.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller Support

13 supported languages: English, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)20,0678%88

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGJRPGCo-opActionFantasyViolentDifficultHistoricalSouls-likeStory Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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