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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 · Perspectives: Third person

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.

Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition is a 2021 Action and RPG title priced at $49.99, with an estimated 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (87% of 50570 reviews).

938
playing now
87%
positive of 51k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
89/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
85/100
IGDB user rating (16 ratings)
85/100
opencritic · mighty · 97% recommend · from 40 critics
58h
to beat · rushed 40h · completionist 120h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$49.99
steam price (US)

938 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 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
  • · 938 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 2% of 27,667 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 50,767 total reviews — how this is computed.

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

12-month high $70.73 · on sale 75 of 125 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

1.7k4492026-09-15 12:00 — 1,112 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 598 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 706 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 1,425 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 863 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 763 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 960 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 946 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 761 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 1,614 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 1,272 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 449 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 1,017 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 1,541 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 641 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 1,002 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 1,612 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 450 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 759 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 1,479 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 670 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 654 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 938 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
24k869Feb 2021Aug 2026Feb 2021 — avg 23,610 · peak 41,273Apr 2021 — avg 5,703 · peak 12,239Jun 2021 — avg 2,832 · peak 6,162Aug 2021 — avg 2,362 · peak 4,591Oct 2021 — avg 2,550 · peak 5,562Dec 2021 — avg 2,944 · peak 5,919Feb 2022 — avg 2,065 · peak 4,109Apr 2022 — avg 1,509 · peak 5,262Jun 2022 — avg 2,401 · peak 5,806Aug 2022 — avg 1,362 · peak 2,731Oct 2022 — avg 2,375 · peak 5,491Dec 2022 — avg 2,145 · peak 4,424Feb 2023 — avg 3,092 · peak 6,382Apr 2023 — avg 2,149 · peak 5,475Jun 2023 — avg 1,134 · peak 2,367Aug 2023 — avg 1,001 · peak 2,104Oct 2023 — avg 1,463 · peak 3,275Dec 2023 — avg 1,425 · peak 2,944Feb 2024 — avg 1,501 · peak 3,110Apr 2024 — avg 2,379 · peak 5,458Jun 2024 — avg 1,292 · peak 2,824Aug 2024 — avg 1,398 · peak 2,830Oct 2024 — avg 1,542 · peak 3,589Dec 2024 — avg 1,396 · peak 3,225Feb 2025 — avg 1,894 · peak 3,658Apr 2025 — avg 1,657 · peak 3,677Jun 2025 — avg 1,947 · peak 4,307Aug 2025 — avg 1,862 · peak 3,855Oct 2025 — avg 1,395 · peak 2,980Dec 2025 — avg 1,678 · peak 3,340Feb 2026 — avg 2,448 · peak 4,888Apr 2026 — avg 1,119 · peak 2,582Jun 2026 — avg 992 · peak 2,172Aug 2026 — avg 930 · peak 1,849
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
14142026-09-222026-10-142026-09-22: 5 new positive2026-09-23: 6 new positive2026-09-23: 2 new negative2026-09-24: 6 new positive2026-09-24: 4 new negative2026-09-25: 5 new positive2026-09-25: 2 new negative2026-09-26: 4 new positive2026-09-26: 2 new negative2026-09-27: 6 new positive2026-09-27: 3 new negative2026-09-28: 11 new positive2026-09-28: 1 new negative2026-09-29: 3 new positive2026-09-29: 6 new negative2026-09-30: 5 new positive2026-10-02: 6 new positive2026-10-03: 2 new positive2026-10-03: 1 new negative2026-10-05: 1 new positive2026-10-07: 5 new positive2026-10-08: 1 new positive2026-10-09: 4 new positive2026-10-09: 2 new negative2026-10-10: 3 new positive2026-10-10: 1 new negative2026-10-11: 14 new positive2026-10-11: 2 new negative2026-10-12: 1 new positive2026-10-12: 2 new negative2026-10-13: 3 new positive2026-10-13: 2 new negative2026-10-14: 2 new positive2026-10-14: 3 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$71.06$14.072020-11-132026-09-102020-11-13 — 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 $70.072026-09-10 — best price $17.66
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2361052026-05-29 — 149 pageviews2026-06-02 — 144 pageviews2026-06-06 — 134 pageviews2026-06-10 — 138 pageviews2026-06-14 — 155 pageviews2026-06-18 — 121 pageviews2026-06-22 — 110 pageviews2026-06-26 — 161 pageviews2026-06-30 — 130 pageviews2026-07-04 — 147 pageviews2026-07-08 — 143 pageviews2026-07-12 — 151 pageviews2026-07-16 — 106 pageviews2026-07-20 — 105 pageviews2026-07-24 — 150 pageviews2026-07-28 — 176 pageviews2026-08-01 — 109 pageviews2026-08-05 — 130 pageviews2026-08-09 — 142 pageviews2026-08-13 — 120 pageviews2026-08-17 — 140 pageviews2026-08-21 — 144 pageviews2026-08-25 — 167 pageviews2026-08-29 — 153 pageviews2026-09-02 — 158 pageviews2026-09-06 — 176 pageviews2026-09-10 — 138 pageviews2026-09-14 — 196 pageviews2026-09-18 — 173 pageviews2026-09-22 — 162 pageviews2026-09-26 — 180 pageviews2026-09-30 — 115 pageviews2026-10-04 — 128 pageviews2026-10-08 — 140 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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