Nioh 2: The Complete Edition gathers Team Ninja’s full vision of its yokai-hunting action RPG into one package: the complete Sengoku-era campaign plus all three expansions, The Tengu’s Disciple, Darkness in the Capital and The First Samurai. You create your own half-human, half-yokai protagonist, take up a blade for hire alongside the ambitious Tokichiro, and learn the hard way that every enemy in this world, from a lowly gaki to Otakemaru himself, is capable of ending your run in seconds.

A Samurai With a Yokai’s Blood

Where the first Nioh followed the historical figure William, Nioh 2 lets you build the hero yourself, and the story is better for it. As Hide, a half-yokai warrior born in a Japan torn apart by warring daimyo, you cross paths with Tokichiro, a charming spirit-stone peddler whose ambitions will reshape the country. Their partnership carries you through the rise of Oda Nobunaga, the Battle of Okehazama, the Honnoji Incident and the campaigns that forged a unified Japan, with historical commanders reimagined as allies, rivals and yokai-touched monsters.

The Sengoku setting is more than a backdrop. Spirit stones corrupt the ambitious, the dead linger as vengeful ghosts, and the boundary between the human world and the realm of yokai grows thinner with every chapter. It is a dark, atmospheric telling of Japanese history where the folklore is as real as the steel.

Combat That Rewards Mastery

Nioh 2 keeps the layered melee system that made the original a standout among Souls-likes and pushes it further. Every weapon type has three stances, each with its own speed, damage and Ki cost, and the Ki Pulse lets you recover stamina mid-combo if your timing is sharp. The sequel’s new systems are what give the fights their identity.

Yokai Shift

Your Guardian Spirit determines which of three yokai forms you can take, Brute, Feral or Phantom, each with a different rhythm of attack and defense. Fill the Amrita gauge, transform, and for a few precious seconds you fight as the monster instead of the man.

Burst Counter

When an enemy’s eyes flash red, it is winding up an unblockable Burst Attack. Meet it with a well-timed Burst Counter and you shatter a chunk of its Ki, opening a window to punish. Learning the tell on every yokai is the heart of Nioh 2’s difficulty curve.

Soul Cores and Yokai Abilities

Defeated yokai can drop Soul Cores. Purify them at a shrine and attune them to your Guardian Spirit to borrow that yokai’s signature attack, from a One-Eyed Oni’s ground slam to a Nure-Onna’s constricting lunge, building a moveset that is uniquely yours.

The Dark Realm

Enemies can now drag a battle into a Dark Realm where your Ki recovers at a crawl and the yokai grow stronger. Surviving it means fighting with discipline rather than aggression, and dispelling it by defeating its source is one of the most satisfying turns in