"Nioh 3" will be the first work in Team NINJA's fantasy action RPG series to be published by its parent company Koei Tecmo.The first two games were both published by Sony Interactive Entertainment, which means that they were launched on the PlayStation console platform first and then on the PC. The new game "Nioh 3" will be launched on the PS5 and PC platforms at the same time.

This is far from the only change in the third installment.Another big change is that it will feature an "open world" environment rather than the relatively linear maps of the first two games.As producer Fumihiko Yasuda explained in an interview with Multiplayer.it, this will make the game more accessible than the first two Nioh games, and the development team will avoid sudden difficulty spikes that could put off novice players.However, the overall challenge still maintains Team NINJA's consistently high level.

Yasuda Fumihiko said: "Perhaps some players have invested thousands of hours in the "Nioh" series, but there are many more people who may be interested in "Nioh 3" as newbies, and I hope everyone can enjoy this game. To make it easier for newbies, we have added a very detailed (but not excessive) novice tutorial. But the most important thing isEnsure that the difficulty of the game does not suddenly spike.Everything must be gradual.The freedom of exploration is greatly improved, but at the same time, there will be very powerful enemies waiting for players to challenge.We focus on providing players with more ways to defeat the boss, whether it is equipment or exploration itself, but we have not reduced the difficulty of the game.

I have always believed that the core of this game, and what is really important about it, is how players deal with failure.Perhaps in a demo like the one we showed off at Tokyo Game Show, players will experience failures, which can be frustrating.But what really matters is what players think after a loss.What do I need to gain? How do I prepare to win? We choose to provide a variety of options so that players can find their own path to victory and defeat those powerful bosses.In the end, being able to succeed, the excitement that comes with it, the joy of finding out that you can actually defeat the boss is very important, and this is fully preserved in "Nioh 3"."

"Nioh 3" will be released on February 6, 2026, on PC and PS5 platforms.