Exceptionally deep, satisfying combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Fully customizable combos with the ability to go infinite through Ki Pulse are absolutely amazing.”
Steam review · 80 h played ↗
Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 88%Very Positive · 88%KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.2021Souls-like · Action · RPG
$49.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A deep, fast, build-heavy action RPG with arguably best-in-class combat and huge replayability. Skip it if you dislike steep difficulty, stamina-driven combat, loot clutter or recycled enemies.
Great for
Players who love mastering deep combat systems, theorycrafting builds and grinding loot through NG+
Main risk
Punishing difficulty and Ki/stamina system that never clicks, plus repetitive enemies and loot clutter
What changed in the last 30 days
45 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews cite loot micromanagement, tanky enemies with hyper armor, and port/performance issues. The sample is small, so confidence is moderate.
45 recent reviews
What players love
Huge build and weapon variety
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Every weapon plays differently, and messing around with different setups keeps the game fresh as you learn the ropes.”
Steam review · 70.7 h played ↗
Better than Nioh 1 and co-op friendly
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Major improvement over Nioh 1 and pretty much the best game in the series.”
Steam review · 50.3 h played ↗
Rewarding once it clicks
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“if you put the time in and understand how a single weapon works, when it clicks, it CLICKS.”
Steam review · 68.6 h played ↗
Yokai powers and Japanese setting
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Yokai Shifting is more engaging and thematically richer than Living Weapons, and the addition of Soul Cores adds incredible depth and synergy to the combat.”
Steam review · 57.4 h played ↗
Massive replayability and endgame
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“New difficulty levels, better equipment, Graces, the Underworld, and the Depths give you hundreds of hours of content.”
Steam review · 726.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Punishing difficulty and cheap deaths
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“This is probably the poorest excuse of game balancing I've ever experienced.”
Steam review · 51.9 h played ↗
Recycled enemies, bosses and maps
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Levels are reused on side missions constantly and even on main missions later on.”
Steam review · 145.4 h played ↗
Overcomplicated systems and clunky UI
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Put simply: it's overwhelming.”
Steam review · 7.6 h played ↗
Frustrating stamina / Ki system
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Swing your sword twice? Out of stamina. Sprint for 2 seconds? Out of stamina. Get hit? Out of stamina.”
Steam review · 2.5 h played ↗
Bloated loot and inventory management
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“It is just so much unneccessary micromanagement that adds pretty much nothing of value to the game.”
Steam review · 24.8 h played ↗
Input drops, bugs and unreliable burst counter
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“The game devours my inputs. Various buttons simply don't work when pressed.”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable85 GB
Minimum
OSWindows® 10 64bit
ProcessorIntel Core i5 4460 or over
Memory6 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 or over, VRAM 4GB or over
Storage85 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows® 10 64bit
ProcessorIntel Core i7 6700K or over
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER or over, VRAM 6GB or over
Storage85 GB available space
OSWindows® 10 64bit
ProcessorIntel Core i5 4460 or over
Memory6 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 or over, VRAM 4GB or over
Storage85 GB available space
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