Nioh 3 launches, ASAP becomes the most played Nioh ever o...

What’s Happening

Let’s talk about It sounds like Koei Tecmo s decision to finally release a Nioh game on PC day-and-date with PlayStation has paid off.

The highly-anticipated Nioh 3 has gone live across both platforms, a first for a series that typically spends its initial release months as a console exclusive. Read more Home News Nioh 3 It Worked! (it feels like chaos)

Nioh 3 launches, ASAP becomes the most played Nioh ever on Steam Just a few hours after launch, Nioh 3 is already the biggest release in series history on Steam.

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6, 2026 Follow Nioh 3 It sounds like Koei Tecmo s decision to finally release a Nioh game on PC day-and-date with PlayStation has paid off. On Steam, and despite having only been available for just a few hours, the game has broken series records, and it continues to climb.

Why This Matters

To see this content please enable targeting s. Manage settings At the time of writing, Nioh 3 has peaked at 42,822 concurrent players on Steam (via SteamDB ), and the number keeps going up. Because it s in the middle of day in Europe and everyone is at work, it s entirely possible - if not likely - that this figure will get much higher.

The gaming community has been watching developments like this closely.

Key Takeaways

• A weekend bump is also possible, as we ve seen with several recent releases.
• As it stands, the current peak concurrent is enough to get the game in Steam s top 20 most played games.
• This already puts it ahead of all other Nioh games on Steam.
• The original Nioh peaked at 10,649 when it dropped in November, 2017.

The Bottom Line

There are many reasons as to why Nioh 3 has done as well as it has. Word of mouth coming off last year s PS5-exclusive demo , and the more positive coverage that followed since are just two.

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