Hertfordshire, 28th July 2026 – Today, KOEI TECMO Europe and developer Team NINJA announced that the first DLC for their popular dark samurai action RPG, Nioh 3, will be released on 19th August 2026 for PlayStation®5 and PC Steam™. Entitled Hell Rising, this DLC will transport players to the Keian era and feature new weapons, Martial Arts, Ninjutsu, Guardian Spirits, Soul Cores and much more. Fans can get a glimpse of the new setting that awaits them in the newly released action-packed trailer. To celebrate, the DDX edition of Nioh 3 is available to purchase at 23% off on the PlayStation™Store and Steam®, while the standard version is available at a 36% off on Steam® for a limited time*.
* PlayStation sale starts on 27th July and ends on 12th August. Only the standard edition is available at a discounted price.
Steam sale starts on 27th July and ends on 10th August. Both the standard and DDX editions are available at a discounted price.
In Hell Rising, players will travel to Edo in 1651 during the Keian era, where they will discover the castle town plunged into utter chaos following the death of the future shogun, Takechiyo. With the cooperation of the one-eyed swordsman Yagyu Jubei and the Spanish envoy Rodrigo, fans will unravel new mysteries surrounding the Spirit Stones to restore peace. The new open-field map, the Keian era, will feature a hellish wasteland ravaged by the gales of the Crucible, where yokai, human rebels and alchemists from foreign lands roam.
To prepare for the deadly new encounters that await them, players can equip themselves with new weapons, the hoko and shield for both the Samurai and Ninja Styles. These weapons will offer fresh combat possibilities, with basic attacks combining the defence of the shield with the offence of the short spear, as well as more tactical moves, such as flinging the shield at enemies.
For all players seeking a greater challenge, a new equipment category will be added, the Hundred Demon Realms Picture Scroll. Enemies will sometimes drop a Picture Scroll as rare loot, but to equip this item, players must achieve victory in the automatically generated battle associated with that scroll. These battles can be replayed to allow players to randomly alter one of the scroll’s special effect, whilst also strengthening and customising it.
In addition, a new difficulty setting will be available for players wishing to attempt a third playthrough, the Enlightened One’s Journey. In this extreme difficulty mode, certain enemies will randomly receive a Curse buff that will make them significantly more powerful, but will reward players with divine-rarity items if they manage to defeat them. Finally, amongst the new features introduced in the Hell Rising DLC, players will be able to further enhance their character builds with divine-rarity Grace set bonuses and powerful special effects.
In Nioh 3, released in February 2026, players take on the role of Tokugawa Takechiyo, poised to become the next shogun during Japan’s prosperous Edo era. The story unfolds on a larger scale than ever before in series history, covering various eras and regions including Edo Castle, the Totomi region during the Warring States era, the Heian era’s capital city of Kyoto, and, for the first time in the franchise’s history, the Bakumatsu era. Players can freely explore each eraas a vast open field, featuring beautiful and distinct environments.
Before launching into the full game, players have the opportunity to hone their skills in the free demo, which includes both solo play and online multiplayer mode for up to three playerson both PlayStation®5** and Windows PC via Steam®***. Fans can create their own custom character and dive into the turbulent Warring States era, even testing their abilities in an electrifying boss fight against Jakotsu-baba, with the ability to carry over save data to the full version of the game.
** PlayStation®5 users in Germany will need to have a PlayStation®Plus account in order to download and play the demo.
***Cross-play is not supported for online multiplayer mode.
Nioh 3 is now available worldwide on PlayStation®5 and Windows PC via Steam®. The game includes Japanese and English voices with texts in English, French, Italian, German and Spanish.
