Right from the start, the game makes it clear that this is a title unafraid to tell its story at a measured pace, with hundreds of interesting side quests and sandbox activities that can offer players hours upon hours of additional gameplay.

After both installments laid an exceptionally strong foundation, everyone was surprised when the third Nioh was announced at the end of 2025. Players were ecstatic, theories and “prayers to the gods of the internet” were flying everywhere, all in hopes that some part of the story or mechanics would leak to the public. Fortunately, players didn’t have to wait long, and Nioh 3 finally saw the light of day.

When the word apprentice is mentioned in conversation, I immediately think of the story about a little boy named Lapitch, his boots, and the world that awaited him to explore as one great adventure.