Games like Nioh 3
If Nioh 3 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition and Nioh: Complete Edition — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, epic and immersive. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Nioh 3 is a hard action RPG releasing in 2026 from Koei Tecmo Games. The game combines boss fights, combo-based combat, character customization, inventory management, difficulty modes, and loot collection within a dark fantasy setting. Players engage with both samurai and ninja combat styles while exploring open fields, with a deep stance-based combat system offering distinct mastery paths. Reviewers highlight challenging bosses with distinct patterns and the open-world design improving level density, while the new game plus offering extends replay value. The game costs $55.99 and is not supported on Steam Deck, and it received an 82% positive rating from 4304 Steam reviews.
About Nioh 3: In the third game in the dark samurai action RPG series Nioh, you will need to use both Samurai and Ninja combat styles in your battles against formidable yokai as you explore a thrilling open field.
Players who liked Nioh 3 also play
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Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Nioh 3.
Top pick for Nioh 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Nioh 3.
A new dark fantasy Three Kingdoms action RPG from Team NINJA, the developers of Nioh.
Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition
WHY THIS
Shares skill trees, new game plus and an epic mood with Nioh 3.
Second-strongest match for Nioh 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Nioh 3.
Battle hordes of yokai in this masocore Action RPG. Create your protagonist and embark on an adventure through a myriad of locales across Japan during the Sengoku period. Utilize the new Yokai Shift ability to defeat even the most ferocious yokai and be prepared to brave through Dark Realms created by your enemies.
Nioh: Complete Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Nioh 3.
Third-strongest match for Nioh 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Nioh 3.
Ready to die? Experience the newest brutal action game from Team NINJA and Koei Tecmo Games. In the age of samurai, a lone traveler lands on the shores of Japan. He must fight his way through the vicious warriors and supernatural Yokai that infest the land in order to find that which he seeks.
Rise of the Ronin
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Nioh 3.
Ranked #4 for Nioh 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Nioh 3.
Embark on an epic journey across war-torn 19th-century Japan in this open-world action RPG from Team NINJA, the veteran studio behind "Nioh" and "NINJA GAIDEN."
Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Nioh 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Nioh 3.
A storm is coming. Venture into the complete Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR’S CUT on PC; forge your own path through this open-world action adventure and uncover its hidden wonders. Brought to you by Sucker Punch Productions, Nixxes Software and PlayStation Studios.
WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers
WHY THIS
Shares parry system, combo based combat, atmospheric and a tense mood with Nioh 3.
Ranked #6 for Nioh 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Nioh 3.
WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers is a soulslike, action RPG set in the land of Shu during the dark and tumultuous late Ming Dynasty, plagued with warring factions and a mysterious illness spawning monstrous creatures.
Diablo® IV
WHY THIS
Shares combo based combat, real time combat, atmospheric and an epic mood with Nioh 3.
Ranked #7 for Nioh 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Nioh 3.
Join the fight for Sanctuary in Diablo® IV, the ultimate action RPG adventure. Experience the critically acclaimed campaign and new seasonal content.
ELDEN RING
WHY THIS
Shares open world exploration, boss fights and an immersive mood with Nioh 3.
Ranked #8 for Nioh 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Nioh 3.
THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED FANTASY ACTION RPG. Rise, Tarnished, and be guided by grace to brandish the power of the Elden Ring and become an Elden Lord in the Lands Between.
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Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Nioh 3.
Reviewers of Nioh 3 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Nioh 3.
A new dark fantasy Three Kingdoms action RPG from Team NINJA, the developers of Nioh.
Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition
WHY THIS
Shares skill trees, new game plus and an epic mood with Nioh 3.
Reviewers of Nioh 3 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Nioh 3.
Battle hordes of yokai in this masocore Action RPG. Create your protagonist and embark on an adventure through a myriad of locales across Japan during the Sengoku period. Utilize the new Yokai Shift ability to defeat even the most ferocious yokai and be prepared to brave through Dark Realms created by your enemies.
Street Fighter™ 6
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Nioh 3.
Reviewers of Nioh 3 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Nioh 3.
Here comes Capcom’s newest challenger! Street Fighter™ 6 launches worldwide on June 2nd, 2023 and represents the next evolution of the Street Fighter™ series! Street Fighter 6 spans three distinct game modes, including World Tour, Fighting Ground and Battle Hub.
Black Myth: Wukong
WHY THIS
Shares stance switching, parry system, atmospheric and an epic mood with Nioh 3.
Reviewers of Nioh 3 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Nioh 3.
Black Myth: Wukong is an action RPG rooted in Chinese mythology. You shall set out as the Destined One to venture into the challenges and marvels ahead, to uncover the obscured truth beneath the veil of a glorious legend from the past.
The First Berserker: Khazan
WHY THIS
Shares parry system, new game plus, atmospheric and an intense mood with Nioh 3.
Reviewers of Nioh 3 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Nioh 3.
The First Berserker: Khazan is a hardcore action role-playing game. The player will become Khazan, the great general of the Pell Los Empire, who overcame death, and sets out to reveal the incidents that led to his downfall and seek vengeance on his enemies.
Thymesia
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with Nioh 3.
Reviewers of Nioh 3 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Nioh 3.
Thymesia is a gruelling action-RPG with fast-paced combat and an intricate plague weapon system. In a kingdom where death spreads, play as a mysterious character known by the code name "Corvus". Prey upon your enemies, wield the power of disease and find the truth in your own memories.
Stellar Blade™
WHY THIS
Shares parry system, new game plus, atmospheric and an intense mood with Nioh 3.
Reviewers of Nioh 3 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Nioh 3.
Save humanity from extinction in post-apocalyptic action-adventure Stellar Blade™. Experience blistering combat and a twisting storyline as you unravel the mysteries of Earth’s downfall.
AI LIMIT
WHY THIS
Shares parry system, new game plus, atmospheric and an intense mood with Nioh 3.
Reviewers of Nioh 3 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Nioh 3.
In the distant future when civilization is on the verge of extinction, people follow the legend of the Elysium in the last city, Havenswell. In this post-apocalyptic wasteland sci-fi ARPG, you will play as Arrisa, a Blader with immortality, and explore the city ruin to find the hope of a new life.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Nioh 3 at current Steam store prices.
Stardew Valley
WHY THIS
Priced ~73% under Nioh 3 on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Nioh 3.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Phasmophobia
WHY THIS
Priced ~64% under Nioh 3 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Nioh 3.
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~82% under Nioh 3 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Nioh 3.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~82% under Nioh 3 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Nioh 3.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Schedule I
WHY THIS
Priced ~64% under Nioh 3 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Nioh 3.
From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Priced ~73% under Nioh 3 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Nioh 3.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
The Forest
WHY THIS
Priced ~64% under Nioh 3 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Nioh 3.
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Nioh 3.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Nioh 3.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Nioh 3.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Nioh 3.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
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Head-to-head comparisons
More from KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Other recommendable Steam games by KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD., ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition
WHY THIS
Shares skill trees, new game plus and an epic mood with Nioh 3.
Another title from KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD., the studio behind Nioh 3. Shares Action and RPG with Nioh 3.
Battle hordes of yokai in this masocore Action RPG. Create your protagonist and embark on an adventure through a myriad of locales across Japan during the Sengoku period. Utilize the new Yokai Shift ability to defeat even the most ferocious yokai and be prepared to brave through Dark Realms created by your enemies.
Nioh: Complete Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Nioh 3.
Another title from KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD., the studio behind Nioh 3. Shares Action and RPG with Nioh 3.
Ready to die? Experience the newest brutal action game from Team NINJA and Koei Tecmo Games. In the age of samurai, a lone traveler lands on the shores of Japan. He must fight his way through the vicious warriors and supernatural Yokai that infest the land in order to find that which he seeks.
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Nioh 3.
Another title from KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD., the studio behind Nioh 3. Shares Action and RPG with Nioh 3.
A new dark fantasy Three Kingdoms action RPG from Team NINJA, the developers of Nioh.
DYNASTY WARRIORS: ORIGINS
WHY THIS
Shares parry system, weapon variety, action and an epic mood with Nioh 3.
Another title from KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD., the studio behind Nioh 3. Shares Action and RPG with Nioh 3.
Become immersed in exhilarating battles as a nameless hero in the Three Kingdoms
ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS XIV
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Nioh 3.
Another title from KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD., the studio behind Nioh 3.
Triumph over the land, take charge of the fate of China! Conquer territories and fly your colors!
DYNASTY WARRIORS 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Nioh 3.
Another title from KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD., the studio behind Nioh 3. Shares Action with Nioh 3.
"Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends" introduces entirely new levels of fun to the refreshing gameplay vanquishing swarms of enemies with mighty warriors found in "Dynasty Warriors 8."
WILD HEARTS™
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Nioh 3.
Another title from KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD., the studio behind Nioh 3. Shares Action with Nioh 3.
Master ancient tech to hunt down giant beasts. WILD HEARTS™ is a twist on the hunting genre where technology gives you a fighting chance against giant nature-infused beasts. Hunt alone or with friends.
One Piece Pirate Warriors 3
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Nioh 3.
Another title from KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD., the studio behind Nioh 3. Shares Action with Nioh 3.
Enjoy the original story of ONE PIECE from Fuschia Village to the mysterious kingdom of Dressrosa. Will your resolution be strong enough to defeat the most dangerous pirates, including Doflamingo and many more?
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Nioh 3.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Nioh 3.
A new dark fantasy Three Kingdoms action RPG from Team NINJA, the developers of Nioh.
Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Nioh 3.
A storm is coming. Venture into the complete Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR’S CUT on PC; forge your own path through this open-world action adventure and uncover its hidden wonders. Brought to you by Sucker Punch Productions, Nixxes Software and PlayStation Studios.
Diablo® IV
WHY THIS
Shares combo based combat, real time combat, atmospheric and an epic mood with Nioh 3.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Nioh 3.
Join the fight for Sanctuary in Diablo® IV, the ultimate action RPG adventure. Experience the critically acclaimed campaign and new seasonal content.
ELDEN RING
WHY THIS
Shares open world exploration, boss fights and an immersive mood with Nioh 3.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Nioh 3.
THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED FANTASY ACTION RPG. Rise, Tarnished, and be guided by grace to brandish the power of the Elden Ring and become an Elden Lord in the Lands Between.
Frequently asked about Nioh 3
- Does Nioh 3 work on Steam Deck?
- Nioh 3 is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Nioh 3 cost?
- Nioh 3 is listed on Steam at 55.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Nioh 3 have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Nioh 3 supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Nioh 3?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Nioh 3 are Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition, Nioh: Complete Edition.
- Who developed Nioh 3?
- Nioh 3 was developed by KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD..
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