Grindstone and Games Farm are excited to announce the early access launch of Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel, their highly anticipated roguelike horde-survivor steeped in Norse mythology is available to buy now on Steam Early Access and Epic Games Store for $9.99 | €9.99 with a limited-time launch discount. Also available is a Founders Edition including the base game, Odin’s Legendary Armour Pack, digital artbook, and an original soundtrack composed by Robert ‘Brucky’ Bruckmayer.
Players can choose from four unique heroes, each with their own dark tale: the bloodthirsty Berserker, wielding an axe in their pursuit of infamous glory; the wolf-spirit possessed Revenant, hunting their deceiver with deadly precision; the mysterious Flame Sister, channeling Loki’s fiery powers; or the shadowy Seeress, whose mastery of dark arts challenges the ancients themselves.
The battle will rage across two contrasting realms: the scorching inferno of Muspelheim, domain of the apocalyptic fire giant Surt, and the primordial darkness of Niflheim, the misty underworld beneath Yggdrasil’s roots. Harness the divine powers of four legendary Norse gods: Odin the All-Father, master of war and sorcery; Freya, the powerful Queen of Valkyries; Thor, wielder of lightning and thunder; and Loki, the cunning god of chaos and fire.
The game features cutting-edge graphics powered by Intel XeSS and NVIDIA DLSS technology, ensuring a visually stunning experience across all hardware configurations. Players can engage with their favourite streamers through integrated Twitch features, influencing gameplay choices in real-time.
Venture into the great outdoors for the hunt of a lifetime! Big Buck Hunter: Ultimate Trophy launches April 11, 2025, featuring 27 epic Treks and 135 diverse hunting Sites from the legendary arcade game series. Coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam, the Epic Games Store, and Microsoft Store, Big Buck Hunter: Ultimate Trophy is the definitive virtual hunting experience, putting you on a globetrotting adventure tracking down Whitetail Deer, Caribou, Gemsbok, and much more!
Get ready to lock, load, and conquer the wild like never before with Big Buck Hunter: Ultimate Trophy! This at-home experience takes the best-selling arcade hunting game to thrilling new heights, delivering over three times the content of the previous console offering in the franchise. Take down the biggest roster of animals ever – from Elk and Bighorn Sheep to dangerous trophies such as Grizzly Bears and Lions – across a broad range of glorious environments.
With 27 adrenaline-pumping Bonus Games, expanded weapon choices like the Crossbow, competitive multiplayer modes, and a reimagined Trophy Room, Big Buck Hunter: Ultimate Trophy sets a new standard for arcade hunting adventures. Whether you’re a seasoned sharpshooter or a fresh newcomer, the hunt is on—are you ready?
Key Features
The Definitive Big Buck Hunter Experience Comes Home: Dive into nine unique animal Adventures spanning a variety of worldwide environments. With over three times the content of previous Big Buck Hunter console games, explore 135 hunting Sites across 27 different Treks and face off in 27 fan-favorite Bonus Games like Pappy’s Moonshine Factory and Space Attack.
Dynamic Multiplayer: Jump into competitive hunts with your friends in local multiplayer modes, featuring both turn-based and simultaneous play.
Exciting Trophy Animals & Critters: Hunt a wide range of beasts, including Cheetahs, Black Panthers, Woolly Mammoths, and more. Score extra points by targeting over 48 small game critters like Rabbits, Coyotes, and Crocodiles!
Enhanced Gameplay: Choose from expanded weapon options like the classic Shotgun and all-new Crossbow for added challenge.
Reimagined Trophy Room: Showcase your hunting achievements in a completely reimagined Trophy Room with customizable displays and evolving frames.
Stunning Environments & Visuals: Immerse yourself in beautifully rendered locations with fluid, on-rail camera mechanics.
Big Buck Hunter: Ultimate Trophy launches April 11 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam, the Epic Games Store, and Microsoft Store for $39.99. The “Mythic Hunting Pack,”containing two additional animal Adventures with headshots-only Zombie Deer and the monstrous Buckzilla, plus extra Bonus Games and more, will be available as DLC for $14.99.
Big Buck Hunter: Ultimate Trophy is licensed by Play Mechanix, developed by Cradle Games and published by GameMill Entertainment.
Two Point Museum takes players into a realm where art meets antics, and exhibits collide with occasionally questionable management choices. To ensure aspiring curators are well equipped to run their own museum empire when Two Point Museum launches on March 4th, 2025, this video gives an overview of all the intricacies and foibles of management.
Running a museum is a balancing act of epic proportions. Money comes from ticket sales, donations, and the perfectly reasonable prices at the gift shop. But beware – arranging expeditions, marketing, workshops, decorations, training, and all those other pesky expenses could put you in the red. Fortunately, loans and sponsorships are always available as backup, though they come with their own risks.
A major component of any curator’s management duties is overseeing their staff. They are the backbone of any museum… and occasionally its biggest headache. Experts analyse and maintain exhibits, janitors handle messes and workshop builds, assistants manage ticket booths, gift shops and expeditions while security protects exhibits, donations and the peace. Skilled staff come at a price, so museum managers must keep those pay checks flowing or risk facing their wrath. So, who’s up for the challenge?
Create the ultimate guest experience in Two Point Museum by sending experts on far-flung expeditions to uncover new exhibits, keeping museums looking spick and span, and ensuring the children keep their hands off the dinosaur bones. Two Point Museum launches on PC, PlayStation 5 and XBOX X|S on March 4th, 2025, with advanced access unlocking on February 27th for those who pre-order the digital Explorer Edition. Head over to www.twopointstudios.com and follow Two Point Museum on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter to find out more.
ROCKFISH Games has announced a massive new expansion for their award-winning space looter-shooter RPG. EVERSPACE 2: Wrath of the Ancients continues the EVERSPACE 2 story, adding new star systems to explore and expanding existing star systems with new side quests. The expansion will be available on Steam, GOG, Xbox, and PlayStation when it launches later this Spring.
Players will be able to pilot a new ship to battle against alien enemies and ancient threats in an all-new story set after the events of EVERSPACE 2. Mysterious attacks have laid waste to human settlements in Cluster 34, destabilizing factions in power and stranding survivors. With this destruction, the uneasy peace between humankind and Okkar is threatened—space pilots will venture into the Okkar Homeworlds to discover the truth behind the threat before war reignites the DMZ.
During the events of Wrath of the Ancients, warp gates open to four new fully explorable star systems including the Okkar homeworlds and Aethon, adding even more secrets throughout Cluster 34. These new star systems will be packed with new enemies, weapons, and gear to discover.
The scars of the Okkar-Colonial War run deep in Cluster 34. The Dreadnought Minokawa was hijacked while enroute for decommissioning—a warship this mighty can turn the tides of power towards whoever holds it. Track and defeat this titanic threat, but be prepared for the biggest battles in the EVERSPACE series so far. Test your skills and ship loadout in gigantic, multi-stage boss fights designed to push pilots to their limits.
“Our first story DLC,Titans, gives space pilots a small taste of what’s to come. We’re exploring entirely new scales of possibility for our breakout space shooter RPG with the inclusion of massive encounters like Dreadnought and Leviathan that will echo forward into the future of the EVERSPACE series,” said ROCKFISH Games CEO and co-founder Michael Schade. “The team and I are excited to continue pushing the boundaries of possibility in our award-winning game world as we build our next, substantially larger expansion.”
The ROCKFISH Games team also released an update for EVERSPACE 2, bringing AMD FSR 3.1.0 to EVERSPACE 2 as well as a migration to Unreal Engine 5.4, and optimizations to performance for PC and consoles. Find the full list of patch notes on Steam and the EVERSPACE website.
RailGods of Hysterra, a cooperative base-building survival game based on H.P. Lovecraft’s world-renowned Cthulhu Mythos from developer TrogloBytes Games and first-time publisher Digital Vortex, will venture through a desolate world on PC via Steam and PlayStation 4|5, and will also have a new demo for PC via Steam on Monday, Feb. 10th.
Fight back against The Great Old Ones lording over humanity. Board the RailGod, a living train entity forged of steel and arcane magic to serve as a mobile fortress. This new trailer showcases possible improvements to the hellish locomotive. Watch as tentacles slide up through the floorboards to man forges, buzzsaws, and even kitchen appliances.
Roam the cosmic wasteland scavenging for supplies to craft tools, weapons, and upgrade the mobile base. Enhance abilities to unlock unique perks and clever character builds. Explore procedurally generated hellscapes with spells and firearms while battling otherworldly creatures and cultists either alone or with up to four friends through online co-op.
Arrow Video is excited to announce the February 2025 lineup of their subscription-based ARROW platform, available to subscribers in the US, Canada, the UK and Ireland. Enjoy a selection of new titles, from carefully cultivated curations to shorts by new talent. For serious enthusiasts, ARROW offers deep dives into the tastes of filmmakers that changed the way we see the genre.
In a recent profile, the New York Times praised ARROW and noted, “Viewers with a fondness for the esoteric will be hard-pressed to find more quality bang for their streaming buck.”
The February 2025 lineup leads with A Certain Killer and A Killer’s Key, a pair of classic 1960s Japanese assassin films. Directed by prolific Japanese director Kazuo Mori (Zatoichi at Large), both were made in 1967, and star Raizô Ichikawa (Conflagration) as a former soldier who becomes a hitman for a yakuza gang. Exclusive to ARROW is the new slasher film Killer Graduation, previously released as Departing Seniors in the US.
The Seasons include Love Sucks, a selection of vampire vixens for Valentine’s Day and Jenn Wexler Selects, a look at the films that inspired the director of The Sacrifice Game and The Ranger.
ARROW’s February calendar kicks off February 7 with a quartet of titles exclusively for subscribers in the United States. Spanning decades and originating around the globe, there’s something for everyone.
Blight (US): One year ago, Logan mysteriously disappears while on a camping trip. Her welcome home party is thrown into chaos with a series of mysterious earthquakes and power outages.
Sea Fog (US): Written and produced by Bong Joon-ho (PARASITE, SNOWPIERCER, THE HOST), Sea Fog is a maritime thriller that captures the essence of why he is considered one of the most talented filmmakers working today. Upon learning that his decaying fishing trawler, the Junjin, is about to be sold, Captain Kang looks to make one final score by smuggling illegal immigrants from China to South Korea. After arriving at the agreed pickup point, a violent storm forces the Junjin to stall in open waters. As tension and unrest spread, Kang and his five-man crew find themselves pitted against their desperate passengers – all while an ominous fog envelops the ship and everyone onboard.
Wolves, Pigs, Men (US): “Three brothers find themselves pitted against each other as rivals in the Yakuza underworld. Jiro robs stolen loot from his younger brother, Sabu, and his gang. When their eldest brother, Kuroki, learns of this, he makes his own plans to conspire against both of them, resulting in a treacherous nightmare of unbridled violence.
Combining elements of French New Wave and film noir, this “”ferocious, dynamic yakuza thriller”” (Los Angeles Times) established Kinji Fukasaku (Battles Without Honor and Humanity, Violent Panic: The Big Crash) as a master of Japanese genre cinema.”
The Reflecting Skin (US): An instant cult classic when it premiered to sold out screenings at Cannes in 1990, The Reflecting Skin is a darkly humorous, nightmarish vision of the American dream. Growing up in the 1950s in small-town Idaho, 8-year-old Seth and his friends play a prank on the town recluse, a mysterious English widow named Dolphin Blue (Tony winner Lindsay Duncan). After his father tells him stories of vampires, Seth becomes convinced Dolphin is a vampire, stealing the souls of his neighborhood friends one by one. When his older brother Cameron (Oscar nominee Viggo Mortensen in one of his first starring roles), returns home from military service in the Pacific and takes a liking to Dolphin, Seth feels it’s up to him to save Cameron from his friends’ fate. With stunning visuals recalling Edward Hopper paintings and its surreal blend of horror and humor, The Reflecting Skin is a “stunningly beautiful…Gothic masterpiece” (The Guardian)!”
Also on February 7, do your best to survive until summer in a new ARROW exclusive title: Killer Graduation (UK/IRE/US/CAN, released in the US as Departing Seniors).
Graduation is a killer. When his recent clash with his bullies sends high schooler student Javier (Ignacio Diaz-Silverio, Primo) to the hospital, he wakes up feeling… different. Javier is now plagued by psychic visions – but it’s perfect timing as there’s a masked killer on the loose.
With the help of his best friend Bianca (Ireon Roch, Perpetrator), the teens decide to take matters into their own hands and attempt to unravel the mystery of this deranged mask killer before the body count rises and the killer strikes again.
Kazuo Mori strikes twice on February 10 with a double bill of Japanese crime!
A Certain Killer (UK/IRE/US/CAN): Shiozaki’s low-profile existence as a chef at a local sushi restaurant serves as a front for his true job as a professional assassin whose modus operandi is poisoned needles. He’s approached by Maeda, a low-ranking member of a local yakuza group, to take out a rival gang boss. But the sudden arrival into his life of a spirited young woman, Keiko (Yumiko Nogawa, Gate of Flesh), has dramatic ramifications on his relationship with his new employer.
A Killer’s Key (UK/IRE/US/CAN): Ichikawa’s lone wolf assassin is back in A Killer’s Key, this time masquerading as a traditional dance instructor named Nitta who is called in to avert a potential financial scandal that threatens to engulf a powerful yakuza group with ties to powerful figures in the political establishment.
On February 14, subscribers might expect candy and flowers from ARROW. Instead, they’ll get a bite in the neck, and maybe a kiss, with LOVE SUCKS, a collection of vampiric Valentine’s treats.
Titles Include: Vamp, A Taste of Blood, Vampire Clay.
Also available on February 14:
Mockingbird Don’t Sing (US): Based on the actual events of one of the most horrific cases of child abuse ever to be documented, this haunting drama tells the tale of a young girl who was locked in a room for over 12 years.
The Invitation (UK/IRE/US/CAN): In this taut psychological thriller by Karyn Kusama (Girlfight, Jennifer’s Body), the tension is palpable when Will (Logan Marshall-Green, Upgrade) shows up to his ex-wife Eden and new husband David’s dinner party. The pair’s tragic past haunts an equally spooky present: Amid Eden’s suspicious behavior and her mysterious house guests, Will becomes convinced that his invitation was extended with a hidden agenda.
All About Lily Chou-Chou (US): For kids around the world, music is often the only salvation when the pain and anxiety of teenage life becomes too much to bear. Yuichi (Hayato Ichihara) is in the 8th grade and he worships Lily Chou-Chou, a Bjork-like chanteuse whose epic music is lush and transcendent. Yuichi only lives for Lily Chou-Chou’s big Tokyo concert, where the lies and violence can be washed away by the presence of his goddess and her powerful music. But fate has yet another obstacle in store for Lily’s devoted fan.
Red Peony Gambler (US): Wandering female gambler Oryu the Red Peony (Junko Fuji), so known for the tattoo on her shoulder, rambles into town searching for her father’s killer with a wallet left at the crime scene as her only clue. At a card game she meets a kindred spirit, the noble and handsome yakuza Katagiri (Ken Takakura), when they team up to foil a cheating player. As their paths continue to cross she befriends a gang boss and other sundry denizens of the underworld who all join forces to guide her on a blood-soaked quest for vengeance. With its fantastic tropes and charismatic stars this inaugural entry in the Red Peony Gambler series proved an influential watershed of the “chivalrous gangster” genre and was so popular that it spawned multiple sequels.
On February 21: Jenn Wexler Selects (UK/US/CA/IRE).
Jenn Wexler, the writer/director of the SXSW-nominated punk slasher The Ranger and boarding school horror The Sacrifice Game (Fantasia Film Festival Audience Award Winner) picks films from the ARROW catalogue that have nestled their way into her dark little heart and refused to let go.
“You know how there are some movies that worm their way into your brain, stick with you, and pull you back again and again? It could be because of an amazing image, a creepy concept, an incredible kill, a breathtaking performance, or a certain something you just can’t find the words for but you know after viewing it that it’s changed the very core of your being. My ARROW picks span genres, countries, decades – some of them are even by friends I’ve gotten to know and love on the film festival circuit. But they all have one thing in common: Each has nestled its way into my dark little heart and refused to let go. I hope you enjoy them.’’
Titles Include: Noroi: The Curse, The Deeper You Dig, The Addiction.
Also on February 21, the flavor of the day is sweetened cannibalism, space invaders, and mercenary justice.
The Bad Pack (US): Mexican immigrants in a small Texas border town, under attack by a local militia group, hire a band of mercenaries to protect them.
Hobgoblins (UK/IRE/US/CAN): A young security guard must track down diminutive aliens who kill people even as they make their fantasies come true.
Hobgoblins 2 (UK/IRE/US/CAN): The film takes place after the original film, where McCreedy has been locked in a psychiatric hospital after blowing up the film studio to destroy the Hobgoblins. Kevin and his friends are now in college, and their Professor introduces them to McCreedy, who warns them that it is still possible to be attacked by Hobgoblins. Despite McCreedy’s warning, Kevin and his friends re-encounter the Hobgoblins and must fight against them and their own greatest fears, in order to save their lives.
Ice Cream Man (UK/IRE/US/CAN): Poor Gregory. After being released from the Wishing Well Sanatorium, all he wants to do is make the children happy. So Gregory reopens the old ice cream factory, and all the unappreciative brats are reprocessed into the flavor of the day.
The lineup concludes on February 28 with fantasy creatures, a board meeting, and dance.
Caverna (UK/IRE/US/CAN): A cyclops strangles a man and chases a princess through a forest. In a progressive theater workshop outside of Florence, students Giorgia and Lorenzo act out their dreams and childhood traumas, as teacher Alba pushes them to confront their inner myth.
Putney Swope (UK/IRE/US/CAN): The board of directors at a Madison Avenue ad agency must elect a new chairman. In the maneuvering to make sure that enemies don’t get votes, all the members accidentally cast their ballot for the board’s token black man, Putney Swope.
Shake the Dust (UK/IRE/US/CAN): Despite its genesis in the Bronx, Hip-Hop has become a universal language spoken across all cultures. Shake The Dust celebrates this global unity by chronicling three different break dance crews in the slums of Uganda, Yemen and Cambodia where Hip-Hop serves as a saving grace from the drugs, depression and poverty grasping youth. Includes music from Executive Producer Nas and Oscar-winning artist Common
Wargaming, the developer and publisher of the leading cross-platform naval multiplayer game World of Warships: Legends, is celebrating Lunar New Year. Bringing the renowned Chinese novel “Journey to the West” to life, the iconic Monkey King, Sun Wukong headlines Lunar New Year, coming to the game via Commander guise, alongside the addition of a completely new Japanese cruiser Tokachi. This Legendary February update also delivers a brand-new campaign “Rose of Picardy” with a new French battleship, plus a Legendary Tier Pan-Asian light cruiser in the Bureau, a new historical event, and a boatload more content for players to enjoy.
Embark on a Journey with Sun Wukong to Reign in Lunar New Year
Marking the Lunar New Year, World of Warships: Legends
The Lunar New Years of yesteryear are also being celebrated, as previously released content will be available for anyone who missed out, including the Celestial Guardian Commander guise. There’s even the chance to gain a completely new ship with Japanese Tier VI Premium cruiser Tokachi. Both the new and old content will be available via special Lunar New Year ‘25 crates, which can be purchased from the Store or earned via the main campaign, the new ‘Journey to the West’ mission, or special missions for select Pan-Asian and Japanese ships.
Rose of Picardy Campaign Sets Sail with New French Battleship
A new battleship is on the horizon for players to unlock, as those who complete the “Rose of Picardy” campaign can unlock French Tier VII Premium battleship Picardie. This versatile vessel comes loaded with 16 guns, a powerful secondary battery equipped with improved accuracy and penetration, and a Main Battery Reload Booster consumable to keep the devastating firepower coming. This esteemed ship can be earned by completing the campaign’s 100 milestones across five weeks with an active Admiralty Backing, with a catch-up mechanic available for any missed challenges.
A Legendary Tier Ship Comes to the Bureau
Rounding out February’s update is the addition of Pan-Asian Legendary tier light cruiser Jinan available for research in the Bureau. Jinan is equipped with 20 powerful and stealthy deep-water torpedoes, quick maneuverability, and speed on her side, making her a force to be reckoned with. Alongside the ship, players can also receive The Four Elements skin for Jinan, Pan-Asian Commander Chen Shaokuan, and various resources. Plus, the Jinan flag will be available through the “Journey to the West” mission.
Players can also dive into themed missions and historical ships with the “Across the Java Sea” event, tackle the third season of Fleet Cup, and enjoy three new seasons of Ranked Battles, along with an array of adjustments and quality-of-life improvements.
Gaijin Entertainment is thrilled that Aces of Thunder, the highly anticipated VR flight combat simulation game, will feature meticulously recreated aircraft from World War I and the already announced World War II-era warbirds. Iconic fighters like the Fokker Dr.I, famously flown by the Red Baron himself, or the SPAD S.XIII, the favorite aircraft of René Fonck, Allies’ most decorated ace, will have authentically detailed cockpits, historically accurate weaponry, and realistic flight models, delivering an unparalleled and immersive gameplay experience.
Step into the boots of pioneering aviators and experience the dawn of aerial warfare. Aces of Thunder invites players to relive the epic dogfights between the Entente Powers and Central Powers. Every maneuver in the sky channels the raw intensity of history; every takeoff fills the air with the exhilarating breeze of freedom under canvas wings. These wooden and fabric aircraft, with their open cockpits and mechanical instrumentation, showcase early aviation’s craftsmanship and daring innovation.
Players will marvel at the visible springs and taut control cables stretching through the fuselage, starkly contrasting WWII-era planes’ more streamlined and concealed designs. Unlike their WWII counterparts, World War I aircraft in Aces of Thunder feature fuselage-mounted machine guns, delivering a raw and direct combat experience. The simplicity and mechanical charm of these early war machines offer a gameplay style that is accessible and deeply engaging, capturing the essence of an era where aviation was still in its infancy but already reshaping the battlefield.
Prepare for takeoff and relive the birth of air combat in Aces of Thunder. Follow the game on social media to ensure you do not miss the release date reveal.
Today SEGA of America kicks off the return of the VIRTUA FIGHTER franchise with the release of Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O., available for purchase now on Steam with a special launch discount of 20% off for a limited time (see Steam product page for details). This release marks the first time the franchise has come to the platform.
You can view the new launch trailer on YouTube here:
Based on Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown™, Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. features rollback netcode and the first new balance adjustments in over 13 years, giving players the definitive fighting experience. Combined with support of up to 60fps/4K resolution, players can enjoy smoother gameplay in their quest to become the best fighter in the world.
As a reminder, Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. – 30th Anniversary Edition is also available for purchase on Steam. This special edition, which retails for $49.99 USD, is also available with the special limited time launch discount of 20% off and includes the following items:
30th Anniversary Soundtrack Collection including more than 220 unreleased tracks
Exclusive Artbook containing sketches and other never-before-seen art from the original game’s pre-production
30th Anniversary Swimsuit Costume Set with beachwear outfits for all characters
DLC Legendary Pack including customization items, stages, character models and background music from the original Virtua Fighter
Yakuza Series Collaboration Pack with character costumes, background music, and stamps from the “Yakuza” series
30th Anniversary in-game Rank Titles
30th Anniversary Wallpaper set
Announced during the most recent VF Direct, fans can also look forward to the “Virtua Fighter Open Championship,” a global tournament using the Steam version of Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O., which will be held in Spring 2025. The winners of the regional qualifiers will face off at the “Grand Final Tournament.” More information will be revealed soon.
Today, KOEI TECMO America and Team NINJA announced plans to bring their highly-acclaimed open-world action RPG, Rise of the Ronin, to Windows PC via Steam® March 10, 2025. Originally released for PlayStation®5, the epic Bakumatsu era tale takes players on a historic journey where a masterless warrior, known as a Ronin, must fight to forge their own destiny through the chaos of war and political unrest. The upcoming Steam version will support various PC features, including ultra-wide monitor compatibility, 8K resolution, 120fps, 3D audio, and more!
Rise of the Ronin takes place in 1863 Japan where, after three centuries of the Tokugawa Shogunate’s reign, the Black Ships of the West descend upon the nation’s borders and the country falls into a state of turmoil. With the fate of Japan now in the hands of a Ronin, players will encounter various historical figures, and the countless choices players make, like choosing whether to assassinate or protect key political figures like the anti-shogunate leader Ryoma Sakamoto, will evolve not only their destiny, but the multiple endings found in the game.
Throughout the experience, players will be able to customize weapons and styles to their liking in order to engage in the deep, accessible combat system. Various melee weapons include katana, spear, and odachi, each offering multiple styles. This leads to a variety of fighting strategy and tactics based on the types of enemies and enemy weapons confronting players. Long-ranged weapons such as guns and bows are also available depending on the situation.
Players will also be able to explore the mixed cultural landscapes of Edo, Yokohama, and Kyoto during the Bakumatsu period, with the stunning scenery actually changing with the seasons, showcasing such details as cherry blossoms and autumn leaves. Additionally, a grappling rope can be used to climb onto rooftops while an Avicula glider can be used to soar through the air, giving players the ability to capture their favorite views using photo mode.
In addition, new PC features exclusive to the Steam version include:
8K resolution support
DirectX 12 Ultimate support
Ultra-wide and super ultra-wide monitor compatibility
120fps support
Ray tracing support
3D audio support
Customizable keyboard and mouse controls
AMD Fidelity FX Super Resolution support
NVIDIA DLSSS and Reflex support
UI menu with mouse clickability
Intel XeSS graphics technology support
Fans who purchase the game before April 2, 2025 will receive the early purchase bonus of four combat styles: Hayabusa-ryu for Katana, Haybusa-ryu for Naginata, Nioh-ryu for Katana, Aisu Kage-ryu for Katana, as well as the Iga Ninja armor set, and the Iga Ninja’s katana. Pre-orders are now available.
