Nioh 3 Steam Launch Shatters Records: 85K Peak Players in Record Time
- Saswata Mondal
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Iamge Credit: Nioh 3 Steam Charts · SteamDB
Nioh 3 has stormed Nioh 3 Steam charts, achieving an all-time peak of 84,947 concurrent players just one day after its February 6, 2026 launch. This makes it the most-played entry in the series on PC, eclipsing predecessors in under three hours.
Nioh 3 Steam Charts · SteamDB
Nioh 3 Steam Peak Players: Breaking Down the Explosive Launch
Launched simultaneously on PS5 and Nioh 3 Steam, the game hit 22,000 players at 5:00 UTC, surging to 42,115 by 8:00 UTC, surpassing Nioh 2's 41,325 peak from 2021.
It climbed to 70,000+ shortly after, then 84k on February 7.
Game | Steam Peak Concurrent |
Nioh 3 | 84,947 |
Nioh 2 | 41,325 |
Nioh 1 | 10,649 |
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty | 75,906 |
Currently, Nioh 3 Steam boasts ~65,000 live players and ranks as Steam's top seller.
How Nioh 3 Steam Surpassed Rivals in Just 3 Hours?
The day-one PC release unlike delayed ports for prior titles, fueled the boom, amplified by a free demo with save transfer. Even the full game outpeaked the demo.
Why Nioh 3 Steam is Dominating: Combat, Story, and Hype?
Team Ninja's dark samurai action RPG blends masocore combat with open fields. Switch seamlessly between Samurai (powerful breaks) and Ninja (agile aerials) styles to battle yokai across Edo to Bakumatsu eras. Play as Tokugawa Takechiyo, conquering the "Crucible" calamity to become Shogun.
Critics praise it: Metacritic 86-89, Steam "Very Positive." Wccftech calls it a "modern masterpiece."