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Nioh 3’s Day-One PC and PS5 Launch Drives Series-High Steam Peak Near 70,000

A rare day-one PC release broadened the audience, lifting engagement.

Overview

  • Nioh 3 became the most-played entry in the series on Steam on release day, reaching roughly 70,000 concurrent players per SteamDB.
  • Nioh 3 entered Steam’s top 20 most-played list and hit number one on the platform’s worldwide top sellers chart.
  • Critics delivered broadly positive reviews with an early Metacritic average near 86.
  • A day-one PC release and a progress-carryover demo are credited with boosting early uptake across platforms.
  • User reports highlight PC optimization problems including high CPU/GPU usage, stutters and framerate drops, and the peak has not topped Team Ninja’s overall Steam high set by Wo Long at 75,906.