Travel to the Keian Era with Hell Rising,
the First DLC for Nioh 3, Coming Aug. 19, 2026
New Weapons, Martial Arts, Ninjutsu, Guardian Spirits, Soul Cores and Much More Await Players
KOEI TECMO America and developer Team NINJA announced that the first DLC for their popular dark samurai action RPG, Nioh 3, will be released on Aug. 19, 2026, for PlayStation®5 and PC via Steam™. Entitled Hell Rising, this DLC will transport players to the Keian era and feature new weapons, Martial Arts, Ninjutsu, Guardian Spirits, Soul Cores and much more. Fans can get a glimpse of the new setting that awaits them in the newly released action-packed trailer. To celebrate, the Digital Deluxe edition of Nioh 3 is available to purchase at 23% off on the PlayStation™ Store and Steam®, and the Standard edition is 36% off on Steam for a limited time*.
In Hell Rising, players will travel to Edo in 1651 during the Keian era, where they will discover the castle town plunged into utter chaos following the death of the future shogun, Takechiyo. With the cooperation of the one-eyed swordsman Yagyu Jubei and the Spanish envoy Rodrigo, fans will unravel new mysteries surrounding the Spirit Stones to restore peace. The new open-field map, the Keian era, will feature a hellish wasteland ravaged by the gales of the Crucible, where yokai, human rebels and alchemists from foreign lands roam.
To prepare for the deadly new encounters that await them, players can equip themselves with new weapons, the hoko and shield, for both the Samurai and Ninja Styles. These weapons will offer fresh combat possibilities, with basic attacks combining the defense of the shield with the offense of the short spear, as well as more tactical moves, such as flinging the shield at enemies.
For players seeking a greater challenge, a new equipment category will be added: the Hundred Demon Realms Picture Scroll. Enemies will sometimes drop a Picture Scroll as rare loot, but to equip this item, players must achieve victory in the automatically generated battle associated with that scroll. These battles can be replayed to allow players to randomly alter one of the scroll’s special effects, whilst also strengthening and customizing it.
In addition, a new difficulty setting will be available for players wishing to attempt a third playthrough, the Enlightened One’s Journey. In this extreme difficulty mode, certain enemies will randomly receive a Curse buff that will make them significantly more powerful but will reward players with divine-rarity items if they manage to defeat them. Finally, amongst the new features introduced in the Hell Rising DLC, players will be able to further enhance their character builds with divine-rarity Grace set bonuses and powerful special effects.
Nioh 3 is now available worldwide on PlayStation®5 and Windows PC via Steam®. The game includes Japanese and English voices with texts in English, French, Italian, German and Spanish.
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* PlayStation sale starts on July 27 and ends on August 12. Only the DDX edition is available at a discounted price.
Steam sale starts on July 27 and ends on August 10. Both the standard and DDX editions are available at a discounted price.
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