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Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition
Give it 3 hours
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 35h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 40% of players who started
Started playing 79% of owners
Steam reviews 87% positive of 50,771
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (45%); after 35h it's 1 in 13 (8%).
- Fully opens up by hour 35.
- 40% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Dawn of a Dream” (Befriended Tokichiro) and “An Electrifying Triumph”: from 93% to 69% of starters.
- 79% of owners got the first achievement.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 51,022 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 60.6h for positive, 26.8h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (78.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Dawn of a Dream Befriended Tokichiro. 93% −7
- An Electrifying Triumph Defeated Imagawa Yoshimoto and was made a samurai. Most players quit here 69% −24
- Hideyoshi Decided to share a name with Tokichiro. 58% −10
- The Paths We Tread Parted ways with Tokichiro. 46% −12
- Dream's Toll Defeated Tokichiro. 44% −2
- Mother and Child Reunited with your mother in the Interim. 43% −1
- What is Written Fulfilled your ultimate destiny. 40% −3
- Dream Within a Dream Saw Tokichiro off on his final departure. 40%
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (88)
story milestone ending side
- Core Score Obtained your first Soul Core. 100%
- Dawn of a Dream Befriended Tokichiro. 93%
- The Beginning of a Samurai Reached level 10. 89%
- Spa Healer Bathed in first hot spring. 79%
- Bold Wrangler Defeated Gozuki in "The Village of Cursed Blossoms". 77%
- Grazer Eraser Defeated Mezuki and Gozuki in the same mission. 76%
- Trinket Triumph Used the Kodama Bazaar. 73%
- Sudama Swapper Exchanged gifts with a Sudama for the first time. 73%
- An Electrifying Triumph Defeated Imagawa Yoshimoto and was made a samurai. 69%
- A Weapon's Mind Listened to the innermost thoughts of a Yokai Weapon. 67%
- Latest Masterpiece Forged an item. 61%
- Hideyoshi Decided to share a name with Tokichiro. 58%
- Match Made in Heaven Performed a Soul Match. 52%
- Twilight Walker Completed your first Twilight mission. 51%
- Feather Buster Drove back every Tatarimokke along the journey in "A Way Out". 50%
- Teamwork Completed 10 missions with NPCs or as Expeditions with other users. (Does not include Acolytes.) 50%
- Full-fledged Samurai Reached level 100. 49%
- Help Wanted Summoned an Acolyte from a Benevolent Grave 10 times. 47%
- The Paths We Tread Parted ways with Tokichiro. 46%
- Dream's Toll Defeated Tokichiro. 44%
- Fuse It or Lose It Fused any Soul Core until it reached rank 9. 44%
- Mother and Child Reunited with your mother in the Interim. 43%
- What is Written Fulfilled your ultimate destiny. 40%
- Dream Within a Dream Saw Tokichiro off on his final departure. 40%
- Yokai Quelling Master Defeated all types of yokai. 37%
- A Kindred Light Completed "A Song to Calm the Storm". 32%
- Seven Wonders Defeated each of the Seven Spears in "Cherry Blossom Viewing in Daigo". 31%
- Schemer Got Gyuki to attack the dam in "Pervading Waters". 30%
- The Will to Fight Completed "Eternal Rivals". 30%
- The Demon and the Phoenix Completed "Suzune in the Flames". 29%
- Onmyo Magic Master Acquired mystic art for Onmyo Magic. 29%
- Guardian of the Gate Completed "The Blighted Gate". 29%
- Hidden Hopes Encountered all the Usura-Hicho in "The Frenzied Blaze". 28%
- Tea Connoisseur Appraised your tea utensils 50 times. 27%
- What Must Be Done Completed "Palace of the Damned". 27%
- All Things Begin Completed "Dawn of the Demon". 27%
- Clean Sweep Destroyed every Amrita shard in "The High-spirited Demon". 26%
- Ninjutsu Master Acquired mystic art for Ninjutsu. 26%
- A Dream of Peace Completed "A Distant Dream". 25%
- Casting Out the Shadows Completed "Shadows Creep in Kurama". 25%
- Seasoned Traveler Discovered 10 hidden items on the map. 25%
- The Demons' Den Defeated the four demons in "A Distant Dream". 24%
- Remodeling Novice Remodeled a piece of equipment. 24%
- Lover of Letters Displayed a calligraphy scroll in your hut. 24%
- Dual Sword Master Acquired mystic art for the dual swords. 23%
- Heretical Glow Destroyed 150 of the golden Amrita shards found in the gold mine in "Eternal Rivals". 22%
- The Ultimate Recognition Completed "The Dragon's Kin". 22%
- Friend to the Kodama Obtained a Kodama's Soul Core. 22%
- True Atonement Attained 100% Penitence on a Stone of Penance. 21%
- Cleansing Caskmaster Used a cask of holy water in "Dawn of the Demon" to damage an enemy's Ki. 21%
- Burst Breaker Used the Brute, Feral, and Phantom Burst Counters five times each to counter a Burst Attack. 21%
- Sword Master Acquired mystic art for the sword. 20%
- Odachi Master Acquired mystic art for the odachi. 20%
- Switchglaive Master Acquired mystic art for the switchglaive. 20%
- Devout Believer Defeated the boss of "The Viper's Sanctum" without breaking the statue of Shirohami. 19%
- Poetry in Motion Collected all of Saigyo's poetry cards. 19%
- Friend of Guardians Collected all Guardian Spirits. 19%
- Fist Master Acquired mystic art for the fists. 19%
- Honoring the Dead Collected all of Kukai's brushes in "Words of Respite". 17%
- A Friend Indeed Saved all the Mujina in "A Distant Dream". 17%
- Splitstaff Master Acquired mystic art for the splitstaff. 15%
- Sundering Arrows Used all the giant bows in "A Song to Calm the Storm". 15%
- Demonic Parade-Goer Completed picture scroll missions 10 times. 15%
- Scent of Danger Completed "The Alluring Ancient". 15%
- Let There Be Light Dispelled every instance of the Dark Realm in the main missions. 14%
- Spear Master Acquired mystic art for the spear. 14%
- Soul Searcher Obtained all Soul Cores. 14%
- Tengu Crusher Used an attack to knock Yoshitsune off his perch on the bridge in "Eternal Rivals". 14%
- Kodama Leader Collected all Kodama. 12%
- Axe Master Acquired mystic art for the axe. 12%
- Peal of Ten Thousand Bells Rang all the bells in "Ruin Draws Near". 12%
- Tonfa Master Acquired mystic art for the tonfa. 12%
- Kodama General Collected all Kodama in "The Tengu's Disciple". 12%
- Kusarigama Master Acquired mystic art for the kusarigama. 12%
- Spa Connoisseur Bathed in every hot spring found in "The First Samurai". 11%
- Kodama Pathfinder Collected all Kodama in "Darkness in the Capital". 11%
- Spa Fanatic Bathed in every hot spring found in "Darkness in the Capital". 11%
- The Flame That Lights the Darkness Lit all fire altars in "Palace of the Damned". 11%
- Spa Addict Bathed in every hot spring found in "The Tengu's Disciple". 11%
- Spirit Guide Collected all Kodama in "The First Samurai". 11%
- Hatchet Master Acquired mystic art for the hatchets. 10%
- Dungball Roller Became Ryunojo the Dung Lover's best friend and received the Coiled Snake Helmet smithing text. 10%
- Behind the Bamboo Blinds Caused Oboroguruma to release Amrita from its carriage at least 10 times. 8.1%
- Spa Lover Bathed in every hot spring. 7.5%
- The Path We've Taken Obtained the aid of Tokichiro, Minamoto no Yoshitsune, and Minamoto no Yorimitsu from a Benevolent Grave in "A Familiar Glow". 7.3%
- Way of the Vanquisher Completed "Against All Comers" on Dream of the Demon or higher. 7.0%
- Tsuchigumo Exterminated Defeated Tsuchigumo while equipped with at least one piece of gear with the special effect "Dragon Ninja". 6.9%
- You Are Nioh You have unlocked all achievements! 4.1%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-17.