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Rhys Wood

'You come to witness both the light and dark sides of your own reign': we chat to Team Ninja about Nioh 3: Hell Rising and all the changes it brings to 2026's best soulslike game

A Nioh 3: Hell Rising screenshot in which the protagonist faces a towering yokai with a giant blade.

Nioh 3 is one of the best soulslike games I've played in quite some time, and now that I've completed and reviewed the new Hell Rising expansion, it's only gone up in my estimations. Hell Rising is an excellent start to Nioh 3's two-part downloadable content series, and I can't wait for its follow-up.

Before playing Hell Rising for myself, though, I had the chance to interview key development staff at Team Ninja about the expansion — namely, game directors Masaki Fujita and Atsushi Takahashi as well as producer Kohei Shibata.

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