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Onimusha: Way of the Sword

Capcom

2026•Hack and slash•PEGI 18•About 25 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurefantasymafia/gangstermonster/alien/supernaturalfastunsavouryimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questdeep rivalryfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeOtherworldly and expansive: a low-key hack-and-slash game, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: very undemandingHow we score

IGDB rating

85 / 100

27 ratings

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About This Game

Fight through bloodstained battlefields of intense swordplay action. Explore the historic Japanese capital of Edo-era Kyoto, twisted by malevolent clouds of Malice. With every stage cloaked in mystery, danger and intrigue. Battle against monstrosities from the underworld known as Genma in a tale of dark fantasy. Follow the tale of a samurai who wields the Oni Gauntlet, a mystical artifact that grants its bearer the power to slay Genma. Through gritty, blood-soaked brawls, he searches for his reason to fight. What fate awaits at the end of his path?

Summary: IGDB

Story

The story follows the legendary swordsman Miyamoto Musashi as he journeys through a dark fantasy vision of Kyoto during Japan's Edo period. In this shadowy, supernatural version of the ancient capital, Musashi crosses blades with rival swordsmen while confronting far more terrifying foes: demons and other monstrous threats that lurk beyond the world of the living. Armed with his sword and honed reflexes, he strikes, parries, and turns his enemies' own momentum against them as he cuts a path through the perils that await. Set against the atmospheric backdrop of a haunted feudal Japan, the tale...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureFantasyMafia/gangsterMonster/alien/supernaturalAll consuming questDeep rivalryFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalSolving the riddle/not as it seems

Keywords

SamuraiDark fantasyJapanFeudal japanMale protagonistEdo era

Where to play

Details

Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Released: 4 September 2026
Series: Onimusha
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 20h rushed, 25h normally, 65h complete
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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