Here's the Nioh 3 release time for your region

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Nioh 3 - A Samurai with a demon
(Image credit: Koei Tecmo)
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February 5, 2026: Koei Tecmo has released the official release times for Nioh 3 on PC and console, so we've updated the timings.

The Nioh 3 release times are here, confirming when you'll be able to play the game for real. While Koei Tecmo did release a demo for the game, letting you explore the first big region, players who've already gobbled that up will be anticipating the full, unrestricted release of the game so they can pick up where they left off.

Nioh 3 release times for each region

(Image credit: Koei Tecmo)

The release date for Nioh 3 is February 5 in west coast US, though the rest of us will be waiting until February 6.

The release date also varies for console and PC. You can see the console times in the image above (most of which are midnight local time), but here are the PC release times for Nioh 3:

February 5

  • West Coast US: 9 pm PST

February 6

  • East Coast US: 12 am EST
  • UK: 5 am GMT
  • Europe: 6 am CET
  • Australia: 4 pm AEDT
  • New Zealand: 6 pm NZDT

As always, you can find a list of the system requirements on the Nioh 3 Steam page if you're unsure whether you can run it or not.

Can you preload Nioh 3?

While there is a preload for PS5, sadly there is no preload for Steam as it stands. That said, there is currently a demo for Nioh 3 that covers the first six or so hours of the game, and Koei Tecmo has confirmed that demo progress will carry forward, so you can actually start playing early if you want to and then pick up your save from that point when the game releases fully. You can find the demo on the Nioh 3 Steam page linked just above.

Sean Martin
Sean Martin
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Sean's first PC games were Full Throttle and Total Annihilation and his taste has stayed much the same since. When not scouring games for secrets or bashing his head against puzzles, you'll find him revisiting old Total War campaigns, agonizing over his Destiny 2 fit, or still trying to finish the Horus Heresy. Sean has also written for EDGE, Eurogamer, PCGamesN, Wireframe, EGMNOW, and Inverse.

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