
games like
Nioh
Nioh leans Execution (Practiced Mastery). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.
Matched first against: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up - then ranked by cheat-test profile.
Like Nioh, but easier
Same cheat-test neighborhood, lower Execution demand - the hands aren't as punishing.
12 games like Nioh
A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

Both lean on reads about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: execution (9 vs 8) - Dodge timing and weapon spacing carry every fight.
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Both lean on reads about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: execution (9 vs 8) - fast roll timing against aggressive scripted bosses
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Both lean on reads about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: execution (9 vs 8) - Aggressive dodges and rally timing demand sharp hands.
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Both lean on reads about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: execution (9 vs 8) - Fast combos, dodge timing, and bullet-hell patterns demand precise inputs
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Both lean on execution about the same (9 vs 9). Biggest difference: reads (1 vs 0) - Even Vergil's mirror fight is a learnable script
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Both lean on execution about the same (9 vs 9). Biggest difference: variance (2 vs 1) - Minor weapon assembly variance
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Both lean on reads about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: execution (9 vs 8) - Perfect dodges, Parry timing, and echo cancels are load-bearing
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Both lean on reads about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: execution (9 vs 8) - Dodge timing and stagger management against bosses
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Both lean on execution about the same (9 vs 9). Biggest difference: variance (2 vs 1) - Levels are deterministic once learned
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Both lean on reads about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: execution (9 vs 8) - Weapon-specific combo chains, Wirebug timing, and dodge windows demand execution
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Both lean on reads about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: execution (9 vs 8) - Multi-weapon combat timing and platforming challenges
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Both lean on reads about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: execution (9 vs 8) - Souls-like timing, parry and dodge windows
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- Released
- 2017
- Developer
- Team NINJA
- Franchise
- Nioh
- Platforms
- PS3, PS4
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
- IGDB critics
- 88/100
- IGDB users
- 79/100