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Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny Remaster
By Capcom, released 1 Jan 2025
- Microsoft Windows
- action-adventure game
What it is
Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny Remaster is Capcom’s single-player action game, released in 2025. It retells a revenge story set in feudal Japan, following Jubei Yagyu and his allies through sword-focused combat. The remaster adds higher-resolution graphics and updated controls for swordplay and Issen critical counter attacks. It also includes a Gallery mode with more than 100 sketches by character designer Keita Amemiya, plus a selection of all 43 tracks from the original soundtrack. Hell mode ends a run after one strike, while three mini games—the Man in Black, Team Oni and Puzzle Phantom Realm—are available from the start. Auto-save and easy weapon switching are included. Steam lists achievements, full controller support, trading cards, Steam Cloud and Family Sharing. The listed platform is Windows, and the Steam age rating is 17.
What players like, and what they don't
- Remastered graphics and updated controls.
- Gallery includes over 100 character-design sketches.
- All 43 original soundtrack tracks are selectable.
- Auto-save and easy weapon switching are included.
- Listed platform is Windows only.
- Single-player only.
- Steam age rating is 17.
Who it suits
It suits players interested in a samurai revenge story built around sword combat, with extra mini games and gallery content. Steam lists full controller support and cloud saves.
Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny Remaster combines its revenge story and swordplay with gallery, soundtrack and mini-game extras. Hell mode’s one-strike game-over rule is a notable difficulty option.
