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As samurai Jubei Yagyu, battle demons on a revenge quest, counter with timed strikes, absorb souls, and shape ally story routes.
Released 22 May 2025
Counter Demon Strikes
Absorb Souls, Upgrade Weapons
Trade Gifts With Allies
Reclaim your destiny. Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny returns with higher resolution graphics and modernised controls to perform issen critical counter attacks and intense swordplay. Experience this dramatic revenge story set in Feudal Japan.
Developed by CAPCOM Co., Ltd. · Published by CAPCOM Co., Ltd.









Samurai Jubei Yagyu sets out to avenge his destroyed village in a demon-infested version of feudal Japan. The story follows his journey alongside a group of allies.
Explore connected areas, solve puzzles, and fight demons with a range of weapons. Timed Issen counters can defeat enemies in a single strike, while collected souls strengthen Jubei’s weapons and equipment.
Relationships with four allies develop through gift exchanges, affecting story scenes, support in combat, and branching routes; some sections let you play as an ally. Multiple playthroughs reveal additional scenarios. This remaster also adds modern controls, quick weapon switching, extra modes, a gallery, and a soundtrack selection.
Players who enjoy the game often praise its satisfying timed counters and weapon combat, its atmosphere and environments, and the added replay value from ally relationships and branching scenes. Some also appreciate the remaster’s visual and control updates. Reactions are mixed on the relationship system, while fixed camera angles and difficult boss encounters are recurring frustrations.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 56 |
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| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| Demo | View demo on Steam |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |
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