Overview
- Onimusha: Way of the Sword sold more than one million copies on its first day, a milestone Capcom announced after the title launched on Friday, Sept. 4.
- The launch pushed the Onimusha series past 10 million cumulative sales and joined Capcom’s string of 2026 hits that have driven company momentum.
- On PC the game rose to No. 1 on Steam and hit peak concurrent player reports between about 74,000 and 85,000, evidence of strong early player engagement.
- Critics have generally praised the game’s swordplay and combat, reflected in an aggregate Metacritic score near 85, while reviews repeatedly note pacing, repetition, and filler side content as weaknesses.
- Capcom credited pre-launch demos, hands-on showcases and the wide, multi-platform release for the result and said it will use Onimusha as a proof point to accelerate re-activating other dormant IPs, a move that could lead to more classic-series revivals and reshape the company’s release strategy.