If you thought March 2025 was starting to get busy, get ready to add one more game to your plate as Koei Tecmo and Team NINJA have revealed that Rise of the Ronin is headed to the PC that month. Yep, that’s yet another former PlayStation 5-exclusive title is headed to the PC.
What’s interesting is this game will drop just 10 days ahead of Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Shadows. Was that on purpose or just a coincidence?
Rise of the Ronin is an open-world action RPG that was released for the PlayStation 5 on March 22, 2024, and was hugely successful. So much that it surpassed the prior two similar titles, Nioh 1 and Nioh 2.
Today, Koei Tecmo America and Team NINJA announced plans to bring their highly-acclaimed open-world action RPG, Rise of the Ronin, to PC on March 10, 2025. Originally released for PlayStation5, the epic Bakumatsu era tale takes players on a historic journey where a masterless warrior, known as a Ronin, must fight to forge their own destiny through the chaos of war and political unrest. The upcoming Steam version will support various PC features, including ultra-wide monitor compatibility, 8K resolution, 120fps, 3D audio, and more!
Rise of the Ronin takes place in 1863 Japan where, after three centuries of the Tokugawa Shogunate’s reign, the Black Ships of the West descend upon the nation’s borders and the country falls into a state of turmoil. With the fate of Japan now in the hands of a Ronin, players will encounter various historical figures, and the countless choices players make, like choosing whether to assassinate or protect key political figures like the anti-shogunate leader Ryoma Sakamoto, will evolve not only their destiny, but the multiple endings found in the game.
Of course, this won’t be a simple port as the Rise of the Ronin PC version will arrive on Steam on March 10, 2025, with the following enhancements.
- 8K resolution support
- DirectX 12 Ultimate support
- Ultra-wide and super ultra-wide monitor compatibility
- 120fps support
- Ray tracing support
- 3D audio support
- Customizable keyboard and mouse controls
- Nvidia DLSS, AMD FSR and Intel XeSS upscaling support
- UI menu with mouse clickability
Fans who purchase the game before April 2, 2025, will receive the early purchase bonus of four combat styles: Hayabusa-ryu for Katana, Haybusa-ryu for Naginata, Nioh-ryu for Katana, Aisu Kage-ryu for Katana, as well as the Iga Ninja armor set, and the Iga Ninja’s katana.
You pre-order Rise of the Ronin right now on Steam for $49.99 or at the very least, wishlist it.
This is great news for PC gamers such as me, as while I do own the PlayStation version of the game, I was holding out to see if the game would appear on the PC. And here we go. Here’s to hoping the porting to the PC goes well and we don’t run into as many issues as prior Koei Tecmo games of the game, such as the Nioh games did.
Get ready for March 2025, especially
