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The souls-like threequel from Koei Tecmo is only getting started, as more content is set to arrive through its Season Pass, which includes two major expansion DLCs plus extra equipment already in the game.
Nioh 3 Latest Patch Notes – Version 1.06
The latest Nioh 3 update is Version 1.06, released on May 25, 2026, to make some important and minor adjustments to the game and deploy much-needed bug fixes. Read the full patch notes below:
Adjustments Regarding the Stone of Penance
- Made changes so that enemies take more elemental damage and Ki affects human enemies differently while using the Stone of Penance.
- Made adjustments so that areas outside the Crucible will have the same drop rate increase as the Crucible while using the Stone of Penance.
- Made it easier for pieces of equipment of Lv. 161 or higher to drop while using the Stone of Penance.
- Increased the amount of gold acquired while using the Stone of Penance.
Other Adjustments
- Decreased the frequency of guard being used by some human enemies.
- Decreased the Health of some enemies in the Battle Scroll Within Time Everlasting.
- Made changes so that Crucible weapons also drop in Lesser Crucibles.
- Increased the selling price of divine equipment.
- Added completion rewards, one of which will include an item of divine rarity, for clearing an enemy base, Lesser Crucible, Myth, or Master mission again when recalling memories or recalling memories with a status enhancement in the Shogun’s Journey.
- Added completion rewards, one of which will include an item of divine rarity, for clearing an enemy base or Lesser Crucible again when recalling memories with a status enhancement in Shogun’s Journey.
- Made adjustments to the completion rewards to make it easier to obtain an item with a high +value when clearing an enemy base or Lesser Crucible again when recalling memories with a status enhancement in the Shogun’s Journey.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the guard input to fail if the player took a lethal amount of damage just after guarding with the Samurai weapons the spear and odachi.
- Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented the player from performing a Grapple against the boss Honda Tadakatsu even if his Ki had dropped to 0.
- Fixed an issue preventing certain enemies in the Battle Scrolls Within Time Everlasting and Gathering of the Greats from dropping equipment.
- Fixed an issue occurring when the host of an online multiplayer session enabled Stones of Penance, where the guest’s Stone of Penance information would not update in their play records under certain conditions.
- Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the game to crash if the player left-clicked with the mouse to cause the cursor to move in the Equipment Appearance menu.
- Made other minor bug fixes.
Nioh 3 Roadmap of Updates for 2026
Here’s the full list of updates and patches that Nioh 3 has received since (and before) its launch on February 6, 2026:
| Patch Notes | Release Date |
|---|---|
| Ver. 1.02.01 Update | 30 January, 2026 |
| Ver. 1.02.02 Update | 5 February, 2026 |
| Ver. 1.03.00 Update | 6 February, 2026 |
| Ver. 1.03.01 Update | 13 February, 2026 |
| Ver. 1.03.02 Update | 17 February, 2026 |
| Ver. 1.03.01 Update | 24 February, 2026 |
| Ver. 1.03.04 Update | 27 February, 2026 |
| Ver. 1.04 Update | 10 March, 2026 |
| Ver. 1.04.01 Update | 11 March, 2026 |
| Ver. 1.04.02 Update | 19 March, 2026 |
| Ver. 1.04.03 Update | 2 April, 2026 |
| Ver. 1.05 Update 1/2 | 27 April, 2026 |
| Ver. 1.05 Update 2/2 | 27 April, 2026 |
| Ver. 1.06 Update | 25 May, 2026 |
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