Nioh is finally out for PC- but, you know, it’s a Tecmo Koei port, so you just know that it’s going to be deficient, and have loads of shortcoming and problems. And will you look at that? It does! There’s a whole host of issues with the PC port!

In this guide we help you address some of them. But first, the specs necessary to run the game on your computer.

Nioh Minimum System Requirements

• OS: Windows 7 64-bit
• CPU: Intel Core i5-3550 3.3 GHz or AMD FX-8320 3.5 GHz
• RAM: 6 GB System Memory
• GPU RAM: 3GB Video Memory
• GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 or AMD Radeon R9 280
• DX: DirectX 11
• HDD: 100GB Available Hard Drive Space

Nioh Recommended System Requirements

• OS: Windows 10 64-bit
• CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5 GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 4.0 GHz
• RAM: 8 GB System Memory
• GPU RAM: 4GB Video Memory
• GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB or AMD Radeon R9 380X 4GB
• DX: DirectX 11
• HDD: 100GB Available Hard Drive Space

Please be advised that the following methods are to be used at the sole discretion of the system owner. GamingBolt or its staff members take no responsibility for problems that may arise or issues that may occur from trying the below. Always remember that official support is always the best support. 

GENERAL FIXES

Generally speaking, some basic troubleshooting tips should always help you resolve whatever issue you are facing with the PC version of any game. If you are running into problems, maybe first attempt the following steps, and if they don’t work out, look into some of the more specific fixes we have below.

• Make sure the drivers on your PC are updated
• If you have two GPUs, make sure you are using the discrete GPU instead of the integrated one
• Set Nioh‘ priority to High in the Task Manager Turn off any background programs, including firewalls, chat clients, video recorders, and overlays
• Try lowering visual settings on the game to see if that improves game performance
• Make sure you have Windows updated before you attempt to play Nioh.

GAME CRASHES

Until a fix comes, just play the game in windowed or borderless windowed mode

STRETCHED 16:10 ASPECT RATIO

• Open the Nvidia Control Panel and select “Adjust desktop size and position”
• Set the scaling option to the Aspect Ratio
• Select GPU for “Perform Scaling on” and select the “Override the scaling mode set by games and programs”.
• Launch the game in 4K from Steam

BLAK SCREEN

Again, run the game in windowed mode.

Note: Given that the wide range of PC hardware out there, the fixes mentioned here may or may not work for you. But it’s worth giving them a shot since these have worked for players who own the PC version of the game.