Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2 Launches August 5th, Pre-Orders Open Now

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Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2, a new entry in the fighting series from SEGA will drop on August 5th, 2025. If you pre-order the Digital Deluxe Edition, you'll also be able to play the game up to 5 days earlier and enjoy some other rewards too.

You can check out a new trailer showcasing the Entertainment District too:

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2 will follow Tanjiro Kamado as he battles against demons in the Entertainment District Arc, Swordsmith Village Arc, and Hashira Training Arc of the Demon Slayer anime.

Pre-orders are available now, and pre-ordering the standard edition of the game (priced at $59.99) will net you the following:

• Base game
• 2 Kimetsu Academy Character Unlock Keys – Kyojuro Rengoku and Tengen Uzui
• Pre-order bonus: 2 Character Unlock Keys** – Muichiro Tokito and Mitsuri Kanroji

Those who pre-order the Digital Deluxe edition (priced at $69.99) will get the following:

• Base game
• 2 Kimetsu Academy Character Unlock Keys – Kyojuro Rengoku and Tengen Uzui
• 4 Character Unlock Keys – Tengen Uzui, Obanai Iguro, Sanemi Shinazugawa, and Gyomei Himejima
• VS Mode System Voice: Upper Rank Demons Set – Akaza, Daki, Gyutaro, Gyokko, and Zohakuten
• 3 Battle Attire Costumes – Tanjiro Kamado's Kimono (Entertainment District), Inosuke Hashibira's Kimono (Entertainment District), and Tengen Uzui's Shinobi Attire
• Pre-order bonuses: Advanced Access* – The ability to play the game starting on July 31, 2025, and 2 Character Unlock Keys** – Muichiro Tokito and Mitsuri Kanroji

*Must pre-order the Digital Deluxe Edition prior to August 5, 2025.
**Only available until the game launches on August 5, 2025
***Only available in the limited-time launch version of the physical edition.

If you own and have save data from either Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles or Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Sweep the Board!, then you can get bonuses in the new game.

• Bonuses for The Hinokami Chronicles save data:
  • 6 Kimetsu Academy Character Unlock Keys – Tanjiro Kamado, Nezuko Kamado, Zenitsu Agatsuma, Inosuke Hashibira, Shinobu Kocho, and Giyu Tomioka
• Bonuses for Sweep the Board! save data:
  • 1 Character Unlock Key – Hinatsuru, Makio, and Suma
    • All three serve as one playable character
  • 3 Battle Attire Costumes – Hinatsuru (Meal Prep), Makio (Meal Prep), and Suma (Meal Prep)

Please note the respective save data must be linked through the same platform users purchase The Hinokami Chronicles 2.

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2 will be available on Steam from August 5th, 2025. Pre-ordering the Digital Deluxe edition allows you to play the game up to 5 days early.

The game does have controller support and the system requirements are very low, so it should run fine on the Steam Deck.

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