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Shortly after Team Ninja made the surprise announcement of two releases, the studio also revealed that its other most recent game, , will be making its way to Steam. Originally released exclusively for the PlayStation 5 in March 2024, is an open-world action RPG with combat that closely resemblesTeam Ninja's other Soulslike offerings, and. Also, similarly to the games, is now set to receive a PC release about a year after its original launch date.

As revealed via an announcement trailer on YouTube, is set to be released on Steam on March 11, 2025, with some enhanced graphics options, support for ultra-wide monitors, and customizable controls for keyboard and mouse. The game is listed at $49.99 USD, down from its standard $69.99 price on the PS5, and is being published on Steam by Koei Tecmo, as opposed to Sony Interactive Entertainment.

With a price decrease and expanded options, including several features exclusive to the PC version, on Steam should hopefully be the definitive version of the game. Notably, unlike Team Ninja's last Soulslike PC port,, has not received any post-launch DLC, and the Steam version of the game should be identical, content-wise, to the PlayStation 5 version. An early-order bonus, which lasts until April 2, will also give players early access to in-game armor, weapons, and fighting styles.

Rise of the Ronin is an immersive open-world title that does a lot of work to value the time of its players, making for a rewarding journey.

Like many of Team Ninja's other games, is (heavily exaggerated) historical fiction, set in 19th-century Japan, following a player-created custom character through historical events. Where the game differs from the likes of and, however, is in its open world, which players can explore with more freedom, as opposed to the former two games' relatively closed-off individual levels. In this way, is more roughly comparable to games like and .

Overall, for fans ofor who missed out on due to its PS5 exclusivity, the game's