Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2 is scheduled to be released in North America and Europe on 5th August, 2025.
To celebrate, Sega’s dropped an all new story trailer – which you can see below – and confirmed that players who pre-order the Digital Deluxe Edition can “play up to five days early”.
We’ve also learned more about the different editions up for grabs. The Digital Deluxe Edition will retail for around £65, and the Digital Standard Edition and physical edition for £55. Here’s what each edition includes:
Digital Deluxe Edition
- 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 (you must pre-order before 5th August, 2025). Not available for Nintendo Switch), and 2 Character Unlock Keys – Muichiro Tokito and Mitsuri Kanroji if you buy the game before launches on 5th August 2025.
Digital Standard Edition
- 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 (Only available until the game launches on 5th August, 2025).
Physical Edition
- Base Game
- 2 Character Unlock Keys*** – Muichiro Tokito and Mitsuri Kanroji (Only available in the limited time launch version of the physical edition).
Digital pre-orders go live on 3rd March for PlayStation, Xbox, and Steam platforms. However, the Nintendo Switch version will “follow later”.
There’s also bonuses up for grabs for linking your save data from either Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles or Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Sweep the Board! Providing you use the same platform, players with save data from The Hinokami Chronicles get six Kimetsu Academy Character Unlock Keys – Tanjiro Kamado, Nezuko Kamado, Zenitsu Agatsuma, Inosuke Hashibira, Shinobu Kocho, and Giyu Tomioka.
Bonuses for Sweep the Board! Saves include one character unlock key – Hinatsuru, Makio, and Suma (all three serve as one playable character) and three battle attire costumes – Hinatsuru (Meal Prep), Makio (Meal Prep), and Suma (Meal Prep).
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2 is coming to Nintendo Switch “family of systems”, PC via Steam, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and last-gen consoles.
Like the first game, this will be an arena fighter with a story mode continuing where the original left off. It follows teenage protagonist Tanjiro Kamado and promises fans will be able to “relive many of the exciting moments from ‘Entertainment District Arc’, ‘Swordsmith Village Arc’, and ‘Hashira Training Arc'”.
Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles – developed by CyberConnect2, the Japanese studio known for other anime and manga adaptations like Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot and Naruto: Ultimate Ninja – has sold over 4m units worldwide since its release in 2021.
