SEGA has shared a new features trailer for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles 2, which is coming to Nintendo Switch.
This provides an overview of the new systems and features that have been added to the sequel, which include:
- Dual Ultimates: Players will be able to team up through certain character combinations to unleash stylish new Dual Ultimates to devastate your opponent. Use this power of forged bonds to your advantage!
- Gear System: Customise your loadout to your advantage in battle! In either Story Mode or VS Mode, players will be able to equip up to 3 items on their character, such as one that increases your resistance to poison, or one that slowly regenerates your health over time. There are a lot of different items to unlock through the game, so choose carefully!
- Training Paths: Challenge yourself against the Hashira! After choosing which path to follow and which Hashira to challenge, players will advance through a series of tournament brackets with ever-changing victory conditions that keep every tournament round fresh and engaging.
- The Path of a Demon Slayer: Need a refresher? This mode lets players review the story covered in The Hinokami Chronicles 1 by engaging in key battles from the Unwavering Resolve Arc up to the Mugen Train Arc.
- Mastery: By using different characters in either Story Mode or VS Mode, players will be able to increase that person’s “mastery” level. Each level up unlocks different rewards such as stickers or background images that can be used to customise their Slayer ID (the online player profile).
CyberConnect2 returns to deliver an arena fighter that builds upon the original Hinokami Chronicles, with the sequel’s Story Mode picking up where the previous entry left off.
In the well-travelled shoes of Tanjiro Kamado once again, you will be able to relive many of the exciting moments from the Entertainment District Arc, Swordsmith Village Arc and Hashira Training Arc.
The VS Mode roster is promised to be “larger than ever,” with more than 40 playable characters to choose from. This will include Muichiro Tokito and Mitsuri Kanroji, two Hashira who bravely fought against two Upper Rank demons of the Twelve Kizuki.
The characters from the original Hinokami Chronicles will return in the base roster, which includes demons that were added in the game’s free post-launch updates and the Entertainment District Arc characters that were in its paid downloadable content. The nine Hashira, the highest rank of the Demon Slayer Corps., will also join the game as playable characters.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles 2 will be released at retail and digitally on the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch worldwide on 5 August 2025.
