Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles 2 Game Has 40 Characters

Hot on the heels of other Demon Slayer announcements, Aniplex, Sega, and Cyberconnect2 confirmed Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles 2 will launch in 2025, and the game will include over 40 characters. The PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC will include both the full 20 fighters from the previous release, including DLC ones, but the announcement didn’t note if this will include their alts like the Academy versions.

As with the original Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles, the second game will feature both a major Story Mode that acts like something of an action game with the fighting elements incorporated the traditional VS Mode arena fighter. While the first game covered the Unwavering Resolve and Mugen Train arcs of the anime and manga, the second will go through the Entertainment District, Swordsmith Village, and Hashira Training ones. This means the only part of the story not covered will be the Final Battle Arc. 

Here’s the first trailer for the game. It starts out by covering the Hashira that we’ll see in the new installment. However, at about the 55 second mark, it shifts to showcase the Story Mode. We get to see story segments, as well as some of the Demons we’ll get to face. VS Mode doesn’t come up during the video at all.

As for new characters, Sega and Aniplex didn’t reveal all of the newcomers who will round out the roster. The companies did say CyberConnect2 will include all of the nine Hashira, with Muichiro Tokito and Mitsuri Kanroji both named as newcomers in this installment. 

Right now, the first game is actually on sale. Amazon has both the PS4 and the PS5 version for $29.99, rather than $59.99. The Switch and Xbox versions aren’t as drastically reduced there, as Nintendo version is $46.41 and the Xbox one is $49.99.

Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles 2 will come to the PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC, and the game currently has a 2025 release window.