Move over Resident Evil, Capcom’s newest remake darling is Onimusha (just don’t expect to get your hands on it until 2026)

Onimusha is Capcom’s 10th best selling franchise - but I expect that number is going to change once you see this trailer.

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Move over Resident Evil , Capcom has a new remake-led prized pony in town, and it’s name is Onimusha .

Yes, you read that right. Onimusha is back, and looking better than ever in Capcom’s frankly obscene REengine. The publisher has rebooted the series - which has been dormant since 2018, by the way, in terms of console and PC games - with a dark fantasy, triple-A level action game. It certainly looks like its taking aim at the Elden Rings , Dark Souls , and Niohs of the world, doesn’t it?

At The Game Awards 2024, Capcom stunned audiences by showing off a new Onimusha game with no prior teasing or fanfare. In the trailer, we saw some intense third-person action, and heard some pretty odd English voice-acting. The game, called Onimusha: Way of the Sword , is coming in 2026.

Take a look at the debut below.

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We’ve not heard from the Onimusha series for a long time. The last we saw of Capcom’s esteemed franchise was Onimusha: Warlords, a good value remaster of a decent game that rode on the back of some of the momentum garnered by the nostalgia-baiting hype of Resident Evil 2 Remake . A remake of the first game in the series, you can go and play it on current consoles and PC right now, if you want a taste of what to expect from this new title.

At the time of writing, the Onimusha series has sold a total of 8.7 million copies worldwide, making it Capcom’s tenth best-selling franchise (behind Monster Hunter, Dead Rising , Dragon’s Dogma, Street Fighter, Mega Man , Resi, DMC, and Ace Attorney). I wonder how much this new game is going to shunt this oft-forgotten series up the charts.

We’ll find out in 2026.