Capcom has released its official benchmark tool for Onimusha: Way of the Sword on PC via Steam and Epic Games Store. To access the benchmark tool on Steam, users must click the “Request Access” button for a Onimusha: Way of the Sword playtest.
The benchmark tool allows gamers to measure system’s performance for free in a stress test involving a demo of Onimusha: Way of the Sword. The benchmark will reveal the average frame rate of the game on the user’s system and grant a score to determine the effectiveness of the system’s hardware specifications.
Onimusha: Way of the Sword releases on September 4 for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store. Pre-orders are available now featuring the “Sealed Curse” sword skin and “Lion Dog” charm as bonuses.
The Switch 2 version of Onimusha: Way of the Sword runs at 1080p 30 FPS in docked mode and 900p 30 FPS in handheld mode. There will also be a variable 30 to 40 FPS frame rate mode. Nintendo Switch 2 players have access to exclusive motion controls via the Joy-Con 2 controllers for aiming with the bow and performing sword swings.
Lastly, the Steam page describes the game as follows:
Fight through bloodstained battlefields of intense swordplay action. Explore the historic Japanese capital of Edo-era Kyoto, twisted by malevolent clouds of Malice. With every stage cloaked in mystery, danger and intrigue. Battle against monstrosities from the underworld known as Genma in a tale of dark fantasy.
Follow the tale of a samurai who wields the Oni Gauntlet, a mystical artifact that grants its bearer the power to slay Genma. Through gritty, blood-soaked brawls, he searches for his reason to fight. What fate awaits at the end of his path?
