<s>
Demon	B-Application
Slayer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Kimetsu	I-Application
no	I-Application
Yaiba	I-Application
–	I-Application
The	I-Application
Hinokami	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
is	O
a	O
3D	O
fighting	O
,	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
CyberConnect2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
2019	O
anime	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Koyoharu	O
Gotouge	O
's	O
manga	O
series	O
,	O
Demon	O
Slayer	O
:	O
Kimetsu	O
no	O
Yaiba	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Aniplex	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
globally	O
by	O
Sega	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
in	O
October	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
June	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
13	O
additional	O
fighters	O
were	O
later	O
added	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
31	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Aniplex	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
;	O
the	O
company	O
previously	O
produced	O
the	O
2019	O
anime	O
adaptation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
that	O
month	O
,	O
first	O
footage	O
was	O
shown	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
announcement	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Kimetsu	O
no	O
Yaiba	O
Hinokami	O
Keppūtan	O
,	O
will	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
CyberConnect2	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
known	O
for	O
developing	O
the	O
Naruto	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
months	O
of	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
re-announced	O
via	O
the	O
issue	O
of	O
Weekly	O
Shōnen	O
Jump	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
multiplatform	B-Operating_System
arena	O
fighting	O
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hinokami	O
Chronicles	O
received	O
three	O
free	O
post-launch	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
each	O
with	O
two	O
new	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Additional	O
Character	O
Pack	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2022	O
,	O
added	O
seven	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
District	O
Arc	O
as	O
paid	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
June	O
9	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
worldwide	O
the	O
following	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Demon	B-Application
Slayer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Kimetsu	I-Application
no	I-Application
Yaiba	I-Application
–	I-Application
The	I-Application
Hinokami	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
for	O
most	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
;	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Demon	B-Application
Slayer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Kimetsu	I-Application
no	I-Application
Yaiba	I-Application
–	I-Application
The	I-Application
Hinokami	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
was	O
the	O
bestselling	O
retail	O
game	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
94,849	O
physical	O
copies	O
being	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
also	O
version	O
sold	O
20,187	O
copies	O
during	O
the	O
same	O
week	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
second	O
bestselling	O
retail	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
