DYNASTY WARRIORS 9 Empires
Released Dec 2021
A new release in the Empires series, featuring a mix of thrilling action and country capturing simulation. Experience the human drama of the Three Kingdoms in a way only Empires can provide. Fight exciting Castle Sieges and manipulate the country's Politics. Welcome to the Empires experience!
49% positive · 1,953 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
DYNASTY WARRIORS 9 Empires launched on December 22, 2021, accompanied by a Season Pass and a series of cosmetic DLC packs released between January 6 and February 10, 2022 — all of which have now shipped. Every item in the Season Pass and the full DLC catalogue is marked as released, with the final entries (DLC-13, DLC-14, DLC-15) arriving on February 10, 2022. There have been no further DLC releases or announcements of new content for this game since then.
The developer's news channel for this game has been quiet on the subject of DW9 Empires since a minor language-support patch on February 15, 2022. Subsequent posts from the studio — including a May 2024 announcement about Samurai Warriors 4 DX and a November 2024 announcement about the Dynasty Warriors: ORIGINS demo — are promotions for entirely separate titles, not updates to this game. These posts confirm the studio is still active, but none reference any future content for DW9 Empires.
With all announced and listed DLC delivered, no roadmap or post-launch content commitments outstanding, no developer statements pointing to future updates, and more than four years of silence on new content for this specific title, the game can be considered a complete, finished product as of February 10, 2022.
Evidence
Final DLC packs (DLC-13, DLC-14, DLC-15) released on February 10, 2022, completing the Season Pass content.
Season Pass released alongside the base game, bundling all planned DLC content.
Content
20 of 20 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Achievements
39
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player
About this game
Note: A version for which in-game text has been translated to English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish is slated to be available for use from February 15th, 2022.
Note: You can use your save data even if you change the game's language.
However, custom officer names and officer names on original timelines will be replaced with generic names.
Engrave your life on the battlefield!
A new release for the "Empires" series, which allows users to enjoy both the thrill of one-versus-a-thousand action and the intricacy of country conquering simulation!
DYNASTY WARRIORS 9 Empires points
■Command your armies freely! Exciting Castle Sieges!
Combat has evolved from the "Battles" of previous games into "Castle Sieges" that occur in the area around each castle. In an always changing environment, use devious planning and military might to enjoy this new style of battle where the biggest question is "What's the best way to take this castle?"
■Politics System, where an Officer's character and trust can strengthen the country.
In Politics, the choices of and the interactions between officers will determine the foundations of a force. Players are able to experience a variety of lifestyles, playing as Rulers, Generals, Unaffiliated officers, and more. Furthermore, an officers' interactions with other officers will help to strengthen the country they are a part of.
■Live dramatically! The evolved "Edit Mode".
The game includes the Edit Mode, a series favorite. Players can create their own Custom Officers from a wide range of parts.
With the 94 Musou Officers and over 700 Generic Officers that appear in DYNASTY WARRIORS 9, players can more dramatically populate their very own Dynasty Warriors experience.
Note: The DYNASTY WARRIORS 9 Empires Deluxe Edition is also being sold. Please confirm your product at time of purchase.
Note: Pictures are taken from the development version. It might be different in the actual game.
Note: You can use your save data even if you change the game's language.
However, custom officer names and officer names on original timelines will be replaced with generic names.
Engrave your life on the battlefield!
A new release for the "Empires" series, which allows users to enjoy both the thrill of one-versus-a-thousand action and the intricacy of country conquering simulation!
DYNASTY WARRIORS 9 Empires points
■Command your armies freely! Exciting Castle Sieges!
Combat has evolved from the "Battles" of previous games into "Castle Sieges" that occur in the area around each castle. In an always changing environment, use devious planning and military might to enjoy this new style of battle where the biggest question is "What's the best way to take this castle?"
■Politics System, where an Officer's character and trust can strengthen the country.
In Politics, the choices of and the interactions between officers will determine the foundations of a force. Players are able to experience a variety of lifestyles, playing as Rulers, Generals, Unaffiliated officers, and more. Furthermore, an officers' interactions with other officers will help to strengthen the country they are a part of.
■Live dramatically! The evolved "Edit Mode".
The game includes the Edit Mode, a series favorite. Players can create their own Custom Officers from a wide range of parts.
With the 94 Musou Officers and over 700 Generic Officers that appear in DYNASTY WARRIORS 9, players can more dramatically populate their very own Dynasty Warriors experience.
Note: The DYNASTY WARRIORS 9 Empires Deluxe Edition is also being sold. Please confirm your product at time of purchase.
Note: Pictures are taken from the development version. It might be different in the actual game.
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