Sword of the Samurai
Released Oct 2014
Enter Japan in the age of warring states. At the center of this role-playing, action-adventure simulation of combat, statesmanship and intrigue, you are a samurai warrior struggling for honor!
90% positive · 160 reviews
Done
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $6.99
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Evaluation
Sword of the Samurai is a classic MicroProse title originally released in 1989, made available on Steam on October 17, 2014. The store description presents the game as a complete, self-contained product with a fixed feature set — no mention of DLC, expansions, seasonal content, or post-launch updates of any kind. There are no DLC listings, no news posts, and no developer communications indicating any post-launch content was ever planned or delivered. This is a vintage game re-released as a finished product, and it shipped complete on day one.
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Store description presents a fully featured, self-contained game with no mention of DLC, expansions, updates, or future content of any kind.
Short description confirms the game's complete, standalone nature with no indication of ongoing or planned content.
Media
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Developer
Publisher
MicroProse Software
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Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
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Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
Enter Japan in the age of warring states. At the center of this role-playing, action-adventure simulation of combat, statesmanship and intrigue, you are a samurai warrior struggling for honor. More important than life itself, honor is crucial to achieving your ultimate goal: unifying feudal Japan under your noble rule.
Game Features:
Game Features:
- Computer-controlled opponents make decisions based on your actions - and on the actions of other rival characters.
- Furious melee action against multiple warriors takes place in castles, villages and rice paddies.
- Vindicate yourself in duels against rivals who would like nothing better then to diminish your Honor.
- Feel the drama and immediacy of real-time battles involving infantry, cavalry and muskets on battlefields that vary with every conflict.
- Untie all 48 warring provinces in common allegiance to you, and earn the title of shogun, military ruler of all Japan.
- Fun and Easy to control!
- Four skill levels, plus other starting options
- An ingenious system of menus, animation and text windows - pioneered by MicroProse in Pirates! - conveys the detail of text with the fun of graphics and animation.
- Authentic Japanese music and graphics powerfully evoke the mood of Sixteenth century Japan.
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Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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