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Total War: SHOGUN 2

Total War: SHOGUN 2 is the perfect mix of real-time and turn-based strategy gaming for newcomers and veterans alike.

Developer
CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)
Publisher
SEGA, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)
Franchise
Release date
Mar 15, 2011
Store page updated
Nov 20, 2025
Price
$29.99 · Steam store ↗

Review Analysis Score

89.3/ 100

Based on 413 reviews from the past 1 year

Steam User Rating
Recent 😄 Very Positive 81% of 259
All time 😄 Very Positive 92% of 67,861
“гра варта грання навіть у 2026, захоплює після Last Samurai”

How it holds up

−50+5
Gameplay
+2.26
Strategy +3.58 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
“profundo sistema de facciones asimétricas con tácticas variadas y estrategia compleja” (38)
(¯`·._)♣ ♤ ♥♠ villanueva-9 ♣ ♤ ♥♠(¯`·._) Katana-chis, murallas feudales y la deconstrucción de la estrategia militar definitiva Si buscas una aventura tridimensional de estrategia pura, finanzas y arte de la guerra a gran escala que capture a la perfección el honor, la traición y la mística del Japón feudal del siglo XVI, rompa con los esquemas de los juegos de conquista pasivos y convierta la unificación del imperio en un adictivo, tenso y colosal festival interactivo de diplomacia de clanes, asedios mecánicos a castillos y batallas campales de miles de guerreros síncronos en pantalla, esta o

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Story & World
+3.48
World +3.54 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
“atmosphere and soundtrack are timeless” (25)

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Content Volume
+1.41
Volume +2.66 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price

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Visuals & Sound
+3.52
Visuals +3.60 · Graphics, art style, and animation
“battles are stunning with archers, cavalry, and samurai rendered beautifully” (48)

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Multiplayer
+2.36
Playing together +2.43 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

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Pricing & Fairness
-0.12
Matchmaking -3.67 · Skill gaps, team balance, and queue times

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Tech & Support
-0.64
Stability -1.93 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
“game crashes around turn 87, a known bug still sold” (18)

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Scores are the average of reviews that mention each category (−5 to +5). Fainter bars were mentioned by fewer reviews; grey means too few to trust. Tap a category ▾ to see what drives it.

Steam review activity

% positive over time
since launch, by month · major update
50%60%70%80%90%100%
Mar 2011Sep 2026
Reviews
per day · 250 reviews, peak 50/day
02550
Aug 21Sep 18

Steam only gives daily counts for the last 30 days; longer ranges are by month. Months with fewer than 10 reviews are left out of % positive.

Review languages

Languages of the 413 reviews we analyzed from the past year — not all Steam reviews.

  • English63%
  • Chinese9%
  • Spanish8%
  • Russian5%
  • French2%
  • Korean2%
  • Other10%

🔒 Scores broken down by language — how Russian or Chinese players rate each category — are in the paid dashboard.

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