Total War: SHOGUN 2 - Complete Edition
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StrategyArtificial IntelligencePsychological HorrorCapitalismDark ComedyEarly Access

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Game description

Unite Japan and become Shogun in the updated, enhanced and complete edition of Total War: SHOGUN 2. Build alliances, sabotage your enemies and outsmart your rival clans in a seamless blend of turn-based empire building and real-time battles.

Basic info

DeveloperCreative Assembly, MATABOO
PublisherSEGA
PlatformsWindows
Release dateOct 13, 2026
Price

Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 64bit
ProcessorIntel Core i3-8100
Memory8 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB VRAM
Storage70 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 423 reviews from the past 1 year

21.5/ 100
Bottom 1%

Steam rating: Overwhelmingly Negative (16%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 19, 2026)

This updated edition of a classic strategy game scores 21.5, 1444th of 1447 of games we analyzed, and Tech & Support comes up in 89% of reviews.

👍 Strengths

Visuals & Sound appears in 58% of reviews. 33 reviews praise the improved graphics, such as new models, sharper art and support for higher resolutions, though several call these the only welcome additions. 10 say it is fun to play the game again and that it looks good. 10 report that it runs fine for them, the most upvoted noting stable performance with upscaling turned on. A few also welcome interface scaling and a borderless window mode.

👎 Where it falls short

128 reviews describe bugs, with old problems from the original release left unfixed and new ones added, including crashes. 102 report poor optimization and low frame rates even on high end hardware, and some say it runs worse after the update. 50 criticize the visuals as blurry, citing pixel mush, bleeding textures and odd new unit art. Tech & Support ranks 1398th of 1399, Gameplay ranks 1385th of 1396, and Pricing & Fairness ranks 1367th of 1399, with some saying the price is too high for what changed.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“blurry graphics with poor character rendering quality” · 50 reviews
“charged full price for a remaster that should be free or a patch” · 47 reviews
“original bugs still present, devs prioritize mod manager monetization over fixes” · 30 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 33% of reviews · Bottom 1% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel -2.27 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Negative “controls feel changed and worse, unit behavior broken, poor optimization” · 9 reviews
Positive “UI upscaling, borderless windowed, and newer controls are nice” · 9 reviews

Progression 2% · Difficulty 2% · Onboarding 5% · Freedom 4% · Strategy 7%

Plot, characters and the world

Not enough data — only 9% of reviews mention this.

World -1.76 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is

Story 1% · Characters 1%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 17% of reviews · Bottom 1% of the games we've analyzed

Volume -2.63 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Negative “only visual and cutscene tweaks, no new meaningful content added” · 3 reviews
Positive “more units and starting positions add content” · 1 review

Variety 4% · Replayability 1%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 58% of reviews · Bottom 1% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals -1.98 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Negative “blurry graphics with poor character rendering quality” · 50 reviews
Positive “graphics improved and Korean language officially supported” · 33 reviews

Audio 12%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 11% of reviews · Bottom 5% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together -2.81 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “multiplayer runs without errors and Avatar Conquest has great atmosphere” · 2 reviews

Community 4% · Servers & Connection 3%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 55% of reviews · Bottom 5% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -1.56 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “charged full price for a remaster that should be free or a patch” · 47 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 14% · Matchmaking 2%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 89% of reviews · Bottom 1% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -2.37 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “original bugs still present, devs prioritize mod manager monetization over fixes” · 30 reviews

Stability 61% · Performance 47%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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