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DYNASTY WARRIORS 9 Empires

DYNASTY WARRIORS 9 Empires

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!

Released Dec 22, 2021 Developer KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. Platforms Windows ActionStrategyCharacter CustomizationSimulationSingleplayer
View on Steam ↗ $59.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

49.0%positive1,826 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Build a kingdom or fight for yourself. Stomp through thousands of soldiers with blazing guitar solos in the background. DW games are not groundbreaking, but they sure are fun!”

— a player, Steam review · 24 hrs played
Not recommended · 2 found this helpful

“So if you never played a Dynasty Warriors (empires) before. sure this is a fantastic game. it will get repetitive quick and you will notice the maps gets reused a lot. its great to play for only an hour a day. as to not burn yourself out. --- now if you played any of the Empire…”

— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“This is actual trash and a giant ♥♥♥♥ you to the fans. Canned animations, broken characters that don't play as they should, boring gameplay, genuinely disappointing art design, and lots and lots of sitting in menus grinding a spreadsheet that means nothing. Do yourself a favor…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 01:03 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

14playing at last check
2824-hour peak
3,104all-time peak
0 1k 2k 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 1.4k avg · Dec 2021

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

39achievements
46.0%median completion
2.8%rarest: Completionist
80.4% of players 80.3% of players 72.4% of players 69.0% of players 67.9% of players 66.8% of players 66.4% of players 64.0% of players 60.7% of players 57.0% of players 56.3% of players 56.0% of players 53.1% of players 52.1% of players 51.5% of players 50.3% of players 49.0% of players 48.8% of players 48.5% of players 46.0% of players 45.5% of players 44.6% of players 41.3% of players 39.3% of players 38.9% of players 36.8% of players 32.0% of players 29.7% of players 28.8% of players 28.0% of players 26.3% of players 24.0% of players 20.2% of players 19.9% of players 14.7% of players 13.1% of players 8.7% of players 5.0% of players 2.8% of players 80.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
80.4%The Best Plan Is No Plan — Claimed victory in an invasion or defensive battle without preparing any secret plans.
80.3%Interdiction — Stopped an enemy's secret plan and claimed victory for the first time.
72.4%All According to Plan — Claimed victory after carrying out a secret plan successfully for the first time.
Rarest badges of honor
2.8%Completionist — Obtained all of the achievements in the game.
5.0%History Incarnate — Participated and claimed victory in all event battles in Conquest Mode.
8.7%Like Parent, Like Child — In Conquest Mode, had a child officer serve in the same army as their parent.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$59.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$59.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US59.99 USD
EU69.99 EUR
UK54.99 GBP
Australia87.95 AUD
Canada77.99 CAD
Japan7,480 JPY
Brazil299.00 BRL
China329.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Japan≈$46 China Canada Brazil US Australia UK EU≈$80

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Nov 22, 2024
DYNASTY WARRIORS: ORIGINS Demo Available & Digital pre-orders now live!

The DYNASTY WARRIORS: ORIGINS Demo is out now! What's more, digital pre-orders have started! In the demo, you will be able to play the thrilling 'Battle of Sishui Gate.' Players can choose from four t

May 14, 2024
“SAMURAI WARRIORS 4 DX” is now available on Steam !!

“SAMURAI WARRIORS 4 DX” is now available on Steam !! Experience the intense battles that take place in the Warring States period of Japan, with more than 50 playable officers. Includes more than 150 d

Jul 13, 2022
WARRIORS OROCHI 3 Ultimate Definitive Edition is now available on PC via Steam!

WARRIORS OROCHI 3 Ultimate Definitive Edition includes all of the content featured in the original WARRIORS OROCHI 3 (2012) launch as well as most of the previously released downloadable content, high

Feb 15, 2022
Update Information 1.0.1.1（2022/02/15）

- Added support for displaying the languages below. English, French, German, Italian, Spanish

Jan 14, 2022
アップデート情報 1.0.0.1（2022/01/14）

・特典を入手できない不具合を修正しました。

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsAction · Strategy · Character Customization · Simulation · Singleplayer · Hack and Slash · Musou · Historical · Open World · Sexual Content · Co-op · Anime (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Playable without Timed Input · Stereo Sound · Surround Sound
LanguagesSimplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese * , Korean, English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain *
Achievements39
Estimated owners50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://www.koeitecmoamerica.com/dw9e/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows® 10, 64bit Processor: Intel Core i5 4460 or over Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760（2GB） / AMD Radeon R7 370（4GB）or over DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 50 GB available space Sound Card: 16 bit stereo, 48KHz WAVE file can be played Additional Notes: Set the graphics quality to Low from "Graphics Settings (Advanced)". This will automatically adjust the settings @ 1280x720.