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DYNASTY WARRIORS 9

DYNASTY WARRIORS 9

Experience the thrill of one versus thousands in an all new open world setting with DYNASTY WARRIORS 9! Travel through Ancient China depicted on a single, vast, open-world map, master the new State Combo System, and watch the Three Kingdoms story unfold through a cast of 90 playable characters!

Released Feb 13, 2018 Developer KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. Platforms Windows ActionHack and SlashOpen WorldMusouHistorical
View on Steam ↗ $44.99 (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.

35.4%positive10,057 reviews
Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“It is not traditional Dynasty Warriors that you know. The game is much less colorful and less pompous than classic DW and most characters will look the same to you. All the story missions happens on a one big map, they are separated by cutscenes. The combat system is good, even…”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
Not recommended · 5 found this helpful

“If you don't have a controller, don't bother. Mouse & Keyboard binds are terrible and the button display is only set for controller (Xbox).”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
Not recommended · 5 found this helpful

“I’m going to have to say a hard “Not Recommended”. Just dipped my toe into the game to see what it’s like and it’s an awful experience for new players, never mind newcomers to the franchise. The first thing that hits you is the main menu and it’s like, “my first game” sort of…”

— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:35 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

9playing at last check
3924-hour peak
3,578all-time peak
0 1k 2k 2019 2021 2023 2025 1.3k avg · Feb 2018

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.

44achievements
10.7%median completion
4.2%rarest: True Warrior of the 3 Kingdoms
29.7% of players 28.2% of players 27.3% of players 23.8% of players 23.0% of players 22.8% of players 22.2% of players 19.2% of players 18.9% of players 18.8% of players 18.4% of players 18.3% of players 18.0% of players 18.0% of players 15.8% of players 14.9% of players 14.2% of players 12.6% of players 11.7% of players 11.2% of players 10.8% of players 10.8% of players 10.7% of players 10.4% of players 10.3% of players 9.9% of players 9.2% of players 9.0% of players 9.0% of players 8.6% of players 7.6% of players 7.3% of players 7.2% of players 6.9% of players 6.5% of players 6.4% of players 6.2% of players 6.1% of players 6.0% of players 5.3% of players 5.0% of players 4.7% of players 4.4% of players 4.2% of players 29.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
29.7%New Allies — Unlocked an officer.
28.2%A Gathering of Heroes — Unlocked 45 officers.
27.3%Flowers Amidst the Chaos — Unlocked all of the officers.
Rarest badges of honor
4.2%True Warrior of the 3 Kingdoms — Obtained all of the achievements in the game.
4.4%The Ties that Bind Us — Hidden achievement
4.7%Epicure — Ate 100 meals.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$44.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$44.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US44.99 USD
EU44.99 EUR
UK39.99 GBP
Australia65.95 AUD
Canada58.49 CAD
Japan6,600 JPY
Brazil224.00 BRL
China269.00 CNY

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

China≈$40 Japan Canada Brazil US Australia EU UK≈$53

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

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

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

Mar 05, 2020
Update information 01.31 (03/05/2020)

"Brynhildr" and "Hyperion" were added to Horse Shops. Corrected a number of other minor issues.

Feb 06, 2020
Update information 01.30 (02/06/2020)

Added the new weapon "Jubilant Paired Fans". Added BGM from a previous title from the DYNASTY WARRIORS series. Improved the stability of online co-op play for the Steam version.

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

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

GenresAction
Player tagsAction · Hack and Slash · Open World · Musou · Historical · Multiplayer · Action RPG · Singleplayer · Anime · Co-op · Great Soundtrack · Adventure (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Korean, Japanese * , Simplified Chinese * , Traditional Chinese *
ControllerFull support
Achievements44
Estimated owners500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.koeitecmoamerica.com/dw9/?lang=us
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64bit Processor: Core i5 2400 or over Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 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