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Expeditions: Samurai
The sun rises on another civil war, as you land in Japan aboard a battered Dutch ship. Thrust into command of its motley crew, you must navigate the politics of Sengoku-era Japan using stealth, diplomacy, or violence in this party-based RPG where every choice matters.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“Personally speaking, I had a lot of fun with the current build of Expeditions Japan. HOWEVER I will preface this by saying that I am not too accustomed with the series (despite buying Expeditions Rome shortly before). Will you 100% like this if you liked Rome? A hesitant no from…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played“VERSION 0.5.2 TL;DR: If you like tactical cRPGs and don't mind early access games, I absolutely recommend Expeditions: Samurai. My first playthrough of Expeditions: Samurai's early access was a treat. When it was announced, I was originally a little hesitant, as the era in Japan…”
— a player, Steam review · 23 hrs played“Big drop in the writing. Unfortunately it seems like the writer for Rome isn't really in the lead role anymore and the new lead writer just isn't cutting it. Should have taken the serious tone every other expeditions game had. also get a real local, you're a spaniard in…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedPrice tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Expeditions: Samurai on the Steam Party-Based RPG Fest
From today, September 14, and until September 21st, Expeditions: Samurai will be part of the Steam Party-Based RPG Fest! Alongside other exciting titles in the genre, we will offer a generous discount
Version 0.5.3 Patch Notes
While the team continues to plug away at the major Update 1 , which will address a wide variety of feedback we've received thus far, we have selected a few fixes and one improvement to the input syste
Dev Diary #3 - Stealth Gameplay
While you wait for Update 1 , which will address all common feedback from the initial Early Access version of Expeditions: Samurai, we thought we would take this opportunity to talk a little bit about
Preview of Upcoming Improvements
Hello everyone! If you've been hanging out on the Discord, you've probably picked up a lot about what we've been working on since the Early Access release. We also dropped a few notes about our plans
Version 0.5.2 Patch Notes
Change List This section lists the fixes included in this patch. These are the immediate high-priority issues we have prioritised based on your reports so far. Below this section, you can find a list
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | RPG, Strategy, Early Access |
| Player tags | CRPG · Party-Based RPG · Story Rich · RPG · Choices Matter · Character Customization · Samurai · Singleplayer · Co-op Campaign · PvE · Historical · 3D (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Full controller support · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty |
| Languages | English * * |
| Controller | Full support |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10/11 Processor: i5-8600K / Ryzen 5 2600X Memory: 12 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 1070 8GB / RX Vega 56 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 15 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible