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Hanako: Honor & Blade
Hanako: Honor & Blade is a multiplayer melee experience set in Feudal Japan, with up to 24 players. Become one of four distinct warrior classes. Dominate the battlefield through multiple game modes and maps. ------ Full Release September 15th, 2021... 14 years in the making!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
52 of the 81 reviews raise this.
“Hanako: Honor and Blade. Wow where to start here. The graphics are akin to a graphic novel in motion. That's the closest description I can give for the artwork. the background of feudal japan is a beautiful backdrop in…”
“This game is not only beautiful and unique in its graphical artwork and its gameplay design, but also in its purpose and portrayal to commemorate loved ones lost. I've had so much fun playing this game in the closed…”
“Hanako is an awesome game with a great art aesthetic an addictive combat to the point you kind of want revenge and makes you want to get better XD. Good class selection and I believe to be very balanced classes with…”
29 of the 81 reviews raise this.
“Hanako: Honor and Blade. Wow where to start here. The graphics are akin to a graphic novel in motion. That's the closest description I can give for the artwork. the background of feudal japan is a beautiful backdrop in…”
“This game is not only beautiful and unique in its graphical artwork and its gameplay design, but also in its purpose and portrayal to commemorate loved ones lost. I've had so much fun playing this game in the closed…”
“Hanako is an awesome game with a great art aesthetic an addictive combat to the point you kind of want revenge and makes you want to get better XD. Good class selection and I believe to be very balanced classes with…”
14 of the 81 reviews raise this.
“Great game but barely anyone plays it. Basically a super-simplified For Honor but only the Japanese faction; the combat feels like a smoother version of the third-person combat in Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast.…”
“Great game, runs well on my low end laptop and has US and Oceanic servers with more being added over time after requests. 3 classes as of this review (Samurai: Kenshi, Ninja, and spearman/Tank: Naginatasha) with more…”
“So i have spent a few hours on this game already and i must say it is an amazing game, The art work is gorgeous and i compare it to a Borderlands/For Honour Style Game. The Gameplay is fun, fast paced and exciting and…”
13 of the 81 reviews raise this.
“As a fan of sword combat in multiplayer games, I find Hanako just as fun as other games I play. My favourite game mode is siege where you defend and capture temples etc. You can either be a samurai, a Pikeman or Ninja,…”
“Great game, runs well on my low end laptop and has US and Oceanic servers with more being added over time after requests. 3 classes as of this review (Samurai: Kenshi, Ninja, and spearman/Tank: Naginatasha) with more…”
“Very excellent game! I enjoy playing as Ninja and getting killed by poison! Definitely will recommend and buy for my friends just to play it with me. 13/10!!!!!!”
11 of the 81 reviews raise this.
“Hanako: Honor and Blade. Wow where to start here. The graphics are akin to a graphic novel in motion. That's the closest description I can give for the artwork. the background of feudal japan is a beautiful backdrop in…”
“Hanako is an awesome game with a great art aesthetic an addictive combat to the point you kind of want revenge and makes you want to get better XD. Good class selection and I believe to be very balanced classes with…”
“Game is Actually good , easy to get on it , takes couple of days to master a class. for 6 euros this game is a steal”
21 of the 81 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
“It's clunky yet, not very polished, ninja controls aren't too good yet. It's pretty simple and primitive, even though there's a skill system, and the fights MAY be fun. IF you could try it actually. The playerbase is…”
“Great game but barely anyone plays it. Basically a super-simplified For Honor but only the Japanese faction; the combat feels like a smoother version of the third-person combat in Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast.…”
“this looks nice but the levels are so puny they should have just made fighting rings. another issues is everything is server side and no one plays so i don't see how long those servers will be around. the main game play…”
20 of the 81 reviews raise this · 12 of them still recommend the game.
“It's clunky yet, not very polished, ninja controls aren't too good yet. It's pretty simple and primitive, even though there's a skill system, and the fights MAY be fun. IF you could try it actually. The playerbase is…”
“Great game but barely anyone plays it. Basically a super-simplified For Honor but only the Japanese faction; the combat feels like a smoother version of the third-person combat in Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast.…”
“this looks nice but the levels are so puny they should have just made fighting rings. another issues is everything is server side and no one plays so i don't see how long those servers will be around. the main game play…”
10 of the 81 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“It's clunky yet, not very polished, ninja controls aren't too good yet. It's pretty simple and primitive, even though there's a skill system, and the fights MAY be fun. IF you could try it actually. The playerbase is…”
“this looks nice but the levels are so puny they should have just made fighting rings. another issues is everything is server side and no one plays so i don't see how long those servers will be around. the main game play…”
“I wasted my time so you don't waste yours: For me there was no audio except the terrible music The first two skills of the Ninja are literally the same but with a different color Ninja's ultimate is just you moving…”
6 of the 81 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“It's clunky yet, not very polished, ninja controls aren't too good yet. It's pretty simple and primitive, even though there's a skill system, and the fights MAY be fun. IF you could try it actually. The playerbase is…”
“I wasted my time so you don't waste yours: For me there was no audio except the terrible music The first two skills of the Ninja are literally the same but with a different color Ninja's ultimate is just you moving…”
“Great game. Very much like a Japanese Chivalry. It would benefit greatly from a lock on target feature as the melee can be very fast paced an losing your targety can mean your dead.”
3 of the 81 reviews raise this.
“this looks nice but the levels are so puny they should have just made fighting rings. another issues is everything is server side and no one plays so i don't see how long those servers will be around. the main game play…”
“En - This game look interesting but server is empty... - PLZ fix the sever connection with friend at least - so we can play duel with friend or vs AI Fr - Jeux semble interreant mais les serveurs son vide - SVP eseiller…”
Counted across 81 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 74.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Lots potential... I rarely by early access anymore, been burned too many times. Gorgeous style, controller support, good music, combat gameplay appears to have potential. Needs more players, hopefully it gets them.”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played“Japan Infused Multiplayer combat goodness. 12/10 I got to be a Ninja and Samurai. Seriously though the art is amazing, and I am recommending it to all my friends!”
— a player, Steam review · 32 hrs played“TLDR: Lots of potential, kind of clunky, worth a look. I am really on the fence about whether or not to reccomend this game. It has alot of potential and I will definitely be checking it out again further down the road but as of right now I feel the combat is lacking a little.…”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Hack and Slash · Third-Person Shooter · Beat 'em up · Martial Arts · PvP · Tutorial · Arcade · 3D Fighter · Historical · Character Customization · Third Person · Swordplay (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · LAN PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · LAN Co-op · Steam Achievements |
| Languages | English * , Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese, German, French * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 18 |
| Official site | http://www.hanakogame.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows Vista Processor: Intel Core i5 or higher Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 630 GT Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 5 GB available space