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Mahokenshi - The Samurai Deckbuilder
Begin your journey to become a mighty samurai mage! In a blend of adventure, strategy and deckbuilding gameplay, choose how you will follow the way of the Mahoken. Explore the Celestial Islands, build your deck, battle challenging demons, and protect the land from the forces of corruption.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-13.
“Clever setting for a card game. Creative cards, relics, and missions. No bugs for me. Plays great.”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“Amazing how such a simple game be so addicting!”
— a player, Steam review · 28 hrs played“A turn-based deckbuilding strategy game with samurai-themed classes and a light map progression system. The core gameplay is enjoyable at first, with a satisfying deckbuilding loop and thematic combat encounters. However, the game offers limited build diversity, which leads to…”
— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs playedLatest 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 | RPG |
| Player tags | Board Game · Turn-Based Tactics · Turn-Based Strategy · Exploration · Isometric · Rogue-lite · Card Battler · PvE · Card Game · Tabletop · Female Protagonist · Action RPG (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud · Includes level editor · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese * |
| Achievements | 52 |
| Estimated owners | 50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://mahokenshi.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 or higher Processor: 1st gen Intel i5 or AMD equivalent Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 series or AMD equivalent graphics card DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 3 GB available space