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Total War: SHOGUN 2
Total War: SHOGUN 2 is the perfect mix of real-time and turn-based strategy gaming for newcomers and veterans alike.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “deep engaging tactical strategy” (61 of 95 reviews) and “timeless ink-wash visuals” (9); the most common complaint is “repetitive units and flawed mechanics” (10). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
61 of the 95 reviews raise this.
“Extremely solid total war game, one of my favs. This and Rome 2 are absolutely goated, would highly recommend.”
“♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, I never wrote review for the best Total War Game of all time? WTF?!? If you need something to hold you over until Medieval 3. Get this. Compared to the Total War:Warhammer games, the units are painfully…”
“Fun Total War game set in Japan...great music and ambience too...has 2 dlcs,one is standalone(Fall of the samurai)...overall enjoyed it even if it gets boring in the long term since all the units look the same... The…”
9 of the 95 reviews raise this.
“Way better than most Total Games, great mods, very little bugs, overall very polished. Still beautiful by today's graphics standards. Great game.”
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just…”
“Highly recommend! This is the best Total war in my opinion. There a good balance of mechanics to where its not overwhelming while still being deep. Graphics are still amazing in 2026. This is one of my favorite games of…”
7 of the 95 reviews raise this.
“Very good game, a lot of diversity even for offline games. I usually play with a friend and its never boring. A lot of stuff to explore. There was some bugs but they are minor, if you save your games it wont matter.…”
“i like it and keep coming back, need shogun 3”
“IMO, this is the standard of all TW titles, always come back to this game to play it from a different clan/angle. Has held its own for such a long time. A remake with crisper graphics would be nice but title has…”
7 of the 95 reviews raise this.
“My peasants fought off a Samuari army with ease. My people flourish and my lands are boundless. I would reccomend this game or Total War Rome 2 to anyone looking to get started in these games. While a bit of a learning…”
“The game is really great with the encyclopedia being really really useful when youre new to the game with guns and cannons really easing the trouble when you unlock them but yet the game is would still be difficult but…”
“Total War: Shogun 2 is a strong strategy game that balances depth with accessibility. It combines turn-based planning with real-time battles, where success depends on smart decisions, terrain use, and unit strategy…”
5 of the 95 reviews raise this.
“Fun Total War game set in Japan...great music and ambience too...has 2 dlcs,one is standalone(Fall of the samurai)...overall enjoyed it even if it gets boring in the long term since all the units look the same... The…”
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just…”
“Total War: Shogun 2 is a strong strategy game that balances depth with accessibility. It combines turn-based planning with real-time battles, where success depends on smart decisions, terrain use, and unit strategy…”
10 of the 95 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, I never wrote review for the best Total War Game of all time? WTF?!? If you need something to hold you over until Medieval 3. Get this. Compared to the Total War:Warhammer games, the units are painfully…”
“as a fan of the Sengoku Jidai period, I feel very disappointed that I couldn’t enjoy this game the way I expected to. It manages to keep my attention to some extent, but it feels more tedious than fun. As someone who…”
“I used to love this game back in the day, but going back and re-playing it after playing all the other Total Wars that have since been released... It doesn't hold up, at all. (a) The factions are all the same except for…”
5 of the 95 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Very good game, a lot of diversity even for offline games. I usually play with a friend and its never boring. A lot of stuff to explore. There was some bugs but they are minor, if you save your games it wont matter.…”
“There are only two downsides to this game: It runs in only one CPU core because its old (if the devs did a patch to use all CPU cores, that would be perfection!) And they swaped the spears of peasants with the spears of…”
“The rifle/musket units in this game are entirely broken. Musket/rifle units, bend, squish, and get all wacky to try and shoot the target. Sometimes they don't shoot at all. Swordsmen come in, plow your unit over, and…”
3 of the 95 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“I used to love this game back in the day, but going back and re-playing it after playing all the other Total Wars that have since been released... It doesn't hold up, at all. (a) The factions are all the same except for…”
“IMO, this is the standard of all TW titles, always come back to this game to play it from a different clan/angle. Has held its own for such a long time. A remake with crisper graphics would be nice but title has…”
“As a TW player one of the worst video games that I've ever played. None of the units is following the orders in a big scale warfare, the positioning of the troops is a joke, tiger stance-cloud dragon stance whatever the…”
3 of the 95 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“There are only two downsides to this game: It runs in only one CPU core because its old (if the devs did a patch to use all CPU cores, that would be perfection!) And they swaped the spears of peasants with the spears of…”
“Used to play this a bunch in highschool and I still find myself coming back to it every once in a while, its perfectly challenging, entertaining, and simple. Thankfully it still runs on my macbook in college (although…”
“One of the best Total War games to date IMO and runs great on Apple Silicon too! (Is a battery killer though)”
Counted across 95 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 90.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Most unique and fun total war ever, can live my dreams of being a sudo shogun chud with my harem of anime women. 10/10”
— a player, Steam review · 45 hrs played“Total War: Shogun 2 is a masterpiece of focused design and atmospheric brilliance. In an era where many strategy titles suffer from feature bloat, Creative Assembly returned to its roots to deliver a polished, cohesive experience that remains the gold standard for the series.…”
— a player, Steam review · 1,983 hrs played“Called out sick, made coffee around 8am, launched game. Played for the next 13 hours.”
— a player, Steam review · 31 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players, self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
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.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · Historical · Turn-Based Strategy · RTS · Grand Strategy · Tactical · Singleplayer · Multiplayer · Real Time Tactics · Military · Diplomacy · Ninja (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · LAN PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · LAN Co-op |
| Languages | English * , Czech, French * , German * , Italian * , Polish, Russian * , Spanish - Spain * * |
| Achievements | 106 |
| Official site | http://www.totalwar.com/shogun2 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 / Vista / XP Processor: 2 GHz Intel Dual Core processor / 2.6 GHz Intel Single Core processor, or AMD equivalent (with SSE2) Memory: 1GB RAM (XP), 2GB RAM (Vista / Windows7) Graphics: 256 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible card (shader model 3) DirectX®: DirectX 9.0c Hard Drive: 32GB free hard disk space Screen Resolution: 1024x768 minimum Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions