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Warlord: Awaji

Warlord: Awaji

Lead a samurai invasion into the mysterious island of Awaji! Recruit, promote, and upgrade your warriors while navigating the ancient world of feudal Japan. Use samurai weapons and strategies to conquer the entire island and become Warlord!

Released Sep 9, 2026 Developer Darkmatter Games Platforms Windows ActionStrategyOpen WorldHistoricalSandbox
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-10-20)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

79.1%positive326 reviews
Recommended · 30 found this helpful

“Took my first hamlet executed all the wounded, slaughtered all the villagers and razed all the buildings. Then the Hamlets clan came with 20 dudes and massacred my whole retinue. I felt just like a real Japanese warlord. 10/10”

— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played
Recommended · 29 found this helpful

“I enjoy this developers game style, but this isn't for everyone. FOR ANYONE READING THIS DO NOT FORGET TO SAVE YOUR GAME, THERE IS NO AUTO SAVE. @developer, If you aren't going to add an autosave at least put a reminder system in. Just lost 75 minutes of gameplay, have to…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Not recommended · 96 found this helpful

“This game is a mere shadow of the previous title, and I would recommend anyone interested in this style of game try that one instead. There is not a lot of choice in this game. You upgrade your troops by conquering locations. You upgrade your base by conquering locations. You…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players, self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.

679all-time peak
0 100 200 98 avg · Sep 2026

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-20.

57achievements
20.3%median completion
1.4%rarest: Well Traveled
88.2% of players 86.7% of players 78.6% of players 71.8% of players 70.0% of players 66.0% of players 65.2% of players 61.3% of players 59.2% of players 57.5% of players 56.8% of players 54.5% of players 52.1% of players 48.2% of players 47.7% of players 46.0% of players 42.4% of players 34.3% of players 30.2% of players 30.2% of players 28.1% of players 28.0% of players 27.7% of players 25.4% of players 25.2% of players 25.2% of players 22.2% of players 21.4% of players 20.3% of players 20.1% of players 15.5% of players 13.3% of players 12.7% of players 12.5% of players 12.4% of players 11.7% of players 11.3% of players 9.9% of players 7.6% of players 6.4% of players 6.2% of players 5.7% of players 5.4% of players 5.3% of players 3.8% of players 3.6% of players 3.5% of players 3.4% of players 3.1% of players 2.9% of players 2.9% of players 2.9% of players 2.8% of players 2.5% of players 1.7% of players 1.6% of players 1.4% of players 88.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
88.2%First Steps — Complete the first tutorial.
86.7%Hokora — Discover a hokora.
78.6%Does it come in Black? — Unlock your first suit of armor.
Rarest badges of honor
1.4%Well Traveled — Visit all settlements on Awaji.
1.6%Echoes of Britannia — Hidden achievement
1.7%Devout Pilgrim — Visit all Buddhist temples on Awaji.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$19.99−20% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-10-20 11:41 UTC
$24.99base price
$19.99lowest since tracking began2026-10-19
US19.99 USD−20%
EU20.39 EUR−20%
UK17.99 GBP−20%
Australia27.96 AUD−20%
Canada23.99 CAD−20%
Japan2,384 JPY−20%
Brazil67.19 BRL−20%
China74.40 CNY−20%

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

China≈$11 Brazil Japan Canada Australia US EU UK≈$24

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-20). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 09-26 09-30 10-05 10-10 10-15 10-20

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Sep 30, 2026
Balance Patch

Warlords, I am back from the wedding! Thankfully it wasn't a red wedding (you will get the reference if you have seen Game of Thrones). Before heading out again for Japan, I wanted to address probably

Sep 16, 2026
Performance Enhancement

Warlords, We are coming up on a week since launch, can you believe it? To me it feels like it has been a month. I don't think I have worked this hard since the launch of Britannia. I was planning on d

Sep 13, 2026
Fixes and QOL

Warlords, Thank you for an excellent first weekend! The game is performing wonderfully on Steam and the future of Warlord and Darkmatter Games has never looked better. This morning (starting at 4AM) I

Sep 12, 2026
Trading Improvements

Warlords, After yesterday's patch, I still felt like something was missing from my original design intent with this game. Way too many players seemed to be ignoring the option to trade with monk facti

Sep 11, 2026
Post Launch Patch

Warlords, Thank you all for a wonderful launch week. Although it is too early to tell how the game will pan out commercially, so far I am delighted to see players thoroughly enjoying the game and embr

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie, Strategy
Player tagsAction · Strategy · Open World · Historical · Sandbox · Samurai · Base Building · Singleplayer · Adventure · Indie · 3D · First-Person (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Adjustable Text Size · Color Alternatives · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime
LanguagesEnglish * , Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Japanese * , Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, French, Traditional Chinese *
Achievements57
Official sitehttps://darkmattergames.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel i5 9th Gen Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 2060 Storage: 6 GB available space