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Way of the Samurai 4

Way of the Samurai 4

Way of the Samurai 4 takes place in the humble port town of Amihama during the mid 19th Century, several years after the arrival of the “black ships” from the West ended Japan’s long history of cultural isolation.

Released Jul 23, 2015 Developer ACQUIRE Corp. Publisher Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd. Platforms Windows ActionJRPGChoose Your Own AdventureHistoricalAction RPG
View on Steam ↗ $24.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

79.5%positive1,879 reviews
Recommended · 17 found this helpful

“Game has a cute & funny character in it that you can romance and lay with, 'nuff said. Jokes aside, the game's basically a gold standard on how sandbox "your decision matters" games should be like. Too bad this genre of games is basically dead.”

— a player, Steam review · 33 hrs played
Recommended · 9 found this helpful

“Skirts that fine line of being a bad game while simultaneously being the best thing ever. You know kind of like the Shenmue games. The combat feels simple and kind of dumb and it is, but does get oddly satisfying after awhile. It's like being Rika in Higurashi but instead you're…”

— a player, Steam review · 37 hrs played
Not recommended · 4 found this helpful

“doesn't work on steam deck, i have two gaming pc's besides my deck, so im sure ill still be able to play it. My initial intent howver was to play on steam deck. given its from 2015 i do kinda feel mixed about leaving a negative review since steam deck is newer, but i guess since…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:57 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

16playing at last check
2124-hour peak
1,534all-time peak
0 250 500 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 290 avg · Aug 2015

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

50achievements
6.5%median completion
0.6%rarest: 100 Girls and Runnin’
82.5% of players 76.8% of players 56.0% of players 52.6% of players 42.1% of players 39.8% of players 38.5% of players 34.8% of players 34.8% of players 32.7% of players 32.2% of players 29.5% of players 24.6% of players 22.6% of players 21.3% of players 16.3% of players 15.1% of players 12.4% of players 12.0% of players 11.2% of players 9.4% of players 7.7% of players 6.8% of players 6.8% of players 6.6% of players 6.5% of players 6.4% of players 5.6% of players 3.5% of players 2.1% of players 2.0% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.7% of players 1.7% of players 1.7% of players 1.7% of players 1.7% of players 1.7% of players 1.7% of players 1.6% of players 1.5% of players 1.5% of players 1.2% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 82.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
82.5%First Kill — Killed an enemy for the first time.
76.8%Cherry Move — Mastered a new move for the first time.
56.0%Labor Union — Successfully completed a job mission for the first time.
Rarest badges of honor
0.6%100 Girls and Runnin’ — Successfully completed 100 night crawling appointments.
0.6%Platinum Achievement — Acquired all achievements.
1.1%Great Angler — Caught a total of 100 fish.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$24.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$24.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US24.99 USD
EU22.99 EUR
UK18.99 GBP
Australia35.95 AUD
Canada27.99 CAD
Japan2,480 JPY
Brazil45.99 BRL
China78.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$9.0 China Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$26

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

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

Jun 26, 2025
Supported Language Update

- The latest update adds support for Japanese language.

Mar 23, 2016
Way of the Samurai 3 is out now on Steam!

I’m delighted to be able to say that Way of the Samurai 3 has now been released on Steam priced at $19.99 (£14.99) with a 20% launch discount. http://store.steampowered.com/app/427510 Honour, sacrific

Mar 23, 2016
Way of the Samurai 3 is out now on Steam!

I’m delighted to be able to say that Way of the Samurai 3 has now been released on Steam priced at $19.99 (£14.99) with a 20% launch discount. http://store.steampowered.com/app/427510 Honour, sacrific

Mar 07, 2016
Way of the Samurai 3 is coming to Steam!

Hi everyone. I hope you’re all excited about this announcement, as I certainly am! :) I’m delighted to be able to tell you that we’ll be bringing the fantastic Japanese open world action game, Way of

Mar 07, 2016
Way of the Samurai 3 is coming to Steam!

Hi everyone. I hope you’re all excited about this announcement, as I certainly am! :) I’m delighted to be able to tell you that we’ll be bringing the fantastic Japanese open world action game, Way of

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Adventure
Player tagsAction · JRPG · Choose Your Own Adventure · Historical · Action RPG · Hack and Slash · Open World · Character Customization · Multiple Endings · Sandbox · Exploration · RPG (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Japanese * *
Achievements50
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: 2.13GHz Intel Core2 Duo or equivalent Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card with 64Mb RAM and support for v3 shaders DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 7 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card