Taiko Risshiden (2017)

Developer: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Platforms: Windows
Genres: RPG
Rating: 4.4 of 5, 52 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 50 minutes
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A deliberate, grounded historical strategy game where you carefully guide a character's rise through political and military maneuverings.

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What players say

Players overwhelmingly buy this as a nostalgia purchase or to pay for childhood piracy, but many cannot play it due to language barriers, the floppy disk save system, or outright crashes on modern hardware. Long-time fans hope the rest of the series comes to Steam.

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