Total War: SHOGUN 2 (2011)

Developer

CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)

Publisher

SEGA, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)

Genres

Strategy

Rating

4.6 of 5, 67,273 player ratings

Typical playtime

about 65 hours

Where to get it

Steam

How it feels

A grand, methodical strategy game where you command armies in historical feudal Japan, blending turn-based empire management with tense real-time battles.

strategictacticalhistoricalgrand scaleturn-basedreal-timetensemethodical

What players say

Players consistently call Shogun 2 the best in the series, praising its unit balance where every type has a distinct role. The AI is relentless and diplomacy is unreliable, with the Realm Divide mechanic making the late game repetitive. Despite its age, it still runs and looks good.

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