Total War: SHOGUN 2

Buy92%

Very Positive · 68k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

CREATIVE ASSEMBLY · Strategy · Mar 15, 2011

Player review score
92%
Very Positive
Price
$8.99−70%
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
106
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
8
Full audio6 of 8
Subtitles8 of 8

Should I buy Total War: SHOGUN 2?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 64 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 35 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 68k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise25% are divided8% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
64 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Every clan feels extremely unique because of the different playstyles it encourages and its position on the map despite the lack of unit diversity.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Obviously, the game is pretty old, but for the most part, due to the genre, the visuals hold up quite well.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
How you get there is your choice, which I like since I'm big on narrative.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The actual real-time strategy of the combat is where Total War shines, obviously.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
All that becomes 10x more fun if you have a friend to play campaign pvp with!
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Game itself is really fun - especially the soundtrack, gui elements and icons drawn in the ancient japanese style, narrator as well.

+2 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay64 reviews
Graphics35 reviews
Story23 reviews
Combat19 reviews
Multiplayer14 reviews
Audio14 reviews
Co-op8 reviews
Optimization7 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
93% still recommend
Bugs
71% still recommend
Characters
100% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes
42% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • LAN Co-op
  • LAN PvP
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Adjustable Difficulty
  • Camera Comfort
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Save Anytime
  • Stats
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

On sale, not the lowest
$8.99$29.99−70%

The lowest we've tracked is $5.99.

7 points recordedtoday · $8.99

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