Expeditions: Samurai

Expeditions: Samurai

Steam Deck · unrated

Campfire Cabal · CRPG · Aug 7, 2026

It depends on what you're after.

On sale at $19.79, but it has been as low as $19.79.

63%
Mixed
204 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 60 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Graphics: 31 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 3 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 204 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 105 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
45% of themes are praise11% are divided44% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
That said it's aesthetically gorgeous, the dialogue and early story are compelling, and the shipmates are very likeable and interesting.
60 of 105 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
It’s excellent narrative and gameplay design.
10 of 105 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
- The Voice acting: This is the first thing I picked up on, all the characters are beautifully voice acted.
8 of 105 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Steam Deck player - works perfectly fine out of the box with full controller support, similar to Expeditions: Rome.
4 of 105 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters60 reviews
Gameplay10 reviews
Audio8 reviews
Controls4 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat27 reviews
81%
Players complain% still recommend
Graphics31 reviews
48%
Bugs8 reviews
88%
Difficulty3 reviews
100%
Interface3 reviews
33%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should I buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

On sale, not the lowest

Currently $19.79 (−34%). The lowest we've tracked is $19.79.

1 points recordedtoday · $19.79

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
63%
Mixed
Playing right now
Not sampled yet

Crit has not sampled this game’s concurrent players yet.

Achievements
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Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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