Fit check
Is A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Strategy players who want a historical sandbox campaign with competing Japanese factions
- Total War fans interested in the transition from samurai warfare to modern weaponry
- Players who enjoy managing diplomacy, recruitment, and technology alongside military campaigns
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a tightly scripted campaign rather than an open-ended faction and diplomacy sandbox
- Players looking for a small-scale, turn-based battle format instead of a broad civil-war campaign
- Players who want a fantasy setting rather than 19th-century Japan and foreign political influence
Our take on A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI
The defining detail is the collision between samurai-era institutions and modern military technology, with the campaign placing that transition inside the Boshin War and its rival Imperial and Shogunate factions.
What is A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI?
Guide a Japanese clan through a sandbox campaign beginning in 1864 during the Boshin War period.
Choose a faction aligned with the Imperial throne or the final Shogunate, then manage the transition from traditional samurai warfare to industrial-era conflict. America, Britain, and France influence diplomacy, recruitment, and technology development. The campaign includes clans such as Choshu, Satsuma, Tosa, Aizu, Nagaoka, and Jozai, alongside the Saga, Obama, Tsu, and Sendai faction packs. Saga specializes in artillery, ships, and industry; Obama focuses on taxation, repression, upkeep, and garrisons; Tsu uses shinobi in combat and covert actions; Sendai receives diplomatic and defensive campaign advantages.
How A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI plays
- 01Boshin War Campaign
- The campaign opens in 1864 and follows the conflict between supporters of the Imperial Court and the Tokugawa Shogunate.
- 02Foreign Relations
- Ties with American, British, and French powers affect access to troops and progress through technology trees.
- 03Four Faction Packs
- Saga, Obama, Tsu, and Sendai add clans with distinct military, administrative, covert, and diplomatic advantages.
- 04Modern Military Shift
- Armies combine established samurai culture with firearms, artillery, shipbuilding, and other industrial-era developments.
A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI compared to similar games
Men of War: Assault Squad focuses on direct control of units during large-scale World War II battles, while this game combines a Japanese civil-war campaign with diplomacy, recruitment, and technology development. Shogun Showdown centers on turn-based positioning, attack tiles, skills, and deck construction, rather than a sandbox campaign spanning factions and foreign relations.
A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI: platforms & release
Is A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI worth it?
It is worth it if: strategy players who want a historical sandbox campaign with competing Japanese factions. Skip it if: players seeking a tightly scripted campaign rather than an open-ended faction and diplomacy sandbox.
Where can I download A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
