Total War: Shogun 2 - Fall of the Samurai
- First release
- Mar 23, 2012
- Developer
- The Creative Assembly
- Publisher
- Feral Interactive, Sega
- Engine
- TW Engine 3
- Genres
- Strategy, Real Time Strategy (RTS) · Warfare, Fantasy, Historical
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Linux
Attributes
Details
Storyline, release dates, time to beat, age ratings, modes, links, keywords
- Storyline
Based on the backdrop of the Boshin War period, the new campaign starts in 1864, a time of growing resentment against Western colonial power and influence. As Japan begins to modernise and industrialise, the inevitable social and economic changes lead to increasingly militant nationalism and antipathy towards the Shogunate.Read more
Based on the backdrop of the Boshin War period, the new campaign starts in 1864, a time of growing resentment against Western colonial power and influence. As Japan begins to modernise and industrialise, the inevitable social and economic changes lead to increasingly militant nationalism and antipathy towards the Shogunate.
- Release dates
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Mar 23, 2012
- Mac
- Dec 18, 2014
- Linux
- May 23, 2017
- Game modes
- Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- External links
- Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)YouTube (opens in a new tab)Wiki (opens in a new tab)Steam (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Twitch (opens in a new tab)
- Keywords
- martial arts, ninja, samurai, military, horse
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At a Glance
- Critic Score
- 80
Overview
Steam review summary
Steam users rate this Mixed, 1,717 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026
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Multiplayer
- Online multiplayerSteam · 16 Oct
- Online co-opSteam · 16 Oct
- LAN co-opSteam · 16 Oct
- LAN PvPSteam · 16 Oct
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How it plays
From Steam
- Strategy
- Historical
- RTS
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Multiplayer
- Grand Strategy
- Singleplayer
- Samurai
Steam content notes
- Frequent Violence or Gore
- General Mature Content
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Languages
- Englishinterface, audio, subtitles
- Češtinainterface, subtitles
Language data: IGDB · recorded 30 Oct 2026
Features
Steam features
- Steam Family Sharing
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Media
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Behind the game
Credits
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Nominated
- British Academy Games Award for Strategy — BAFTA Games Awards 2013
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Story & setting
Setting
- Set in Japan
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