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DYNASTY WARRIORS 9 Empires cover art

DYNASTY WARRIORS 9 Empires

KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. · 2021-12-22

SteamPlayStation StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Feb 15, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Dec 23, 2021 (Xbox One), Feb 15, 2022 (Google Stadia), Feb 15, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 23, 2021 (PlayStation 5), Dec 23, 2021 (Xbox Series X|S)

A new release in the Empires series, featuring a mix of thrilling action and country capturing simulation. Experience the human drama of the Three Kingdoms in a way only Empires can provide. Fight exciting Castle Sieges and manipulate the country's Politics. Welcome to the Empires experience!

34
playing now
49%
positive of 1.9k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$59.99
steam price (US)

34 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 07:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 26% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 39k–88k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,945 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$59.99
lowest across shops (ITAD)$81.70

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $24.84 at GameBillet (2026-06-05)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $82.53 · on sale 68 of 133 observed days · $35.15 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

48112026-08-11 22:00 — 24 players2026-08-12 14:00 — 46 players2026-08-13 06:00 — 32 players2026-08-13 21:00 — 16 players2026-08-14 13:00 — 48 players2026-08-15 05:00 — 30 players2026-08-15 21:00 — 20 players2026-08-16 13:00 — 45 players2026-08-17 05:00 — 28 players2026-08-17 21:00 — 16 players2026-08-18 12:00 — 34 players2026-08-19 04:00 — 26 players2026-08-19 20:00 — 11 players2026-08-20 12:00 — 32 players2026-08-21 03:00 — 18 players2026-08-21 19:00 — 25 players2026-08-22 11:00 — 46 players2026-08-23 03:00 — 29 players2026-08-23 18:00 — 19 players2026-08-24 10:00 — 27 players2026-08-25 02:00 — 16 players2026-08-25 18:00 — 17 players2026-08-26 10:00 — 27 players2026-08-27 03:00 — 12 players2026-08-27 16:00 — 25 players2026-08-28 08:00 — 22 players2026-08-28 23:00 — 18 players2026-08-29 15:00 — 34 players2026-08-30 07:00 — 34 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$82.36$24.252021-11-192026-08-272021-11-19 — best price $59.992022-03-23 — best price $59.992022-06-20 — best price $59.992022-09-14 — best price $30.002022-11-30 — best price $50.702023-06-27 — best price $32.892023-11-14 — best price $50.882024-04-29 — best price $30.952024-08-05 — best price $49.492024-11-13 — best price $28.992025-01-04 — best price $50.702025-01-25 — best price $35.992025-02-26 — best price $52.192025-04-01 — best price $52.192025-05-08 — best price $49.492025-06-23 — best price $49.492025-08-11 — best price $49.492025-09-14 — best price $50.702025-12-01 — best price $49.492026-02-09 — best price $24.362026-03-19 — best price $24.252026-05-06 — best price $59.992026-05-15 — best price $81.422026-05-25 — best price $81.462026-06-03 — best price $81.312026-06-12 — best price $33.542026-06-23 — best price $79.722026-07-02 — best price $79.652026-07-11 — best price $79.912026-07-22 — best price $79.802026-07-31 — best price $24.992026-08-08 — best price $80.912026-08-17 — best price $81.102026-08-26 — best price $81.702026-08-27 — best price $59.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

39
achievements tracked
80.4%
earned "The Best Plan Is No Plan"
46%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyGamepad RecommendedPlayable without Timed InputStereo SoundSurround SoundPartial Controller Support20 DLC

8 supported languages: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, English, French, Italian, German

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)1,28629%39
PS4 (PlayStation)82335%39
Steam (Steam)6259%39
Switch (Nintendo)180%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

AnimeCo-opMusouActionStrategyHistoricalOpen WorldSimulationSingleplayerHack and Slash

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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