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Mahokenshi - The Samurai Deckbuilder

Game Source Studio · Iceberg Interactive · 2023-01-24

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RPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Jan 24, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Begin your journey to become a mighty samurai mage! In a blend of adventure, strategy and deckbuilding gameplay, choose how you will follow the way of the Mahoken. Explore the Celestial Islands, build your deck, battle challenging demons, and protect the land from the forces of corruption.

Mahokenshi - The Samurai Deckbuilder is an RPG released in 2023, priced at $24.99, with a Mostly Positive review sentiment (77% of 622 reviews) and an owner estimate of 50,000 .. 100,000.

1
playing now
77%
positive of 622 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
81/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 10:00 UTC (census sample)

Wielding both blade and magic, it is your duty to protect the floating Celestial Islands from powerful opponents who seek to corrupt them. Challenge your fate and build your card deck to defeat foes and complete missions. Evolve your character with every playthrough, and become the Mahokenshi the world needs.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 23 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 18% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (174 reviews).
  • · Top 21% of 14,212 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 12k–28k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 622 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$6.25-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $5.14 at GameBillet (2026-09-11) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 157 of 236 observed days · $1.11 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
13313320232026Week of 2023-01-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

502026-09-16 11:00 — 2 players2026-09-17 19:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 10:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 18:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 09:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 2 players2026-09-27 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 15:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 06:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 5 players2026-10-06 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 20:00 — 4 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 19:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-15 10:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
392Feb 2023Jun 2026Feb 2023 — avg 39 · peak 141Mar 2023 — avg 12 · peak 26Apr 2023 — avg 8 · peak 28May 2023 — avg 4 · peak 22Jun 2023 — avg 5 · peak 18Jul 2023 — avg 4 · peak 13Aug 2023 — avg 2 · peak 9Sep 2023 — avg 3 · peak 12Oct 2023 — avg 3 · peak 14Nov 2023 — avg 5 · peak 21Dec 2023 — avg 6 · peak 23Jan 2024 — avg 5 · peak 18Feb 2024 — avg 2 · peak 11Mar 2024 — avg 5 · peak 18Apr 2024 — avg 12 · peak 34May 2024 — avg 8 · peak 22Jun 2024 — avg 9 · peak 44Jul 2024 — avg 6 · peak 20Aug 2024 — avg 4 · peak 16Sep 2024 — avg 3 · peak 16Oct 2024 — avg 4 · peak 18Nov 2024 — avg 4 · peak 16Dec 2024 — avg 5 · peak 12Jan 2025 — avg 4 · peak 17Feb 2025 — avg 2 · peak 6Mar 2025 — avg 3 · peak 9Apr 2025 — avg 3 · peak 10Jun 2025 — avg 3 · peak 8Aug 2025 — avg 3 · peak 11Jan 2026 — avg 2 · peak 7Feb 2026 — avg 2 · peak 10May 2026 — avg 10 · peak 35Jun 2026 — avg 3 · peak 9
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$6.122023-01-192026-10-152023-01-19 — best price $22.492023-04-05 — best price $21.242023-05-18 — best price $21.242023-07-17 — best price $16.742023-08-24 — best price $15.372023-11-01 — best price $14.992023-12-14 — best price $24.992024-01-24 — best price $24.992024-03-03 — best price $21.132024-04-04 — best price $24.992024-05-06 — best price $12.492024-06-06 — best price $12.492024-07-15 — best price $8.492024-08-19 — best price $8.492024-09-28 — best price $22.492024-11-05 — best price $22.492024-12-19 — best price $6.242025-02-21 — best price $24.992025-04-14 — best price $6.242025-06-16 — best price $24.992025-08-18 — best price $6.242025-10-08 — best price $24.992025-11-18 — best price $8.492025-12-17 — best price $6.242026-01-01 — best price $6.242026-01-16 — best price $19.672026-01-31 — best price $22.392026-02-15 — best price $6.242026-03-02 — best price $22.392026-03-17 — best price $6.252026-04-01 — best price $19.672026-04-28 — best price $22.392026-06-22 — best price $24.992026-07-24 — best price $6.242026-09-01 — best price $6.252026-09-16 — best price $24.992026-10-01 — best price $6.252026-10-15 — best price $6.25
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

52
achievements tracked
83%
earned "First Feat"
19.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudIncludes level editorFamily Sharing2 DLC

13 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese…

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2023-01-27, latest 2023-04-26 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)6549%52

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

Player tags

3DPvERPGStrategyTabletopCard GameIsometricAction RPGBoard GameRogue-lite

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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