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SAMURAI MAIDEN

SHADE Inc. · D3PUBLISHER · 2022-12-08

SteamPlayStation Store

ActionAdventureRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Dec 01, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Dec 01, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Dec 01, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Dec 08, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

A young woman from the 21st century with sharp swordsmanship skills finds herself in Honnō-ji during the Sengoku period! Together with a trio of newfound ninja friends, she races through the Underworld beneath Honnō-ji, confronted by enraged corpses at every turn!

2
playing now
58%
positive of 766 reviews
Mixed
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$59.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Beneath the cherry blossom trees in stunning Japan, a young woman becomes…a samurai?? Experience fast-paced action in the Sengoku period as this everyday girl slays demons and slashes her way through the chaos! A temple in flames. Swirls of black smoke rise high into the sky. The angry shouts of soldiers can be heard all around. Before you stands a bearded old man… Wait, is that Nobunaga Oda?! A young woman from the 21st century with sharp swordsmanship skills finds herself in Honnoji during the Sengoku period! Together with a trio of newfound ninja friends, she races through the Underworld (Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 16 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 54% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (439 reviews).
  • · Top 39% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 15k–34k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 766 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$24.29-60%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $20.49 at WinGameStore (2025-01-27) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 61 of 91 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
25925920222026Week of 2022-12-01: 259 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 180 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-08-25 20:00 — 1 players2026-08-26 12:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 20:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 19:00 — 1 players2026-08-30 11:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$59.99$19.572023-01-142026-08-242023-01-14 — best price $59.992023-04-28 — best price $47.992023-08-07 — best price $44.992023-10-30 — best price $41.992024-01-18 — best price $35.992024-03-21 — best price $59.992024-05-21 — best price $59.992024-07-06 — best price $49.792024-08-26 — best price $56.042024-09-30 — best price $59.992024-11-04 — best price $59.992024-12-19 — best price $26.992025-01-25 — best price $26.402025-02-02 — best price $27.002025-03-04 — best price $59.992025-04-07 — best price $20.792025-04-30 — best price $19.992025-05-28 — best price $59.992025-07-14 — best price $48.762025-08-09 — best price $48.762025-09-02 — best price $54.182025-09-30 — best price $24.292025-10-14 — best price $49.772025-11-03 — best price $26.992025-11-23 — best price $22.892025-12-02 — best price $49.772025-12-23 — best price $22.672026-02-03 — best price $50.392026-02-19 — best price $59.992026-03-14 — best price $48.812026-04-02 — best price $44.992026-05-01 — best price $22.682026-05-15 — best price $49.772026-06-08 — best price $26.992026-08-10 — best price $26.992026-08-24 — best price $24.29
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

38
achievements tracked
89.4%
earned "Ninja Skill: Light It Up"
20.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing16 DLC

4 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)1,48424%38
Steam (Steam)5896%38
PS4 (PlayStation)23941%38
PS4 (PlayStation)16517%38
PS4 (PlayStation)15950%38
PS4 (PlayStation)11323%38
Switch (Nintendo)320%0
Switch (Nintendo)30%0

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

Player tags

3DRPGCuteJRPGAnimeNinjaActionLGBTQ+SwordplayAction RPG

Census log

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

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