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SAMURAI WARRIORS 5 cover art

SAMURAI WARRIORS 5

KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. · 2021-07-26

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Action

Franchise: Dynasty Warriors · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Jun 24, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 27, 2021 (Xbox One), Jun 24, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Jun 24, 2021 (Nintendo Switch)

A new SAMURAI WARRIORS begins. After a 7-year wait, a new instalment in the tactical action series "SAMURAI WARRIORS" is finally here!

SAMURAI WARRIORS 5 is an Action game released in 2021, priced at $59.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (82% of 1568 reviews).

14
playing now
82%
positive of 1.6k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
83/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
1
Nexus mods (2 downloads)
4.12★
PlayStation Store rating (2,877 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$59.99
steam price (US)

14 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 09:00 UTC (census sample)

Samurai Warriors 5 is a hack and slash game by Koei Tecmo, and a reboot of the Samurai Warriors series, part of the long-running Warriors series of hack and slash games published by Koei Tecmo. As a "fresh re-imagining" of the franchise, the game features an all-new storyline, revamped character designs, and a new visual presentation. It was released in Japan in June 2021 for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, with a worldwide release in July for those platforms and PC via Steam. A version for Amazon Luna was made available on June 30, 2022.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 14 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 43 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity up 2% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (261 reviews).
  • · Top 12% of 27,960 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 31k–71k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,568 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$29.99-50%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $18.67 at IndieGala Store (2026-06-05)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $82.53 · on sale 61 of 85 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
22022020212026Week of 2021-07-01: 220 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 209 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek 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

3772026-09-15 18:00 — 13 players2026-09-17 02:00 — 7 players2026-09-18 10:00 — 11 players2026-09-19 17:00 — 20 players2026-09-21 01:00 — 18 players2026-09-22 09:00 — 27 players2026-09-23 16:00 — 24 players2026-09-25 00:00 — 9 players2026-09-26 07:00 — 37 players2026-09-27 15:00 — 26 players2026-09-28 22:00 — 12 players2026-09-30 06:00 — 8 players2026-10-01 13:00 — 26 players2026-10-02 21:00 — 11 players2026-10-04 05:00 — 34 players2026-10-05 12:00 — 37 players2026-10-06 20:00 — 20 players2026-10-08 03:00 — 17 players2026-10-09 11:00 — 30 players2026-10-10 18:00 — 29 players2026-10-12 02:00 — 25 players2026-10-13 10:00 — 16 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 19 players2026-10-15 09:00 — 14 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
41012Aug 2021Aug 2026Aug 2021 — avg 410 · peak 1,505Oct 2021 — avg 50 · peak 118Dec 2021 — avg 71 · peak 329Feb 2022 — avg 38 · peak 84Apr 2022 — avg 39 · peak 268Jun 2022 — avg 42 · peak 98Aug 2022 — avg 25 · peak 57Oct 2022 — avg 29 · peak 81Dec 2022 — avg 28 · peak 92Feb 2023 — avg 22 · peak 57Apr 2023 — avg 21 · peak 97Jun 2023 — avg 27 · peak 101Aug 2023 — avg 23 · peak 52Oct 2023 — avg 27 · peak 74Dec 2023 — avg 26 · peak 107Feb 2024 — avg 43 · peak 106Apr 2024 — avg 27 · peak 102Jun 2024 — avg 25 · peak 84Aug 2024 — avg 23 · peak 55Oct 2024 — avg 35 · peak 121Dec 2024 — avg 25 · peak 73Feb 2025 — avg 39 · peak 111Apr 2025 — avg 17 · peak 45Jun 2025 — avg 20 · peak 57Aug 2025 — avg 15 · peak 42Oct 2025 — avg 20 · peak 46Dec 2025 — avg 16 · peak 43Feb 2026 — avg 20 · peak 51Apr 2026 — avg 15 · peak 43Jun 2026 — avg 23 · peak 58Aug 2026 — avg 19 · peak 50
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$81.80$24.252021-06-242026-10-092021-06-24 — best price $59.992022-04-27 — best price $38.992022-07-07 — best price $59.992022-09-26 — best price $59.992023-01-05 — best price $59.992023-05-03 — best price $31.192023-07-14 — best price $50.702023-12-21 — best price $25.802024-02-19 — best price $49.492024-06-27 — best price $24.362024-09-24 — best price $24.492024-10-27 — best price $53.882024-11-20 — best price $53.882024-12-19 — best price $24.362025-01-16 — best price $53.882025-02-01 — best price $53.882025-02-24 — best price $53.992025-03-08 — best price $50.702025-03-29 — best price $50.702025-04-22 — best price $50.702025-05-16 — best price $50.702025-06-04 — best price $50.702025-07-11 — best price $50.702025-08-09 — best price $53.882025-09-12 — best price $53.882025-11-14 — best price $50.702026-02-09 — best price $24.362026-03-27 — best price $53.882026-05-24 — best price $53.992026-06-20 — best price $53.882026-07-15 — best price $79.952026-07-26 — best price $79.622026-08-04 — best price $34.622026-08-13 — best price $80.722026-08-22 — best price $81.802026-09-25 — best price $59.992026-10-09 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

129452026-05-30 — 57 pageviews2026-06-03 — 106 pageviews2026-06-07 — 85 pageviews2026-06-11 — 64 pageviews2026-06-15 — 61 pageviews2026-06-19 — 66 pageviews2026-06-23 — 61 pageviews2026-06-27 — 60 pageviews2026-07-01 — 57 pageviews2026-07-05 — 51 pageviews2026-07-09 — 68 pageviews2026-07-13 — 55 pageviews2026-07-17 — 45 pageviews2026-07-21 — 70 pageviews2026-07-25 — 62 pageviews2026-07-29 — 76 pageviews2026-08-02 — 57 pageviews2026-08-06 — 57 pageviews2026-08-10 — 64 pageviews2026-08-14 — 63 pageviews2026-08-18 — 50 pageviews2026-08-22 — 61 pageviews2026-08-26 — 50 pageviews2026-08-30 — 70 pageviews2026-09-03 — 72 pageviews2026-09-07 — 66 pageviews2026-09-11 — 63 pageviews2026-09-15 — 64 pageviews2026-09-19 — 66 pageviews2026-09-23 — 70 pageviews2026-09-27 — 81 pageviews2026-10-01 — 117 pageviews2026-10-05 — 82 pageviews2026-10-08 — 73 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

56
achievements tracked
96.4%
earned "First Blood"
25.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCustom Volume Controls18 DLC

4 supported languages: English, French, German, Traditional Chinese

Post-launch support: 18 DLC released, first 2021-07-27, latest 2021-08-19 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)8,2205%56
Steam (Steam)1,5215%56
Xbox One (Xbox)1,2475%56
Switch (Nintendo)360%0

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

Player tags

AnimeCo-opMusouNinjaActionHistoricalBeat 'em upLocal Co-OpMultiplayerSingleplayer

Census log

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

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