Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment artwork

Every Musou Game Ranked

Musou spans 8 critic-rated games on CriticDB, released between 2011 and 2025. The highest-rated is Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment (80) and the lowest is Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2 (55). Across 189 critic reviews, the series averages 73, and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment has drawn the most reviews.

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    Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment

    Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment

    80
    41 critic reviews·Nov 5, 2025·Koei Tecmo Games
    Switch 2
    “Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment’s story may fail to capture the promise of a Tears of the Kingdom prequel, but the gameplay more than makes up for that by wonderfully fusing its source material’s craziest ideas…”
    — IGN · 80/100
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    Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below

    Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below

    79
    16 critic reviews·Feb 25, 2015·Square Enix
    PCPS3PS4
    “Blighted by the night, vanquishing the plight by the children of the light.”
    — GameSpot · 80/100
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    Dragon Quest Heroes II

    Dragon Quest Heroes II

    79
    23 critic reviews·May 26, 2016·Square Enix
    PCPS3PS4
    “Particularly after playing something that required so much of my time and energy (I’m looking at you, Persona 5), I enjoyed being able to power down and blast through Dragon Quest Heroes II.”
    — RPGFan · 80/100
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    Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity

    Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity

    78
    40 critic reviews·Nov 18, 2020·Nintendo
    Switch
    “It's been over 6 years since the original Hyrule Warriors released and here's Age of Calamity which ties in with Breath of the Wild.”
    — Video Chums · 79/100
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    Warriors All-Stars

    Warriors All-Stars

    75
    17 critic reviews·Mar 29, 2017·Koei Tecmo America Corporation
    PCPS4
    “Warriors All-Stars is the latest one-versus-thousand action title bringing together many of Koei Tecmo Games’ most beloved characters for an all-new Warriors style experience.”
    — Worth Playing · 75/100
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    Berserk and the Band of the Hawk

    Berserk and the Band of the Hawk

    71
    22 critic reviews·Oct 26, 2016·Koei Tecmo Games
    PCPS3PS4
    “Slash and smash through enemies and environments alike in Omega Force's most brutal Warriors title to date, based on the manga and anime series Berserk.”
    — Worth Playing · 70/100
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    Warriors: Abyss

    Warriors: Abyss

    71
    24 critic reviews·Feb 11, 2025·Koei Tecmo Games Co.
    PCPS4SwitchPS5 +1
    “Warriors: Abyss may stumble in its open-ended, cookie-cutter story and cut-and-paste boss battles, but the replayability that comes from its combat and the customization of its multitude of characters and builds helped…”
    — IGN · 70/100
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    Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2

    Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2

    55
    6 critic reviews·Dec 19, 2012·Koei Tecmo Games
    PS3Xbox 360
    “The bloody legacy of Fist of the North Star could have yielded a satisfying, violent melee action game, but intrusive and uninteresting cut scenes, neutered enemies, and repetitious combat make Ken's Rage 2 an exercise…”
    — Nintendo World Report · 50/100

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