
Every Samurai Warriors Game Ranked
Samurai Warriors spans 6 critic-rated games on CriticDB, released between 2004 and 2025. The highest-rated is Samurai Warriors 4 (80) and the lowest is Warriors: Abyss (71). Across 90 critic reviews, the series averages 76, and Warriors: Abyss has drawn the most reviews.
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Samurai Warriors 4
8011 critic reviews·Mar 19, 2014·Koei TecmoPS3PS4“Samurai Warriors 4 is a new chapter in the saga with more than 55 playable warriors to choose from, devastating new attacks and exciting new modes creating an entirely new Samurai Warriors experience in HD resolutions.”
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Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada
8011 critic reviews·Nov 22, 2016·Koei Tecmo America CorporationPCPS3PS4Switch“For those who might be tired of the traditional Musou hack and slash format, Spirit of Sanada offers up enough changes to make the series feel fresh while retaining the traditional 1 vs.”
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Samurai Warriors 4-II
7610 critic reviews·Feb 10, 2015·Koei TecmoPCPS3PS4“Unlike previous titles in the franchise that focused on delivering their narrative by exploring the various regions of feudal Japan, Samurai Warriors 4-II casts a spotlight on the characters themselves and tells their…”
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Samurai Warriors 5
7523 critic reviews·Jun 23, 2021·Koei Tecmo GamesPCPS4Xbox OneSwitch“Koei Tecmo and Omega Force haven't exactly been shy about putting its Warriors (AKA Musou) games on the Nintendo Switch over the past few years. Whether you”
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Samurai Warriors 4: Empires
7311 critic reviews·Sep 16, 2015·Koei TecmoPS3PS4“Empires provides an alternative lookat the events depicted in Samurai Warriors 4, using the historical landscape as a setting for an exciting strategy-focused game.”
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Warriors: Abyss
7124 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…”
Expansions & DLC
Add-ons, expansions and bundles, not included in the ranking.
Samurai Warriors games in release order
- 2004Samurai Warriors—
- 2004Samurai Warriors: Xtreme Legends—
- 2005Samurai Warriors: State of War—
- 2006Samurai Warriors 2—
- 2006Samurai Warriors 2 Empires—
- 2007Samurai Warriors: Katana—
- 2009Samurai Warriors 3—
- 2011Samurai Warriors 3 Z—
- 2011Samurai Warriors 3: Xtreme Legends—
- 2011Samurai Warriors: Chronicles—
- 2011Samurai Warriors 3: Empires—
- 2012Samurai Warriors 3 Z: Special—
- 2013Sengoku Musou 2 with Moushouden & Empires HD Version—
- 2014Samurai Warriors 480
- 2014Samurai Warriors Chronicles 3—
- 2015Samurai Warriors 4-II76
- 2015Samurai Warriors 4: Empires73
- 2016Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada80
- 2021Samurai Warriors 575
- 2025Warriors: Abyss71
