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Rise of the Ronin

Open-world action RPG with parry-based swordplay and branching allegiances

KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. · Released Mar 10, 2025

ActionAdventureRPG

Reviews
Mixed
62% of 6,892
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
78% of 70 in 30 days
Players
221
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
11 months ago
Nov 11, 2025
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 1060
16 GB RAM · 155 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 73/100 (critic reviews)

What is Rise of the Ronin?

This third-person open-world action RPG follows a nameless ronin in Japan during the political turmoil of 1863. You explore Edo, Yokohama, and Kyoto, fight with melee and ranged weapons, choose combat styles, and make faction decisions that lead to multiple endings.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy parry-based combat with varied weapons and styles
  • +you want an open world grounded in Japanese history
  • +you like faction choices that change story outcomes

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike combat centered on precisely timed parries
  • −you prefer linear adventures over map-clearing open worlds

What players say

62% of 6,892 reviews are positive · 78% of 70 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the combat depth, weapon and style variety, and historical setting. The main complaints concern poor performance, stuttering, and crashes; although players say a Windows-related crash was patched, recent reviews still report technical problems.

Players over time

▼ -39% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 391 players on Sep 23, 2026.

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How many players finish Rise of the Ronin?

27% of Steam players have unlocked «The Dawn of a New Japan», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Rise of the Ronin system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 1060, 16 GB RAM, 155 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows® 10/11 64bit
Processor
Intel Core i5-10400 or better, AMD Ryzen 5 1600 or better
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (VRAM 6GB) or better, AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (VRAM 8GB) or better
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
155 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12
Notes
SSD required. Poor SSD performance may affect gameplay. Multi-channel memory architecture recommended. This game is expected to run at 1080p/30FPS under the lowest graphics settings (upscaled). Frame Generation can be used to increase FPS. Note: Windows® 11 system requirements apply when using that OS.

Recommended

OS
Windows® 10/11 64bit
Processor
Intel Core i5-10600K or better, AMD Ryzen 5 5600X or better
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super (VRAM 8GB) or better, AMD Radeon RX 6700XT (VRAM 12GB) or better
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
155 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12
Notes
SSD required, NVMe SSD recommended. Multi-channel memory architecture recommended. This game is expected to run at 1080p/60FPS under the standard graphics settings (upscaled). Frame Generation can be used to increase FPS. Note: Windows® 11 system requirements apply when using that OS.

Does Rise of the Ronin have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online. It also has a single-player mode.

Does Rise of the Ronin run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • Default configuration is not performant
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
51
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Age rating
17+
Languages
Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese. Text only: Dutch, Swedish, Thai, Danish, Turkish, Norwegian, Finnish, Portuguese - Portugal, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean.

Does Rise of the Ronin use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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