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Total War: SHOGUN 2

Historical strategy mixing clan management with real-time samurai battles

CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) · Published by SEGA, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) · Released Mar 15, 2011

Strategy

Reviews trending down: 45% positive in the last 30 days vs 89% overall

Reviews
Very Positive
89% of 41K
Recent reviews
Mixed
45% of 1,131 in 30 days
Players
1
daily peak, Nov 1, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
Unknown
no patch notes on Steam
Minimum PC
DirectX 9 GPU
1 GB RAM · 32 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 90/100 (critic reviews)

What is Total War: SHOGUN 2?

You lead a clan in sixteenth-century feudal Japan, seeking to reunite the country under your rule. On a turn-based campaign map, you manage the economy, conduct diplomacy, and build armies, then command battles in real time on land and sea.

For you if...

  • +you want to play a campaign cooperatively with another player
  • +you enjoy developing generals and agents through skills and experience

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer strategy games without real-time battlefield command

Screenshots and trailer

Total War: SHOGUN 2 screenshot 1

Total War: SHOGUN 2 system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 1 GB RAM, 32 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 / Vista / XP
Processor
2 GHz Intel Dual Core processor / 2.6 GHz Intel Single Core processor, or AMD equivalent (with SSE2)
Graphics
256 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible card (shader model 3)
Memory
1GB RAM (XP), 2GB RAM (Vista / Windows7)
Storage
32GB free hard disk space

Recommended

OS
Windows 7 / Vista / XP
Processor
2nd Generation Intel Core i5 processor (or greater), or AMD equivalent
Graphics
AMD Radeon HD 5000 and 6000 series graphics card or equivalent DirectX 11 compatible card
Memory
2GB RAM (XP), 4GB RAM (Vista / Windows7)
Storage
32GB free hard disk space

Does Total War: SHOGUN 2 have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online and LAN; PvP online and LAN. It also has a single-player mode.

Does Total War: SHOGUN 2 run on Steam Deck?

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

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
106
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish - Spain. Text only: Czech, Polish.

Does Total War: SHOGUN 2 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 Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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1 DLC available.

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