Kenshi
Open-world squad RPG about surviving and shaping a hostile wasteland
Lo-Fi Games · Released Dec 6, 2018
ActionIndieRPGSimulationStrategy
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 96% of 117K
- Recent reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 95% of 889 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 3,539
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 3 months ago
- May 25, 2026
Metacritic: 75/100 (critic reviews)
What is Kenshi?
A single-player, open-world squad RPG set in a post-apocalyptic desert. You recruit and train characters, explore, fight, trade, craft gear, build fortified bases, and aid or oppose factions. There is no linear story or chosen hero; survival and self-directed goals provide the structure.
For you if...
- +you like managing a growing squad through harsh survival
- +you enjoy crafting gear and building fortified bases
- +you prefer open-ended role-playing over scripted quests
Not for you if...
- −you need clear objectives and a guided campaign
- −you dislike slow progress, grinding, and repeated defeats
What players say
96% of 116,810 reviews are positive · 95% of 889 in the last 30 days
Players praise the freedom to create their own squad stories and experiment with the world's systems. Common complaints focus on buggy pathfinding and base automation, repetitive tasks, long stretches of downtime, and limited guidance.
Screenshots and trailer
Kenshi system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- 64-bit Windows
- Processor
- Dual-core 64-bit
- Graphics
- Pixel shader 5.0 capable card
- Memory
- 6 GB RAM
- Storage
- 14GB HD space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7 64-bit
- Processor
- Quad-core 64-bit
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 14GB HD space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Workshop, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese, German, Russian, French, Simplified Chinese, Korean.
Tags
- Open World
- Sandbox
- Survival
- RPG
- Strategy RPG
- Immersive Sim
- Simulation
- Post-apocalyptic
- Crafting
- Samurai
- Swordplay
- Management
- Building
- Base Building
- Character Customization
- Stealth
Recent updates
- May 25, 2026 · Community Update: 3 Million Copies Sold
- Nov 24, 2025 · Community Update: Fresh Faces, New Merch, and a Halloween Recap
- May 12, 2025 · Community Update: Kenshi - Meet the Makers (video)
- Apr 1, 2024 · Kenshi 1.0.68 Patch Notes
- Mar 26, 2024 · Kenshi 1.0.67 - Experimental Branch
1 DLC available.
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