DYNASTY WARRIORS: ORIGINS
Third-person hack-and-slash RPG with massive Three Kingdoms battles
KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. · Released Jan 16, 2025
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 93% of 30K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 87% of 141 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 1,316
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 7 months ago
- Feb 17, 2026
Free demo available, 16 playing it now: get the demo.
Metacritic: 84/100 (critic reviews)
What is DYNASTY WARRIORS: ORIGINS?
A single-player, third-person action RPG set in Three Kingdoms-era China. As a nameless hero, you cut through large enemy armies and fight alongside allied forces while following the conflict from the protagonist’s perspective.
For you if...
- +you enjoy managing morale and helping allied officers
- +you like experimenting with different weapon mechanics
- +you prefer a single-player Three Kingdoms campaign
Not for you if...
- −you expect a large playable officer roster
- −you need extensive character and outfit customization
- −you want multiplayer or cooperative battles
What players say
93% of 30,215 reviews are positive · 87% of 141 in the last 30 days
Players most often praise the satisfying combat and sense of scale in large army battles. Complaints focus on the story, while recent players also report crashes and stuttering during battles.
Screenshots and trailer
DYNASTY WARRIORS: ORIGINS system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows® 10/11 64-bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-8400 or higher, AMD Ryzen 5 2600 or higher
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (VRAM 6GB) or better, AMD Radeon RX 590 (VRAM 8GB) or better
- Memory
- 12 GB RAM
- Storage
- 50 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 12
- Notes
- Based on a display resolution of 1920x1080 and a frame rate of 30FPS, with the Graphics Quality set to "Low" and the Texture Quality set to "Low." Note: Windows® 11 system requirements apply when using that OS.
Recommended
- OS
- Windows® 10/11 64-bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i7-7700K or higher, AMD Ryzen 7 5700X or higher
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (VRAM 8GB) or better, AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (VRAM 8GB) or better
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 50 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 12
- Notes
- Based on a display resolution of 1920x1080 and a frame rate of 60FPS, with the Graphics Quality set to "High" and the Texture Quality set to "High." Note: - If you are using a widescreen monitor or a monitor with a resolution higher than Full HD, additional VRAM capacity may be required depending on your settings. - Windows® 11 system requirements apply when using that OS.
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 56
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards, HDR
Steam Deck: Playable
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Arabic.
Tags
- Hack and Slash
- Musou
- Spectacle fighter
- Martial Arts
- Wargame
- Action RPG
- RPG
- Strategy
- Dating Sim
- Historical
- Third Person
- 3D
- Swordplay
- Controller
- Action
- Multiple Endings
Recent updates
- Feb 17, 2026 · Release Version Update (Ver. 1.0.1.2 on Feb. 17, 2026)
- Jan 30, 2026 · Release Version Update (Ver. 1.0.1.1 on Jan. 30, 2026)
- Jan 23, 2026 · Release Version Update (Ver. 1.0.1.0 on Jan. 23, 2026)
- Jan 23, 2026 · Release Version Update (Ver. 1.0.0.9 on Jan. 22, 2026)
- Apr 23, 2025 · Release Version Update (Ver. 1.0.0.7 on Apr. 23, 2025)
3 DLC available.
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