Daisho: Survival of a Samurai

Survival action RPG about rebuilding a village in historical Japan

Colossi Games · Released Jun 10, 2025

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 70% of 559
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 11; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 8 months ago; Feb 26, 2026
Minimum PC: DirectX 10 GPU; 4 GB RAM · 1 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Daisho: Survival of a Samurai?

You rebuild an estate in historical Japan in this free-to-play action RPG. You explore an open world and dungeons, gather materials, craft and upgrade weapons, and fight bandits and the Shogun's forces. Rescued villagers become workers whom you assign to refining resources for your settlement.

For you if...

+you like balancing combat, crafting, and settlement management
+you prefer survival games without managing hunger

Not for you if...

−you want a combat-focused game without resource gathering

What players say

70% of 559 reviews are positive

One longtime player calls it relaxing; another praises the unfolding story. Recurring complaints focus on repetitive grinding, limited inventory space, long waits, and pressure to pay for shortcuts.

Screenshots and trailer

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Daisho: Survival of a Samurai system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 10 GPU, 4 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7 (SP1+), 10 or 11 (64-bit)
Processor: Intel/AMD CPU with SSE2
Graphics: Graphics card with DirectX 10 support or better
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 1 GB available space
DirectX: Version 10

Does Daisho: Survival of a Samurai have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Daisho: Survival of a Samurai 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
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
Singleplayer gameplay requires active internet connection

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Steam features: Family Sharing, In-app purchases
Languages: Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Vietnamese, Portuguese - Portugal, Spanish - Latin America.

Does Daisho: Survival of a Samurai 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