DYNASTY WARRIORS 8 Empires
Third-person hack-and-slash battles and strategy to conquer ancient China
KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. · Released Feb 26, 2015
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 66% of 1,675
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 21
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update
- 10 years ago
- Mar 22, 2016
What is DYNASTY WARRIORS 8 Empires?
This third-person action and strategy game is set in Three Kingdoms-era China. You play as an officer, fighting large groups of soldiers and making strategic decisions across conquest scenarios as you try to unite the country. You can also create your own characters.
For you if...
- +you like fighting crowds of enemies in action battles
- +you enjoy creating characters and rival factions
- +you want strategy alongside direct combat
Not for you if...
- −you want a story-led campaign rather than conquest scenarios
What players say
66% of 1,675 reviews are positive
Players praise character creation and the mix of crowd battles with empire strategy. The most common complaints concern the PC port, especially confusing or unresponsive controls and crashes; some players also report lost save progress.
Screenshots and trailer
DYNASTY WARRIORS 8 Empires system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows®
- Processor
- Core2 DUO 2.4 GHz or better
- Graphics
- 640*480 pixel over
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 10 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Recommended
- OS
- Windows®
- Processor
- Core i7 860 or better
- Graphics
- 1280*720 pixel over ※No 4K compatible
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 10 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 48
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Unsupported
- Not supported on SteamOS
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: Japanese. Text only: English, Traditional Chinese.
Tags
- Action
- Character Customization
- Hack and Slash
- Musou
- Strategy
- RPG
- Historical
- Third Person
- Beat 'em up
- Singleplayer
- Anime
- Great Soundtrack
- Local Co-Op
- Co-op
- Female Protagonist
Recent updates
- Mar 22, 2016 · Update Information (2016/03/22)
- Mar 22, 2016 · Update Information (2016/03/22)
- Jul 30, 2015 · アップデート内容 Ver.1.0.4.0 (2015.7.30)
- Apr 27, 2015 · アップデート内容 Ver.1.0.3.0 (2015.4.27)
- Apr 6, 2015 · Update ver.1.0.2.0 released
21 DLC available.
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