NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence - Ascension
Historical grand strategy with officer careers and real-time battles
KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. · Released Mar 23, 2016
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 71% of 1,101
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 360
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update
- 9 years ago
- Oct 26, 2016
What is NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence - Ascension?
A single-player historical grand strategy game set in Japan’s Warring States era. You play an officer who can rise from retainer to castle lord and daimyo, develop territory, build facilities, command real-time battles, and pursue the unification of Japan. Combat includes battlefield missions, formations, sieges, and naval warfare.
For you if...
- +you want grand strategy centered on conquest and territorial management
- +you want to rise from retainer to daimyo
- +you prefer historical warfare with sieges and naval battles
Not for you if...
- −you want multiplayer strategy campaigns
- −you dislike slow starts and repetitive late-game conquest
- −you want streamlined territory management and simple officer progression
What players say
71% of 1,101 reviews are positive
Players praise the Japan map, territorial administration, city building, and the ability to conquer castles while serving a lord. Complaints repeatedly cite ineffective AI, underdeveloped officer play, longstanding bugs, and too little added over the original Sphere of Influence.
Screenshots and trailer
NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence - Ascension system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows® 10
- Processor
- Pentium®4 1.6GHz or over
- Graphics
- VRAM 128MB over
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 5 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Recommended
- OS
- Windows® 10
- Processor
- Multi-core
- Graphics
- VRAM 512MB over
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 5 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
- 29
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Unsupported
- Not supported on SteamOS
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: Japanese, English. Text only: Traditional Chinese.
Tags
- Wargame
- Immersive Sim
- Real Time Tactics
- Military
- Diplomacy
- War
- RTS
- Grand Strategy
- Character Customization
- RPG
- Strategy
- Historical
- 3D
- Alternate History
- Simulation
- Tactical
Recent updates
- Oct 26, 2016 · Update Information Ver. 1.0.8.2 (2016-10-26)
- Oct 26, 2016 · Update Information Ver. 1.0.8.2 (2016-10-26)
- Oct 25, 2016 · Update Information Ver. 1.0.8.1 (2016-10-25)
- Oct 25, 2016 · Update Information Ver. 1.0.8.1 (2016-10-25)
- Sep 28, 2016 · Update Information Ver. 1.0.8.0 (2016-9-28)
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