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Sengoku

Character-driven grand strategy about clans competing to rule feudal Japan

Paradox Development Studio · Published by Paradox Interactive · Released Sep 15, 2011

RPGSimulationStrategy

Reviews
Mixed
58% of 444
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
0
daily peak, Nov 1, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
6 years ago
May 4, 2020
Minimum PC
® 8800
2 GB RAM · 2 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 70/100 (critic reviews)

What is Sengoku?

In this map-based strategy game set in sixteenth-century Japan, you play a feudal noble seeking to become shogun. You conquer provinces, manage relatives and retainers, maintain relations with religious factions, and use samurai armies and ninja clans against rivals.

For you if...

  • +you like real-time strategy with the option to pause
  • +you enjoy guiding a dynasty across successive rulers

Not for you if...

  • −you want direct combat rather than strategic management

What players say

58% of 444 reviews are positive

Players often compare it to a simpler Crusader Kings, with some appreciating its more straightforward approach and others finding its systems too shallow.

Screenshots and trailer

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Sengoku system requirements

Minimum: ® 8800, 2 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows XP, Vista, 7
Processor
Intel® Pentium® IV 2.4 GHz or AMD 3500+
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce 8800 or ATI Radeon® X1900
Memory
2 Gb RAM
Storage
2 GB Available HDD Space

Does Sengoku have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: multiplayer (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode.

Does Sengoku run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain.

Does Sengoku 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

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