A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI
Skip · Strategy · 2012
The verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 16, under the fair line, at $29.99. Price from Oct 22.
- Reviews▼
- 69% of 1,727
- Critics
- 86 players 17 lower
- Genre rank
- Top 79% Strategy
Holding it back: Reviews, Length unknown
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Price and sales
- Sales
- 80 on record
- Typical cut
- 75% off
- Steam low
- $5.99 May 2024
- Sale every
- 55d last August 2026
Players and genre
- Online
- 0 now
- Cheaper than
- 3% of its genre
- Better reviewed
- 29% of its genre
Price and player charts
The value story
The value story
The lowest price on record is $5.99, set in May 2024. Across all 80 discounts in the 14 years tracked, the median cut is 75 percent, about 8 weeks apart.
It is pricier than 97 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 71 percent. Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition ($19.99, scores 56) outscores it, and so does Total War: ATTILA ($19.99, scores 65). Both sit among its closest neighbours.
More about A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI
Critics scored it 86, but players land 17 points lower at 69 percent. The reviews were kinder than the room.
None of the 499 Steam-purchase reviews sampled here come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to October 2026.
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What drives the score
Grades: S best, D weakest
S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
- How long it takes to beat isn't in our data. The score is docked for the missing length.
About the game
Experience the dramatic conflict of samurai culture and modern weaponry between the Imperial throne and the last Shogunate in 19th century Japan.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 1 GB of memory, 256 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible card (shader model 3), 32 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
No data upstream: length (HowLongToBeat), achievement curve (Steam global achievements).
Cite this score
A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI scores 16/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Nov 8, 2026. Length is not in our data, so the score is docked. Price last read Oct 22. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/201271/a-total-war-saga-fall-of-the-samuraiReviews set the ceiling. With no length in our data, value sits at a neutral middle whatever the price, and the BANG Score is docked until a real length is known. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Nov 1, price as of Oct 22. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.