NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Taishi

NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Taishi

Skip · Strategy · 2017

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The verdict

SKIP IT.

It scores 0, under the fair line, at $59.99.

Length
23h
Value
$2.61/hr
Reviews
50% positive
Reviews or length hold it below the tiers even at a deep discount.
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Length
23h
main story (HowLongToBeat)
$/hr
$2.61
price ÷ main-story length
Price
$59.99
as of Oct 1
Reviews
50%
997 reviews, as of Sep 28
Players
35K
owners, SteamSpy estimate
Released
2017

Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, VRAM 256MB over / VRAM 4GB over for 4K graphics, 10 GB of storage. Windows only.

"Nobunaga's Ambition: Taishi" is the 15th entry in the historical simulation game series Nobunaga's Ambition. Where a warrior's resolve exceeds their ambition. We offer the grandest warring states experience to all the fans out there!
Description from the Steam store page.

What drives the score

How to read this

Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work

Holding it back
Value$2.61/hr
Price per hour of game. It moves the score inside the ceiling reviews set
Reviews50% positive
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones Scored as 51% after the small-sample adjustment
For context
Length23 hours
How much game you get. Hours feed the value per dollar
Reach35K+ owners
How many own it, by SteamSpy's estimate (an old snapshot). Context here: this game's score does not use it
MonetizationNot known
No monetization record for this game, so nothing is assumed either way
Refunds3 of 362 reviews
Steam-purchase reviews sampled whose writer refunded the game. Nothing is docked
AI contentNone disclosed
From the developer's own Steam disclosure. No disclosure is not proof of none, so it does not move the score

The value story

It has never been cheaper than $23.99. That was September 2021. Its cuts run 50 percent off as a rule. There have been 24 in the 9 years tracked, about 13 weeks apart.

It is pricier than 99 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 98 percent. The games it most resembles do better on the same math. NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence - Ascension ($59.99, scores 19) and NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Souzou ($24.99, scores 72) both outscore it.

3 of the 362 Steam-purchase reviews sampled here come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to August 2026.

The drop-off

84% start to 1% rarest
050100rarestfirst achievement

No achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements

What players say

Taishi is a good game, and as far as battles go, it's the best of the Nobunaga series. In my personal opinion, the Power-Up Kit version is even better than Shogun 2 because it captures the atmosphere of the Sengoku era more authentically. Unfortunately, Taishi hasn't been fully appreciated by Koei, who didn't release the Power-Up Kit in english, which greatly improves the battle gameplay. It's also been incorrectly...
NinjaRecommendedafter 21hFeb 2026Read on Steam
NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Taishi is a meticulously crafted grand strategy game that continues the legacy of the venerable Nobunaga's Ambition series, inviting players to immerse themselves in the complex and turbulent Sengoku period of Japan. Developed by Koei Tecmo, this installment builds upon the rich strategic foundations laid by its predecessors while introducing nuanced improvements in gameplay mechanics, AI...
xxadonisxxRecommendedafter 17hJul 2025Read on Steam
新系统本来感觉很有意思,但是建模真的一坨屎。而且合战手动实在做的太烂,基本操作的逻辑都没有。各部队你根本就不知道他们在干啥,攻击的目标也不能很好的转换。结果就是打起来只能自动靠堆兵。
TinyAcountNot recommendedafter 27hMar 2024Read on Steam

Steam reviews, mixed to match its Steam ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.

No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).

Cite this score

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NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Taishi scores 0/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/628890/nobunaga-s-ambition-taishi
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Reviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 28, price as of Oct 1.

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Details

DeveloperKOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
PublisherKOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
GenreStrategy
Released2017
Achievements37