In feudal Japan, the Samurai were a class of skilled warriors. Wielding their iconic katanas and clad in distinctive armor, samurai were not only combat masters, but adherents of the Bushido Code, ...

Video games have captured the essence of the Samurai with precision, from historical epics to story-driven titles. Cult classics like Bushido Blade offer unique gameplay mechanics, like one-hit kills ...

Stake.us is a real innovator in the games department, dropping new and exclusive “Stake Originals” titles on the regular. Most recently, the Blue Samurai game at Stake.us is the latest to launch – but ...

A Forgotten Franchise Returns With a New Game in 2026 There is also something refreshingly grounded about its tone. Set during Japan’s Bakumatsu period, a time of political upheaval and cultural ...

How does Atsu compare to Jin Sakai? How does Yotei’s climate and terrain compare to that of Tsushima? And, of course, how does this game feel after 2025’s other big open-world samurai game, but most ...

Playing as a samurai is objectively cool. Commanding whole armies of samurai? I’d argue is even cooler. That’s what’s on offer when playing Creative Assembly’s Total War 2: Shogun 2. Like the OG ...

Speaking of samurai warriors…Samurai Warriors is my fave samurai-based franchise largely because of the power fantasy it presents to you. You play as any number of historical figures—the ...