Play Order
0 / 7 playedMainline entries in release order.
About Samurai Warriors
Samurai Warriors is the Sengoku period sister series to Dynasty Warriors, retelling Nobunaga and Mitsuhide era campaigns as musou action. The run goes from the 2004 original through 2, 3 and 4 with its 4-II revision, plus the Spirit of Sanada spinoff, to the 2021 reboot style Samurai Warriors 5.
Play in release order. Each entry reframes the same history with new systems, and 5 deliberately restarts with a focused Honnoji centered cast. Xtreme Legends and Empires versions slot right after their parent games rather than as starting points.
Good to know
Release order works because the games retell rather than continue, so no chronology needs untangling. Samurai Warriors 3 has Japan only expansions for importers, and 4 DX bundles the fourth generation on PC. No sixth entry has been announced as of 2026, with the series quiet since the 2021 reboot landed.
