- Supported Language Update - 26 June 2025
- The latest update adds support for Japanese language.
- Robbing Geisha in the entertainingly rubbish Way of the Samurai 4 - 6 November 2017
My name’s Phil, and I have a confession: I love janky games. It’s why I’ve spent days in the buggy sandboxes of Bethesda’s Elder Scrolls series. It’s why I once spent an afternoon hunting flying jaguars in an unpatched version of Boiling Point. It’s why I’ll always have a fondness for a particular type of Japanese game that combines quirky writing and a heap of systemic jank to create something entertaining.  The best of these is Sega’s excellent Yakuza series, but they’re not on PC, so I’m playing Way of the Samurai 4 instead. I’m not expecting it to be good— Andy’s review of the PC port , released in 2015, warns that it’s “fundamentally a bit rubbish”. But as long as it’s entertainingly rubbish, I’ll consider my evening a success.  Set in 19th century…
- Way of the Samurai 3 is out now on Steam! - 23 March 2016
I’m delighted to be able to say that Way of the Samurai 3 has now been released on Steam priced at $19.99 (£14.99) with a 20% launch discount. http://store.steampowered.com/app/427510 Honour, sacrifice, betrayal… Your choices make you who you are. How will history remember you? Jump into the sandals of a mysterious lone samurai during Japan’s turbulent Sengoku era, in one of the most atmospheric action RPGs ever created! Explore the villages, body-strewn battlefields, bandit fortresses, immense castles and local town of Amana, in an open world bustling with a rich cast of colourful characters that you can help, ignore or victimise. Choose your friends and enemies carefully in a game where every decision has far-reaching consequences, and where finishing the game is just the beginning of your journey… The Butterfly Effect – More than 20 different endings. Your every action, no matter how…
- Way of the Samurai 3 is out now on Steam! - 23 March 2016
I’m delighted to be able to say that Way of the Samurai 3 has now been released on Steam priced at $19.99 (£14.99) with a 20% launch discount. http://store.steampowered.com/app/427510 Honour, sacrifice, betrayal… Your choices make you who you are. How will history remember you? Jump into the sandals of a mysterious lone samurai during Japan’s turbulent Sengoku era, in one of the most atmospheric action RPGs ever created! Explore the villages, body-strewn battlefields, bandit fortresses, immense castles and local town of Amana, in an open world bustling with a rich cast of colourful characters that you can help, ignore or victimise. Choose your friends and enemies carefully in a game where every decision has far-reaching consequences, and where finishing the game is just the beginning of your journey… The Butterfly Effect – More than 20 different endings. Your every action, no matter how…
- Way Of The Samurai 3 On The Road Towards PC - 12 March 2016
I feel like the Way of the Samurai 3 trailer is quite telling about what the game’s priorities are. It’s a 2008 open-world action game, originally for PS3 and Xbox 360, which should be gracing the PC with its presence before the end of the year, following in the steps of its sequel Way of the Samurai 4 . If editing and screen time mean anything at all, the game is about as proud of its crafting system as it is of its silly sex scenes and their embarrassing innuendos. …
- Way of the Samurai 3 is coming to Steam! - 7 March 2016
Hi everyone. I hope you’re all excited about this announcement, as I certainly am! :) I’m delighted to be able to tell you that we’ll be bringing the fantastic Japanese open world action game, Way of the Samurai 3 to Steam in the very near future. We’ve had loads of emails asking us to release this one on Steam. In fact, it’s been one of the most requested Steam releases in recent years. Honour, sacrifice, betrayal… Your choices make you who you are. How will history remember you? Jump into the sandals of a mysterious lone samurai during Japan’s turbulent Sengoku era, in one of the most atmospheric action RPGs ever created. Explore the villages, body-strewn battlefields, bandit fortresses, immense castles and local town of Amana, in an open world bustling with a rich cast of colourful characters that you can help, ignore or victimise. Choose your friends and enemies carefully in a game…
- Way of the Samurai 3 is coming to Steam! - 7 March 2016
Hi everyone. I hope you’re all excited about this announcement, as I certainly am! :) I’m delighted to be able to tell you that we’ll be bringing the fantastic Japanese open world action game, Way of the Samurai 3 to Steam in the very near future. We’ve had loads of emails asking us to release this one on Steam. In fact, it’s been one of the most requested Steam releases in recent years. Honour, sacrifice, betrayal… Your choices make you who you are. How will history remember you? Jump into the sandals of a mysterious lone samurai during Japan’s turbulent Sengoku era, in one of the most atmospheric action RPGs ever created. Explore the villages, body-strewn battlefields, bandit fortresses, immense castles and local town of Amana, in an open world bustling with a rich cast of colourful characters that you can help, ignore or victimise. Choose your friends and enemies carefully in a game…
- Way of the Samurai 4 V1.06 Take 2 - 11 September 2015
The new build should fix the mismatched sound effects, particularly when walking and also contains some other fixes relating to the initialisation of volumes and saving out correctly to the ini file.
- Way of the Samurai 4 V1.06 Take 2 - 11 September 2015
The new build should fix the mismatched sound effects, particularly when walking and also contains some other fixes relating to the initialisation of volumes and saving out correctly to the ini file.
- Way of the Samurai 4 V1.06 - 25 August 2015
We've just uploaded a new build which should fix the mismatched sound effects when walking. Edit - Due to this build causing issues with the mouse support we have now removed it from Steam. We're are continuing to work on it and you can expect a build that fixes this issue in the near future.
- Way of the Samurai 4 V1.06 - 25 August 2015
We've just uploaded a new build which should fix the mismatched sound effects when walking. Edit - Due to this build causing issues with the mouse support we have now removed it from Steam. We're are continuing to work on it and you can expect a build that fixes this issue in the near future.
- Way of the Samurai 4 V1.05 - 4 August 2015
We've just uploaded a new build which should hopefully fix the PhysX & runtime error crashes that some of you have been experiencing.
- Way of the Samurai 4 V1.05 - 4 August 2015
We've just uploaded a new build which should hopefully fix the PhysX & runtime error crashes that some of you have been experiencing.
- Way of the Samurai 4 V1.04 - FOV & DOF options added to ini - 31 July 2015
Hi everyone. We're just about to upload a new build which in addition to fixing a few bugs also adds Field of View, depth of field and bloom/glare options to the ini file. Fixed - Camera sometimes spinning when changing scenes Added new options to the .ini file (run the game first to update the ini file) FOV - changes FieldOfView in-game (excludes cut scenes) EnableDOF - set this value to 0 to disable depth of field effect EnableHDR - set this value to 0 to disable bloom/glare effect Audio volume fix – Audio between ingame voices and cut scenes should be the same. Fixed issue with cursor displaying after saving the game
- Way of the Samurai 4 V1.04 - FOV & DOF options added to ini - 31 July 2015
Hi everyone. We're just about to upload a new build which in addition to fixing a few bugs also adds Field of View, depth of field and bloom/glare options to the ini file. Fixed - Camera sometimes spinning when changing scenes Added new options to the .ini file (run the game first to update the ini file) FOV - changes FieldOfView in-game (excludes cut scenes) EnableDOF - set this value to 0 to disable depth of field effect EnableHDR - set this value to 0 to disable bloom/glare effect Audio volume fix – Audio between ingame voices and cut scenes should be the same. Fixed issue with cursor displaying after saving the game
- Way of the Samurai 4 V1.03 - 29 July 2015
We’ve just uploaded another new build to Steam. This one contains the following changes: Fixed crash in curio shop Added Swing barrels to the right mouse button Settings are now saved to the ini file before mode change Potential run time library fix
- Way of the Samurai 4 V1.03 - 29 July 2015
We’ve just uploaded another new build to Steam. This one contains the following changes: Fixed crash in curio shop Added Swing barrels to the right mouse button Settings are now saved to the ini file before mode change Potential run time library fix
- Way of the Samurai 4 V1.02 - 28 July 2015
We’ve just uploaded another new build to Steam. This one fixes the audio distortion that some of you have been experiencing and also adds (as frequently requested) mouse support. We've also made several coding changes which should address some of the crashes. New mouse functions Moving the mouse controls the camera Left mouse button = weak attack Right mouse button = heavy attack Middle mouse button = block The mouse should also support the various sub functions and combos involving these buttons.
- Way of the Samurai 4 V1.02 - 28 July 2015
We’ve just uploaded another new build to Steam. This one fixes the audio distortion that some of you have been experiencing and also adds (as frequently requested) mouse support. We've also made several coding changes which should address some of the crashes. New mouse functions Moving the mouse controls the camera Left mouse button = weak attack Right mouse button = heavy attack Middle mouse button = block The mouse should also support the various sub functions and combos involving these buttons.
- Way of the Samurai 4 review - 28 July 2015
NEED TO KNOW What is it? Wandering samurai adventure set in feudal Japan. Expect to pay 20 / $25 Developer Acquire Publisher Ghostlight Reviewed on GeForce GTX 970, Intel i5-3570K @ 3.4GHz, 16GB RAM Multiplayer None Link official site After 200 years of isolation from the rest of the world, Japan has opened its shores up to foreigners. The ruling shogunate and the British are working together to take financial advantage of this new policy, while isolationist rebels fight to keep the country closed off. It s an interesting setting, based on real history, but for a very silly game that s about as historically accurate as Blackadder. A wandering samurai, you, arrives in the fictional port town of Amihama just as violence erupts between the three groups. This is your first taste of Way of the Samurai s unique freeform structure. You can side with one of the factions, or choose not to get in…
