Mahokenshi - The Samurai Deckbuilder

Buy77%

Mostly Positive · 624 player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Game Source Studio · Board Game · Jan 24, 2023

Player review score
77%
Mostly Positive
Price
$24.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
52
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
14
Full audio1 of 14
Subtitles14 of 14

Should I buy Mahokenshi - The Samurai Deckbuilder?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 115 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 59 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 34 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 55 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 21 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 624 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise17% are divided33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
115 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Having multiple ways to play as 1 of 4 types of Heroes (3 of which are unlockable) is really nicely implemented, and adds some replayability to this game (apart from the story there is currently no other mode available).
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
59 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game itself doesn't provide a massive amount of content but has a solid story and more depth added with the different challenges.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I like mashing up deck-building with hex-map exploration and combat (as in Mage Knight).
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
An enjoyable deck builder with 4 playable characters with distinct deck types.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics look good, not much different from Civ VI apart from being less cartoonish and more realist.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Art was gorgeous, enjoyed the gameplay, each of the mahokenshi feel very distinct, nice soundtrack...but i have no choice but to condone a game that i spent £20 on and only got 14 hours of gameplay out of.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay115 reviews
Story59 reviews
Combat34 reviews
Characters30 reviews
Graphics24 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Divided opinion
Optimization
40% still recommend
Performance
40% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
82% still recommend
Bugs
48% still recommend
Crashes
33% still recommend
Interface
44% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Includes level editor
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Workshop

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$24.99

The lowest we've tracked is $6.24.

8 points recordedtoday · $24.99

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