Way of the Samurai 4

Buy77%

Mostly Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

ACQUIRE Corp. · Choose Your Own Adventure · Jul 23, 2015

Player review score
77%
Mostly Positive
Price
$2.49−90%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
50
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
2
Full audio1 of 2
Subtitles2 of 2

Should I buy Way of the Samurai 4?

Buy it if you like
  • Combat: 78 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 75 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 72 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 60 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Graphics: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k 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
58% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews42% are complaints
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
78 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
As for combat, Way of the Samurai 4 does a few things worse than its precessors, such as the removal of the Heat mechanic and One Hit Kill mode, but makes up for it with a myriad of refinements to the combat system, including a separation of styles from swords.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
75 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
-more narrative focused and serious. its story is simply better, with more characters that are all deeper, and it has much more endings (22 total, not counting death in combat, and a secret one).
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
72 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I enjoyed the replayability of the game a lot back in year 2015, and I managed to squeeze more juice out of it nearly 10 years later by unlocking more accessories and story branches that you can probably never complete without a miracle or a guide.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The combat system is incredibly deep, there are plenty of character customization options available to you once you unlock them, and you can climb the ranks of difficulty with each subsequent playthrough ...
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
You're also given quite a lot of variety in terms of character customization, weapons and stances.
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls are fully remappable for both controller and keyboard, with mouse support available in menus.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Combat78 reviews
Story75 reviews
Gameplay72 reviews
Difficulty21 reviews
Characters16 reviews
Controls13 reviews
Audio5 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Crashes
38% still recommend
Graphics
90% still recommend
Interface
47% still recommend
Performance
69% still recommend
Bugs
82% 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

  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$2.49$24.99−90%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

7 points recordedtoday · $2.49

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