NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence

Buy84%

Very Positive · 622 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Unsupported
  • Windows

KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. · Strategy · Sep 1, 2015

Player review score
84%
Very Positive
Price
$59.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio2 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 77 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 55 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 38 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 622 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
42% of themes are praise16% are divided42% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
77 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Even then, based on the 4x and real time battle mechanics, if you're a Total War fan, you may enjoy this as well.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
55 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Well, this is actually a very refreshing take on it because it's a story driven experience where you receive Historical quests that creates an interesting world in Feudal Japan (as Koei is apt to do).
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
31 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty settings can be tweaked, Japanese voices are available (and recommended) The graphics, while not ultra-realistic or amazing in today's standards, are beautiful to behold and I found myself looking at the map and taking it all in, the officer portraits are also well done and it is easy to recognize someone from their portrait.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
However I will still recommend this game for its strategic part of the game, story, orchestra music, pleasant graphic, difficulty of the game and the complexity of game.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
While not all effects are memorable, the soundtrack itself earns a strong 8/10.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay77 reviews
Story55 reviews
Graphics31 reviews
Difficulty29 reviews
Audio12 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
100% still recommend
Optimization
80% still recommend
Players complain
Combat
84% still recommend
Interface
67% still recommend
Crashes
64% still recommend
Bugs
57% still recommend
Multiplayer
83% 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
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$59.99

The lowest we've tracked is $26.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $59.99

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