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Honour, sacrifice, betrayal… Your choices make you who you are. How will history remember you? 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…
Way of the Samurai 3 is a action, open world and jrpg game
developed by ACQUIRE Corp.
and published by Spike Chunsoft Co. and Ltd..
Released on March 23rd 2016 is available only on Windows
in 4 languages: English, Japanese, French and German.
It has received 692 reviews of which 556 were positive and 136 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.6 out of 10. 😊
The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.
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Windows
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: 2.13GHz Intel Core2 Duo or equivalent
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card with 512Mb RAM and support for v3 shaders
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
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Way of the Samurai 3 is an open-ended action adventure that emphasizes player choice, branching narratives, and a highly reactive world. Set in the turbulent Sengoku period, the game presents a small but densely interactive region where every decision influences alliances, story paths, and character outcomes. Its structure prioritizes freedom over linear progression, creating a sandbox of consequences rather than a traditional quest sequence. The narrative revolves around a conflict between three factions—the Fujimori clan, the Ouka rebels, and the neutral villagers of Amana. Instead of guiding players through a predetermined plot, the game allows them to choose which groups to support, betray, or abandon entirely. This creates a dynamic story framework where even minor actions can shift dialogue, events, and endings. The experience encourages experimentation and repeated playthroughs. Combat uses a stance-based sword system that rewards timing, positioning, and weapon mastery. Dozens of sword styles and custom techniques allow for significant variation in playstyle. While early battles can feel stiff, the depth becomes more apparent as players refine stances, unlock moves, and craft personalized blades. The system integrates risk through weapon durability, adding tension to prolonged fights. Exploration in Amana prioritizes compact but meaningful spaces. Each district contains characters with daily routines, hidden events, and opportunities for reputation shifts. The environment is small enough to learn quickly yet layered with optional encounters that only appear under certain conditions. This design supports the game’s replay-focused structure, ensuring new details emerge with each run. Character interaction is a central feature. NPCs respond directly to the player’s actions—whether respectful, aggressive, or opportunistic. Dialogue, intimidation, bribery, and alliance choices shape relationships in ways that feel immediate. This level of responsiveness reinforces the idea that the protagonist’s identity is constructed entirely through behavior rather than predetermined traits. Visual and audio presentation reflect the game’s mid-2000s origins, with modest environments and functional animations. However, the art direction captures the rural and political atmosphere effectively. Music assists in reinforcing tone, shifting between calm village themes, tense confrontations, and dramatic moments depending on the player’s path. Way of the Samurai 3 succeeds through its commitment to player agency, branching structure, and flexible combat system. Its compact world delivers high replay value, offering dozens of narrative variations shaped by moment-to-moment decisions. For players interested in a samurai adventure built around consequence-driven storytelling rather than linear design, it stands as one of the most ambitious entries in the series.
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I caught a bunch of unsavory men bothering a girl at the village, so i drew my sword and flipped it to its blunt end to beat the crap out of them. then, i was set on a quest by an old lady to retrieve her underwear. I scavenged a bloody battlefield, hoping to find this underwear, then i was beat within an inch of my life by a bunch of bandits. Fortunately, I lived. I found the underwear, but a crow swooped in and stole it from me, making me fail my duty. At night, as I headed back to town, I met two samurai, We were all suddenly attacked by samurai hunters. I cowardly hid behind as they fought off the main force, and struggled to hold my own against one hunter. The two samurai slew the others before succumbing to their wounds, and I finally managed to take down one hunter, leaving me the last one alive. I went to sleep. In the morning, I set out to find some missing kids. I found one of them hiding behind a post in the guard station, then I decided to talk to the nearby dojo assistant to learn more about the area. The kid followed me in the dojo, kicked me, then taunted me, while I was speaking to the assistant. I was embarassed. Anyway... This game is good. It reminds me of my real life.
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An underrated gem. I've been trying to find a reasonably realistic samurai game and this one absolutely delivered. Fun, challenging combat with so many different stances to choose from, each one with a customizable move set. The strongest aspect of this game is it's open-endedness. There's a whopping 28 different endings and to top it off, infinite new game plus so you get to keep your XP, your items and your weapons every time you start a new playthrough. Of course there's a few flaws. The graphics are really outdated, even for a 2008 title. Personally, i don't really care about graphics but i recognize that it might be a deal breaker for some. The only major shortcoming of this game is it's size. The map is ridiculously small for an open world game, if you can even call it that. There's a total of 8 regions and each region is fairly small or to put it bluntly, really small. There's no room for exploration at all. After visiting each region only once, you'll know the whole map like the back of your hand.
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from what ive played of the series, this seems to be way of the samurai in its purest form. i might still prefer wots4 but that game is a lot more streamlined in terms of plot so its quite different. port issues aside highly recommended. theres absolutely nothing like these games. some of the best combat in any games ive played make sure you download nvidia physx drivers from https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/physx/physx-9-19-0218-driver/ EVEN on an amd gpu for the game to work. set it to borderless or windowed to minimize crashes. also set your controller to be the input device from the in-game menu. its 30fps which sucks but these games are soooo worth it
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Played through all the games but the 3rd is my favorite. To put it simply? I just got Kingdom Come 2 and I'm putting that off to play this. It's that good.
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Way of the Samurai 3 is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.
Way of the Samurai 3 is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.99€ on Steam.
Way of the Samurai 3 received 556 positive votes out of a total of 692 achieving a rating of 7.61.
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Way of the Samurai 3 was developed by ACQUIRE Corp. and published by Spike Chunsoft Co. and Ltd..
Way of the Samurai 3 is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Way of the Samurai 3 is not playable on MacOS.
Way of the Samurai 3 is not playable on Linux.
Way of the Samurai 3 is a single-player game.
There are 3 DLCs available for Way of the Samurai 3. Explore additional content available for Way of the Samurai 3 on Steam.
Way of the Samurai 3 does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Way of the Samurai 3 does not support Steam Remote Play.
Way of the Samurai 3 is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Developer
ACQUIRE Corp.
Publisher
Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Release
23 Mar 2016
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