There’s something magical about the samurai fantasy—the discipline, the honor, the razor-sharp duels under falling cherry blossoms. We’ve seen it in Kurosawa films, in anime, and in epic tales of lone ...

In feudal Japan, the Samurai were a class of skilled warriors. Wielding their iconic katanas and clad in distinctive armor, samurai were not only combat masters, but adherents of the Bushido Code, ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

There always seems to be some connection between demons and samurai because developer Alphawing’s Samurai Bringer is another game about the two. An action roguelite with some gorgeous voxel graphics, ...

Video games have captured the essence of the Samurai with precision, from historical epics to story-driven titles. Cult classics like Bushido Blade offer unique gameplay mechanics, like one-hit kills ...

Ghost of Tsushima was recently launched on PC as announced by Sucker Punch, but some regions are not getting it anytime sooner. Depending on availability in your region, this popular samurai game has ...

One of the first things that stood out to me about Way of the Sword is how Capcom has honed its identity. The Onimusha franchise built its reputation on precise swordplay, supernatural threats, and ...

There are plenty of Samurai games out there, but only one lets you get in a bare-knuckle brawl with your arch-nemesis in an unclothed sauna, or play Texas Hold’em followed by some chicken racing. That ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

While most samurai games are these serious stories about the perils of honor in an unhonorable society, whether that be the erosion of the Bushido code or the proliferation of demons in the Land of ...