SAMURAI WARRIORS 5 similar games & best alternatives

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SAMURAI WARRIORS 5

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2021

Should you play it?

A new SAMURAI WARRIORS begins. After a 7-year wait, a new instalment in the tactical action series "SAMURAI WARRIORS" is finally here!

What works

  • Engaging and fluid combat
  • Strong narrative focus on nobunaga and mitsuhide
  • Stylized and appealing art style
  • Co-op multiplayer available
  • Well-optimized pc port

Things to keep in mind

  • Repetitive maps and grind-heavy progression
  • Limited unique movesets due to weapon sharing
  • Online co-op requires mission completion
  • Lack of english voiceover
  • High price relative to content

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

  • Attack on Titan 2 - A.O.T.2

  • GOD EATER 3

  • Persona® 5 Strikers

  • Tales of Xillia Remastered

  • SAMURAI WARRIORS 4 DX

Less social

Games that feels like SAMURAI WARRIORS 5 but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • FINAL FANTASY XVI

  • SENRAN KAGURA Burst Re:Newal

  • Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition

  • Tales of ARISE

  • NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black

  • NINJA GAIDEN Σ2 [NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection]

More exploratory

Games that feels like SAMURAI WARRIORS 5 but with more exploration of areas and secrets

  • Ys IX: Monstrum Nox

  • Ys X: Proud Nordics

  • Nioh 3

  • SAMURAI WARRIORS: Spirit of Sanada

  • Fate/Samurai Remnant

  • Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • SAMURAI WARRIORS 4-II

  • DYNASTY WARRIORS 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition

  • WARRIORS OROCHI 4

  • SAMURAI WARRIORS: Spirit of Sanada

  • DRAGON QUEST HEROES™ II

Similarity map

How to compare these games

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with SAMURAI WARRIORS 5. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with SAMURAI WARRIORS 5. These titles are not in What to play next.

SAMURAI WARRIORS 5: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Exploration, Value.

Last update: 21/08/2026