Total War: SHOGUN 2 on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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Total War: SHOGUN 2 is the perfect mix of real-time and turn-based strategy gaming for newcomers and veterans alike.

Total War: SHOGUN 2 is a strategy, historical and turn-based strategy game developed by Creative Assembly and Feral Interactive (Linux) and published by Feral interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) and SEGA.
Released on March 14th 2011 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 8 languages: English, Czech, French, German, Italian, Polish, Russian and Spanish - Spain.

It has received 24,952 reviews of which 22,620 were positive and 2,332 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 29.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 4.70€ on Instant Gaming.


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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS *: Windows 7 / Vista / XP
  • Processor: 2 GHz Intel Dual Core processor / 2.6 GHz Intel Single Core processor, or AMD equivalent (with SSE2)
  • Memory: 1GB RAM (XP), 2GB RAM (Vista / Windows7)
  • Graphics: 256 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible card (shader model 3)
  • DirectX®: DirectX 9.0c
  • Hard Drive: 32GB free hard disk space
  • Screen Resolution: 1024x768 minimum
MacOS
  • OS: macOS 10.14.5
  • Processor: 1.1 GHZ Intel Core M or greater
  • Hard Disk Space: 24GB
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M 512MB, AMD Radeon R9 M290, Intel HD Graphics 4000
  • Hard Disk Space: 24GB
  • Additional Notes: The game is officially supported on the following Macs. To check your Mac model and when it was released, select About This Mac from the Apple menu on your menu bar.

  • * All 13” MacBook Pros released since Mid 2012
  • * All 15” MacBook Pros released since Mid 2012
  • * All 12” MacBooks released since Early 2016
  • * All MacBook Airs since Mid 2012
  • * All Mac minis released since Late 2012
  • * All 21.5” iMacs released since Late 2012
  • * All 27” iMacs released since Late 2012
  • * All 27" iMac Pros released since Late 2017
  • * All Mac Pros released since Late 2013

Pre 10.14.5 Users:

Players using a version of OS X before 10.14.5 can access a compatible version of the game via the Beta tab in the game’s properties window. Select the ‘Mac_Retail_1.4 - macOS 10.14.4 or older only' branch for a version that is compatible with 10.9.5 up to 10.14.5.
Linux
  • OS: Steam OS or Ubuntu 16.04
  • Processor: 2GHz
  • Memory: 4GB RAM
  • Graphics: 1GB
  • Hard Drive: 26GB HD space
  • Other Requirements: Nvidia 600 series+, AMD 6000 series+, Intel Iris Pro.
  • Driver Details: Nvidia cards Require driver version 375.26 or better. AMD and Intel cards require MESA version 17.0.4

  • Additional Notes: The system requirements represent the specifications that have been officially tested. Other modern drivers and distributions are expected to work but are not officially supported.

  • Multiplayer Notes: Multiplayer is compatible between Linux versions only

User reviews & Ratings

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March 2025
THE best Total War game hands down. This is also my favorite strategy game. Its a lot more simple and enjoyable than the other TW games IMO. Highly highly recommend this game!
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March 2025
Good game, already got over 1130 hours but still haven't take over the whole Japan yet.
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Jan. 2025
Easily my favourite Total War. In my opinion, the best battle game play by far. It just feels smooth where it needs to be, sharp and responsive and I appreciate the aesthetic design throughout, not just because of the Japanese theme, but the overall tone of the artwork. Also arrows are effective which is nice to see in a TW game. 10/10 and then some with workshop mods.
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Nov. 2024
The Peak. Not ground breaking, but thoroughly Enjoyable. Rock paper scissors unit balance, nice maps, good music, art and units speak native language. What happened to CA, and the Total war games I do not know but the ball is firmly grasped here.
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Sept. 2024
Best Total War game in the franchise. Best battle mechanics, best faction balance, and best overall quality. It's a shame they only went downhill after this masterpiece. This is the crown jewel of the Total War franchise. It's the quintessential perfect game.
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Total War: SHOGUN 2
8.9
22,620
2,332
Online players
2,194
Developer
Creative Assembly, Feral Interactive (Linux)
Publisher
Feral interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux), SEGA
Release 14 Mar 2011
Platforms
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