Samurai Warriors 5

Samurai Warriors
Subseries of Warriors
Samurai Warriors 2	2008
Samurai Warriors 4-II	2015
Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada	2017
Samurai Warriors 5	2021
Samurai Warriors 4 DX	2024

Samurai Warriors 5 is a third-person hack and slash game developed by Omega Force and published by Koei Tecmo. It is a part of the Samurai Warriors franchise within the larger Warriors series.

A demo of the game was made available on July 20, 2021 for players to try out the game prior to release.^[2] The full version was released on Steam on July 26, 2021.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
		Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
Humble Store		Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
Steam		Digital Deluxe Edition also available.

All versions require Steam DRM.

A demo is available on Steam (steam://install/1592330)

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Season Pass	Multiple scenarios, weapons and horse armor.
Special Costume - Mitsuhide Akechi	Pre-order only costume.
Special Costume - Nobunaga Oda	Pre-order only costume.
Deluxe Costume - Nobunaga Oda	Pre-order costume, also part of the Digital Deluxe Edition with Bonus which only available until August 11, 2021.
Deluxe Costume - Mitsuhide Akechi	Pre-order costume, also part of the Digital Deluxe Edition with Bonus which only available until August 11, 2021.
Season Pass Bonus	Part of the Season Pass.
Digital Deluxe Edition Bonus	Part of the Digital Deluxe Edition with Bonus and Digital Deluxe Edition.
Additional Scenario & BGM Set 1	Part of the Season Pass.
Additional Scenario & BGM Set 2	Part of the Season Pass.
Additional Scenario & BGM Set 3	Part of the Season Pass.
Additional Scenario & BGM Set 4	Part of the Season Pass.
Additional Scenario & BGM Set 5	Part of the Season Pass.
Additional Scenario & BGM Set 6	Part of the Season Pass.
Additional Horse "Armor Coat"	Part of the Season Pass.
Additional Horse "Silver Coat"	Part of the Season Pass.
Additional Horse "Iron Coat"	Part of the Season Pass.
Additional Horse "Black Shadow"	Part of the Season Pass.
Additional Horse "Ghost"	Part of the Season Pass.
Additional Horse "Qilin"	Part of the Season Pass.
Additional Weapon Set 1	Part of the Season Pass.
Additional Weapon Set 2	Part of the Season Pass.
Additional Weapon Set 3	Part of the Season Pass.
Additional Weapon Set 4	Part of the Season Pass.
Additional Weapon Set 5	Part of the Season Pass.
"SAMURAI WARRIORS" Costume - Nobunaga Oda	Available for free until August 11, 2021.
"SAMURAI WARRIORS" Costume - Mitsuhide Akechi	Available for free until August 11, 2021.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\KoeiTecmo\SAMURAI WARRIORS 5\ %USERPROFILE%\Documents\KoeiTecmo\SAMURAI WARRIORS 5\Savedata\inputmap*.dat
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1591530/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

General settings are stored in the registry while keyboard input settings are stored in %USERPROFILE%\Documents

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\KoeiTecmo\SAMURAI WARRIORS 5\Savedata\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1591530/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics options

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Use this cheat table.^[3]
4K Ultra HD		^[4]
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		^[5]
Anti-aliasing (AA)		On/off toggle.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Options of 30, 60, and Invalid. The Invalid option disables vsync, while the 60 option syncs to the refresh rate up to 60 Hz.
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Capped to 60 FPS. Use this cheat table.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Input

Gamepad options

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		Camera speed slider with 15 positions. Setting also affects controller input.
Mouse input in menus		The left and right mouse buttons can be used to confirm and cancel.
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Horizontal Camera can also be inverted. Setting also affects controller input.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity		Camera speed slider with 15 positions. Setting also affects mouse input.
Controller Y-axis inversion		Horizontal Camera can also be inverted. Setting also affects mouse input.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts
Motion sensors support
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Keyboard action rebinding options
Keyboard menu rebinding options
Gamepad rebinding options

Audio

Audio options

General options

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Background Music, Sound Effect, Voice Volume.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Japanese

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	2	Co-op
LAN play
Online play	2	Co-op

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

Issues fixed

Game Crashes on Launch (Windows only)

Enable the following compatibility settings for the `<File name here>` file: `Compatibility mode (<Windows 7>)`

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	8.1	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-4460	Intel Core i7-4770 AMD Ryzen 5 2600
System memory (RAM)	6 GB	8 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	25 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon R7 370 DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 590
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9.0c & 16-bit stereo, 48KHz WAVE file can be played
Other	Broadband internet connection

Setting the graphics quality to Low from "Graphics" with minimum requirements will automatically adjust the settings to 30 FPS @ 1280x720.

Setting the graphics quality to High from "Graphics" with recommended requirements will automatically adjust the settings to 60 FPS @ 1920x1080.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1591530/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1591530) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Fate/Samurai Remnant Game Director Ryota Matsushita on Game Systems & Traditions - last accessed on 2023-10-04
"We're developing this title using our proprietary engine, the "Katana Engine", which we also used for SAMURAI WARRIORS 5."
↑ SAMURAI WARRIORS 5 Trial version - last accessed on 2021-07-26
"20 July 2021 – 02:26:16 UTC"
↑ Verified by User:Fayaine on 2021-07-26
Tested with a custom resolution of 2560x1080.
↑ Verified by User:Fayaine on 2021-07-26
Tested with a custom resolution of 3840x2160.
↑ Verified by User:Fayaine on 2021-07-27
Took a sccreenshot with 16x AF forced and without. The game seems to use a low amount of AF possibly 4x. As Forcing it off was worse than it's default.

[Proton_path_note-3] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1591530/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (1591530) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1591530/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (1591530) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Fate/Samurai Remnant Game Director Ryota Matsushita on Game Systems & Traditions - last accessed on 2023-10-04
"We're developing this title using our proprietary engine, the "Katana Engine", which we also used for SAMURAI WARRIORS 5."

[2] SAMURAI WARRIORS 5 Trial version - last accessed on 2021-07-26
"20 July 2021 – 02:26:16 UTC"

[4] Verified by User:Fayaine on 2021-07-26
Tested with a custom resolution of 2560x1080.

[5] Verified by User:Fayaine on 2021-07-26
Tested with a custom resolution of 3840x2160.

[6] Verified by User:Fayaine on 2021-07-27
Took a sccreenshot with 16x AF forced and without. The game seems to use a low amount of AF possibly 4x. As Forcing it off was worse than it's default.

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Developers

	Omega Force
Publishers
	Koei Tecmo
Engines
	Katana Engine^[1]
Release dates
Windows	July 26, 2021
Reception
Metacritic	74
OpenCritic	79
Taxonomy
Monetization	DLC
Microtransactions	Time-limited
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Hack and slash
Art styles	Cel-shaded
Themes	Japan
Series	Samurai Warriors, Warriors