TOP 100 JAPAN (ANCIENT/CLASSICAL/MEDIEVAL) GAMES

There's something about samurais, ninjas, and geishas that draws people in like moths to a flame. Perhaps it's the allure of ancient Japanese culture, or maybe it's the thrill of slicing through enemies with a super-sharp katana. Either way, the Japan (ancient/classical/medieval) game genre has a special place in many gamers' hearts. And we get it, there's just something inherently cool about donning a kimono and taking out a horde of demons with a bamboo sword. That's why we've put together a handpicked list of the top Japan-inspired games on this site. Whether you're a fan of RPGs that transport you to feudal Japan or action-packed adventures filled with supernatural creatures, we've got you covered. So put on your best tabi socks, grab a bowl of ramen, and get ready to dive into a world of mythical beasts, honor-bound warriors, and clandestine assassins. These games are sure to transport you to a time and place you'll never forget.

#01	Shigatari License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2017 Rating: 9.7/10
#02	Katana Soul License: n/a Platforms: PC, Android Release: 2019 Rating: 9.6/10
#03	Shogun Showdown License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2023 Rating: 9.6/10
#04	Tayutama 2-you're the only one- License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, PS4, PS Vita Release: 2016 Rating: 9.5/10
#05	The Wind and Wilting Blossom License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2020 Rating: 9.5/10
#06	Ninja Legends License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4 Release: 2019 Rating: 9.4/10
#07	Samurai Gunn 2 License: n/a Platforms: Switch, PC, PS5 Release: 2021 Rating: 9.4/10
#08	Ne no Kami - The Two Princess Knights of Kyoto Part 2 License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2017 Rating: 9.1/10
#09	Two Strikes License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2021 Rating: 9.1/10
#10	Tokyo Babel License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2016 Rating: 9/10
#11	Yoshiwara Higanbana License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2021 Rating: 8.9/10
#12	One Strike License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, Switch, PS4 Release: 2017 Rating: 8.9/10
#13	Total War: Shogun 2 License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2011 Rating: 8.8/10
#14	Samurai of Hyuga Book 2 License: n/a Platforms: iPhone / iPad, Mac, PC, Android Release: 2016 Rating: 8.8/10
#15	Super Samurai Rampage License: n/a Platforms: iPhone / iPad, PC, Android Release: 2017 Rating: 8.8/10
#16	Master Magistrate License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2020 Rating: 8.8/10
#17	Samurai Bringer License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch, PS4 Release: 2022 Rating: 8.8/10
#18	Lost in Secular Love License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2016 Rating: 8.7/10
#19	Samurai Gunn License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, PS Vita, Mac Release: 2013 Rating: 8.7/10
#20	TOKYO CHRONOS License: n/a Platforms: PS4, PC Release: 2019 Rating: 8.6/10
#21	Shadow Corridor License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch, PS4 Release: 2019 Rating: 8.6/10
#22	Ken ga Kimi: Momoyo Tsuzuri License: n/a Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad Release: 2020 Rating: 8.6/10
#23	TENGAI License: n/a Platforms: iPhone / iPad, Switch, PC, PS4, PS2, Android, Xbox One, XSX Release: 2020 Rating: 8.6/10
#24	Sword of the Samurai License: n/a Platforms: PS2, PC, Mac Release: 1989 Rating: 8.6/10
#25	Chess Knights: Shinobi License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox One, XSX Release: 2020 Rating: 8.5/10
#26	Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, Mac, Xbox One Release: 2016 Rating: 8.4/10
#27	Samurai of Hyuga License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, iPhone / iPad, Android Release: 2015 Rating: 8.4/10
#28	Ninja Hanrei License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2020 Rating: 8.4/10
#29	13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim License: n/a Platforms: PS4, Switch Release: 2019 Rating: 8.3/10
#30	Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice License: n/a Platforms: PS4, PC, Xbox One Release: 2019 Rating: 8.3/10
#31	Ken ga Kimi License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch, PS Vita Release: 2020 Rating: 8.3/10
#32	Kyurinaga's Revenge License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One Release: 2016 Rating: 8.3/10
#33	Tales of the Orient: The Rising Sun License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, iPhone / iPad, Switch, Android Release: 2015 Rating: 8.3/10
#34	Shogun: Total War License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2000 Rating: 8.3/10
#35	Disgraced License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2016 Rating: 8.2/10
#36	Nandeyanen!? - The 1st Sûtra License: n/a Platforms: PC, Xbox 360 Release: 2015 Rating: 8.1/10
#37	Nioh License: n/a Platforms: PS4, PC, PS5 Release: 2017 Rating: 8.1/10
#38	Nioh 2 License: n/a Platforms: PS4, PC, PS5 Release: 2020 Rating: 8/10
#39	Ghost Of Tsushima License: n/a Platforms: PS4, PS5 Release: 2020 Rating: 8/10
#40	Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut License: n/a Platforms: PS4, PS5 Release: 2021 Rating: 8/10
#41	Aragami License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, Mac, Switch, Xbox One Release: 2016 Rating: 8/10
#42	Samurai of Hyuga Book 4 License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, Android Release: 2019 Rating: 8/10
#43	Samurai of Hyuga Book 3 License: n/a Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad, Mac, Android Release: 2017 Rating: 8/10
#44	Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny License: n/a Platforms: PS2 Release: 2002 Rating: 8/10
#45	Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2020 Rating: 8/10
#46	Sumoman License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2017 Rating: 7.8/10
#47	NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Tendou with Power Up Kit License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS3 Release: 2015 Rating: 7.8/10
#48	Kiai Resonance License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch, PS4, Android Release: 2015 Rating: 7.8/10
#49	Six Days of Snow License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2017 Rating: 7.7/10
#50	Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada License: n/a Platforms: PS4, PC, Switch, PS3, PS Vita Release: 2017 Rating: 7.7/10
#51	Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, Switch, PS3, PS Vita Release: 2015 Rating: 7.7/10
#52	Tenchu 2: Birth of the Stealth Assassins License: n/a Platforms: Release: 2000 Rating: 7.7/10
#53	Bushido Blade License: n/a Platforms: Console, PS3 Release: 1997 Rating: 7.6/10
#54	Bleach: The Blade of Fate License: n/a Platforms: DS Release: 2006 Rating: 7.5/10
#55	A Butterfly in the District of Dreams License: n/a Platforms: PC, Android Release: 2017 Rating: 7.5/10
#56	Bakumatsu Renka SHINSENGUMI License: n/a Platforms: DS, PC, Switch Release: 2021 Rating: 7.5/10
#57	SENRAN KAGURA Peach Ball License: n/a Platforms: Switch, PC Release: 2019 Rating: 7.5/10
#58	Tenchu: Stealth Assassins License: n/a Platforms: Release: 1998 Rating: 7.4/10
#59	Samurai Shodown License: n/a Platforms: PS4, Switch, PC, XSX, iPhone / iPad, Android, Xbox One, Wii, PS3 Release: 2021 Rating: 7.4/10
#60	Onimusha 3: Demon Siege License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS2 Release: 2004 Rating: 7.4/10
#61	Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven License: n/a Platforms: PS2 Release: 2003 Rating: 7.4/10
#62	Hanako: Honor & Blade License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4 Release: 2021 Rating: 7.4/10
#63	Kamiwaza: Way of the Thief License: n/a Platforms: PS2, PC, PS4, Switch Release: 2022 Rating: 7.4/10
#64	Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams License: n/a Platforms: PS2 Release: 2006 Rating: 7.3/10
#65	Clan N License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox One Release: 2020 Rating: 7.2/10
#66	Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2016 Rating: 7.2/10
#67	NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence - Ascension License: n/a Platforms: PS4, PC, PS3, PS Vita Release: 2016 Rating: 7.2/10
#68	Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time License: n/a Platforms: PS Vita, PS3 Release: 2013 Rating: 7.2/10
#69	Aragami 2 License: n/a Platforms: PS5, XSX, PS4, PC, Switch, Xbox One Release: 2021 Rating: 7.2/10
#70	Kessen III License: n/a Platforms: PS2, PS3 Release: 2004 Rating: 7.2/10
#71	Warriors All-Stars License: n/a Platforms: PS4, PC, PS Vita Release: 2017 Rating: 7.2/10
#72	Kessen License: n/a Platforms: PS2, PS3 Release: 2000 Rating: 7.2/10
#73	Samurai Warriors License: n/a Platforms: PS2 Release: 2004 Rating: 7.1/10
#74	Akihabara - Feel the Rhythm License: n/a Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad, Android, Switch Release: 2017 Rating: 7.1/10
#75	Throne of Darkness License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2001 Rating: 7.1/10
#76	Siege Hero License: Free Platforms: iPhone / iPad, Android Release: 2011 Rating: 7/10
#77	Samurai II: Vengeance License: commercial Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad, Android, Mac Release: 2010 Rating: 7/10
#78	Fruit Ninja License: commercial Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad, Android Release: 2010 Rating: 7/10
#79	Mahōkenshi License: n/a Platforms: Release: 2023 Rating: 7/10
#80	Pocky & Rocky Reshrined License: n/a Platforms: Switch, PS4, PC Release: 2022 Rating: 7/10
#81	Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun - Aiko's Choice License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2021 Rating: 7/10
#82	Birushana: Rising Flower of Genpei License: n/a Platforms: Switch Release: 2020 Rating: 7/10
#83	Tanuki Justice License: n/a Platforms: Switch, PS4, PC Release: 2020 Rating: 7/10
#84	Samurai Warriors 4 License: n/a Platforms: PS4, Switch, PS3, PS Vita Release: 2014 Rating: 7/10
#85	The Ninja License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2022 Rating: 7/10
#86	NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION License: n/a Platforms: iPhone / iPad, PC, Wii, PS3, Android, Wii U Release: 1986 Rating: 7/10
#87	Air License: n/a Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad, Switch, PS2, Android, PS Vita Release: 2019 Rating: 7/10
#88	Second Samurai License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2022 Rating: 7/10
#89	Learn Japanese To Survive! Hiragana Battle License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2016 Rating: 7/10
#90	Samurai Shodown! 2: Pocket Fighting Series License: n/a Platforms: Switch Release: 1999 Rating: 7/10
#91	Samurai Shodown!: Pocket Fighting Series License: n/a Platforms: Release: 1998 Rating: 7/10
#92	Lords of the Rising Sun License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 1989 Rating: 7/10
#93	James Clavell's Shōgun License: n/a Platforms: Release: 1989 Rating: 7/10
#94	Samurai Shodown II License: commercial Platforms: PC, Console, iPhone / iPad, Android, PS4, Switch, Mac, Xbox One, Wii, Xbox 360 Release: 1994 Rating: 7/10
#95	Warbands: Bushido License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, iPhone / iPad Release: 2017 Rating: 6.9/10
#96	GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon License: n/a Platforms: Switch, PC, PS5, XSX, PS4, Xbox One Release: 2022 Rating: 6.9/10
#97	Senran Kagura Reflexions License: n/a Platforms: Switch, PC Release: 2019 Rating: 6.8/10
#98	Mononoke Slashdown License: n/a Platforms: Switch, PC Release: 2021 Rating: 6.8/10
#99	Our World Is Ended. License: n/a Platforms: PS4, Switch, PC, PS Vita Release: 2019 Rating: 6.8/10
#100	Castle Morihisa License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch Release: 2022 Rating: 6.7/10