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Total War: Shogun 2

Catalogue entry · not reviewed · store data read 30 August 2026

Strategy

Player score
9.2/10
67,604 reviews
Released
2011
Developer
Creative Assembly
Platforms
1 systems
Critics
90
Steam Deck
playable
Download
Not stated
We have not written a full review of this game.This is a catalogue entry: everything below comes from a source we can link, checked on a stated date. There is no score and no verdict here, because we only publish those after a reviewer has played the game and written it up properly. Our team may well have played this one. Until someone writes the review, we are not going to imply a verdict we have not put our name to.

The record

Catalogue facts
First released15 March 2011
DeveloperCreative Assembly
PublisherFeral Interactive
PlatformsPC
GenresStrategy

Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q754403, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.

How was Total War: Shogun 2 received?

Players92%positive of 67,604 · Very Positive
Metacritic90critic aggregate, PC
Achievements106on Steam

Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.

What does it support?

Technical support
CapabilitySupport
ControllerNot stated
Cloud savesNo
Cross-platform playNo
Mod supportNo official workshop
Online playSingle-player only
In-game purchasesNo
Steam Deckplayable
Download sizeNot stated
Add-on contentNone listed
Age gateNone

Content descriptors

  • Frequent violence or gore
  • General mature content

Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.

Problems players report

We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of Total War: Shogun 2 on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.

  1. Crashes and freezes56 of 300 (19%)

    Attempting to launch a custom battle crashes the game.

    Steam review, 21 August 2025 · 32 hours played · 48 readers marked it helpful

    The game keep crashing and is so annoying especially after i bought Otomo clan DLC.

    Steam review, 18 December 2025 · 635 hours played · 6 readers marked it helpful

A further 13 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.

Games like Total War: Shogun 2

24 games overlap with Total War: Shogun 2 on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition, Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition and Total War: ROME REMASTERED.

All 24 games like Total War: Shogun 2

Common questions about Total War: Shogun 2

What platforms is Total War: Shogun 2 on?

Total War: Shogun 2 is available on PC. It first released in 2011.

Do players recommend Total War: Shogun 2?

92% of 67,604 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Very Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.

What is the Metacritic score for Total War: Shogun 2?

90 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.

Does Total War: Shogun 2 work on Steam Deck?

Valve rates Total War: Shogun 2 as playable on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.

Who made Total War: Shogun 2?

Total War: Shogun 2 was developed by Creative Assembly and published by Feral Interactive.