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Sengoku

Use your power as a Feudal Lord to unite the land of the Rising Sun under your iron fist.

71 15 September 2011

Sengoku is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Paradox Development Studio, released 15 September 2011 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Sengoku is

Sengoku is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Paradox Development Studio and released in 2011. It was published by Paradox Interactive. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Clausewitz Engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Sengoku is a deep character driven strategy game set in 16th century Japan. Play as a Japanese nobleman and unite the land of the Rising Sun under your iron fist. Use your military might, your smooth talking tongue, and your guile to increase your power. Watch your enemies fall like cherry blossoms in the early dawn of spring. Doublecross your enemies in an honorable and auspicious manner. Always make sure you have competent heir, if you should die before your destiny has been reached.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are historical and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

Sengoku holds a critic score of 71 out of 100. That places it above 43% of the 612 rated real time strategy (rts) games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2011 averaged 68, so it scored 3 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel® Pentium® IV 2.4 GHz or AMD 3500+, 2 Gb RAM and NVIDIA® GeForce 8800 or ATI Radeon® X1900. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 2GB.

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What it launched against

Sengoku launched on 15 September 2011, within three weeks of Dark Souls, Shadow of the Colossus (2011), Gears of War 3 and The Binding of Isaac. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Dark Souls, Shadow of the Colossus (2011), Gears of War 3, The Binding of Isaac.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

Sengoku — frequently asked questions

When did Sengoku come out?
Sengoku was released on 15 September 2011 for PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Sengoku?
At minimum, Sengoku needs Intel® Pentium® IV 2.4 GHz or AMD 3500+, 2 Gb RAM, NVIDIA® GeForce 8800 or ATI Radeon® X1900 graphics, 2 GB Available HDD Space of storage.
How many GB is Sengoku?
The PC version needs about 2 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("2 GB Available HDD Space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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