Sengoku Dynasty

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"Sengoku Dynasty" is an open-world RPG, city builder, and life simulation game set in feudal Japan. Players must build up and protect their own dynasty by gathering resources, crafting, hunting, and fighting enemies in either single-player or co-op mode. The game features survival elements and allows for first or third person view.

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78%

Audience ScoreBased on 2,588 reviews

story106 positive mentions

grinding180 negative mentions

The game has beautiful graphics and a captivating setting in feudal Japan.
Gameplay is engaging with a mix of survival, crafting, and village management.
The developers are actively updating the game and listening to community feedback.

The game suffers from performance issues and bugs, making it frustrating to play at times.
There is a lack of content and features compared to Medieval Dynasty, leading to repetitive gameplay.
The controls and user interface can be clunky and unintuitive, causing confusion for players.

story
497 mentions
21 % positive mentions
72 % neutral mentions
6 % negative mentions
The game's story is described as credible but minimal, with a main storyline that feels almost non-existent and primarily consists of basic fetch quests. While some players find the narrative engaging and appreciate the world-building elements, many express a desire for deeper character development and more varied quests to enhance immersion. Overall, the story has potential but currently lacks the depth and complexity needed to fully captivate players, especially given its early access status.
- “The game itself is beautiful, and finishing an early quest of planting your bell tower in the ground before building an equally beautiful village is a pretty cool thing.”
- “I am, however, finding the story more compelling than Medieval Dynasty, with your character and your character's childhood friend being refugees who have to try and survive in a hostile new land that recently underwent a serf rebellion.”
- “This game effortlessly bridges the gap between immersive gameplay, enthralling storytelling, and meticulous attention to detail, solidifying its place as an essential masterpiece for aficionados of strategy and historical simulation games.”
- “Main storyline is basically non-existent.”
- “The story and dialogue feel like they were written by a bot, and needing to spend hours running back and forth across the map for fetch quests just for the game to allow you to build basic structures is extremely annoying.”
- “What's missing is a strong storyline.”
gameplay
346 mentions
30 % positive mentions
63 % neutral mentions
6 % negative mentions
The gameplay of "Sengoku Dynasty" offers a blend of strategy, RPG elements, and village management, reminiscent of "Medieval Dynasty," but set in a Japanese context. While the game features engaging mechanics such as building, crafting, and survival, players have noted issues with repetitiveness, lack of progression, and a need for more intuitive controls and tutorials. Despite its early access status and existing bugs, the game shows promise with its beautiful visuals and potential for future content expansion.
- “At its current stage, it's still highly addicting and offers different gameplay styles as you wish with so much to do - combat, farming, building, strategy, and so much more.”
- “With its stunning visuals, diverse characters, and immersive gameplay, the game captures the essence of the Sengoku period.”
- “The gameplay in Sengoku Dynasty is where the game truly shines.”
- “The game offers little to no progression, the gameplay loop becomes a list of chores that take a lot of time, and the crafting/village management system is abysmal.”
- “The interface needs a lot of work and can be frustrating, the map design is a mixed bag and the gameplay cycle is, at the time of writing, shallow and incomplete, and even fairly basic tasks feel awkward and slow.”
- “Graphically the game is beautiful; however, the gameplay as it currently stands will maybe occupy you for 10-20 hours before you may look to other games just due to it being in development without fully realized systems, mechanics, and polish.”
graphics
320 mentions
49 % positive mentions
48 % neutral mentions
3 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game have received a mixed reception, with many praising the stunning visuals and artistic direction that effectively capture the essence of feudal Japan. However, several users noted performance issues, including lower frame rates and optimization challenges, particularly on mid-range systems. While the overall aesthetic is appreciated, some players experienced graphical glitches and inconsistencies that detracted from the experience.
- “The graphics are excellent and outstanding.”
- “With its stunning visuals, diverse characters, and immersive gameplay, the game captures the essence of the Sengoku period.”
- “Sengoku dynasty dazzles with its visually stunning graphics.”
- “Graphics are meh, targeting and picking up items is weird (cursor in the middle of the screen and just awkward to use), and there's silly bugs.”
- “Even when I turn down all the graphics settings to the lowest it will go, it still has problems really bad.”
- “Do not get this game; its graphics are really bad, worse than Medieval Dynasty. I played it for not even an hour and I feel bored and tired already.”
grinding
200 mentions
2 % positive mentions
9 % neutral mentions
90 % negative mentions
The grinding aspect of the game has received mixed feedback, with many players finding it tedious and repetitive, particularly in resource management and task assignments. While the game offers various gameplay styles, including farming and building, the lack of automation and slow progression can lead to frustration, especially in the early stages. Players express hope for future updates to streamline these mechanics and enhance the overall experience.
- “There's not farming yet, but it's in the works right now, so that's great.”
- “I want to plant and grow many types of trees like fruit trees; more vegetable farming and fruit farming would be nice.”
- “You'll need a second life for grinding.”
- “As can be expected, the game is also pretty grindy.”
- “It's just a lot of tediousness that takes away from the enjoyment of the game.”
- “Currently I have my save past dynasty level 14 after grinding and doing the same repetitive things, figured the quest would have me do something else, but nope it just tells me to grind to level 21.”
optimization
189 mentions
7 % positive mentions
48 % neutral mentions
45 % negative mentions
The game's optimization is widely criticized, with many players reporting severe performance issues, including low frame rates, stuttering, and long loading times. While some users have managed to run the game adequately on higher-end systems, the overall consensus is that significant improvements are needed to make it playable for a broader audience. Many reviewers express hope for future updates to address these optimization concerns, but as it stands, the game is considered poorly optimized and frustrating to play.
- “The game runs pretty well on my 3070ti and only suffers performance hits when entering some of the larger villages (around 5-10 fps drop).”
- “Well optimized to the point that a 1060 6GB runs well with fairly good looking graphics.”
- “Beautiful graphics and good optimization for an early access game; I just wish NPCs would get voiceovers soon in the future because it's a bit boring to just read text all the time.”
- “However, it's extremely poorly optimized and on any setting on my machine runs at about 16fps.”
- “The performance is awful and you can read the horror stories in other reviews but honestly there really isn't anything promising about the game at all aside from the general concept of a Sengoku period 'dynasty' title on paper.”
- “Do not buy, the game is not optimized and runs really bad, maybe later but they don't seem to care that the game runs poorly; they have done nothing to fix it so far. The game is not worth $10 let alone $29.”
stability
88 mentions
2 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
98 % negative mentions
The game's stability is a significant concern, with numerous users reporting frequent crashes, freezes, and various bugs that hinder gameplay. Many players experienced long loading times and graphical glitches, while some found the game unplayable after updates. Despite its potential and enjoyable aspects, the overall consensus is that the game requires substantial optimization and bug fixes to improve stability.
- “It has tons of content, looks and runs great for a day 1 early access game.”
- “Never got it to launch even after hours of troubleshooting.”
- “Back in February, I could play this game and had no problems. I got to the second village and was building it when the first update happened. Now I can't play it at all; it crashes and freezes all the time. I have over 300 games, and half of those are early access crafting and survival games, including Medieval Dynasty, which I have had no issues with. I am not prepared to alter my settings on my computer to be able to play this game, or become tech-savvy. The developers should realize that the game should play on most computers, not the computer having to be altered to be able to play it. Unless you have a high-end rig, forget this game.”
- “It freezes, it drops frames, it has glitches and clipping issues, and don't even get me started on its online co-op connection issues.”
music
84 mentions
45 % positive mentions
51 % neutral mentions
4 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally praised for its fitting and relaxing background ambiance, effectively complementing the game's setting with traditional Japanese melodies. However, many players note that the soundtrack lacks variety and can become repetitive, with some expressing a desire for a more diverse and authentic musical experience. Overall, while the music enhances the immersive atmosphere, its limited range may detract from long-term enjoyment.
- “The evocative soundtrack perfectly complements gameplay, enveloping players in an authentic atmosphere through traditional Japanese melodies and immersive soundscapes.”
- “The calm atmosphere, music, and beautiful natural visuals really make you lose yourself.”
- “The music score, inspired by traditional Japanese compositions, sets the mood beautifully, immersing players in the ambiance of feudal Japan.”
- “The music is also inconsistent and doesn't align with the weird cut-scenes.”
- “Currently, early access music is off because it is the same song over and over pretty much and it isn't authentic to the time.”
- “I often turn a Spotify playlist on when I played because the music, though excellent, did get repetitive.”
atmosphere
36 mentions
78 % positive mentions
14 % neutral mentions
8 % negative mentions
The game's atmosphere is widely praised for its beautiful graphics, immersive soundscapes, and authentic depiction of feudal Japan, creating a captivating environment that draws players in. While the atmosphere is a standout feature, some players note that gameplay smoothness needs improvement to enhance the overall experience. Despite minor flaws, the combination of aesthetics, music, and cultural elements contributes to a rich and engaging atmosphere that many find enjoyable.
- “The devs have taken a lot of care to make the environment atmospheric and beautiful, they've also done a good job of describing mechanics in the game so it's not a headache to learn (mostly).”
- “The evocative soundtrack perfectly complements gameplay, enveloping players in an authentic atmosphere through traditional Japanese melodies and immersive soundscapes.”
- “The calm atmosphere, music, and beautiful natural visuals really make you lose yourself.”
- “Unfortunately, what destroyed the atmosphere of the game was that I built my first settlement next to a lake.”
- “At the moment, the atmosphere is there; they just need to make the gameplay smoother, which is why everyone else probably doesn't want to grind in a prototype game at the moment.”
- “I love what the game has (progression, questlines, atmosphere, art style, etc.).”
replayability
16 mentions
25 % positive mentions
56 % neutral mentions
19 % negative mentions
Overall, the game's replayability is viewed as limited, with scores ranging from 2.5/5 to 9/10. While some players appreciate the potential for increased replay value through future updates and the vast open world, others criticize the current lack of diverse content and creative building options, making the city-building aspect feel tedious. Improvements in quality of life features and additional content could enhance replayability significantly.
- “With its vast open world, diverse combat styles, and a plethora of quests and activities, Sengoku Dynasty offers substantial replay value.”
- “Potential for higher replayability with future updates and content expansions.”
- “Replayability (9/10):”
- “The game currently offers limited replay value due to a lack of diverse content and paths.”
- “As it stands, these games have very little replay value because the city-building aspect is often more tedious than it's worth while lacking the ability to build in a creative way.”
- “I'm not sure why this game is getting a pass by a number of users simply because it was an early access release; we have countless examples of well-done early access releases that offer far more content, replayability, and optimization (and for less money).”
character development
14 mentions
21 % positive mentions
57 % neutral mentions
21 % negative mentions
Character development in the game is noted for its depth, particularly in how it ties into the improvement of the valley's infrastructure. However, some players feel that character interactions and overall development are lacking, with hopes for future expansions to enhance the narrative experience. While the game shows promise, especially in its visual design, there is a consensus that more robust character development is needed to create a truly immersive experience.
- “I really enjoy this game and look forward to the expansion of story, character development, and villages.”
- “For first day early access, not bad. There has been enough content to keep me busy, and I still have plenty to do. Lots of similarities to Medieval Dynasty, but still its own unique thing. UI and controls were intuitive for me, and I hope to see more in terms of character development.”
- “This makes sense to me because it connects the improvement of the valley infrastructure (bridges and watch towers) with your character development.”
- “Character development and interactions fall short of creating a truly immersive narrative experience.”
- “The lack of further character development is noted, and I am certain further development will show up later.”
- “Hoping to see more in terms of character development.”
humor
8 mentions
100 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is highlighted by its amusing design elements, such as the visible aim arc for spears that adds a comedic twist to hunting. Players find the deer behavior particularly funny, contributing to an overall lighthearted experience, especially when compared to other titles like Medieval Dynasty, which attempted a more serious tone.
- “That's just some hilarious game design.”
- “You also now have an aim arc that is visible when using the spears, which makes hunting more funny and less of a gamble.”
- “- deer run funny”
emotional
6 mentions
100 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
0 % negative mentions
The emotional aspect of the game is highlighted by strong voice acting and deep personal narratives that enhance player connection, though some inconsistencies in emotional delivery are noted. However, a recent update has left some players feeling that the game was prematurely released, impacting their overall emotional experience.
- “The personal narratives of characters infuse depth, elevating the game beyond mere conquest into a realm of emotional resonance and connection.”
monetization
2 mentions
0 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
100 % negative mentions
Reviews indicate dissatisfaction with the monetization strategy, particularly criticizing the marketing approach of prominently featuring a female character while relegating her development to a low priority on the roadmap. Players express a desire for more equitable representation and prioritization of female characters in the game's content.