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Total War: SHOGUN 2

Total War: SHOGUN 2

Steam: Very Positive

Give it 3 hours

Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 20h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 35% of players who started
Started playing 74% of owners
Steam reviews 91% positive of 69,325

What the data shows

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

before it gets good opening up fully opened up

Based on all 69,490 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 278 reviews: 111h for positive, 127.1h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.

Where players quit

Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (73.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

  1. Started playing 100%
  2. Divine Right Achieve the ultimate goal and become Shogun in the grand campaign. Most players quit here 35% −65

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.

All achievements (106)

story milestone ending side

  • Unnecessary Force Completely wipe out an enemy unit. 100%
  • Commander of Commoners Keep at least 4 ashigaru units for a whole battle without routing once. 74%
  • Head-Hunter Collect 10,000 heads of enemy soldiers. 61%
  • Redoubtable As the defender, recapture a tower. 53%
  • The Army on the March Win 25 land battles. 46%
  • Balanced Attacker Win a battle using an army composed of at least one of every class of unit (sword infantry, cavalry, archer, matchlock, spear, naginata). 44%
  • Elusive Strike force Have all your army, except the general, hidden simultaneously for more than 30 seconds. 42%
  • Holder of Shikoku Control all the provinces on the island of Shikoku in the campaign. 42%
  • Requiem of the Dead Win a defensive siege battle with your daimyo during any winter turn. 40%
  • Holder of Kyushu Control all the provinces on the island of Kyushu in the campaign. 37%
  • Forged in the Hottest Flame Win your first multiplayer battle. 36%
  • Divine Right Achieve the ultimate goal and become Shogun in the grand campaign. 35%
  • A Promising Beginning Win a campaign on easy difficulty. 34%
  • Living for Battle Obtain a unit of maximum rank in the grand campaign. 31%
  • Swift and Deadly Win a multiplayer battle losing less than 15% of your starting troops. 29%
  • The Gathering Storm Win a multiplayer battle using no cavalry units (excluding the general) in your army. 27%
  • Hard Pounding Call in naval fire support during a land battle. [Fall of the Samurai only] 25%
  • Eradicate the Ikko-Ikki Wipe out the Ikko-Ikki in the campaign. 23%
  • A Respectable Rule Win a campaign on normal difficulty. 23%
  • Embrace the New Attain the maximum level of clan development. [Fall of the Samurai only] 22%
  • Onna-Bugeisha Win a defensive siege battle with the lady of the house, the Onna Bushi, as your general. (Single Player Only) 21%
  • Eradicate the Hattori Wipe out the Hattori clan in the campaign. 21%
  • Agent of the Stealthy Blade Obtain a maximum level ninja in the campaign. 20%
  • Fearsome Commander of Men Obtain a maximum level general in the campaign. 20%
  • Belligerent Admiral Sink a nanban trade ship or the flagship vessel the Nihon Maru during a naval battle. 19%
  • Battlefield Dominance On maps with more than one key building, your alliance shows its dominance by holding all of them simultaneously. 18%
  • Summer Son Your daimyo wins 3 consecutive land battles during the summer season. 17%
  • Experienced Taisho Play 10 multiplayer battles of any type. 17%
  • Fear No Horseman Win a multiplayer battle using no spear units in your army. 17%
  • Semper Fi Win a battle with United States Marines in your army. [Fall of the Samurai only] 16%
  • A Journey Begins Play a historical battle. [Fall of the Samurai only] 15%
  • Berserk Charge Win a multiplayer battle using no ranged units in your army. 15%
  • Soaring Fame Obtain 100 fame within 50 turns. 14%
  • All Aboard! Construct a railway between 2 provinces. [Fall of the Samurai only] 14%
  • Inspiring Counterattack Successfully rally 5 units at once with one use of the general's rally ability. 14%
  • Advanced Firearms Be the first clan in the campaign to obtain gunpowder mastery. 13%
  • Master of the Waves Win 20 naval battles in multiplayer. 13%
  • Trade Route Monopoly Control all the trade posts on the campaign map at the same time. 13%
  • Glittering Grand Cities Be the first clan in the campaign to master the art of epic architecture. 13%
  • Rule, Britannia! Win a battle with British ships in your navy. [Fall of the Samurai only] 13%
  • Shimazu Victory Win a campaign as the Shimazu clan. 12%
  • Gateway to the West Playing as the Satsuma, construct a trade district and trade with a foreign power within the same campaign. [Fall of the Samurai only] 12%
  • Military Might Be the first clan in the campaign to master the art of Shih. 11%
  • Father of the Imperial Navy Playing as the Tosa, carry out 5 naval bombardments in the same campaign. [Fall of the Samurai only] 11%
  • Spreading Like Wildfire Defeat a Creative Assembly staff member in battle, or anyone else who has gained this achievement. 11%
  • Master Interrogator Obtain a maximum level metsuke. 11%
  • Legendary Sohei Obtain a maximum level monk. 10%
  • Famed Shogun Win a campaign on hard difficulty. 9.5%
  • Chosokabe Victory Win a campaign as the Chosokabe clan. 9.0%
  • Gift-wrapped Gift your co-op partner an army or navy. 8.2%
  • Oda Victory Win a campaign as the Oda clan. 7.7%
  • Date Victory Win a campaign as the Date clan. 7.6%
  • Serve with Honour Join a multiplayer clan in Shogun 2. 6.5%
  • One Rule Under God Win a campaign as a Christian daimyo. 6.4%
  • Legendary Force Win a battle using an army composed entirely of hero units and your general. 6.2%
  • Towering Inferno As the attacker, burn a castle's gates, towers and tenshu to the ground using fire arrows and win the battle. 5.6%
  • Double Dragons Create a second avatar for use in avatar conquest mode. 5.4%
  • Warhead Sink an enemy ship with torpedoes. [Fall of the Samurai only] 5.4%
  • Servant of God Obtain a maximum level missionary. 5.4%
  • Takeda Victory Win a campaign as the Takeda clan. 5.2%
  • Stubborn Pursuer of Victory Win a campaign on very hard difficulty. 5.2%
  • L'Ocean is Mine! Carry out a bombardment with a French ironclad in your navy. [Fall of the Samurai only] 5.0%
  • Wolves of Mibu Playing as the Aizu, carry out 3 successful assassinations of generals in the same campaign using a shinsengumi. [Fall of the Samurai only] 4.9%
  • Hojo Victory Win a campaign as the Hojo clan. 4.9%
  • Uesugi Victory Win a campaign as the Uesugi clan. 4.9%
  • Stranglehold Your clan holds 5 provinces simultaneously on the multiplayer clan campaign map. 4.6%
  • Keeping to Traditions Defeat a Fall of the Samurai army with a Shogun 2 army. 4.6%
  • Thy Will Be Done Obtain a maximum level agent of each type. [Fall of the Samurai only] 4.6%
  • United in Conquest Win a multiplayer co-op campaign. 4.6%
  • The Duellist Fight a drop-in battle. 4.5%
  • Tokugawa Victory Win a campaign as the Tokugawa clan. 4.5%
  • Carve a Path Capture 15 provinces on the avatar campaign map. 4.3%
  • One Hundred Sacks of Rice Playing as the Nagaoka, research any eighth tier technology. [Fall of the Samurai only] 4.3%
  • Skilled Warrior Max out any [Fall of the Samurai] avatar skill tree, by spending a skill point in each skill within a single skill tree. 4.2%
  • Agent Provocateur Playing as the Choshu, incite 3 rebellions in the same campaign using an ishin shishi. [Fall of the Samurai only] 3.9%
  • Mori Victory Win a campaign as the Mori clan. 3.9%
  • Modernisation Defeat a Shogun 2 army with a Fall of the Samurai army. [Fall of the Samurai only] 3.8%
  • Not On My Watch Chase down and rout an enemy unit as it tries to escape the Battle of Toba-Fushimi. [Fall of the Samurai only] 3.8%
  • Exceptional Warriors Through the avatar system, get a veteran unit to level 4. 3.7%
  • Damn the Torpedoes Sink an enemy ship by ramming. [Fall of the Samurai only] 3.5%
  • Ezo Republic Declare your independence and complete a campaign. [Fall of the Samurai only] 3.5%
  • Swathed in Fire Win a multiplayer battle where more than 50% of your army is made up of matchlock units. 3.3%
  • Against All Odds Win a campaign on legendary difficulty. 3.0%
  • Loyal to the Clan Personally earn 20 clan tokens. 2.9%
  • A Warrior's Bane Sink an HMS Warrior-class ship. [Fall of the Samurai only] 2.6%
  • The Iron Lady Complete the Battle of Miyako Bay with the Kotetsu having taken less than 25% damage. [Fall of the Samurai only] 2.4%
  • Journey's End Complete all historical battles. [Fall of the Samurai only] 2.3%
  • Claw of the Tiger Win 25 matchmade battles in multiplayer. 2.3%
  • Japan Torn Asunder Win a multiplayer head to head campaign. 2.3%
  • Uphill Struggle Win the Battle of Osaka after both bridges get blown up by the defenders. [Fall of the Samurai only] 2.0%
  • Heroic Warriors Through the avatar system, get a veteran unit to level 9. 1.8%
  • Perfect Ten Complete the Battle of Hakodate without any Imperial units being routed. [Fall of the Samurai only] 1.8%
  • Castle-stormer Win 10 siege battles as the attacker. 1.8%
  • Man the Defences Win 10 siege battles as the defender. 1.8%
  • Zen-like Dedication Win 200 multiplayer battles of any type. 1.8%
  • Bringer of Death Win 50 matchmade battles in multiplayer. 1.8%
  • Path of the Leader Spend the maximum number of points in your avatar's skill tree. 1.6%
  • Hereditary Honour Playing as the Jozai, win 3 ambush battles in the same campaign. [Fall of the Samurai only] 1.6%
  • Hero of the Empire Win a campaign on legendary difficulty playing as either the Satsuma, the Tosa or the Choshu. [Fall of the Samurai only] 1.6%
  • Hero of the Shogunate Win a campaign on legendary difficulty playing as either the Aizu, the Jozai or the Nagaoka. [Fall of the Samurai only] 1.6%
  • Uniter of Japan Capture all provinces on the avatar campaign map. 1.5%
  • The Dragon of Japan Win 100 matchmade battles in multiplayer. 1.5%
  • A Blow to the Temple Win the Battle of Ueno without capturing any of the key temple buildings. [Fall of the Samurai only] 1.4%
  • Dishonoured Foe Win a multiplayer head to head campaign despite giving the other player 10,000 koku. 1.4%
  • Wrecking Ball Win the Battle of Aizu after provoking all four hidden armies at once. [Fall of the Samurai only] 1.2%
  • There Can Be Only One Achieve the ultimate accolade and obtain rank 1 on the multiplayer Shogun Ladder. 1.2%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.

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