Deep turn-based strategy and combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Sengoku Rance is the best turn based game I have ever played, purely judged by gameplay.”
Steam review · 28.6 h played ↗
Sengoku Rance
Worth buying? What 137 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 137 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 95%Very Positive · 95%Alicesoft2026RPG · Strategy · Adventure
$24.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A beloved 2006 turn-based conquest strategy RPG with deep systems, huge replay value and absurd humor, ported to Steam as-is. Skip it if you want the uncensored version without a patch, or modern polish and hand-holding.
Great for
Fans of turn-based strategy RPGs and grand strategy who like deep, replayable systems and Rance's crude humor
Main risk
Censored Steam build, no tutorial and dated 2006 interface leave newcomers lost or disappointed
Since the last analysis (Oct 9)
Notable change
- New complaintDated port with few settings (#1)
- New complaintSteam version is censored, needs a patch (#2)
- New complaintNo tutorial, confusing start (#3)
- New praiseTimeless 20-year-old classic (#4)
- Complaint goneDated port: no resize, no Steam extras
- Complaint goneNo tutorial, limited settings
- Complaint goneAdult content needs a separate patch
What players love
Memorable characters, humor and story
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The dialogue is unhinged and chaotic at the same time heartwarming and carefree.”
Steam review · 12.1 h played ↗
Huge replay value and New Game+
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“One of the better SRPGs I've ever played with a stupid amount of replayability.”
Steam review · 4.7 h played ↗
Timeless 20-year-old classic
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“To think this game came out in 2006 and is still fun to play. Truly a timeless classic.”
Steam review · 9.7 h played ↗
Great art and music
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“Beautiful Art, Amazing characters. Super fun game play.”
Steam review · 61.1 h played ↗
Works on Steam Deck, good value
Mentioned in ~1 in 22 positive reviews
“Works just fine on Steam Deck by the way.”
Steam review · 2.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Dated port with few settings
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 negative reviews
“the Japanese version of this game is old and doesn't even allow window resize”
Steam review · 5.5 h played ↗
Steam version is censored, needs a patch
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“This port is heavily censored.”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗
No tutorial, confusing start
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“I have zero idea what I am doing, there is no tutorial at all.”
Steam review · 0.5 h played ↗
No achievements or Russian translation
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Even on Steam there are no achievements or trading cards.”
Steam review · translated · 0.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported1 GB
Minimum
OSWindows® 8/8.1/10/11
ProcessorIntel Core2 Duo or better
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 9/OpenGL 4.1 capable GPU
Storage1 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 11/10/8
Processor2+ GHz Processor
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsOpenGL ES 2.0 hardware driver support required for WebGL acceleration. (AMD Catalyst 10.9, nVidia 358.50)
Storage4 GB available space
OSWindows® 8/8.1/10/11
ProcessorIntel Core2 Duo or better
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 9/OpenGL 4.1 capable GPU
Storage1 GB available space
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