Koei Tecmo America and Europe announced Samurai Warriors 5 for Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and PC as the newest numbered entry in the long running Samurai Warriors series at a Nintendo Direct. Now that Samurai Warriors 5 is finally here in the West, here’s what you need to know about Samurai Warriors 5 including the Samurai Warriors 5 release date, Season Pass, DLC, platform differences, system requirements, pre-order bonuses, new features, characters, and more.
Samurai Warriors 5 review
Read our Samurai Warriors 5 review here for the PS4 version and here for the Nintendo Switch version.
When is the Samurai Warriors 5 release date?
The Samurai Warriors 5 release date is July 27.
On what platforms is Samurai Warriors 5 available?
Samurai Warriors 5 is available on PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam.
Is Samurai Warriors 5 available on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S?
Samurai Warriors 5 is playable on PS5, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S through backward compatibility.
What is the Samurai Warriors 5 gameplay like?
Samurai Warriors 5 builds on the classic 1 vs 1000 Warriors hack and slash gameplay by introducing Ultimate Skills, enhanced Hyper attacks, and a lot more to keep things fresh. It is also more story focussed compared to other Warriors games.
What is the Samurai Warriors 5 story?
The Samurai Warriors 5 story focusses on Nobunaga Oda’s younger years, meeting Mitsuhide, and a lot more. The story is told from the eyes of Nobunaga and Mitsuhide.
Samurai Warriors 5 gameplay trailer?
What are the Samurai Warriors 5 editions?
Samurai Warriors 5 is available as a standard edition, Digital Deluxe Edition, and Treasure Box Edition.
Samurai Warriors 5 standard edition contents
The Samurai Warriors 5 standard edition includes the base game.
Samurai Warriors 5 Digital Deluxe Edition
The Samurai Warriors 5 Digital Deluxe Edition contents are below:
- Samurai Warriors 5 Base Game
- Season Pass
- Special Blade Rift Blade
- Special Katana Masterpiece
- Special Spear Sharpened Fang Spear
- Special Bow Sky Piercer
- Special Horse
- Special Skill Gem Set
- Compact Tool
Samurai Warriors 5 Treasure Box in the West
The Samurai Warriors 5 Treasure Box includes the following:
- Samurai Warriors 5 the game
- Artbook
- Samurai Warriors 5 soundtrack
- Selection of postcards with a display case
- Samurai themed collector’s box
This will be available on the Koei Tecmo Europe store.
Samurai Warriors 5 Collector’s Edition
The Samurai Warriors 5 Collector’s Edition includes the Samurai Warriors 5 Treasure Box Edition contents with a mini acrylic stand set featuring characters from the game. This will be available to pre-order soon on the Koei Tecmo Europe store.
What is the Samurai Warriors 5 pre-order bonus?
The digital pre-order bonus is:
- Special Costume: Nobunaga Oda (Youth・Mature) & Mitsuhide Akechi(Youth・Mature)
- These DLC costumes can be utilized on both the Youth and Mature versions of Nobunaga and Mitsuhide
What is the Samurai Warriors 5 download size?
The Samurai Warriors 5 Nintendo Switch download size is 9.2GB. The Samurai Warriors 5 download size for other systems is about 19GB. The Samurai Warriors 5 PC system requirements mention needing 25GB of free space.
What does the Samurai Warriors 5 Season Pass include?
The Samurai Warriors 5 Season Pass includes the following:
Allows you to obtain upcoming DLC content for a discounted price. Also includes “Season Pass” exclusive content.
- “Season Pass” Content:
Additional Scenario (6 sets) & BGM (6 sets)
Additional Weapons (5 sets w/ 3 weapons in each set)
Additional Horses (set of 6) - “Season Pass” Bonus: Players will receive items to power up their Samurai Warriors in game, along with gold which can be used to purchase or strengthen weapons.
※This season pass is also included with the “SAMURAI WARRIORS 5 Digital Deluxe Edition”
※The DLC included in the Season Pass is planned to be sold separately at a later date.
What is the Samurai Warriors 5 DLC?
Samurai Warriors 5 DLC includes additional scenarios, BGM sets, weapons, horses, and more.
Samurai Warriors 5 DLC 1st wave contents
The Samurai Warriors 5 Oichi’s Getting Hitched, Battle for the Legendary Hot Springs, and Who Is the Smartest in the Land scenario and BGM sets comprise the Samurai Warriors 5 DLC 1st wave with 3 types of additional horses, and 2 types of additional weapon sets.
Samurai Warriors 5 DLC 2nd wave
The Samurai Warriors 5 The Strongest Right Hand Man, Turning the Tables, and How to Be a Warrior scenario and BGM sets comprise the Samurai Warriors 5 DLC 2nd wave alongside 3 types of additional horses, and 3 types of additional weapon sets.
Does Samurai Warriors 5 have online play?
Samurai Warriors 5 includes online play on all platforms.
Is Samurai Warriors 5 online cross platform?
Samurai Warriors 5 online play is not cross platform.
What are the Samurai Warriors 5 system requirements on PC?
The Samurai Warriors 5 PC system requirements are below:
Samurai Warriors 5 PC minimum requirements
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 8.1 64-bit or Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5-4460
- Memory: 6GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 or AMD Radeon R7 370
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 25GB available space
- Sound Card: 16 bit stereo with 48KHz WAV playback support and DirectX 9.0c or above
- Additional Notes: Set the graphics quality to Low from “Graphics”. This will automatically adjust the settings to 30 FPS @ 1280×720.
Samurai Warriors 5 PC recommended requirements
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64bit
- Processor: Intel Core i7-4770 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Memory: 8GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 590
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 25GB available space
- Sound Card: 16 bit stereo with 48KHz WAV playback support and DirectX 9.0c or above
- Additional Notes: Set the graphics quality to High from “Graphics”. This will automatically adjust the settings to 60 FPS @ 1920×1080.
Samurai Warriors 5 PC graphics settings
When it comes to the graphics settings, Samurai Warriors 5 (based on the preview build) has quite a few of them but many are just toggles for enabling or disabling something. The graphics settings also include display settings. You can play windowed or fullscreen and adjust the screen resolution and V-sync here. The V-sync option lets you disable it or cap the frame rate to 30 or 60. Samurai Warriors 5 doesn’t support frame rates above 60fps right now.
Barring the display options under graphics, you can adjust the level of characters, textures, detail, and shadows from low to high. Ambient occlusion, anti-aliasing, decals, grass, bloom, outlines, terrain, and fog can be turned on or off. You can check the comparison screenshot to see how Samurai Warriors 5 looks with everything at low or off and compare it to how the game looks with everything on and set to high where applicable at 1080p. In this early PC build, there are no render scale options or more settings.
Samurai Warriors 5 resolution and frame rate
Samurai Warriors 5 targets up to 60fps on PS4, PS4 Pro, PS5 (via backward compatibility), PC, and Xbox platforms. Samurai Warriors 5 targets up to 30fps on Nintendo Switch. The PC version supports 4K. The Xbox One X and above version mention 4K support.
Is there a Samurai Warriors 5 demo?
Samurai Warriors 5 has a free demo available to download on all platforms. Download the Samurai Warriors 5 demo using the links below:
Samurai Warriors 5 demo for PS4/PS5: North America, India, Europe, UK
Samurai Warriors 5 demo for Xbox: Worldwide
Samurai Warriors 5 demo for Steam: Worldwide
Samurai Warriors 5 demo for Nintendo Switch: Europe, UK
Samurai Warriors 5 demo download size
The Samurai Warriors 5 demo download size is 2.78GB on PS4.
Samurai Warriors 5 demo contents
The Samurai Warriors 5 demo includes two stages with a choice of Hideyoshi Hashiba, No, Tokugawa Ieyasu, or Toshiie Maeda.
Does Samurai Warriors 5 demo save data carry over?
You can transfer save data from the Samurai Warriors 5 demo to the full game.
Can I play Samurai Warriors 5 before other games?
Samurai Warriors 5 is a re-imagining of the first Samurai Warriors game. You can absolutely start with this one. It is a great entry point into this amazing series.
Does Samurai Warriors 5 have a physical release?
Samurai Warriors 5 is getting a physical release on PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One. Check out the box art below for the European release:
How many characters does Samurai Warriors 5 have?
Samurai Warriors 5 has 27 characters and 10 supporting characters.
What is the Samurai Warriors 5 theme song?
The Samurai Warriors 5 theme is song is One Nation by EXILE. Check it out below:
Samurai Warriors 5 is out now on PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam. Samurai Warriors 5 is playable on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S via backward compatibility.
