Total War: Shogun 2 Complete Edition Sales Suspended After Negative Steam Reviews
The Complete Edition's selling point was a modernized release of a game that had been blocked from purchase in Japan on Steam until August 2024, and the complaints center on technical problems that a definitive edition was meant to solve.
Key Facts
- Sega and Creative Assembly released Total War: Shogun 2 Complete Edition on October 14, 2026.
- Sega suspended sales of Total War: Shogun 2 Complete Edition on October 15, 2026.
- Steam user reviews for Total War: Shogun 2 Complete Edition were overwhelmingly negative, with 16 percent positive out of more than 3,100 reviews as of the suspension.
- Total War: Shogun 2 Complete Edition includes the base game, the Rise of the Samurai and Fall of the Samurai campaigns, and Japanese and Chinese voice and text.
- Total War: Shogun 2 Complete Edition launched on Steam, the Epic Games Store, and the Microsoft Store.
Reporting from 3 sources: Denfaminicogamer, GameBusiness.jp, Game Spark.
Sega and Creative Assembly suspended sales of Total War: Shogun 2 Complete Edition on October 15, one day after the October 14 release. The publisher said feedback showed the release did not meet user expectations or company quality standards, and it is investigating the cause while working with platform partners to re-release the original version. Players who already bought the Complete Edition can keep playing it. The Complete Edition bundles the 2011 strategy game with its downloadable content, including the Rise of the Samurai and Fall of the Samurai campaigns, and adds Japanese and Chinese voice and text, 1440p and 4K support, more than 50 playable minor clans, 64-bit support, and official mod support through Mod.io. It launched on Steam, the Epic Games Store, and the Microsoft Store. Steam user reviews were overwhelmingly negative, with 16 percent positive out of more than 3,100 reviews as of the suspension. Complaints cited bugs from the original version, heavy performance, and incompatibility with existing mods.
Creative Assembly developed the release, with Sega publishing. The original game is set in Japan's Sengoku period and pairs turn-based domestic affairs and diplomacy with real-time tactical battles. The bundled campaigns are historical: Rise of the Samurai covers the Genpei War and Fall of the Samurai is based on the Boshin War.
- Performance complaints centered on stuttering and heavy load, with reviewers saying the 64-bit upgrade did not deliver the stability they expected.
- Bugs carried over from the original, including units not following orders during siege battles and delayed response when selecting units.
- Problems tied to switching the voice language.
- Mod.io replaces Steam Workshop, and the new version is not compatible with mods made for the original, so existing Workshop mods cannot carry over.
- Some reviews say the added factions lack unique mechanics and the changes are not worth buying again.
- Buyers of the original receive all DLC for free, excluding the Blood Pack for rating reasons, and the Complete Edition had a limited-time 75 percent discount.
"Total War: SHOGUN 2" could not be purchased from Japan on Steam until August 2024, where it was known as an "omakuni" title. Sega said it will "strive to deliver quality worthy of Total War to players."
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.