Best Games Like Fate/Samurai Remnant

Fate/Samurai Remnant is unlike a lot of the Musou games that Koei Tecmo and Omega Force have put out. There’s only one primary playable character, Iori, and he’s a samurai out looking to protect his home turf from mystical forces. It’s also unique in that it is an original game, not technically based on an anime because one does not exist.

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The Fate series encompasses light novels, games, and anime, so this part isn’t exactly strange. There are a lot of elements that fans of the game will like in these other selections from obvious samurai titles to more obscure picks that still pertain to the ideas involved in Fate/Samurai Remnant. There is something here for everyone.

8 Fire Emblem Fates

Fire Emblem Fates was split into two different versions, not counting DLC, called Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright and Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest. They are both good tactical RPGs but Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright is the game that should most interest fans of Fate/Samurai Remnant.

Players get brought into a noble family of samurai who are trying to defend their country from invading hordes of knights and demons. Players can also build up their foundation by adding new structures to improve their day-to-day lives. There are not a lot of samurai-based tactical games out there and this has to rank in the top spot.

7 Ghost Of Tsushima

Ghost of Tsushima is currently the most well-known samurai game on the market. It’s an open-world game wherein Jin tries to fight off hordes of invading Mongolians who are trying to overtake his island in Japan. It’s loosely based on historical events, but all players need to know is that this is an action-based samurai game.

Equip Jin with different outfits and swords and take down Mongolians with bushido honor or sneak up on them like an assassin ninja. Sucker Punch upped their game when they left the realm of superheroes via inFamous for the land of samurai.

6 Like A Dragon: Ishin!

Like a Dragon: Ishin! Is a spinoff of the Yakuza franchise which is also based loosely on historical events. It was once an exclusive in Japan but a remastered port just came out this year for western fans to finally enjoy. Players familiar with the series will reconfigure iconic faces like Kazuma and Goro although they are playing different characters in this bizarre what-if scenario.

It’s probably the closest game to Fate/Samurai Remnant in terms of the overall layout. Players will go into random battles in small-town enclosures, build relationships in these towns, and also have a wealth of customization options to build their character up.

5 Muramasa: The Demon Blade

Muramasa: The Demon Blade is an action RPG with Metroidvania elements from Vanillaware. Players can choose to be either Kisuke, a ninja, or Momohime, a warrior princess, but they both control the same.

Each character can equip a few katanas at a time and they all possess unique powers from creating wind storms to attacking all enemies once unsheathed. It’s more of a fast-paced ninja game than a samurai game but Musou fans should dig it because of the intense action. It’s a shame that it’s hard to play now due to it only existing on Wii and PS Vita.

4 Sakura Wars (2020)

Sakura Wars is a series that debuted in 1996 on Sega Saturn in Japan. Most of the games are tactical RPGs wherein characters go inside egg-shaped mechs to fight evil. The latest entry in the series, which was released in 2020 in North America, seemingly rebooted the franchise in both name and gameplay style. Characters still got into these odd egg mechs but everything was controlled in real time.

It’s becoming more common to see turn-based games adapt action gameplay even in bigger RPG franchises like Final Fantasy. The era in which this game takes place is the turn of the century wherein the Industrial Revolution was sweeping the world and old samurai traditions were dying out.

3 Samurai Warriors 5

It would be impossible to not recommend another Musou game from Omega Force and Samurai Warriors 5 fits the bill nicely. The name gives it away but this latest iteration of the franchise puts players in control of a wide variety of Japanese historical figures like Oda Nobunaga and Hideyoshi Toyotomi.

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The gameplay follows a more traditional Musou style than Fate/Samurai Remnant wherein players will fight through hundreds if not thousands of enemies on big maps. This latest iteration is neat because it adapted a cel-shaded style like many of the Musou anime spinoffs including Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 3.

2 Scarlet Nexus

Scarlet Nexus has a cel-shaded style as well but it was created by the Tales team over at Bandai Namco. This action RPG allowed players to go through two different campaigns via Yuito and Kasane in a futuristic post-apocalyptic version of Japan. Both stories would eventually intertwine, so it was almost necessary to play through both back to back.

Thankfully, there was some carryover progress between campaigns to make things easier. Players would dig Scarlet Nexus because there is an emphasis on partners just like in Fate/Samurai Remnant. These partners could bestow Yuito and Kasane with abilities and doing favors with them would strengthen their bond.

1 Trek To Yomi

Trek to Yomi is a smaller indie game that focuses on a classic samurai theme: revenge. The game is completely in black and white and it takes place on a 2D plain. It’s quite tough as any enemy can strike down the hero with only a few blows.

The same goes for players toward enemies, making it a more realistic samurai adventure. Of the many recommendations on this list, Trek to Yomi is certainly the shortest experience. That doesn’t make it any less special though but it is only recommended for the hardcore action fans out there.

Fate/Samurai Remnant was released on September 29, 2023, and is available on PC, PS4, PS5, and Switch.

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