Daisho: Survival of a Samurai

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41.8K reviews
Content rating
PEGI 12
1M+
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PEGI 12
Moderate Violence
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About this game

Daisho: Survival of a Samurai is an Action RPG with casual survival game mechanics and big village-building possibilities. You'll experience a new type of survival game with quests, continuous open world progression, monthly events and your dumb ways to die not harming your fun level.

🏹 Survival Games, casualized


Chop every tree, hunt rabbits and deer, stone and copper mining - resource management are a staple of every survival game, and Daisho is no different. However, we threw away the hunger games in favor of a replenishing stamina pool so you can start every game session on exploration instead of just preventing yourself from dying.

🏛️ Build your own Japanese village estate


From setting up your first camp to building an entire Japanese village, you'll be pretty busy making a home for yourself and all the rescued souls that turn up to settle as workers. Manage their resource refining jobs, build houses and beautify the city with fountains and other decor.

⚔️ Carry a big stick (mind the pointy end)


Craft your weaponry from a selection of clubs, katanas, bows, spears and more. Upgrade them to make pointy ends even more pointy, embellish your craft with gems and their attributes, and poke around at the Shogun armies, bandit bosses and other generally unfriendly folk.

🗺️ Explore Japan and its dungeons


Dive into dark medieval history and unravel the story of Oda Nobunaga, known as the great Japanese unifier; lead the siege to the stronghold of Kyoto, or rebuild the ancient estates and temples around Mount Fuji. Learning about history has never been more fun!

📅 Enjoy Seasonal Events


Keep coming back for freshly designed seasonal events as they happen. Missed one? Don't worry, we've put them into your game progression and keep them fresh every year.

📱 Make Daisho your game - everywhere


Not at home? Experience Daisho: Survival of a Samurai on your phone, fully optimized for the mobile gaming experience. Playing on the couch with friends watching? The graphics scale up to 4k, no problem. And we're working to make your savegame available fully cross-platform to enjoy on PC too!

And many more features to come:
Events ⭐ Quests ⭐ Talent Trees ⭐ Coop Building⭐ Mini Games ⭐ Achievements ⭐ Dojo PVP Leaderboards ⭐ Guilds & Chat

As developers of Daisho: Survival of a Samurai, we hope you enjoy our casual approach to the Survival RPG genre. We are always happy to get in touch directly with our players and gather feedback - hop onto our Discord: 💬 https://discord.gg/TutCRbZryR

Thanks and have fun surviving!
Explore the sword action and village life of the Sengoku era in medieval Japan
Updated on
Aug 23, 2026
Available on
Android, Windows

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
  • This app may share these data types with third parties
    Financial info, App activity and 2 others
  • This app may collect these data types
    Personal info
  • Data is encrypted in transit
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Ratings and reviews

39.7K reviews
Stephen Burdon
July 18, 2023
well constructed game with an engaging story. It certainly stands out amidst all of the generic, RPGs that play themselves. I can't understand why so many game developers make RPG games that you don't even have to play as they do everything for you!!! This is a refreshing change in the trend for idle RPGs at the moment! I would recommend giving this game a try.
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Dan Sutton
August 14, 2023
Not played it for long, I like it so far. A couple of things to mention. You can't dodge/block; arrows come homing at you, and any melee strike they throw, hits you. I don't know whether the quests are linear yet, I'm hoping they expand and allow more freedom. Lovely little game so far.
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Will
June 22, 2023
In my opinion the game started nicely but once you get to collect it gets tedious as you have energy and your hp melts away and you need storage space and so on. If you want to support the game go for it as im sure they will keep the game fun who likes survival types of games but its just not for me. Thank you
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Colossi Games
November 14, 2023
Hi William, this might come a little late but perhaps you would want to dive in again: We have removed the energy system from Daisho, and changed a couple things more alongside with new events and features. Hope to see you back!

What’s new

Update 2.1 is now live!
- PvP Arena: Fight in the arena with your legendary samurai heroes for a chance to earn valuable loot. Engage in intense battles with other players and aim to become #1 in the rankings!
- Picks & Axes Upgrades: Transform your rusty tools into brand-new iron ones with the help of a new craftsman and schemes.
- New Seasons: Prepare for the upcoming seasons and collect such heroes as Honda Tadakatsu and Ittosai Kagehisa!