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Way of the Samurai 4 takes place in the humble port town of Amihama during the mid 19th Century, several years after the arrival of the “black ships” from the West ended Japan’s long history of cultural isolation.
462 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
142 months, December 2014 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 235 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 227 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
Way of the Samurai 4 was released on 23 Jul, 2015.
| Language | Full audio |
|---|---|
| English | |
| Japanese | ● |
A blank audio cell means full audio was not marked in the returned language list.
50 achievements in total.
27 developer announcements, May 2015 to Jun 2025 · times in UTC
- The latest update adds support for Japanese language.
Patch notesI’m delighted to be able to say that Way of the Samurai 3 has now been released on Steam priced at $19.99 (£14.99) with a 20% launch discount. http://store.steampowered.com/app/427510 Honour, sacrifice, betrayal… Your choices make you who…
Ghostlight Ltd.I’m delighted to be able to say that Way of the Samurai 3 has now been released on Steam priced at $19.99 (£14.99) with a 20% launch discount. http://store.steampowered.com/app/427510 Honour, sacrifice, betrayal… Your choices make you who…
Ghostlight Ltd.Hi everyone. I hope you’re all excited about this announcement, as I certainly am! :) I’m delighted to be able to tell you that we’ll be bringing the fantastic Japanese open world action game, Way of the Samurai 3 to Steam in the very near…
Ghostlight Ltd.Hi everyone. I hope you’re all excited about this announcement, as I certainly am! :) I’m delighted to be able to tell you that we’ll be bringing the fantastic Japanese open world action game, Way of the Samurai 3 to Steam in the very near…
Ghostlight Ltd.The new build should fix the mismatched sound effects, particularly when walking and also contains some other fixes relating to the initialisation of volumes and saving out correctly to the ini file.
Ghostlight Ltd.The new build should fix the mismatched sound effects, particularly when walking and also contains some other fixes relating to the initialisation of volumes and saving out correctly to the ini file.
Patch notesWe've just uploaded a new build which should fix the mismatched sound effects when walking. Edit - Due to this build causing issues with the mouse support we have now removed it from Steam. We're are continuing to work on it and you can…
Ghostlight Ltd.We've just uploaded a new build which should fix the mismatched sound effects when walking. Edit - Due to this build causing issues with the mouse support we have now removed it from Steam. We're are continuing to work on it and you can…
Patch notesWe've just uploaded a new build which should hopefully fix the PhysX & runtime error crashes that some of you have been experiencing.
Ghostlight Ltd.We've just uploaded a new build which should hopefully fix the PhysX & runtime error crashes that some of you have been experiencing.
Patch notesHi everyone. We're just about to upload a new build which in addition to fixing a few bugs also adds Field of View, depth of field and bloom/glare options to the ini file. Fixed - Camera sometimes spinning when changing scenes Added new…
Ghostlight Ltd.Hi everyone. We're just about to upload a new build which in addition to fixing a few bugs also adds Field of View, depth of field and bloom/glare options to the ini file. Fixed - Camera sometimes spinning when changing scenes Added new…
Patch notesWe’ve just uploaded another new build to Steam. This one contains the following changes: Fixed crash in curio shop Added Swing barrels to the right mouse button Settings are now saved to the ini file before mode change Potential run time…
Ghostlight Ltd.We’ve just uploaded another new build to Steam. This one contains the following changes: Fixed crash in curio shop Added Swing barrels to the right mouse button Settings are now saved to the ini file before mode change Potential run time…
Patch notesWe’ve just uploaded another new build to Steam. This one fixes the audio distortion that some of you have been experiencing and also adds (as frequently requested) mouse support. We've also made several coding changes which should address…
Ghostlight Ltd.We’ve just uploaded another new build to Steam. This one fixes the audio distortion that some of you have been experiencing and also adds (as frequently requested) mouse support. We've also made several coding changes which should address…
Patch notesHi everyone. We've just uploaded a new patch to steam. This one contains the following fixes: Fixed black screens upon death or loading a save that affected certain character types. Fixed miscellaneous crashes Fixed some audio issues We had…
Ghostlight Ltd.Hi everyone. We've just uploaded a new patch to steam. This one contains the following fixes: Fixed black screens upon death or loading a save that affected certain character types. Fixed miscellaneous crashes Fixed some audio issues We had…
Patch notesThe big day has finally arrived, as Way of the Samurai 4 has now been released on Steam. Everyone who’s been waiting for it can now enjoy this fantastic Japanese action game and prestigious ‘Famitsu Gold Award’ winner. Way of the Samurai 4…
Ghostlight Ltd.The big day has finally arrived, as Way of the Samurai 4 has now been released on Steam. Everyone who’s been waiting for it can now enjoy this fantastic Japanese action game and prestigious ‘Famitsu Gold Award’ winner. Way of the Samurai 4…
Ghostlight Ltd.Ahead of its launch on the 23rd July, the Japanese action game and prestigious ‘Famitsu Gold Award’ winner, Way of the Samurai 4, is now available for pre-purchase. Those who pre-purchase the game will save 40% reducing the price from…
Ghostlight Ltd.Ahead of its launch on the 23rd July, the Japanese action game and prestigious ‘Famitsu Gold Award’ winner, Way of the Samurai 4, is now available for pre-purchase. Those who pre-purchase the game will save 40% reducing the price from…
Ghostlight Ltd.Taken from the latest Ghostlight Blog It’s been a long time coming, but I’m delighted to say that the Japanese action game and prestigious ‘Famitsu Gold Award’ winner, Way of the Samurai 4, will be released on Steam on the 23rd July priced…
Ghostlight Ltd.Taken from the latest Ghostlight Blog It’s been a long time coming, but I’m delighted to say that the Japanese action game and prestigious ‘Famitsu Gold Award’ winner, Way of the Samurai 4, will be released on Steam on the 23rd July priced…
Ghostlight Ltd.Flame Over, Laughing Jackal’s brilliant firefighting, action roguelike will be released on the 28th May. If you pre-purchase the game you’ll get a massive 40% discount off the usual price of $11.99. Flame Over looks stunning and is both…
Ghostlight Ltd.Flame Over, Laughing Jackal’s brilliant firefighting, action roguelike will be released on the 28th May. If you pre-purchase the game you’ll get a massive 40% discount off the usual price of $11.99. Flame Over looks stunning and is both…
Ghostlight Ltd.Everything Steam lists as add-on content for this game, newest first. Prices are left out on purpose: the store answers this page in one currency and it is not the reader's.
| Name | Platforms | Released |
|---|---|---|
| Way of the Samurai 4 - Rare Weapons Set B (The Kinugawa Crazies) | Windows | 24 Jul 2015 |
| Way of the Samurai 4 - Where Are They Now? Set | Windows | 23 Jul 2015 |
| Way of the Samurai 4 - Shinsengumi Set | Windows | 23 Jul 2015 |
| Way of the Samurai 4 - Ryoma Sakamoto | Windows | 23 Jul 2015 |
| Way of the Samurai 4 - Rare Weapons Set C (The Tournament Tyrants) | Windows | 23 Jul 2015 |
| Way of the Samurai 4 - Rare Weapons Set A (The Amihama Elite) | Windows | 23 Jul 2015 |
| Way of the Samurai 4 - Scroll Set | Windows | 23 Jul 2015 |
| Way of the Samurai 4 - Iron Set | Windows | 23 Jul 2015 |
What Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
| Description | Executable | Arguments | Platform | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launch | WayOfTheSamurai4.exe | windows |
The folders Steam Cloud syncs. The root is a token Steam uses for a location on your own machine, not a path this page can know.
| Root | Folder | Files |
|---|---|---|
WinMyDocuments | My Games\Ghostlight Ltd\Way of the Samurai 4 | * |
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