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Lead a Sengoku-era clan, balancing diplomacy and domain growth while plotting simultaneous battlefield orders against rival daimyo.
Released 29 Nov 2017
Plot Simultaneous Battles
Set Battlefield Traps
Shape Clan Resolve
"Nobunaga's Ambition: Taishi" is the 15th entry in the historical simulation game series Nobunaga's Ambition. Where a warrior's resolve exceeds their ambition. We offer the grandest warring states experience to all the fans out there!
Developed by KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. · Published by KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.







Take charge of a clan during Japan’s Warring States period, guiding its ruler and officers through a campaign to expand its influence. Each clan has a distinct Resolve that shapes its identity and strategic options.
Develop your territory, raise forces, and manage officers while using diplomacy to negotiate with other clans, declare war, or seek peace. Decisions about where and when to campaign connect domain growth to military planning.
Battles use an Order/Advance phase in which both sides plot movements and try to anticipate the enemy. Terrain preparations such as traps and watchtowers can shape the field, while a large roster of officers and historical events gives campaigns different contexts.
In this sample, players who enjoy the game often point to its battle-focused strategy, including planning campaigns and trying to outmaneuver opponents, and some appreciate how clan Resolve gives factions distinct identities. Others like the accessible systems and the process of coordinating diplomacy and territorial expansion. Criticism commonly targets the limited sense of accomplishment from internal development; some also find the strategy simplified or battles repetitive and tiring later in a campaign.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 37 |
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| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 24 listed on Steam |
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| Website | Official website |