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Rise of the Ronin
Action RPG
Adventure
Open-World
Systems
PlayStation-1 PC-1
Top Critic Avg: 77 /100 Critics Rec: 64%
Released
March 22, 2024
ESRB
Mature 17+ // Blood and Gore, Language, Violence
Developer(s)
Team Ninja
Publisher(s)
Sony Interactive Entertainment

WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL
PHYSICAL

FORGE YOUR FATE IN THIS EPIC NEW SAMURAI ACTION ADVENTURE Embark on an epic journey across war-torn 19th-century Japan in this combat-focused open-world action RPG from Team NINJA, the veteran studio behind Nioh and NINJA GAIDEN.

Japan, 1863. After three centuries of the Tokugawa Shogunate’s reign, the Black Ships of the West descend upon the nation’s borders and the country falls into a state of turmoil. Amidst the chaos of war, disease, and political unrest, a nameless warrior forges their own path, holding the very fate of Japan in their hands

Genre(s)
Action RPG, Adventure, Open-World

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