Choose Endless Samurai
Choose Endless Samurai if you want an Action, Indie, and Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2027) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Endless Samurai launched in 2027.
Endless Samurai vs Shogun Showdown: Prologue
Endless Samurai and Shogun Showdown: Prologue both land in RPG on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are RPG games on Steam. Shogun Showdown: Prologue (2023) is 4 years older than Endless Samurai (2027). Shogun Showdown: Prologue is free; Endless Samurai is paid (Price unknown). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Shogun Showdown: Prologue
Choose Shogun Showdown: Prologue if you want a Strategy and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Shogun Showdown: Prologue launched in 2023.
Both Endless Samurai and Shogun Showdown: Prologue sit in RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Endless Samurai |  Shogun Showdown: Prologue | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2027 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Strategy, RPG, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | Price unknown | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | — | 96.8% positive (314 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Montblanc Hatch | Roboatino |
Side by side
- Both are RPG games on Steam.
- Shogun Showdown: Prologue (2023) is 4 years older than Endless Samurai (2027).
- Shogun Showdown: Prologue is free; Endless Samurai is paid (Price unknown).
- Shogun Showdown: Prologue is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Endless Samurai has no Deck rating yet.
Endless Samurai vs Shogun Showdown: Prologue — FAQ
- Should I play Endless Samurai or Shogun Showdown: Prologue first?
- If you want chronology, Shogun Showdown: Prologue (2023) came out before Endless Samurai (2027). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Endless Samurai and Shogun Showdown: Prologue similar?
- They overlap on RPG on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Is Shogun Showdown: Prologue free?
- Yes — Shogun Showdown: Prologue is a free-to-play Steam title. Endless Samurai is paid (Price unknown).