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Sword of the Samurai is a singleplayer third-person and top-down view action and strategy game.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
GOG.com		Pre-packaged with DOSBox.^[3]
Green Man Gaming
Steam		Pre-packaged with DOSBox.^[4]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
DOS
Windows	<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)^{[Note 1]}
macOS (OS X)	<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)^{[Note 1]}
Linux	<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)^{[Note 1]}

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System	Location
DOS
Windows	<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)^{[Note 1]}
macOS (OS X)	<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)^{[Note 1]}
Linux	<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		For DOSBox toggle with `Alt`+`↵ Enter` (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DOS video modes

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Release: Sword of the Samurai - GOG.com
↑ GOG.com Now Supports Linux!, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
↑ List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Sword of the Samurai · AppID: 327950 · Steam Database - last accessed on 9 June 2023

[DOSBox_mounted-5] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data.

[release_date-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Release: Sword of the Samurai - GOG.com

[2] GOG.com Now Supports Linux!, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023

[3] List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023

[4] Sword of the Samurai · AppID: 327950 · Steam Database - last accessed on 9 June 2023

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[Note 1]

@@ Line 3: / Line 3: @@
 |cover        = Sword of the Samurai - Cover.jpg
 |developers   =
-{{Infobox game/row/developer|MicroProse}}
+{{Infobox game/row/developer|MPS Labs}}
 |publishers   =
-{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Tommo}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|MicroProse|Retail}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Retroism|Digital (original)}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Atari|Digital (current)}}
 |engines      =
 |release dates=
-{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|January 1, 1989}}
+{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1989}}
 {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 6, 2014|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref name="release date">[https://www.gog.com/news/release_sword_of_the_samurai Release: Sword of the Samurai - GOG.com]</ref>}}
 {{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|March 6, 2014|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref name="release date"/>}}
-{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|July 24, 2014|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref>[https://www.gog.com/forum/general/gogcom_now_supports_linux/page1 GOG.com Now Supports Linux!, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref>}}
+{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|July 24, 2014|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/general/gogcom_now_supports_linux/page1|title=GOG.com Now Supports Linux!, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref>}}
+|taxonomy     =
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person, Top-down view }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Action, Strategy }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Asia }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
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 |gogcom id    = 1207661733
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+|mobygames    = 246
 |wikipedia    = Sword of the Samurai (video game)
 |winehq       =
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+}}
+{{Introduction
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@@ Line 27: / Line 52: @@
 {{Availability|
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+{{Availability/row| GOG.com | sword_of_the_samurai | DRM-free | Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_gog_games_using_dosbox/page1|title=List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref> | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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+{{Availability/row| Steam | 327950 | Steam | Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamdb.info/app/327950/config/|title=Sword of the Samurai · AppID: 327950 · Steam Database|date=9 June 2023}}</ref> | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 }}
@@ Line 52: / Line 77: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 {{Save game cloud syncing
-|discord                =
+|discord                   =
-|discord notes          =
+|discord notes             =
-|epic games store       =
+|epic games launcher       =
-|epic games store notes =
+|epic games launcher notes =
-|gog galaxy             = false
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-|gog galaxy notes       =
+|gog galaxy notes          =
-|origin                 =
+|origin                    =
-|origin notes           =
+|origin notes              =
-|steam cloud            = false
+|steam cloud               = false
-|steam cloud notes      =
+|steam cloud notes         =
-|uplay                  =
+|ubisoft connect           =
-|uplay notes            =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
-|xbox cloud             =
+|xbox cloud                =
-|xbox cloud notes       =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
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-==Video settings==
+==Video==
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  =
 |widescreen wsgf award      =
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 |fov                        = unknown
 |fov notes                  =
-|windowed                   = true
+|windowed                   = false
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+|windowed notes             =
 |borderless windowed        = false
 |borderless windowed notes  =
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 |antialiasing               = unknown
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+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = false
 |vsync notes                =
@@ Line 105: / Line 133: @@
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = unknown
 |key remap notes           =
@@ Line 169: / Line 197: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = unknown
 |separate volume notes    =
@@ Line 182: / Line 210: @@
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
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+|royalty free audio notes  =
+|red book cd audio        =
+|red book cd audio notes  =
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@@ Line 188: / Line 220: @@
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   |language  = English
-  |interface = unknown
+  |interface = true
   |audio     = unknown
   |subtitles = unknown
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 |windows 32-bit exe     = unknown
 |windows 64-bit exe     = unknown
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
-|macos 32-bit app       = unknown
+|mac os x powerpc app   = unknown
-|macos 64-bit app       = unknown
+|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
+|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 |linux 64-bit executable= unknown
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
 }}

Developers

	MPS Labs
Publishers
Retail	MicroProse
Digital (original)	Retroism
Digital (current)	Atari
Release dates
DOS	1989
Windows (DOSBox)	March 6, 2014^[1]
macOS (OS X) (DOSBox)	March 6, 2014^[1]
Linux (DOSBox)	July 24, 2014^[2]
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Perspectives	Third-person, Top-down view
Genres	Action, Strategy
Themes	Asia