The Samurai Wars vs Three Kingdoms Chronicles II
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Samurai Wars
Engage in tactical warfare with historical samurai portraits. Command troops, utilize unique skills, and employ diplomacy, ninja tactics, and political maneuvering to conquer Japan. Collect over 400 samurais and 200 treasures.
- Tactical troop command
- Unique samurai skills
- Diplomatic activities
- Ninja operations
- Political maneuvering
- Town development
- Collectable warlords and treasures
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◆The Samurai Wars◆ This is a tactical war game using actual portrait of samurai. Conquer whole Japan as Oda nobunaga who is famous samurai warlord with over 400 samurais! ◆Intuitive Battle◆ You can command your troop and use tactical skill by Flick/Tap! Defeat enemy by using each samurai's tactical skill! ◆Various Strategies◆ It is not easy to survive by just tactics in battlefield. Diplomatic activities like trading and alliance... Various Ninja's activities... Political activities in Imperial court and Shogunate... Development of town... Let's plan your own strategy! ◆A lot of Warlords, Treasure There are over 400 samurais and 200 treasure items. Can you collect all?
Three Kingdoms Chronicles II
Engage in a historical strategy simulation set in ancient China. Govern cities, recruit officers, and command armies on a grand map to contend for the realm. Utilize diplomacy, manage resources, and develop your cities to forge your own path through a turbulent age.
- Grand map warfare
- City development and technology
- Officer recruitment and skills
- Diplomacy and alliances
- Resource management
- Succession and relationships
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3 Kingdoms II is a historical strategy simulation set in ancient China at the end of the Eastern Han dynasty. Choose a faction, govern cities, recruit officers, and contend for the realm. Shape the age with strategy • March armies, attack and defend cities, and command the war directly on the grand map. • Supply lines matter. Protect your provisions or cut off the enemy’s to seize the advantage. • Command 1,000+ officers and use 200+ skills to shape both battle and diplomacy. • Develop cities, recruit talent, and advance technology to support a long campaign. • Forge alliances, turn rival factions against one another, and create openings through diplomacy. • Marriage, sworn brotherhood, and heirs add relationships and succession to your realm. • Explore a range of scenarios and events as you write your own path through a turbulent age. The realm is unsettled. Win it with strategy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Three Kingdoms Chronicles II at none against The Samurai Wars's shown. The Samurai Wars's advantage is ratings volume (63 vs 8). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. The Samurai Wars sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Three Kingdoms Chronicles II sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for The Samurai Wars against 4.0 for Three Kingdoms Chronicles II. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Samurai Wars has 63 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 53% of The Samurai Wars's written reviews are positive against 60% of Three Kingdoms Chronicles II's.
The Samurai Wars ships an update fortnightly, Three Kingdoms Chronicles II every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Samurai Wars | Three Kingdoms Chronicles II |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (63 ratings) — better | 4.0 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.8% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 63 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 266 MB | 192 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Keita Nagafuchi | lubin zhang |
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The Samurai Wars
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In-app purchases
The Samurai Wars
- Stone 100$0.99
- Available Samurai +14 variants$3.99
- Scenario pack - Honnoji no Hen$3.99
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- Scenario pack - Sekigahara$3.99
- Remove ADs$6.99
- Stone 1000$8.99
- Stone 5000$39.99
- Stone 12000$89.99
Three Kingdoms Chronicles II
- 6寶石$0.99
- 70寶石$8.99
- 220寶石$26.99
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- 188寶石$27.99
- 288寶石$45.99
- 460寶石$54.99
- 488寶石$74.99
- 648寶石$99.99
Questions
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