Entertainment · Gaming · 1 hr ago
Shogun 2 remaster launches to negative reviews as original is delisted
Creative Assembly released Total War: Shogun 2 - Complete Edition, a remastered version of its strategy game, on Steam.
The edition promises updated visuals, a 64-bit upgrade and 50 newly playable minor factions.
Players report bugs and worse performance, including frame rates that can fall to about 40 frames per second on the campaign screen.
Reviewers have also complained that the new edition lacks Steam Workshop support, and some players say its textures look AI-upscaled.
Steam reviews are Overwhelmingly Negative, with 19% of reviews positive at launch.
The original game has been removed from sale, leaving newcomers without that version as an alternative.
Existing owners have a time-limited discount, and the developers may need to fix the reported problems.
Total War: Shogun 2 - Complete Edition launched to an Overwhelmingly Negative Steam rating, with 19% positive reviews.
Players reported worse performance, new bugs, AI-upscaled-looking assets and the removal of Steam Workshop support.
The original game was delisted, leaving players unable to buy that version instead.
The Complete Edition is priced higher, and the discount for existing owners lasts one month.
- Who
- Creative Assembly released Total War: Shogun 2 - Complete Edition. Players criticised the remaster in Steam reviews.
- What
- The remaster launched to an Overwhelmingly Negative rating, while the original game was removed from sale.
- When
- October 13, 2026, according to the article's publication date.
- Where
- Steam.
- Why
- Players complained about performance, bugs, removed Steam Workshop support and assets they said appeared to be AI-upscaled.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Total War: Shogun 2 - Complete Edition launched, according to the article's publication date.
The original game was removed from sale, and the remaster received an Overwhelmingly Negative Steam rating.
- Steam rating
- 19% positive; Overwhelmingly Negative
- Discount for existing owners
- One month
- Battle performance reported by a reviewer
- 60 FPS
- Campaign performance reported by a reviewer
- 40 FPS
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What people are saying
The whole point of the community wanting these 'old' games ported to 64-bit is better stability and performance, which this game fails miserably at.
They delisted the original game and repackaged it as a new “Complete Edition” at a higher price.