Players step into the shoes of one of 12 historical figures like Ryoma Sakamoto, Kaishu Katsu, or Takamori Saigo during the final days of the Tokugawa Shogunate. This strategy game challenges you to rally 13 domains under a single vision through persuasion or force. Choose ideals such as loyalty to the shogunate, the emperor, or public opinion to steer Japan toward unity and freedom.
Classic strategy fans who enjoy guiding factions with diplomatic and military choices will find a focused historical challenge here. Released in 1988 and now revived on PC as part of the Kou Shibusawa Archives, it delivers a concise take on era-defining decisions.
To commemorate Kou Shibusawa's 35th anniversary, the "Kou Shibusawa Archives" will be opened in the Steam Store. Here we will revive popular previously released titles.
In this fourth round of releases, we offer "Ishin no Arashi," released in 1988. Its story takes place at the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate. Players become one of the 12 key figures of the time, like Ryoma Sakamoto, Kaishu Katsu, and Takamori Saigo. They guide Japan to freedom by using persuasion and force to unify the 13 domains under one ideal, whether that is loyalty to the shogunate or the emperor, or even to the public opinion.
