Ghost of Tsushima

July 17, 2020RPGESRB M

Available on

PlayStation 5 PlayStation 4

Genres

RPG Action Adventure

Overview

About Ghost of Tsushima

Uncover the hidden wonders of Tsushima in this open-world action adventure. Forge a new path and wage an unconventional war for the freedom of Tsushima. Challenge opponents with your katana, master the bow to eliminate distant threats, develop stealth tactics to ambush enemies in order to win over the mongols.

Story setup

The year is 1274. Samurai warriors are the legendary defenders of Japan — until the fearsome Mongol Empire invades the island of Tsushima, wreaking havoc and conquering the local population. As one of the last surviving samurai, you rise from the ashes to fight back. But, honorable tactics won’t lead you to victory. You must move beyond your samurai traditions to forge a new way of fighting — the way of the Ghost — as you wage an unconventional war for the freedom of Japan.

Reference

At a glance

Released: July 17, 2020
Platforms: PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4
Genres: RPG, Action, Adventure
Play modes: Single Player
Age rating: ESRB M
Time to beat: ~49 hours
Multiplayer: By platform

Media

Screenshots

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Playtime

How long to beat

Player-reported completion times for Ghost of Tsushima.

Rushed: 40hoursMain story only
Typical: 49hoursStory plus some extras
Completionist: 99hoursEvery side objective too

Estimated from 14 player reports — a small sample, so treat these as approximate.

Playing together

Multiplayer by platform

How Ghost of Tsushima supports playing with other people, broken down per platform.

Multiplayer capabilities for Ghost of Tsushima by platform. Capabilities with no published information are marked "not documented".
Platform	Local	Online	LAN	Split-screen	Co-op campaign	Drop-in/out
PlayStation 4	No	No	No	No	No	No

Supported (a number is the player cap)
Not supported
Not documented for this platform

Content

Age ratings

How rating boards around the world have classified Ghost of Tsushima. Open a board for its content descriptors.

ACBMA 15+

CEROZ

Violence

CLASS_IND18

ESRBM

Blood and Gore
Language
Partial Nudity
Intense Violence

GRAC19+

PEGI18

Violence

In 1274, the Mongol army invaded Japan, their first stop: Tsushima Island. In Ghost of Tsushima, you play as a battered samurai, fighting back against overwhelming odds. This game contains frequent depictions of extreme violence to human characters. During a number of missions, characters can be seen being decapitated and dismembered. In these instances, strong blood and gore effects are present on impact of the attack. The bodies then slump to the floor and remain there. This game also contains depictions of violence towards defenceless human characters. In these instances, characters are often restrained then beaten/killed. The most pertinent example of this is when an enemy solider is tied to a wooden stake and then burnt to death. He can be seen screaming in pain as his body and clothes catch alight. He then slumps down as his body burns.

USK18

Also in our guides

Often listed alongside Ghost of Tsushima

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Coverage

Featured in our articles

This game appears in 1 article on this site.

Best Open-World Games in 2026

Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut is still one of the best arguments for visual world design in the genre. The guiding wind mechanic sounds like a small thing. In practice it completely changes how you relate to the landscape, because you are always moving toward something rather than staring at a minimap. I played this on a QD-OLED and the contrast between black bamboo forests and golden light is genuinely something. It ranks below Yotei because that game builds on this one, not because Tsushima has gotten worse. If you have not played either, Yotei is the current recommendation. If you played Yotei first and want more of the same, come back to Tsushima without hesitation.

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