Series

Nobunaga's Ambition Games in Order

All 65 entries, oldest first.

The Nobunaga's Ambition series has 65 entries in our database, from Nobunaga's Ambition to Nobunaga's Ambition: Souzou - Tennouzan Scenario. They are listed below in release order, which is also the recommended play order.

Verified 20 Oct 2026

Where to start

Best reviewed Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence · 80/100

Earliest entry Nobunaga's Ambition

The list below is in release order, which is the safest route through any series. We do not publish a story order, because that is a judgement about games rather than something our data can tell us.

65 games

Nobunaga's Ambition

31 December 1983

Nobunaga's Ambition

1 December 1986

Nobunaga's Ambition

18 March 1988

Nobunaga's Ambition II

1 December 1988

Nobunaga's Ambition II

3 February 1990

Nobunaga's Ambition

10 October 1990

Nobunaga's Ambition: Bushou Fuunroku

1 December 1990

Lord of Darkness

21 December 1991

Nobunaga no Yabou: Bushou Fuuunroku

21 December 1991

Nobunaga's Ambition: Haouden

4 December 1992

Nobunaga's Ambition

5 August 1993

Nobunaga no Yabou: Haouden

9 December 1993

Nobunaga's Ambition: Haouden with Power Up Kit

31 December 1993

Nobunaga's Ambition: Haouden - Power Up Kit

31 December 1993

Nobunaga's Ambition: Tenshouki

19 December 1994

Nobunaga's Ambition: Tenshouki with Power Up Kit

31 December 1995

Nobunaga's Ambition Returns

31 December 1996

Nobunaga's Ambition: Shouseiroku

21 March 1997

Nobunaga's Ambition: Shouseiroku with Power Up Kit

1 August 1997

Nobunaga no Yabou: Zenkoku-ban

22 January 1998

Nobunaga no Yabou: Sengoku Gunyuuden

7 March 1998

Nobunaga no Yabou Internet

31 December 1998

Nobunaga's Ambition: Reppuden

1 February 1999

Nobunaga no Yabou: Bushou Fuuunroku

18 February 1999

Nobunaga no Yabou for WonderSwan

11 March 1999

Nobunaga no Yabou Game Boy-ban 2

9 April 1999

Nobunaga's Ambition: Reppuuden - Power Up Kit

27 August 1999

Nobunaga's Ambition: Reppuden with Power Up Kit

31 December 1999

Nobunaga no Yabou

28 September 2001

Nobunaga's Ambition: Ranseiki

31 December 2001

Nobunaga's Ambition: Soutenroku

1 June 2002

Nobunaga's Ambition: Soutenroku - Power Up Kit

14 December 2003

Nobunaga no Yabou Online

31 December 2003

Nobunaga's Ambition: Iron Triangle

22 June 2005

Nobunaga's Ambition: Kakushin - Power Up Kit

14 September 2007

Nobunaga's Ambition: Rise to Power

5 March 2008

Kunitori Zunou Battle: Nobunaga no Yabou

26 June 2008

Nobunaga no Yabou DS 2

31 December 2008

Nobunaga no Yabou DS

31 December 2008

Nobunaga's Ambition: Kakushin with Power Up Kit

31 December 2008

Nobunaga's Ambition: Tendou

31 December 2009

Nobunaga's Ambition: Tendou with Power Up Kit

4 March 2010

100-man-nin no Nobunaga no Yabou

28 June 2010

Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence

12 December 2013

Nobunaga no Yabou

31 December 2013

Nobunaga's Ambition: Souzou - Tenkafubu Scenario

27 August 2014

Nobunaga's Ambition: Souzou - Nagashinonotatakai Scenario

27 August 2014

Nobunaga's Ambition: Souzou - Tennouzan Scenario

27 August 2014

Quick answers

Frequently asked questions

How many Nobunaga's Ambition games are there?

There are 65 games in the Nobunaga's Ambition series in our database, including spin-offs, remasters and re-releases.

What order should I play the Nobunaga's Ambition games in?

The list below is in release order, which is the safest route through any series — later entries assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Where should I start with Nobunaga's Ambition?

Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence is both the best reviewed entry we hold and the most recent one that reviewed well, which makes it the clearest starting point.