SamuTale
SamuTale is an open-world sandbox MMORPG set in a samurai-inspired setting, built around player freedom and long-term world building. Instead of funneling you into a rigid class, it encourages you to roam Kushiro’s provinces, take on quests, fight monsters, and gather materials, then turn those resources into gear, housing, and even a player-made village. With full-loot PvP in the open world, it also leans into risk and consequence for players who want a more competitive edge.
| Publisher: MapleMedia Playerbase: Low Type: Sandbox MMORPG PvP: Open World Release Date: September 16, 2016 Pros: +Samurai-themed setting and atmosphere. +Robust crafting and profession focus. +Weapon choice is flexible rather than class-locked. Cons: -Still early in development. -Big scope can lead to uneven polish. -No full release date announced. |
SamuTale Overview
SamuTale is a 3D, open-world sandbox MMORPG designed around self-directed play. The game takes place in Kushiro, a world divided into five provinces that are meant to feel distinct in theme and activity. On the surface, it supports familiar MMORPG rhythms, such as traveling between areas, picking up quests, and battling hostile creatures. What separates it from more theme-park MMO design is how much of your identity is defined by your choices in equipment, tools, and progression, rather than by selecting a permanent class at the start.
Combat and character development are tied closely to what you craft and carry. Materials found out in the world feed into gear creation, which in turn influences how you approach encounters. If you prefer quieter goals, SamuTale also supports a more settled lifestyle: building a home, working a farm, and investing time into professions that produce practical items and decorative furniture. For groups, the village building angle aims to make cooperation feel meaningful, giving friends a shared place to develop while everyone pursues their own adventures.
SamuTale Key Features:
- Village Building – create a village with friends and use it as a shared base of operations between trips into the world.
- Unlimited Gameplay – play without strict class boundaries by selecting the weapons and equipment that suit your preferred style.
- Farming and Crafting – raise animals and grow crops for food, then develop professions at the forge to produce gear and furnishings.
- Distinct World Provinces – explore Kushiro’s five provinces, each presented as its own region with separate flavor and gameplay hooks.
- Full-loot PvP – open-world player combat carries real stakes, including the ability to loot opponents after a PvP defeat.
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SamuTale System Requirements
Minimum Requirements:
Operating System: Windows XP or later
CPU: Core 2 Duo
Video Card: Shadow Model 3.0
RAM: 2 GB
Hard Disk Space: 1 GB
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SamuTale Additional Information
Developer: MapleMedia
Game Engine: Unity
Release Date: September 16, 2016 (Paid Pre-Alpha)
Development History / Background:
SamuTale is developed and published by MapleMedia, a small production built around a single developer supported by freelance artists. The project originally started as a GameMaker concept shared on the YoyoGames forums in 2013, with the official website going live in September 2013. Since that early reveal, the game has been iterated on through multiple revisions and technical shifts as the scope evolved. The paid “Pre-Alpha” build became available on September 16, 2016.

