Onee Chanbara Origin

Released: 10/14/2020

To commemorate the 15th anniversary of the sword fighting action game series Onee Chanbara, the events of THE Onee Chanbara and THE Onee Chanbara 2 have been completely remade in full HD.The story of Aya and Saki, two sisters bound by mutual hatred and locked in a brutal fight to the death, has been revived and reimagined.

Critics

Steam

Metacritic

Score Breakdown

65.3

Critic Average

35 reviews

Steam User Score

1,379 reviews

Metacritic User Score

28 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity

-10.5

Metacritic Disparity

-4.7

Combined Disparity

-7.6

Average of both sources

Review Timing

32 launch window (91%)3 late (9%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 35)

Andrew DuncanviaGameGrin
Jun 29, 2021Late review
50/100View review
Steam 75.8/100 · -25.9 ptsMetacritic 70/100 · -20.0 pts
Richard SeagraveviaGameSpew
Jan 11, 2021Late review
60/100View review
Steam 75.8/100 · -15.8 ptsMetacritic 70/100 · -10.0 pts
William LoweryviaCubed3
Jan 7, 2021Late review
50/100View review
Steam 75.8/100 · -25.9 ptsMetacritic 70/100 · -20.0 pts
Claire Ferrinviacublikefoot
Dec 7, 2020Launch window
35/100View review
Steam 75.8/100 · -40.9 ptsMetacritic 70/100 · -35.0 pts
Abdul SaadviaGamingTrend
Nov 20, 2020Launch window
80/100View review
Steam 75.8/100 · +4.2 ptsMetacritic 70/100 · +10.0 pts