Rise of the Ronin, developer Team Ninja's latest outing, sends players to the twilight of the Edo era in Japan, when the dawning Industrial Age of the mid-1800s brought radical changes and both opportunities and potential risks to the country that had previously been firmly isolationist, making for a compelling setup. Coming off the previous successes of well-regarded Soulslikes like Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, Rise of the Ronin's samurai adventure sees the studio expanding from its prior works, as Ronin is a fully open-world experience, and more of a Soulslite compared to Wo Long and its Nioh franchise.