Nobunaga's Ambition

Nobunaga's Ambition (信長の野望, Nobunaga no Yabō) is a series of turn-based grand strategy role-playing simulation video games developed and published by Koei (now Koei Tecmo). The original game was one of the first in its genre, being released in March 1983 in Japan. Nobunaga's Ambition takes place during the Sengoku period of feudal Japan. The player is tasked with achieving the ultimate goal of warlord Oda Nobunaga: the conquest and unification of Japan. Selecting Oda Nobunaga is optional, however, as the player is also able to choose from a variety of other regional daimyōs of the time.

Games in the series have been released for Windows, MS-DOS, the Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, Genesis, 3DO, Super NES, PlayStation, Saturn, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, Mac, MSX, and Amiga. As of March 2018, the series has shipped more than 10 million copies worldwide.