Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires is an action, hack - and-slash, single-player, multiplayer video game developed by Omega Force and Koei Tecmo and published by Koei Tecmo Games. It was released on November 20, 2014 in Japan, on February 24, 2015 in the United States, on February 27, 2015 in Europe, on February 26, 2015, on November 26, 2015 in Japan, on November 24, 2015 in the United States, and on November 9, 2017 in Japan. It was released on the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Steam, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC platforms.