Total War SHOGUN 2 Gold Edition is a collection of expansion packs for one of the most successful grand strategy games, TW: Shogun 2, developed by Creative Assembly and published by Sega. It contains the base game, additional playable clans, units, scenarios, as well as 2 big DLCs released for the title in 2011 and 2012Rise of the Samurai and Fall of the Samurai, respectively. The game is available on PC (Windows, macOS, Linux). Story and time period Total War: Shogun 2 focuses on a Sengoku period when the land of Japan was divided between daimyoslords leading numerous clans fighting for power against each other. The game, however, does not feature a clear story to follow and simply gives the player the ability to play the role of one of the daimyos commanding his clan struggling to unite Japan under his banner. The game also allows playing multiple predefined historical scenarios.  Gold Edition includes two expansion packs that take the player to other eras of Japanese history