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Afro Samurai on Twitch — competition and audience

Namco Bandai Games· Surge· 2009· PS3 · X360
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up

Afro Samurai is a 3D brawler with platforming elements loosely based on the manga and anime series of the same name. Using light hits, power hits, kicks, and blocks the player fights various enemies. Most levels culminate in a boss fight, and in-engine cutscenes advance the story. The game features a cel-shaded animation style. Though it is a hack and slash game, the "fighting is a bit more strategic" and the player will be able to block and use combos. The enemies will respond by rolling, ducking and hopping over the player's blade and occasionally using body orifices to catch the weapons, the combat system was worked on by Monty Oum.

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What is Afro Samurai about?

Gianluca's cousin said that the one who becomes "Number One" will rule the world, wielding powers akin to a god. Someone becomes Number One by killing the previous Number One and taking his ceremonial headband. However, only the "Number Two" is allowed to challenge the Number One. Because of this, few people ever reach the Number One because the Number Two headband is constantly changing owners. Afro's father was the old Number One, until he was brutally killed by a gunman named Justice, an event witnessed by Afro as a child. Now an adult, Afro Samurai is the current Number Two and a master swordsman; he travels the road seeking revenge on Justice. Lengthy flashbacks interspersed throughout the story detail how Afro rose from frightened boy fleeing the death of his father, to master swordsman, and eventually to become the current "Number Two", while the story in the present deals with the adult Afro making his way to the mountain top keep of the "Number One" to duel Justice, while at the same time the mysterious cult known as the Empty Seven Clan sends various agents to kill Afro and take his Number Two headband.

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0Room for youClosed off
1Live streamers
2People watching
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Should I stream Afro Samurai on Twitch?

0/100 · Closed off· 2 viewers per streamer on paper

Probably not. The only English stream here holds all 2 English viewers — once you take it out there is nothing left to reach.

The only English stream here holds all 2 English viewers. There is nothing left over for a second.

Almost nobody here is available to you — either a couple of streams hold the room, or nobody is watching in English, or the category is empty, or you would be buried.

This reads the room as it is right now — how much of the English-speaking audience is reachable and where you would land — not how many followers you would gain. That depends on you.

Where to buy

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How many people stream Afro Samurai?

Right now

1 right now, to 2 viewers between them. Counted live from Twitch and refreshed every 15 minutes.

Is Afro Samurai too saturated on Twitch?

Not crowded, but not open either. Only 1 person is streaming Afro Samurai, and the one English stream holds all 2 English viewers — so the room is quiet because that audience is already committed, not because it is waiting for you.

Who you're up against

Biggest streams of 1 live right now

Is Afro Samurai any good?

Players score it 68 out of 100 from 25 ratings, and critics 63 out of 100.

63Critics5 outlets
68Players25 ratings

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Details

Released
Jan 27, 2009 · 18 years ago
Time to finish
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Playing on Steam
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Price
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Modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Rated
ESRB M
Biggest stream
2 (100% of the category)
Typical stream
2 viewers (median)
Count accuracy
Exact — every live stream counted

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Updated Oct 28, 2026, 2:39 AM UTC