SAMURAI SHODOWN

SAMURAI SHODOWN

Steam Deck Verified

SNK CORPORATION · Action · Jun 14, 2021

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $7.42.

81%
Very Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 92 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 50 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 39 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Multiplayer: 21 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 2 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
34% of themes are praise33% are divided33% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
There is no single player content, the arcade/story mode is a joke with a classic bs SNK boss at the end that's no fun to play (although you will have to if you actually want to unlock stuff and want achievements), just a generic suped up unfair boss character.
92 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Unfortunately SNK is infamous for making extremely fun games, with some of the best gameplay you can offer in the fighting game genre, but making terrible products overall when it comes to aspects outside of gameplay.
50 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
In-game graphics are alright and the character sprites reminds me of comic-books.
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The stages, ranging from tranquil natural settings to more ominous battlegrounds, contribute to a strong sense of atmosphere, while the soundtrack complements the action with a mix of traditional instrumentation and dramatic cues.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters92 reviews
Gameplay50 reviews
Graphics39 reviews
Audio16 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking63 reviews
76%
Controls12 reviews
42%
Interface8 reviews
25%
Steam Deck8 reviews
63%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat22 reviews
86%
Multiplayer21 reviews
71%
Crashes13 reviews
54%
Difficulty8 reviews
75%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $7.42 (−85%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

4 points recordedtoday · $7.42

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
81%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
45
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.