Buy it if you like
- Combat: 116 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 106 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 95 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Difficulty: 38 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 27k player reviews · updated
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
58% of themes are praise25% are divided17% are complaints
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
116 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The weapon selection is great and fives you plenty of options for ranged, close range, and melee weapons.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
106 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The story is a lot better than what you would expect from a limb filled gorefest like this.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
95 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Not just that but there are plenty of hidden secrets that can be found throughout the game by exploring each area.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
57 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics were fairly good for when it was released and hold up pretty well over a decade later.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It managed to sufficiently modernize the classic Shadow Warrior while keeping true to the old-school FPS style gameplay.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The sound effects of the Katana were great however I did find the sound effects used for the guns kind of lackluster.
+1 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Combat116 reviews
Story106 reviews
Gameplay95 reviews
Graphics57 reviews
Performance27 reviews
Audio17 reviews
Optimization5 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters89% still recommend
Linux compatibility100% still recommend
Crashes100% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty97% still recommend
Bugs82% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
- Full controller support
Store features
- Captions available
- Family Sharing
- Remote Play on TV
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Valve device support
Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Lowest ever recorded
$2.99$29.99−90%
That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.
7 points recordedtoday · $2.99
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