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SAMURAI SHODOWN

SAMURAI SHODOWN

SAMURAI REBOOT! A brand new SAMURAI SHODOWN game takes aim for the world stage!

Released Jun 14, 2021 Developer SNK CORPORATION Platforms Windows Action2D Fighter3DPvPMultiplayer
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

80.7%positive1,729 reviews
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“Samurai Shodown is one of my favorite fighting game series. These games have their own vibe that make them stand out among other fighting games; clashing weapons, disarming the opponent, catching blades barehanded, and ending the match with a lightning strike move that makes the…”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“I only picked this up to play with friends. Fun although not like other 2D fighters. Lots more patience required. Recommended if you want an uncommon flavor of fighting game.”

— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played
Not recommended · 3 found this helpful

“This is game is not too bad! I would put it as a :| (okay category) if it as one. This game is more like a patience/punish game! NO HARDCORE COMBOS nor NO DIFFICULT INPUT TO DO!!! If you/opponent makes a mistakes (not patience enough), opposite gets the punish. Also being…”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2026-08 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.

538all-time peak
0 50 100 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 95 avg · Feb 2023

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

45achievements
7.2%median completion
0.6%rarest: Samurai Shodown
64.4% of players 45.5% of players 44.0% of players 40.1% of players 34.1% of players 32.7% of players 29.5% of players 28.5% of players 28.1% of players 26.2% of players 24.1% of players 22.8% of players 22.8% of players 20.1% of players 19.2% of players 14.8% of players 13.9% of players 10.5% of players 10.0% of players 9.8% of players 7.9% of players 7.8% of players 7.2% of players 6.9% of players 6.6% of players 5.3% of players 5.0% of players 4.2% of players 3.6% of players 3.4% of players 3.3% of players 3.1% of players 3.0% of players 2.0% of players 1.8% of players 1.7% of players 1.5% of players 1.4% of players 1.4% of players 1.4% of players 1.4% of players 1.4% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 0.6% of players 64.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
64.4%Moment of Crisis — Successfully use Just Defense for the first time.
45.5%In a Flash — Defeat an opponent for the first time using Lightning Blade.
44.0%Decisive Finish — Win a round within 10 seconds of the start of battle.
Rarest badges of honor
0.6%Samurai Shodown — Earned all achievements in the game.
1.1%All or Nothing — Perform a Blade Catch 10 times.
1.1%The Demon — [DOJO] Defeat a ghost character 100 times.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Aug 09, 2024
New update for SAMURAI SHODOWN!

Hey SAMSHO fans! Some issues popped up in Team Battle VS mode so here is a patch to address them. These fixes include: -Life bar/rage gauge/rage burst corrections in Team VS modes -Fix potential spect

Jun 21, 2024
New update for SAMURAI SHODOWN!

Hey SAMSHO fans! Some issues popped up from our latest update, so we're issuing a patch to address them. These fixes include: -Resolving problems arising from time outs. -Further reducing desyncs duri

Jun 04, 2024
SAMURAI SHODOWN ROLLBACK MAJOR UPDATE

Hey Samsho fans! We're excited about Samurai Shodown's latest major patch because it contains some improvements that we feel will make a big impact with the community. First, the long-awaited intro sk

Dec 15, 2023
SAMURAI SHODOWN ROLLBACK UPDATE

Hey SAMSHO fans, The time has finally arrived! SAMURAI SHODOWN on Steam now officially has rollback netcode! A huge thanks to all the players who participated during the beta tests that helped bring t

Nov 17, 2023
SAMURAI SHODOWN Beta 3 Rollback Patch ID 12726133 is live!

Technical details: Updated to latest EOS SDK 1.16.1 More debug network information displayed: Example: net=5a QREP 18ms sq 4 pq in:out=0100:0000 -"QREP" is estimated ping, and "sq" is the GGPO send qu

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresAction
Player tagsAction · 2D Fighter · 3D · PvP · Multiplayer · Singleplayer · Gore · Fighting · Samurai · Anime · Arcade · Ninja (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese * , Korean *
ControllerFull support
Achievements45
Official sitehttps://www.snk-corp.co.jp/official/samuraispirits/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel Core i5 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 2GB / AMD Radeon R9 280 3GB DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 35 GB available space