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Shadow Warrior 2
Shadow Warrior 2 is the stunning evolution of Flying Wild Hog’s offbeat first-person shooter starring the brash warrior Lo Wang, who must again wield a devastating combination of guns, blades, magic and wit to strike down the demonic legions overwhelming the world.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
49 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Shadow Warrior 2 is one of the most fun and chaotic action games I’ve played. The combat is incredibly satisfying, mixing fast-paced gunplay with brutal melee attacks. Using katanas, chainsaws, shotguns, and explosive…”
“Amazing coop FPS game, feels like a mix of DOOM and Borderlands. Gameplay is smooth (there are a lot of melee and ranged weapons, which you can also mod and upgrade to your liking), graphics still look nice in 2026,…”
“It's pretty rock-solid. Funny. Cool guns. Everything a dude would want in a game. Two thumbs up.”
16 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Amazing coop FPS game, feels like a mix of DOOM and Borderlands. Gameplay is smooth (there are a lot of melee and ranged weapons, which you can also mod and upgrade to your liking), graphics still look nice in 2026,…”
“It's pretty rock-solid. Funny. Cool guns. Everything a dude would want in a game. Two thumbs up.”
“This game is funny as hell, just like Duke Nukem was back in the day. I had fun with this one.”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Shadow Warrior 2 is one of the most fun and chaotic action games I’ve played. The combat is incredibly satisfying, mixing fast-paced gunplay with brutal melee attacks. Using katanas, chainsaws, shotguns, and explosive…”
“Amazing coop FPS game, feels like a mix of DOOM and Borderlands. Gameplay is smooth (there are a lot of melee and ranged weapons, which you can also mod and upgrade to your liking), graphics still look nice in 2026,…”
“[h1]Shadow Warrior 2[/h1] Combat feels more strategic with verticality, improved melee combos, and a loot system that rewards experimentation. Procedural generation keeps levels fresh, and co-op multiplies the chaos and…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Amazing coop FPS game, feels like a mix of DOOM and Borderlands. Gameplay is smooth (there are a lot of melee and ranged weapons, which you can also mod and upgrade to your liking), graphics still look nice in 2026,…”
“Beautifully optimised for PC, looks great and plays so well, get this on sale.”
“Gameplay is quite nice if not a bit too spammy for both the player and enemies. Dismemberment is cool. Weapon and skill upgrade system is pretty basic but there are a lot of gear to mess with. Stats are like in a hack…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Gameplay is quite nice if not a bit too spammy for both the player and enemies. Dismemberment is cool. Weapon and skill upgrade system is pretty basic but there are a lot of gear to mess with. Stats are like in a hack…”
“Dumb, gratuitously violent, 90% off every sale What is there not to like?”
18 of the 103 reviews raise this · 14 of them still recommend the game.
“i completed the game, and what did i think about it? it was cringe, and it was filled with too much traits for the weapons. not my best rodeo. SW1 was slightly better than this”
“Turns out, combining first person POV and gun-fu gameplay is not always a good idea. Especially if you have a motion sickness (I'm not). Whole gameplay feels like a chore. While it has a lot of arsenals of mayhem to…”
“[h1]Shadow Warrior 2[/h1] Combat feels more strategic with verticality, improved melee combos, and a loot system that rewards experimentation. Procedural generation keeps levels fresh, and co-op multiplies the chaos and…”
14 of the 103 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“i completed the game, and what did i think about it? it was cringe, and it was filled with too much traits for the weapons. not my best rodeo. SW1 was slightly better than this”
“I just can't get into it, there's so much ♥♥♥♥ going on, and the weapons feel awful, the overwhelming amount of updates and pointless crap to collect are just exhausting. If they made the weapon collecting like in…”
“Turns out, combining first person POV and gun-fu gameplay is not always a good idea. Especially if you have a motion sickness (I'm not). Whole gameplay feels like a chore. While it has a lot of arsenals of mayhem to…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“I just can't get into it, there's so much ♥♥♥♥ going on, and the weapons feel awful, the overwhelming amount of updates and pointless crap to collect are just exhausting. If they made the weapon collecting like in…”
“So much easier than shadow warrior 1 in terms of the highest difficulty in the game - it's not skill you need, but good gear, which kinda sucks, because it's all RNG on what you get. At least in the first game you had…”
“Well, I sort-of recommend this game... Its a far cry from the simple fun of the original, and this game borrowed a *lot* of gameplay from the Borderlands franchise. This means that ammo is short, you have to search for…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Turns out, combining first person POV and gun-fu gameplay is not always a good idea. Especially if you have a motion sickness (I'm not). Whole gameplay feels like a chore. While it has a lot of arsenals of mayhem to…”
“Overhyped recycle bin game, it ain't that good, I played this game for over 10 min, I already got bored with it's atmosphere.”
“ok so far. once again a checkpoint game which is stupid. checkpoints are fairly close so why not just give us the option to save anywhere!?! really pathetic mentality of the dev community. and being unable to alt+tab…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is a masterpiece! The movement is good, the weapons really good, killing enemys are satisfying. The boss fights are badass. If you die you dont have to do everything again from the ground. You can continue…”
“Its fun, Its funny. Weapon selection and amount is perfect and just full of some of the coolest things. i wish tho, during single player that the bounty missions wernt so long. but other than that this game will always…”
“Multiplayer is trash. If you want to play three players and start the game before you have all three, you're going to be going up against 3x the enemies. Just awful nonsense. Most of the maps have multiple levels,…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 87.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Cut demon in half. Make a joke. Get new loot. Repeat until morally questionable.”
— a player, Steam review · 29 hrs played“Genuinely the best $3 I’ve ever spent in my life. When I bought this game, I became unbelievably addicted. I’ve always been a PvP kind of guy, not really into story games. I like action. I like adrenaline. The story here is relatively funny the first time through, but if you’re…”
— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs played“Shadow Warrior 2 is a captivating experience packed with action, suspense, and creatures that feel like they’ve stepped straight out of mythological books. The gameplay keeps you constantly engaged, offering chaotic and satisfying combat that rarely gives you a moment to…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:16 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure |
| Player tags | Action · Gore · Looter Shooter · FPS · Co-op · Multiplayer · Ninja · Hack and Slash · Shooter · Swordplay · First-Person · Comedy (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 64 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.shadowwarrior.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7/8/8.1/10 x64 Processor: Intel Core i3-6300 (2 * 3800) or AMD A10-5800K APU (4 * 3800) or equivalent Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GT 560Ti (1024 MB) or Radeon HD 6850 (1024 MB) or better Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 14 GB available space