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Shadow Warrior 3: Definitive Edition
Take an adrenaline-fueled journey through a mythical Japanese realm in the Definitive Edition of Shadow Warrior 3, packed with new features, and enjoy an ultraviolent blend of fast-paced gunplay, razor-sharp melee combat, and spectacular free-running movement.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
45 of the 79 reviews raise this.
“Shadow Warrior 3 delivers blistering fast-paced FPS action with gory katana combos, grappling hook platforming, and Lo Wang's signature d*** jokes, echoing Doom Eternal in arena battles. It's a short, linear blast…”
“Hilarious and fun gameplay.”
“Good Doom Eternal inspired game, I really enjoyed it”
9 of the 79 reviews raise this.
“Hilarious and fun gameplay.”
“I absolutely love Shadow Warrior 1. I already played this game via GamePass in 2022, but i decided to buy it and play it again and I think its actually decent to good. With that said .... I also think it is a step down…”
“It's fun, it's fast, it's hilarious but... Well, first, this game is fun to play and definitely worth playing it. I really love the new Wang although I miss a bit the seriousness of the second Wang. Although I struggled…”
3 of the 79 reviews raise this.
“yep, it's good, good pacing, excellent graphics, good set pieces, parkour, solid guns and swords. i hate the reviewers that gave this a thumbs down. FU. but, thanks because I waited for a SALE for about 3 years”
3 of the 79 reviews raise this.
29 of the 79 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“Shadow Warrior 3 delivers blistering fast-paced FPS action with gory katana combos, grappling hook platforming, and Lo Wang's signature d*** jokes, echoing Doom Eternal in arena battles. It's a short, linear blast…”
18 of the 79 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
“Shadow Warrior 3 delivers blistering fast-paced FPS action with gory katana combos, grappling hook platforming, and Lo Wang's signature d*** jokes, echoing Doom Eternal in arena battles. It's a short, linear blast…”
“too short half game mini cinematics”
“I absolutely love Shadow Warrior 1. I already played this game via GamePass in 2022, but i decided to buy it and play it again and I think its actually decent to good. With that said .... I also think it is a step down…”
14 of the 79 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“Shadow Warrior 3 delivers blistering fast-paced FPS action with gory katana combos, grappling hook platforming, and Lo Wang's signature d*** jokes, echoing Doom Eternal in arena battles. It's a short, linear blast…”
“i have played Shadow Warrior 2 and this is so bad. I dont even know where to start ... gameplay: 3/10 (maybe it would have been more if i didnt play the second game) story: 6/10 still the weird humor and funny and…”
“voice acting fell off hard, characters are like diet versions of themselves. attitude and all. but the game play in this one is still alright. its harder then the past 2 but SW2 will always be my favorite. this game is…”
11 of the 79 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“It's just really-really comparing to SW1 and SW2. Full degradation. It's just not interesting to play, gameplay is a flop not catching features at all. It does not cost it's price even with 90% discount. Extremely weak…”
“yep, it's good, good pacing, excellent graphics, good set pieces, parkour, solid guns and swords. i hate the reviewers that gave this a thumbs down. FU. but, thanks because I waited for a SALE for about 3 years”
“I enjoyed the time i had. It took ALOT of inspiration from Doom Eternal, which is fine, but after a while, the gameplay became kinda boring with a lack of new enemies/weapons. Comedy wise is hit or miss. Alot of the…”
5 of the 79 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“i have played Shadow Warrior 2 and this is so bad. I dont even know where to start ... gameplay: 3/10 (maybe it would have been more if i didnt play the second game) story: 6/10 still the weird humor and funny and…”
“I absolutely love Shadow Warrior 1. I already played this game via GamePass in 2022, but i decided to buy it and play it again and I think its actually decent to good. With that said .... I also think it is a step down…”
“I would recommend this game, but if you're looking for a Shadow Warrior game, this is not it. All the things in shadow warrior 2 , are missing from this game , This so far has become a climb jump run slide, but in one…”
Counted across 79 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 68.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Not bad, expected it to follow Shadow Warrior 2's roots but that's okay I still liked the game anyway. It's a linear game and it's also short. The gameplay is similar to that of Doom Eternal with the grappling hook also a mechanic within the game. P.S I still really want to live…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“I LOVE FLYING WILD HOG AND I LOVE TO SHOOT AND SLICE STUFF WITH INAPPROPRIATE HUMOR and a bit drama”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“It's just not good. A shell of what the previous games had. It has no soul, the scripted sections are buggy, the gameplay just lacks .. any feelings?”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 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 2026-09-19.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Adventure |
| Player tags | FPS · Action · Adventure · Shooter · Arena Shooter · Beautiful · First-Person · Cinematic · Colorful · Gore · Atmospheric · Realistic (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , Polish, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 38 |
| Official site | http://shadowwarrior.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 965 (4 * 3400) or equivalent. Intel Core i5-3470 (4 * 3200) or equivalent. Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Radeon R7 260X (2048 VRAM) or equivalent. GeForce GTX 760 (2048 VRAM) or equivalent. Storage: 31 GB available space Additional Notes: The Minimum Specification listed allows gameplay experience at 30 FPS on average while using Low graphical settings and 1080p resolution.