Shadow Warrior 3: Definitive Edition

Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.

Mixed · 69%Mixed · 69%2022

$39.99

US Steam price, checked 2 h ago

The verdict

A short, linear Doom Eternal-style arena shooter with fast, satisfying combat and colorful visuals, but it drops the RPG depth of Shadow Warrior 2. Skip it at full price or if you want an SW2 sequel.

Great for

Players who want a quick, brainless Doom Eternal-style arena shooter with jokes, bought on sale

Main risk

Expecting Shadow Warrior 2 and getting a very short, linear Doom clone with repetitive arenas

What players love

Fast, fluid, satisfying combat

Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews

“The combat is fast, fluid, and incredibly satisfying”
Steam review · 9.5 h played ↗

“Each guns feels amazing to use, the sound design is heavy and satisfying.”
Steam review · 15.4 h played ↗

“Juicy shooting, indescribable landscapes, and it's finished quickly without getting boring.”
Steam review · translated · 6.5 h played ↗

Gorgeous, colorful visuals

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews

“gorgeous and colorful graphics that looks outstanding”
Steam review · 10 h played ↗

“A very cool, dynamic shooter with graphics that are still delightful today.”
Steam review · translated · 9 h played ↗

Fun grapple and wall-run movement

Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews

“The grappling and wall running was actually very fun”
Steam review · 7.8 h played ↗

Funny banter and good soundtrack

Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews

“He constantly mocks enemies, breaks the tension with terrible jokes”
Steam review · 7.8 h played ↗

Gore finishers give temporary weapons

Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews

“Gore kills do more than just replenish your health unlike in Doom, they actually give you a powerful weapon in various forms from the different enemies”
Steam review · 34.9 h played ↗

Short length keeps it from getting stale

Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews

“its short lenght works in favor for this game”
Steam review · 7.9 h played ↗

What players complain about

Doom Eternal clone, not a real Shadow Warrior

Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews

“Shadow Warrior 3 lost itself in trying to become the new Doom and totally forgot what it should be.”
Steam review · 8.2 h played ↗

“its not a shadow warrior game its a doom eternal clone with an identity crisis, no.”
Steam review · 4.8 h played ↗

“Why turn the game into Doom? These are different games with different gameplay.”
Steam review · translated · 10.3 h played ↗

Repetitive arenas and linear design

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews

“Linear path to Square arena to Linear path to Square arena to Linear path.”
Steam review · 4.2 h played ↗

“80% of the game is parkour (often janky); each level is jumping, 2-3 arenas, and jumping between them.”
Steam review · translated · 5.8 h played ↗

Far too short for the price

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews

“Too short, feels like a DLC for a game that dosnt exist.”
Steam review · 14.7 h played ↗

“There is just NOT ENOUGH OF IT.”
Steam review · 7.1 h played ↗

“I finished it in 4.5 hours, and I wasn't rushing. That's too little.”
Steam review · translated · 4.2 h played ↗

Lost RPG depth, upgrades and weapon variety from SW2

Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews

“Chi and sword related skills are also pathetic now.”
Steam review · 10.2 h played ↗

“There are fewer weapons than in the first game. No abilities except the chi push.”
Steam review · translated · 7 h played ↗

Cringe humor and changed Lo Wang

Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews

“safer with their jokes (that never land by the way)”
Steam review · 16.4 h played ↗

“they removed weapon mods and all the chi powers....Huge step down from the first and second shadow warrior....”
Steam review · 4.9 h played ↗

Bugs and softlocks in arenas

Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews

“70% of the time the next enemies wouldn't come which means I had to restart over.”
Steam review · 5.9 h played ↗

“I ran into so many bugs, the kind I've only seen in early access games.”
Steam review · translated · 14.1 h played ↗

System requirements

From the Steam store page

Steam Deck: Playable

Minimum

OSWindows 7

ProcessorAMD Phenom II X4 965 (4 * 3400) or equivalent. Intel Core i5-3470 (4 * 3200) or equivalent.

Memory8 GB RAM

GraphicsRadeon R7 260X (2048 VRAM) or equivalent. GeForce GTX 760 (2048 VRAM) or equivalent.

Storage31 GB available space

Recommended

OSWindows 10

ProcessorAMD Ryzen 7 2700 (8 * 3200) or equivalent. Intel Core i7-6950X (10 * 3000) or equivalent.

Memory8 GB RAM

GraphicsRadeon RX 5700 (8192 VRAM) or equivalent. GeForce GTX 1080 (8192 MB) or equivalent.

Storage31 GB available space

OSWindows 7

ProcessorAMD Phenom II X4 965 (4 * 3400) or equivalent. Intel Core i5-3470 (4 * 3200) or equivalent.

Memory8 GB RAM

GraphicsRadeon R7 260X (2048 VRAM) or equivalent. GeForce GTX 760 (2048 VRAM) or equivalent.

Storage31 GB available space

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