Funny Lo Wang and Hoji banter
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“The hilarious relationship between those two -as well as the humorous tone of the game overall- are definitely the highlights for me.”
Steam review · 9.6 h played ↗
Shadow Warrior
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 92%Very Positive · 92%Flying Wild Hog2013FPS · Hack and Slash · Action
The verdict
A fast, gory, joke-heavy arena shooter where the katana shines. It wears thin in the second half from repetitive spongy enemies and weak guns, so skip it if you tire of waves.
Great for
Fans of Doom/Serious Sam-style arena shooters who want katana gore and crude humor, ideally on sale
Main risk
Repetitive arena fights against spongy enemies make the long campaign drag, especially on higher difficulties
What changed in the last 30 days
27 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews mostly echo the long-standing complaints of repetitive fights and damage-sponge enemies. No single new bug or patch is evident, so confidence is low.
27 recent reviews
What players love
Satisfying katana combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Cutting through enemies at close range feels powerful and satisfying, while the different sword techniques and abilities add some variety to the combat.”
Steam review · 53 h played ↗
Gore, weapons and fun arsenal
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“This game has everything, gore, fast paced combat, a variety of weapons upgrades and unlockable abilities and alternative fire modes to experiment with”
Steam review · 11.5 h played ↗
Old-school boomer shooter fun
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Great boomer shooter. If you want to return to the golden age of games, get it.”
Steam review · translated · 20.3 h played ↗
Great visuals and art style for its age
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“even though it's about 13 years old now, still looks great, thanks to the beautiful art style and lighting.”
Steam review · 3.7 h played ↗
Good upgrades and progression
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“Progression: many upgrades for weapons, magic and skills.”
Steam review · translated · 11.9 h played ↗
What players complain about
Repetitive combat and few enemy types
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Enemy roster is incredibly bland and every combat encounter will be repeated again and again with almost 0 variety.”
Steam review · 14.2 h played ↗
Weak, unsatisfying guns
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Katana and crossbow are the only usable weapons, with every other weapon being a peashooter that can barely kill enemies.”
Steam review · 18.1 h played ↗
Bullet-sponge enemies
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“You'll spend upwards of 15 minutes fighting the same enemy, only to enter the next area and have there be 2 more of them.”
Steam review · 6.8 h played ↗
Game overstays its welcome
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“The game is overall pretty fun, until you get to chapter 13. After that point the game doesn't value your time anymore.”
Steam review · 15.2 h played ↗
Boring, repetitive boss fights
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“extremely repetitive and predictable boss mechanics make the boss fights incredibly boring and anti-climatic”
Steam review · 15.9 h played ↗
Fall damage and clunky movement
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“the only problem I have is with dashing down stairs I hate that it kills you every time”
Steam review · 7.6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support15 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP / Vista / 7 / 8
Processor2.4 GHz Dual Core Processor or higher
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsATI Radeon HD 3870/NVIDIA 8800 GT or better
Storage15 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7 SP1 64-bits
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Quad 8200 / AMD Phenom X4 9950
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsATI Radeon HD 4890 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or better
Storage15 GB available space
OSWindows XP / Vista / 7 / 8
Processor2.4 GHz Dual Core Processor or higher
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsATI Radeon HD 3870/NVIDIA 8800 GT or better
Storage15 GB available space
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