Fast, satisfying sword and gun combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The katana feels great, and switching between guns and melee keeps the combat from getting boring.”
Steam review · 252.9 h played ↗
Shadow Warrior 2
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 87%Very Positive · 87%Flying Wild Hog2016Looter Shooter · FPS · Action
The verdict
A fast, gory Borderlands-meets-Doom looter shooter with great sword and gun combat and goofy humor. Skip it if you wanted a linear Shadow Warrior 1 sequel or hate loot management and co-op bugs.
Great for
Fans of Doom-style movement and Borderlands loot who want brain-off demon slicing, ideally in co-op on sale
Main risk
It's a loot-heavy, repetitive looter shooter, not a linear sequel to Shadow Warrior 1, and co-op can be broken
What changed in the last 30 days
35 recent reviews
Recent negatives mention broken netcode/co-op and disappointment versus the first game's linear style. Evidence is thin; no clear patch or update is visible.
35 recent reviews
What players love
Huge weapon variety and loot customization
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The weapon variety is insane. Between the massive arsenal and the weapon mods, you can build some genuinely overpowered setups”
Steam review · 19.3 h played ↗
Funny Lo Wang humor and charm
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The constant hilarious quips and one-liners along the way had me cracking up the whole time.”
Steam review · 19.3 h played ↗
Great with friends in co-op
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“grab it with some friends (in sale it goes for 3€) and go slay some demons!”
Steam review · 15 h played ↗
Great value on sale, still looks good and runs well
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Genuinely the best $3 I’ve ever spent in my life.”
Steam review · 16.4 h played ↗
Smooth movement with dash and double jump
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“I can double jump, dash in the air, mantle some walls, roll around, and there’s no fall damage.”
Steam review · 3.3 h played ↗
What players complain about
Not like Shadow Warrior 1: Borderlands-style shift
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“it's just Borderlands with the Shadow Warrior name slapped into it, it plays or feels nothing like what a Shadow Warrior game should be”
Steam review · 6.3 h played ↗
Orb grind and cringe humor/weak story
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Farming 10,000 orbs at 27-35 each is a mockery.”
Steam review · translated · 63.4 h played ↗
Bullet-sponge enemies and unsatisfying weapons
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Enemy units are annoying and have way too much hp. There is always no ammo so you need to use sword more”
Steam review · 4.5 h played ↗
Repetitive missions and reused maps
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“SW2 is a hub world game with the same four reused levels played over and over again with pointless, unoriginal, and boring sidequests.”
Steam review · 13.1 h played ↗
Overwhelming loot and inventory management
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“the loot system is such a mess that you’ll spend more time fine tuning your weapons than actually shooting them”
Steam review · 40.9 h played ↗
Broken co-op and netcode
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“Do not buy this game for co-op. The netcode was written by someone clearly incompetent.”
Steam review · 23.9 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support14 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7/8/8.1/10 x64
ProcessorIntel Core i3-6300 (2 * 3800) or AMD A10-5800K APU (4 * 3800) or equivalent
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GT 560Ti (1024 MB) or Radeon HD 6850 (1024 MB) or better
Storage14 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7/8/8.1/10 x64
ProcessorIntel Core i5-5675C (4 * 3100) or AMD A10-7850K APU (4 * 3700) or equivalent
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 / ATI Radeon R9 290 with 4 GB of Video Memory (4096 MB) or Radeon HD 7970 (3072 MB)
Storage14 GB available space
OSWindows 7/8/8.1/10 x64
ProcessorIntel Core i3-6300 (2 * 3800) or AMD A10-5800K APU (4 * 3800) or equivalent
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GT 560Ti (1024 MB) or Radeon HD 6850 (1024 MB) or better
Storage14 GB available space
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