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SAMURAI SHODOWN V SPECIAL / サムライスピリッツ零スペシャル cover art

SAMURAI SHODOWN V SPECIAL / サムライスピリッツ零スペシャル

SNK CORPORATION · 2019-06-18

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Action

Franchise: Samurai Shodown · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Sep 12, 2017 (PlayStation Vita), Jun 11, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 12, 2017 (PlayStation 4), Apr 22, 2004 (Arcade), Apr 22, 2004 (Neo Geo AES)

SAMURAI SHODOWN V SPECIAL, which was the last game made for SNK’s NEOGEO back in 2004, finally makes its way onto Steam. It features everything fans expect from a fighting game such as training mode, online matches, etc.

SAMURAI SHODOWN V SPECIAL / サムライスピリッツ零スペシャル is a 2019 Action game priced at $9.99, with an owner estimate of 20,000 .. 50,000 and a Very Positive (90% of 565 reviews) sentiment.

0
playing now
90%
positive of 565 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
73/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
74/100
IGDB user rating (12 ratings)
4.57★
PlayStation Store rating (1,383 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 22:00 UTC (census sample)

Samurai Shodown V Special is the ninth entry in SNK's Samurai Shodown series of fighting games. It is an updated version of Samurai Shodown V and is the last official game for the Neo Geo platform. A further updated version of the game had its location test abruptly canceled in late 2004 and wouldn't be officially released until 2020 as part of the Samurai Shodown NeoGeo Collection as Samurai Shodown V Perfect. A fully uncensored version of this final update was released only in arcades on exA-Arcadia on September 29, 2022.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 31 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity up 11% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 19% of 27,751 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 14k–34k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 565 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.19 at Humble Store (2022-04-20) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 8 of 62 observed days · $8.80 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
686820192026Week of 2019-06-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

802026-09-15 07:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 3 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 3 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 4 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 20:00 — 3 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 11:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 3 players2026-10-01 02:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 3 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 7 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 5 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 8 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 22:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$1.192016-01-062026-10-152016-01-06 — best price $4.992018-12-20 — best price $1.492019-12-03 — best price $9.992020-04-30 — best price $4.992020-11-01 — best price $7.862020-12-01 — best price $9.992021-01-04 — best price $7.342021-02-05 — best price $4.992021-03-10 — best price $7.862021-04-17 — best price $7.342021-05-19 — best price $8.992021-06-17 — best price $7.862021-07-20 — best price $9.992021-08-27 — best price $8.992021-10-05 — best price $7.342021-11-16 — best price $9.992022-01-04 — best price $9.992022-02-08 — best price $7.342022-03-10 — best price $9.992022-04-20 — best price $1.192022-05-27 — best price $1.192022-07-10 — best price $9.992022-08-22 — best price $2.992022-10-18 — best price $4.992022-12-12 — best price $2.992023-02-11 — best price $7.342023-03-24 — best price $1.992023-05-07 — best price $4.252023-07-06 — best price $9.992023-08-27 — best price $7.862023-11-28 — best price $9.992024-05-22 — best price $9.992024-11-26 — best price $2.992025-05-16 — best price $9.992025-11-05 — best price $9.992026-09-06 — best price $9.992026-09-26 — best price $9.992026-10-15 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

58242026-06-01 — 47 pageviews2026-06-05 — 43 pageviews2026-06-09 — 42 pageviews2026-06-13 — 28 pageviews2026-06-17 — 28 pageviews2026-06-21 — 35 pageviews2026-06-25 — 57 pageviews2026-06-29 — 51 pageviews2026-07-03 — 41 pageviews2026-07-07 — 46 pageviews2026-07-11 — 27 pageviews2026-07-15 — 43 pageviews2026-07-19 — 35 pageviews2026-07-23 — 35 pageviews2026-07-27 — 58 pageviews2026-07-31 — 35 pageviews2026-08-04 — 49 pageviews2026-08-08 — 33 pageviews2026-08-12 — 52 pageviews2026-08-16 — 52 pageviews2026-08-20 — 36 pageviews2026-08-24 — 45 pageviews2026-08-28 — 38 pageviews2026-09-01 — 34 pageviews2026-09-05 — 38 pageviews2026-09-09 — 39 pageviews2026-09-13 — 46 pageviews2026-09-17 — 51 pageviews2026-09-21 — 36 pageviews2026-09-25 — 42 pageviews2026-09-29 — 39 pageviews2026-10-03 — 40 pageviews2026-10-07 — 27 pageviews2026-10-10 — 35 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

18
achievements tracked
7%
earned "A close fight! Let's go again!"
3.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing

3 supported languages: English, Japanese, Spanish - Spain

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)35820%18

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DGoreAnimeRetroActionArcadeClassicFighting2D FighterPixel Graphics

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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