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Shadow Warrior 2

Flying Wild Hog · Devolver Digital · 2016-10-13

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: First person

Releases: May 19, 2017 (Xbox One), Oct 13, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), 2017 (Mac), 2017 (Linux), May 19, 2017 (PlayStation 4)

Shadow Warrior 2 is the stunning evolution of Flying Wild Hog’s offbeat first-person shooter starring the brash warrior Lo Wang, who must again wield a devastating combination of guns, blades, magic and wit to strike down the demonic legions overwhelming the world.

Shadow Warrior 2 is an Action and Adventure game released in 2016, priced at $29.99, with an owner estimate of 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 and a Very Positive review sentiment (87% of 28207 reviews).

47
playing now
87%
positive of 28k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
78/100
critic score (17 outlets, IGDB)
75/100
IGDB user rating (123 ratings)
9
Nexus mods (4.2k downloads)
4.40★
PlayStation Store rating (4,580 ratings)
77/100
opencritic · strong · 62% recommend · from 80 critics
13h
to beat · completionist 43h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

47 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Shadow Warrior 2 is a 2016 first-person shooter game developed by Flying Wild Hog and published by Devolver Digital. The game is the sequel to 2013's Shadow Warrior, the reboot of the 1997 original. It was released for Windows in October 2016, and for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in May 2017. It received generally positive reviews from critics. A sequel, Shadow Warrior 3, was released in March 2022.

Trailer

Shadow Warrior 2 trailer thumbnail

Shadow Warrior 2 - Announcement Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 47 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 507 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~63/week).
  • · Review velocity down 23% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 27,661 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 705k–1.7M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 28,207 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Fanatical$2.99-90%
GOG$2.99-90%
Gamesplanet$2.99-90%
Steam$2.99-90%
Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.52 at 2game (2025-11-20) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 145 of 152 observed days · $0.47 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
70670620182026Week of 2018-01-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 210 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 296 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 462 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 438 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 260 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 258 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 330 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 706 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 92 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 199 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 474 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 435 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 429 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 303 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 686 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 117 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 302 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 276 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 304 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 356 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 224 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

140342026-09-15 12:00 — 105 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 78 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 51 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 136 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 105 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 69 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 116 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 140 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 52 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 108 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 108 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 34 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 60 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 87 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 61 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 61 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 110 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 61 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 56 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 91 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 81 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 40 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 47 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2.2k0Nov 2015Aug 2026Nov 2015 — avg 0 · peak 1Jun 2016 — avg 0 · peak 1Oct 2016 — avg 2,207 · peak 12,484Feb 2017 — avg 335 · peak 979Jun 2017 — avg 229 · peak 667Oct 2017 — avg 125 · peak 361Feb 2018 — avg 143 · peak 431Jun 2018 — avg 284 · peak 695Oct 2018 — avg 128 · peak 919Feb 2019 — avg 169 · peak 434Jun 2019 — avg 353 · peak 1,419Oct 2019 — avg 87 · peak 234Feb 2020 — avg 120 · peak 318Jun 2020 — avg 124 · peak 429Oct 2020 — avg 99 · peak 434Feb 2021 — avg 130 · peak 423Jun 2021 — avg 404 · peak 2,311Oct 2021 — avg 87 · peak 425Feb 2022 — avg 520 · peak 4,863Jun 2022 — avg 169 · peak 375Oct 2022 — avg 73 · peak 159Feb 2023 — avg 515 · peak 4,628Jun 2023 — avg 101 · peak 262Oct 2023 — avg 132 · peak 390Feb 2024 — avg 133 · peak 424Jun 2024 — avg 132 · peak 699Oct 2024 — avg 143 · peak 704Feb 2025 — avg 90 · peak 322Jun 2025 — avg 105 · peak 367Oct 2025 — avg 74 · peak 213Feb 2026 — avg 51 · peak 107Jun 2026 — avg 79 · peak 235Aug 2026 — avg 55 · peak 129
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$45.56$0.002015-06-122026-10-142015-06-12 — best price $0.002016-12-09 — best price $31.992017-06-06 — best price $26.662017-11-21 — best price $39.992018-05-10 — best price $15.992018-10-30 — best price $9.992019-02-25 — best price $9.992019-08-29 — best price $9.992019-12-23 — best price $3.952020-02-29 — best price $39.992020-07-10 — best price $39.192020-12-01 — best price $39.992021-05-21 — best price $7.202021-11-01 — best price $39.992022-02-16 — best price $7.992022-05-02 — best price $38.962022-08-05 — best price $6.822022-11-11 — best price $4.492023-02-21 — best price $29.992023-05-12 — best price $3.992023-08-01 — best price $29.992023-11-06 — best price $2.992024-02-11 — best price $2.402024-05-02 — best price $2.402024-07-25 — best price $23.992024-10-24 — best price $2.992025-01-23 — best price $2.992025-03-27 — best price $2.992025-06-10 — best price $3.992025-09-25 — best price $2.992026-01-08 — best price $2.992026-04-24 — best price $2.672026-07-30 — best price $29.992026-09-01 — best price $2.992026-10-01 — best price $2.992026-10-14 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

61162026-05-31 — 37 pageviews2026-06-04 — 44 pageviews2026-06-08 — 54 pageviews2026-06-12 — 50 pageviews2026-06-16 — 50 pageviews2026-06-20 — 43 pageviews2026-06-24 — 21 pageviews2026-06-28 — 60 pageviews2026-07-02 — 40 pageviews2026-07-06 — 44 pageviews2026-07-10 — 47 pageviews2026-07-14 — 38 pageviews2026-07-18 — 29 pageviews2026-07-22 — 42 pageviews2026-07-26 — 61 pageviews2026-07-30 — 37 pageviews2026-08-03 — 39 pageviews2026-08-07 — 38 pageviews2026-08-11 — 42 pageviews2026-08-15 — 41 pageviews2026-08-19 — 28 pageviews2026-08-23 — 40 pageviews2026-08-27 — 43 pageviews2026-08-31 — 43 pageviews2026-09-04 — 40 pageviews2026-09-08 — 51 pageviews2026-09-12 — 31 pageviews2026-09-16 — 16 pageviews2026-09-20 — 50 pageviews2026-09-24 — 25 pageviews2026-09-28 — 36 pageviews2026-10-02 — 47 pageviews2026-10-06 — 23 pageviews2026-10-09 — 28 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
77.4%
earned "Lieutenant Akimbo"
13.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing4 DLC

7 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian

Post-launch support: 4 DLC released, first 2016-10-13, latest 2017-08-22 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)33,4433%64
Xbox One (Xbox)12,2202%39
PS4 (PlayStation)10,5429%39
Windows (Xbox)1,5524%39

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

FPSGoreLootCo-opNinjaActionComedyDemonsShooterSwordplay

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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