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Shadow Warrior

Flying Wild Hog · Devolver Digital · 2013-09-26

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ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Sep 26, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 31, 2015 (Linux), Oct 24, 2014 (PlayStation 4), Oct 24, 2014 (Xbox One), Mar 31, 2015 (Mac)

Shadow Warrior is a bold reimagining of the classic 3D Realms’ shooter from independent developer Flying Wild Hog (Hard Reset) starring the legendary and quick-witted warrior Lo Wang.

Shadow Warrior is an Action and Adventure game released in 2013, priced at $29.99, with an owner estimate of 2,000,000 .. 5,000,000 and a Very Positive review sentiment (92% of 26735 reviews).

9
playing now
92%
positive of 27k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
71/100
critic score (8 outlets, IGDB)
77/100
IGDB user rating (216 ratings)
4.42★
PlayStation Store rating (7,973 ratings)
76/100
opencritic · strong · 67% recommend · from 25 critics
15h
to beat · completionist 24h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

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

Shadow Warrior is a 2013 first-person shooter game developed by Flying Wild Hog and published by Devolver Digital. The game is a reboot of the 1997 original of the same name, developed by 3D Realms and published by GT Interactive, licensed out by Devolver Digital. It features the same character Lo Wang and a modern era setting with East Asian mythology elements, all of which were redesigned with modern, full 3D graphics and new gameplay features, while also being a throwback to classic first-person shooters.

Trailer

Shadow Warrior trailer thumbnail

Shadow Warrior Trailer | PS4

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

Health check

Healthy
  • · 9 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 311 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~39/week).
  • · Review velocity down 23% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 27,712 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 1.1M–2.1M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 26,735 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

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

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.89 at WinGameStore (2024-09-04) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 137 of 144 observed days · $1.10 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
17217220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5292026-09-15 11:00 — 33 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 36 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 15 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 48 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 48 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 26 players2026-09-23 09:00 — 24 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 52 players2026-09-26 00:00 — 30 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 23 players2026-09-28 15:00 — 40 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 18 players2026-10-01 06:00 — 10 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 27 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 20 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 10 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 28 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 35 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 12 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 33 players2026-10-11 19:00 — 37 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 12 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 9 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.3k0Feb 2013Aug 2026Feb 2013 — avg 0 · peak 0Jul 2013 — avg 0 · peak 1Dec 2013 — avg 549 · peak 1,817May 2014 — avg 89 · peak 216Oct 2014 — avg 50 · peak 120Mar 2015 — avg 119 · peak 329Aug 2015 — avg 251 · peak 1,218Jan 2016 — avg 153 · peak 431Jun 2016 — avg 144 · peak 338Nov 2016 — avg 140 · peak 389Apr 2017 — avg 55 · peak 120Sep 2017 — avg 507 · peak 1,646Feb 2018 — avg 124 · peak 426Jul 2018 — avg 100 · peak 277Dec 2018 — avg 70 · peak 150May 2019 — avg 47 · peak 106Oct 2019 — avg 37 · peak 87Mar 2020 — avg 56 · peak 141Aug 2020 — avg 61 · peak 149Jan 2021 — avg 48 · peak 116Jun 2021 — avg 72 · peak 212Nov 2021 — avg 32 · peak 74Apr 2022 — avg 36 · peak 81Sep 2022 — avg 26 · peak 54Feb 2023 — avg 55 · peak 226Jul 2023 — avg 39 · peak 89Dec 2023 — avg 31 · peak 67May 2024 — avg 27 · peak 57Oct 2024 — avg 30 · peak 87Mar 2025 — avg 24 · peak 58Aug 2025 — avg 30 · peak 87Jan 2026 — avg 23 · peak 50Jun 2026 — avg 29 · peak 66Aug 2026 — avg 21 · peak 54
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$39.99$1.892015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $9.992015-06-09 — best price $3.992015-09-27 — best price $7.992015-12-29 — best price $39.992016-03-31 — best price $3.992016-07-19 — best price $7.992016-11-29 — best price $39.992017-06-22 — best price $3.992017-11-24 — best price $39.992018-07-06 — best price $39.992018-11-21 — best price $9.992019-06-26 — best price $9.982019-11-12 — best price $39.992020-01-30 — best price $32.392020-05-21 — best price $9.792020-10-29 — best price $7.992021-04-10 — best price $39.992021-08-19 — best price $5.992022-01-19 — best price $39.992022-04-08 — best price $39.992022-06-24 — best price $5.992022-09-17 — best price $39.992023-01-02 — best price $25.992023-04-03 — best price $29.992023-07-04 — best price $29.992023-09-16 — best price $25.992024-01-15 — best price $2.992024-04-04 — best price $2.992024-06-27 — best price $2.402024-09-19 — best price $29.992024-12-18 — best price $4.002025-03-01 — best price $29.992025-05-22 — best price $2.992025-09-04 — best price $29.992025-12-06 — best price $39.992026-04-06 — best price $26.692026-06-17 — best price $2.992026-08-26 — best price $2.992026-10-02 — best price $2.992026-10-14 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

95382026-05-31 — 60 pageviews2026-06-04 — 95 pageviews2026-06-08 — 78 pageviews2026-06-12 — 66 pageviews2026-06-16 — 60 pageviews2026-06-20 — 69 pageviews2026-06-24 — 42 pageviews2026-06-28 — 66 pageviews2026-07-02 — 51 pageviews2026-07-06 — 47 pageviews2026-07-10 — 52 pageviews2026-07-14 — 53 pageviews2026-07-18 — 61 pageviews2026-07-22 — 64 pageviews2026-07-26 — 53 pageviews2026-07-30 — 48 pageviews2026-08-03 — 62 pageviews2026-08-07 — 81 pageviews2026-08-11 — 60 pageviews2026-08-15 — 70 pageviews2026-08-19 — 40 pageviews2026-08-23 — 47 pageviews2026-08-27 — 64 pageviews2026-08-31 — 55 pageviews2026-09-04 — 56 pageviews2026-09-08 — 59 pageviews2026-09-12 — 48 pageviews2026-09-16 — 48 pageviews2026-09-20 — 55 pageviews2026-09-24 — 48 pageviews2026-09-28 — 55 pageviews2026-10-02 — 49 pageviews2026-10-06 — 38 pageviews2026-10-10 — 58 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
57.1%
earned "Pot Breaker"
21.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCaptions availableSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Polish, Italian, Hungarian, Japanese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2023-08-07 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)55,9073%92
Xbox One (Xbox)20,2210%53
PS4 (PlayStation)14,9414%53

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

FPSGoreNinjaActionComedyDemonsShooterAdventureSwordplayDark Humor

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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