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Shadow Warrior 3: Definitive Edition

Flying Wild Hog · Devolver Digital · 2022-03-01

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Feb 16, 2023 (PlayStation 5), Feb 16, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S), Mar 01, 2022 (Xbox One), Mar 01, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Mar 01, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Take an adrenaline-fueled journey through a mythical Japanese realm in the Definitive Edition of Shadow Warrior 3, packed with new features, and enjoy an ultraviolent blend of fast-paced gunplay, razor-sharp melee combat, and spectacular free-running movement.

Shadow Warrior 3: Definitive Edition is an Action, Adventure game released in 2022, priced at $39.99, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (69% of 5653 reviews).

6
playing now
69%
positive of 5.7k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
56/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
65/100
IGDB user rating (52 ratings)
4.28★
PlayStation Store rating (1,722 ratings)
6h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

6 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Shadow Warrior 3 is a 2022 first-person shooter game developed by Flying Wild Hog and published by Devolver Digital. The sequel to Shadow Warrior 2 (2016), the game was released for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One on 1 March 2022. It was later released for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on 16 February 2023. It received mixed reviews from critics.

Trailer

Shadow Warrior 3: Definitive Edition trailer thumbnail

Shadow Warrior 3: Definitive Edition - Launch Trailer | PS5 & PS4 Games

≈599,293 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 6 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 302 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~38/week).
  • · Review velocity up 26% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (1,549 reviews).
  • · Top 6% of 27,675 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 114k–256k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,688 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$11.99-70%
Microsoft Store$39.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.48 at GameBillet (2022-11-23)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 90 of 124 observed days · $8.51 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
94894820222026Week of 2022-03-01: 948 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 601 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 231 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2542026-09-15 13:00 — 12 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 7 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 9 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 17 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 25 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 5 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 7 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 8 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 5 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 14 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 11 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 4 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 9 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 6 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 8 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 5 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 6 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 11 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 5 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 13 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 8 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 7 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 6 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1346Mar 2022Aug 2026Mar 2022 — avg 134 · peak 1,621May 2022 — avg 36 · peak 132Jul 2022 — avg 20 · peak 58Sep 2022 — avg 8 · peak 26Nov 2022 — avg 21 · peak 59Jan 2023 — avg 16 · peak 43Mar 2023 — avg 17 · peak 43May 2023 — avg 20 · peak 80Jul 2023 — avg 13 · peak 30Sep 2023 — avg 67 · peak 353Nov 2023 — avg 12 · peak 29Jan 2024 — avg 13 · peak 44Mar 2024 — avg 11 · peak 26May 2024 — avg 15 · peak 41Jul 2024 — avg 13 · peak 37Sep 2024 — avg 10 · peak 31Nov 2024 — avg 7 · peak 20Jan 2025 — avg 7 · peak 16Mar 2025 — avg 7 · peak 20May 2025 — avg 7 · peak 21Jul 2025 — avg 6 · peak 15Sep 2025 — avg 15 · peak 50Nov 2025 — avg 6 · peak 17Jan 2026 — avg 8 · peak 23Mar 2026 — avg 19 · peak 56May 2026 — avg 6 · peak 19Jul 2026 — avg 10 · peak 43Aug 2026 — avg 8 · peak 26
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$49.99$3.482022-01-312026-10-142022-01-31 — best price $49.992022-03-22 — best price $45.592022-07-07 — best price $49.992022-08-16 — best price $39.992022-11-01 — best price $19.992022-12-23 — best price $15.642023-02-27 — best price $39.992023-04-27 — best price $19.992023-06-23 — best price $19.992023-08-02 — best price $19.992023-09-05 — best price $16.992023-12-13 — best price $19.992024-02-06 — best price $19.992024-03-24 — best price $30.992024-05-19 — best price $39.992024-07-04 — best price $39.992024-08-20 — best price $39.992024-10-17 — best price $19.992024-12-03 — best price $30.992025-01-27 — best price $19.992025-03-05 — best price $17.992025-04-18 — best price $19.992025-06-02 — best price $39.992025-08-07 — best price $19.992025-09-27 — best price $39.992025-12-03 — best price $39.992026-02-17 — best price $10.682026-04-22 — best price $11.992026-06-02 — best price $39.992026-08-05 — best price $11.992026-09-04 — best price $5.992026-09-19 — best price $11.992026-10-04 — best price $11.992026-10-14 — best price $11.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

85272026-05-31 — 36 pageviews2026-06-04 — 85 pageviews2026-06-08 — 77 pageviews2026-06-12 — 71 pageviews2026-06-16 — 44 pageviews2026-06-20 — 44 pageviews2026-06-24 — 32 pageviews2026-06-28 — 68 pageviews2026-07-02 — 48 pageviews2026-07-06 — 45 pageviews2026-07-10 — 44 pageviews2026-07-14 — 34 pageviews2026-07-18 — 49 pageviews2026-07-22 — 58 pageviews2026-07-26 — 48 pageviews2026-07-30 — 47 pageviews2026-08-03 — 54 pageviews2026-08-07 — 60 pageviews2026-08-11 — 50 pageviews2026-08-15 — 43 pageviews2026-08-19 — 38 pageviews2026-08-23 — 45 pageviews2026-08-27 — 61 pageviews2026-08-31 — 59 pageviews2026-09-04 — 58 pageviews2026-09-08 — 51 pageviews2026-09-12 — 31 pageviews2026-09-16 — 27 pageviews2026-09-20 — 47 pageviews2026-09-24 — 41 pageviews2026-09-28 — 51 pageviews2026-10-02 — 38 pageviews2026-10-06 — 36 pageviews2026-10-09 — 30 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

38
achievements tracked
88%
earned "A Cold Day in Hell"
45.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

10 supported languages: English, Polish, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,69120%38

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

FPSDarkGoreActionDemonsShooterColorfulAdventureBeautifulCinematic

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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