Shadow Warrior Reviews
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.
App ID | 233130 |
App Type | GAME |
Developers | Flying Wild Hog |
Publishers | Devolver Digital |
Categories | Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Remote Play on TV, Steam Trading Cards, Captions available |
Genres | Action, Adventure |
Release Date | 26 Sep, 2013 |
Platforms | Windows, Mac, Linux |
Supported Languages | Portuguese - Brazil, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian, English, Hungarian, Polish |

7 896 Total Reviews
7 386 Positive Reviews
510 Negative Reviews
Very Positive Score
Shadow Warrior has garnered a total of 7 896 reviews, with 7 386 positive reviews and 510 negative reviews, resulting in a ‘Very Positive’ overall score.
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Recent Steam Reviews
This section displays the 10 most recent Steam reviews for the game, showcasing a mix of player experiences and sentiments. Each review summary includes the total playtime along with the number of thumbs-up and thumbs-down reactions, clearly indicating the community's feedback
Playtime:
1371 minutes
COOL
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
708 minutes
fire game but there are flaws
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
946 minutes
Very fun, the monsters were a joy to pulverise.
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
1192 minutes
fun as hell it's also like doom a little bit.
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
75 minutes
best 2$ i ever spent on video games
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
623 minutes
Cons:
* No in-game map to track your routes, etc. making back-tracking painful at times where you're not sure where to go, etc.
* Kind of a weird story that I struggled to get much into and is tough at times to track.
* Sadly realized after passing the 2-hour point that Devolver Digital (publisher) is part of Embracer Group - a woke, DEI / ESG company. Also noticed that Flying Wild Hog (developer) is associated with Plaion Group - a known woke, DEI / ESG company, and I just can't bring myself to support such companies so won't be purchasing their games moving forward.
Pros:
* Decent graphics for an older game.
* Smooth framerates / good performance.
* Lo Wang (main character) has some pretty amusing commentary at times.
* Game itself was not woke.
* No additional DRM.
* No Epic Online Services.
* No censorship that I am aware of.
Gameplay Style:
Doom-esque - frantic FPS where you are switching between guns, magic, and swordplay. It's relatively enjoyable. Like more primitive Doom without the maps being designed to fly around via teleporters and gravity skids, etc.
Game Length: ~10 Hours - I picked little collectibles up as I went along, but didn't make a goal of running around to every corner of each map, so I would imagine if you did that, you'd probably be looking at more like ~15-20 hours or thereabouts.
Final Rating: 6/10 - Not really a recommend or not recommend - just kind of 'meh'. I don't plan on playing Shadow Warrior 2 or 3 as this one just didn't pull me in enough. If you decide to buy it, the game goes on sale for 90% off pretty frequently som ake sure to wait for that. It's not worth more than a few bucks.
👍 : 4 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
729 minutes
"Who Wants Some Wang"
Shadow Warrior
A strong re-imaging of a classic FPS / Boomer Shooter.
3D realms really knows how to make great games and characters, I love Duke Nukem though all of this has slipped in modern times.
The 2013 Shadow Warrior is Fast, well balanced, arena clearing style FPS with satisfying visuals and weapon feed back.
I will say though I felt weapon options are lacking, the pistol is pretty useless till it's upgraded, Shotgun comes far to late in the game, the SMG is the only really effective weapon in my opinion. The ammo for all weapons can be pretty scare but you can always just buy more.. that makes difficulty kinda easy honestly.
Overall, Sound, Visuals and story are all strong here. I would recommend picking this up on sale!
8/10
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
722 minutes
It's like doom 2016 if it had worse shooting, EXTREMELY repetitive design, and unoriginal writing.
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 2
Negative
Playtime:
752 minutes
Doom with Katana... Good stuff, but definitely not for everyone.
Things to keep in mind:
* Dated humour
* Dashing on a decline may kill you
* Maybe play one difficulty lower than you are used to starting off
👍 : 1 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
1426 minutes
Excellent game. Runs smoothly. Holds up to this day.
👍 : 1 |
😃 : 0
Positive