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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.

Release DateSep 26, 2013
Price$ 29.99  Top 3%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)92.7% (very positive) Top 15% / 92.3%  Top 20%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)90.3% Top 3% / 90.3%  Top 3%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)14.9K  Top 2% / 25.5K  Top 2%
Curators559 reviews  Top 1%
Median Play Time13.6 hours  Top 15%
Play Time per Dollar27 minutes
Followers34K  Top 4%
Owners± 3.7M  Top 1%
Copies Sold± 1.5M  Top 2%
Gross Revenue ($)± 15.2M  Top 2%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Shadow Warrior steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows Shadow Warrior's Steam rating and reviews between September 2013 and December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 98.3% (September 2013) to 92.2% (December 2023).

With 25.5K reviews Top 2%, Shadow Warrior is an undeniable major AAA level success. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Shadow Warrior and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Shadow Warrior's reviewers. The most popular language is English (49%), followed by Russian (16%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 28 different languages represented. The game is available in 11 languages, which is great.

Time Played

Chart displaying Shadow Warrior percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Shadow Warrior, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time played is adequate, reaching 22 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 2.5 times less than the median for positive reviews. A high negative review play time (median : 6 hours) could mean that Shadow Warrior crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult in the end. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Beautiful graphics
  • Good storyline
  • Weapon variety
  • Good powers
  • Humorous moments
  • Occasionally good level design
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Great save system
  • Intense action sequences
  • Respectful of player's time
  • Repetitive fights
  • Difficulty spikes
  • Backtracking
  • Forceful wisecracks
  • Limited enemy variety
  • May feel repetitive
  • Limited variety
  • No new ideas
  • Occasional annoyances
  • Story occasionally makes little sense

These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's score of 92.7%  Top 15% should be considered while evaluating them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Shadow Warrior's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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