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Strap on your combat sandals...Lo Wang is coming to the Land of the Rising Sun to turn out the lights. Experience total blood immersion. If you can't touch, kill or drive something...then blow it away! Whether you're wielding shurikens, an Uzi, or a freshly plundered Guardian head...you've got your work cut out for you.

Developer  Publisher:  Genre:  Translations:  Features:  Tags:  
PriceFree
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)80% (positive) / 92.7%  Top 15%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)65.4% / 88%  Top 5%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)10  Bottom 1% / 1.5K  Top 10%
Curators63 reviews  Top 10%
Median Play Time45 min  Bottom 25%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Shadow Warrior Classic (1997) steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows Shadow Warrior Classic (1997)'s Steam rating and reviews between May 2013 and December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 100% (May 2013) to 92.6% (September 2023).

With 1.5K reviews Top 10%, Shadow Warrior Classic (1997) could be an indie success or even a small AAA success. The chart looks like a long tail distribution, which sometimes means that the marketing was concentrated on the game launch and then stopped, and that no major update or discounts followed.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Shadow Warrior Classic (1997) and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Shadow Warrior Classic (1997)'s reviewers. The most popular language is English (59%), followed by Russian (12%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 25 different languages represented. The game has been translated in only one language (English), it's always good to have more translations to access other markets.

Time Played

Chart displaying Shadow Warrior Classic (1997) percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Shadow Warrior Classic (1997), showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time played is short, reaching only 250 minutes in the 80th percentile, but that is acceptable considering that the game is free.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 2 times less than the median for positive reviews.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • fun gameplay
  • retro graphics
  • challenging difficulty
  • variety of weapons
  • player-controlled vehicles
  • entertaining Easter Eggs
  • samurai swords
  • duel-wielded Uzis
  • throwing stars
  • voxel objects
  • racist humor
  • awkward turrets and vehicles
  • unremarkable enemies
  • crashes
  • disorienting environment
  • no autosave
  • limited ammunition
  • old-fashioned graphics
  • jittery mouse controls
  • limited usefulness of weapons

It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's score of 80% should be considered while evaluating them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Shadow Warrior Classic (1997)'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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