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Shadow Warrior
73 Score
Action · Shooter

Shadow Warrior

Devolver Digital  /  May 13, 1997  /  Rated Mature

Data last updated September 23, 2026

Released

1997

Time to beat

~1 hrs

Community

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System Requirements (PC) ↓
Minimum:
  • OS *: Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8
  • Processor: 2.4 GHz Dual Core Processor or higher
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 3870/NVIDIA 8800 GT or better
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 15 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: An unabashed love of katanas is preferable.

1997 classic Shadow Warrior is a genuine specimen of a Doom-like first-person shooters craze that took place in the 90s. Coming from the developer of Duke Nukem, the game uses the same slightly modified engine and uses 3D voxels instead 2D pixels.

Master Zilla, head of the Zilla Enterprise is planning to conquer Japan using his minions from the “dark side”. At this point, Zilla Enterprises gained control over every major industry in the country. You play as Lo Wang, a bodyguard for Zilla Enterprises, that suddenly realises the dark nature of the company he is working for and leaves it behind. But Master Zilla is not letting go that easily.

Gameplay wise Shadow Warrior did no changes to Duke’s formulae: you roam three-dimensional levels, killing enemies and solving basic puzzles. Lo Wang can use Japanese-themed weapons such as katanas and shurikens, as well as traditional for the genre firearms: UZIs and etc. This is a slightly remastered version of the classic.

Shadow Warrior is a series of first-person shooter video games that focuses on the exploits of Lo Wang, a modern ninja warrior who fights through hordes of demons. The original series is made up of one game, Shadow Warrior (1997), and two expansions Twin Dragon (1998), and Wanton Destruction (2005), and a reboot with three entries: Shadow Warrior (2013), Shadow Warrior 2 (2016), and Shadow Warrior 3 (2022). The series was originally developed by 3D Realms and published by GT Interactive; later, Flying Wild Hog and Devolver Digital took over development and publication, respectively.

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