Samurai Shodown
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Samurai Shodown is a fighting developed by SNK, released 25 June 2019 on Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
What Samurai Shodown is
Samurai Shodown is a fighting game developed by SNK and released in 2019. It was published by Athlon Games. It is available on Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android, Arcade, Google Stadia, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Samurai Shodown is a 2019 fighting game developed by KOF Studio and published by SNK. The eighth main entry in the Samurai Shodown series, as well as a reboot to the series, it was released for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Stadia, Xbox Series X and Series S, Android and iOS via Netflix Games, and Windows. An arcade version was released by Taito.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 45 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the Samurai Shodown series
Samurai Shodown is the 26th of 31 entries we hold in the Samurai Shodown series. The next entry was SoulCalibur VI: Haohmaru in 2020. Its critic score of 81 is 11 points above the series average of 70. The highest-rated entry is Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 at 90.
How it was received
Samurai Shodown holds a critic score of 81 out of 100. That places it above 81% of the 981 rated fighting games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2019 averaged 69, so it scored 12 points above the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5, 8 GB RAM and Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 2GB / AMD Radeon R9 280 3GB. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 35GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Samurai Shodown launched on 25 June 2019, within three weeks of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Super Mario Maker 2, The Sinking City and Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 6 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Super Mario Maker 2, The Sinking City, Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Samurai Shodown yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 6 videos →
Screenshots
All media
Characters
All 19
Dlc
Samurai Shodown: Genjuro Retro 3D Costume
Samurai Shodown: Haohmaru Retro 3D Costume
Samurai Shodown: Nakoruru Retro 3D Costume
Samurai Shodown: Rimururu
Samurai Shodown: Kazuki Kazama
Samurai Shodown: Wan-Fu
Samurai Shodown: Basara
Samurai Shodown: Deluxe Pack
Samurai Shodown: Mina Majikina
Samurai Shodown: Sogetsu Kazama
Samurai Shodown: Iroha
Samurai Shodown: Warden
Samurai Shodown Enhanced
Samurai Shodown: Cham Cham
Samurai Shodown: Hibiki Takane
Samurai Shodown: Shiro Tokisada Amakusa
Samurai Shodown: Baiken
Quick answers
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