Shadow Warrior 3
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Shadow Warrior 3 is an adventure developed by Flying Wild Hog, released 1 March 2022 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It currently starts at $11.99 at Gamesplanet. The main story takes about 6 hrs to finish.
What Shadow Warrior 3 is
Shadow Warrior 3 is an adventure game developed by Flying Wild Hog and released in 2022. It was published by Devolver Digital. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Fallen corporate shogun Lo Wang and his former employer turned nemesis turned sidekick Orochi Zilla embark on an improbable mission to recapture an ancient dragon they unwillingly unleashed from its eternal prison. Armed with a punishing mix of blades and bullets, Lo Wang must traverse uncharted parts of the world to track down the dark beast and push the apocalypse back yet again. All it will take is the mask of a dead god, a dragon's egg, a touch of magic, and enough firepower to hold off the impending cataclysm. Trek across a mythic Asian land infused with the magic and technology of ancient samurai, now overrun by the demonic yokai from Japanese folklore.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, comedy, fantasy and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 38 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Shadow Warrior 3 holds a critic score of 56 out of 100. That places it above 13% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2022 averaged 74, so it scored 18 points below the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 60, across 57 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 6 hrs. At its current cheapest price of $11.99, that works out to about $2.00 per hour of the main story.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for AMD Phenom II X4 965 (4 * 3400) or equivalent. Intel Core i5-3470 (4 * 3200) or equivalent., 8 GB RAM and Radeon R7 260X (2048 VRAM) or equivalent. GeForce GTX 760 (2048 VRAM) or equivalent.. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 31GB. 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 costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $11.99 at Gamesplanet, 70% below its usual price.
What it launched against
Shadow Warrior 3 launched on 1 March 2022, within three weeks of Horizon Forbidden West, Elden Ring, Tunic and Sifu. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 2 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Horizon Forbidden West, Elden Ring, Tunic, Sifu.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Shadow Warrior 3 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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