The definitive version of the cult classic shooter, Shadow Warrior Classic Redux features remastered visuals and two massive expansion packs. Corporations rule every facet of life in a near-future Japan and employ Shadow Warriors, one-man armies of unparalleled skill, to protect their power and forcefully remove all opposition.
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Release Date: 13 May, 1997

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24 July

Version 1.1.6

- Fixed few startup crashes
- Fixed mouse issue on Windows 10
- Fixed High-DPI scaling issues
- Fixed Weapon Auto Switch option not being saved
- Fixed brightness changes after quick load

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The definitive version of the cult classic shooter, Shadow Warrior Classic Redux features remastered visuals and two massive expansion packs. Corporations rule every facet of life in a near-future Japan and employ Shadow Warriors, one-man armies of unparalleled skill, to protect their power and forcefully remove all opposition.

The Zilla Corporation is the most powerful of these conglomerates and will stop at nothing to achieve domination unseen by any other corporation in the world. Lo Wang, Zilla Corporation’s legendary Shadow Warrior, discovers this corruption and the dark powers being summoned to aid his employers in this quest for absolute power. As a man of honor, Lo Wang vows to battle these demonic forces with an arsenal of explosive weapons, his silent blade, and a razor sharp wit.

Key Features

  • Includes Shadow Warrior Classic Redux (OpenGL), two expansion packs - Wanton Destruction and Twin Dragon (OpenGL), and the original Shadow Warrior (DOSBox).
  • Remastered visuals, a remixed main theme, and compatibility with modern gaming PCs.
  • Challenging Steam achievements for only the most skilled warriors.

System Requirements

Windows
Mac OS X
SteamOS + Linux
    Minimum:
    • OS:Windows XP, Vista, or 7
    • Processor:1.5 GHz Processor
    • Memory:512 MB RAM
    • Graphics:OpenGL compatible graphics card with at least 256M
    • DirectX®:7.0
    • Hard Drive:650 MBHD space
    • Additional:OpenGL compatible graphics drivers.
    Recommended:
    • OS:Windows XP, Vista, or 7
    • Processor:1.8 GHz Processor
    • Memory:1 GB RAM
    • Graphics:OpenGL compatible graphics card with at least 256M
    • DirectX®:9.0
    • Hard Drive:650 MB HD space
    • Additional:OpenGL compatible graphics drivers.
    Minimum:
    • OS:OS X 10.7 - Lion
    • Processor:1.5 GHz Processor
    • Memory:1 GB RAM
    • Graphics:OpenGL compatible graphics card with at least 256M
    • Hard Drive:650 MB HD space
    Recommended:
    • OS:OS X 10.8 - Mountain Lion
    • Processor:1.8 GHz Processor
    • Memory:2 GB RAM
    • Graphics:OpenGL compatible graphics card with at least 256M
    • Hard Drive:650 MB HD space
    Minimum:
    • OS:Ubuntu 12.04
    • Processor:1.5 GHz Processor
    • Memory:1GB RAM
    • Graphics:OpenGL compatible graphics card with at least 256M
    • Hard Drive:400MB HD space
    Recommended:
    • OS:Ubuntu 12.04
    • Processor:1.8 GHz Processor
    • Memory:2GB RAM
    • Graphics:OpenGL compatible graphics card with at least 256M
    • Hard Drive:400MB HD space
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Minako Aino
( 4.2 hrs on record )
Posted: 15 August
"Baseball is lie, man with 4 balls cannot walk"
Greatest Fortune cookie I found so far.
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mayito3733
( 22.3 hrs on record )
Posted: 12 August
A Xenophage classic redux and a Stargunner classic redux would also help; after all, as good as this game was, those two also deserve classic remakes.
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Bio-tourelle2
( 14.4 hrs on record )
Posted: 9 August
One of the best old school shooter to date.
Better then duke nukem 3D
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JD Herrera
( 14.1 hrs on record )
Posted: 8 August
Shadow Warrior Classic Redux * 7/10

Another member of the 3d Realms family received an updated port, just like Duke Nukem Megaton Edition. Excellent!
Shadow warrior came after the Big success of Duke Nukem 3d trying to gain success by replicating its formula. So what do we have here? Another FPS, another chatty dumb character, lots of references, and obviously action. What's different then? The setting: now you're no longer a 'murican macho stereotype, but you're Lo Wang, a Ninja fighting the Japanese ambitious and criminal Zilla corporation you used to work for and that now wants you dead. There are no aliens but demons (and... Bees. Yeah, those damn bees...). And together with some firearms you have a katana, shurikens and other artifacts.
There are few news though, There are vehicles to drive (a tank), usable turrets, semi-trasparent water and some puzzles that are more studied. One of them included Driving a Radio Controlled Mini-car. Duke Nukem's Engine has been slightly improved, and some level design is really remarkable (for the times), just like the 4th level in the dark woods and the village.
The Port is a blessing and looks like it's based on the Megaton port. Unfortunately there are few gltches here and there but nothing that can't be handled. The most annoying thing is that you can't have access to the expansions directly in the port but you must launch the game from steam (so no links or else are going to work) and choose what to play (Redux, Classic or Expansion).
I've noticed from the store and read from the community that, unlike Duke Nukem, there's totally no multiplayer, so this means no Coop and No multiplayer. And this is really odd as they were available in the classic version, so this really is an odd and bad issue.

+++PROs+++
  • GAMEPLAY. This is an old classic FPS, there's not much to say. As well as Duke Nukem or DooM, it's fun to play with and the new setting gives a very fresh look to the game as the japanese-like ambience are something that were not common at the time. Also the new vehicle and turrets add a little innovation that improve the gameplay. I have to say that the game somehow looked a bit more difficult to me compared to DooM and Duke Nukem, not to mention some interesting puzzles that enhanced the difficulty.
  • HUMOUR. Again, as part of the formula we have a chatty dumb protagonist, making comments anytime and the game is full of references and stereotypes. Plus, for some odd reason, some maps are full of rabbits... And they are often breeding... And you can kill them... But why?!?!?!?!?
  • THE PORT. Again we have a pretty good port. It's not flawless, it's not perfect but at least it's way better than that garbage used with all the DooM games.
---CONs---
  • THE PORT. As I've already mentioned this port isn't as good as duke's. There are some minor issues like the same trouble with resolution I've stumbled upon with Duke Nukem Megaton Edition, always with my portable (which I believe to be a mobile GPU incompatibility or whatever), ignored because it works fine as long as I keep my resolution at 1680x1050. Another issue I've noticed and read about often in the community is about the mouse sensitivity: X and Y axes are really unbalanced but they can just be fixed in the mouse settings menu (or by editing a cfg as in the guides from the community). Another annoying thing is the Expansion selection which can't be done ingame but must be done launching the game from steam (and not from the default start link), but this is something I'm living with as it's been the same with the last 3 Duke Nukems expansions. Another Recent issue was a crash which occurred when loading a game many times. Fortunately this happens when loading and not when saving. The last and worst issue is the total lack of any multiplayer support, so you can't play coop nor deathmatch nor anything else. That's not a big problem for me but I recognize it might be a Massive lack for other people and the oddest thing is that the original game had multiplayer. Quite odd.

I played this game on this machine:
Laptop Lenovo Z50
Intel Core i5-4210U
8Gb RAM DDR3
GeForce 840M
Intel HD Graphics 4400
Windows 10 Home x64
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Rhael
( 0.3 hrs on record )
Posted: 7 August
Blow monsters, cut monsters, shoot aliens, punch fish and explode ghosts with TNT. Also, you can blow up the boss with a Nuke.
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KDD!^agof
( 39.5 hrs on record )
Posted: 4 August
When people claim that all old FPS were obtuse labyrinths this is exactly what they mean. These games of follow-up second wave all feature LOL-I-TROLL-U level design, while offering mostly the same gameplay as the first wave of that generation.

This one is basically more of the Duke Nukem 3D, but with asian theme, new weapons and enemies and slightly improved engine. New character is more irritating and by nowadays standards even "racist", with jokes being even less funny.

Weaponry is somewhat interesting, but again, blast radius of explosives hurts player more than enemies, which renders them less useful. The rest are usual hit-scan guns and couple of projectile ones. So in the end you'll use only 2-3 of the same guns for the whole duration of the game. Usage of voxels could be impressive for the time, but they should spend them on enemies instead of gun models, so you could properly calculate distances and aim vertically.

Foes are unremarkable demons, with only notable one, being also the most irritating. Suicide bomber is often placed in blind spots and then his corpse plays overly long animation of rising ghost, before you could finally hurt it. And if you fail to do that in time, it'll start to fly around, turning sideways while being 2D sprite, so you have additional trouble to see where to shoot.

Turrets and limited vehicles are supposed to be the new gameplay element (but we all know how well it turned out), but they are extremely clumsy, while also being done better in a game released one month prior to this one.

Wanton Destruction is just more of the same, with only notable thing being the swap of shurikens to darts.

Twin Dragon is even more of the same, with only notable thing being obnoxious all-over-the-place abundance of ugly Level Infinity logos.

Redux is a great version, which works just fine on modern PCs, combining everything that there is to this game in one neat bundle.

Basically, this game can be recommended only to people who crave more of the same Duke Nukem 3D gameplay or who never played DN3D, due to ignorance or repulsion to the setting, though Shadow Warrior is not that much tonally different.
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Bill The Zombie Slayer
( 2.0 hrs on record )
Posted: 2 August
Best Racist Stereotype Simulator of All Time.

10/10
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Matte
( 0.1 hrs on record )
Posted: 30 July
for some reason, the game won't allow mouse controls on my Steam Controller, thus making it impossible to play for me.
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BIMONIK
( 11.8 hrs on record )
Posted: 28 July
top game
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frick mudslimes
( 4.1 hrs on record )
Posted: 27 July
fun to cheat in
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Most Helpful Reviews  In the past 30 days
6 of 7 people (86%) found this review helpful
Recommended
5.4 hrs on record
Posted: 19 July
Though it is probably not as good as other build engine games, it is still a solid FPS game.

Would have prefered a port that is more faithful to the original.
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4 of 4 people (100%) found this review helpful
Recommended
14.1 hrs on record
Posted: 8 August
Shadow Warrior Classic Redux * 7/10

Another member of the 3d Realms family received an updated port, just like Duke Nukem Megaton Edition. Excellent!
Shadow warrior came after the Big success of Duke Nukem 3d trying to gain success by replicating its formula. So what do we have here? Another FPS, another chatty dumb character, lots of references, and obviously action. What's different then? The setting: now you're no longer a 'murican macho stereotype, but you're Lo Wang, a Ninja fighting the Japanese ambitious and criminal Zilla corporation you used to work for and that now wants you dead. There are no aliens but demons (and... Bees. Yeah, those damn bees...). And together with some firearms you have a katana, shurikens and other artifacts.
There are few news though, There are vehicles to drive (a tank), usable turrets, semi-trasparent water and some puzzles that are more studied. One of them included Driving a Radio Controlled Mini-car. Duke Nukem's Engine has been slightly improved, and some level design is really remarkable (for the times), just like the 4th level in the dark woods and the village.
The Port is a blessing and looks like it's based on the Megaton port. Unfortunately there are few gltches here and there but nothing that can't be handled. The most annoying thing is that you can't have access to the expansions directly in the port but you must launch the game from steam (so no links or else are going to work) and choose what to play (Redux, Classic or Expansion).
I've noticed from the store and read from the community that, unlike Duke Nukem, there's totally no multiplayer, so this means no Coop and No multiplayer. And this is really odd as they were available in the classic version, so this really is an odd and bad issue.

+++PROs+++
  • GAMEPLAY. This is an old classic FPS, there's not much to say. As well as Duke Nukem or DooM, it's fun to play with and the new setting gives a very fresh look to the game as the japanese-like ambience are something that were not common at the time. Also the new vehicle and turrets add a little innovation that improve the gameplay. I have to say that the game somehow looked a bit more difficult to me compared to DooM and Duke Nukem, not to mention some interesting puzzles that enhanced the difficulty.
  • HUMOUR. Again, as part of the formula we have a chatty dumb protagonist, making comments anytime and the game is full of references and stereotypes. Plus, for some odd reason, some maps are full of rabbits... And they are often breeding... And you can kill them... But why?!?!?!?!?
  • THE PORT. Again we have a pretty good port. It's not flawless, it's not perfect but at least it's way better than that garbage used with all the DooM games.
---CONs---
  • THE PORT. As I've already mentioned this port isn't as good as duke's. There are some minor issues like the same trouble with resolution I've stumbled upon with Duke Nukem Megaton Edition, always with my portable (which I believe to be a mobile GPU incompatibility or whatever), ignored because it works fine as long as I keep my resolution at 1680x1050. Another issue I've noticed and read about often in the community is about the mouse sensitivity: X and Y axes are really unbalanced but they can just be fixed in the mouse settings menu (or by editing a cfg as in the guides from the community). Another annoying thing is the Expansion selection which can't be done ingame but must be done launching the game from steam (and not from the default start link), but this is something I'm living with as it's been the same with the last 3 Duke Nukems expansions. Another Recent issue was a crash which occurred when loading a game many times. Fortunately this happens when loading and not when saving. The last and worst issue is the total lack of any multiplayer support, so you can't play coop nor deathmatch nor anything else. That's not a big problem for me but I recognize it might be a Massive lack for other people and the oddest thing is that the original game had multiplayer. Quite odd.

I played this game on this machine:
Laptop Lenovo Z50
Intel Core i5-4210U
8Gb RAM DDR3
GeForce 840M
Intel HD Graphics 4400
Windows 10 Home x64
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3 of 4 people (75%) found this review helpful
1 person found this review funny
Recommended
3.4 hrs on record
Posted: 24 July
Old but gold ♥
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167 of 181 people (92%) found this review helpful
63 people found this review funny
Recommended
13.4 hrs on record
Posted: 5 November, 2014
Charmingly racist. Like your grandma. To be serious though, so far it plays like an even more absurd Duke Nukem. That is a good thing.
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78 of 82 people (95%) found this review helpful
Recommended
2.1 hrs on record
Posted: 25 October, 2013
Just as insane and cliche-driven as Duke Nukem, but with a more exotic setting and leading character, Shadow Warrior Classic Redux is a great shooter that's been perfectly redone for newer computers with tons of beautiful levels and funny one-liners that will keep you hooked.
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66 of 73 people (90%) found this review helpful
1 person found this review funny
Recommended
7.0 hrs on record
Posted: 16 March, 2014
Do You Want To Wash Wang? Or You Want To Watch Wang Wash Wang?

This is a practically flawless updated version of the original crazy FPS Shadow Warrior. A true classic and piece of PC gaming history.
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108 of 142 people (76%) found this review helpful
3 people found this review funny
Recommended
19.3 hrs on record
Posted: 11 August, 2013
This game made my wang hard but it's still small
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48 of 52 people (92%) found this review helpful
7 people found this review funny
Recommended
21.5 hrs on record
Posted: 29 September, 2015
A classic fps masterpiece.

+ Epic quotes.
+ Brutal and gory gameplay.
+ Original Weapons.
+ Enhanced graphics.
+ Level design.
+ Katana.
+ Replay value.
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55 of 63 people (87%) found this review helpful
7 people found this review funny
Recommended
26.8 hrs on record
Posted: 26 April, 2015
Do you like Duke3D and want more of the same? Tired of linear scripted fully dumbed down modern fps? Shadow Warrior is here and you will feel right at home with it.

Shadow Warrior is made by the same ppl who made Duke3D and it offers new more advanced stuff like enemies who duck to take cover from you, or vehicles you can ride and shoot with.

Shadow Warrior is the real deal.
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58 of 69 people (84%) found this review helpful
48 people found this review funny
Recommended
13.6 hrs on record
Posted: 18 June, 2015
"Do you want to wash wang? Or do you want to watch Wang wash wang?" :)
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