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SeriesShadow Warrior

Shadow Warrior

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First release
May 13, 1997
Engine
Build
Genres
Fighting, Shooter · Action, Science fiction, Comedy
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS, Mac, iOS

Shadow Warrior is a first-person shooter video game developed by 3D Realms and released on May 13, 1997 by GT Interactive. Shadow Warrior was developed using Ken Silverman's Build engine and improved on 3D Realms' previous Build engine game, Duke Nukem 3D. Mark Adams ported Shadow Warrior to Mac OS in August 1997. The game's improvements included introduction of true room-over-room situations, the use of 3D voxels instead of 2D sprites for weapons and usable inventory items, transparent water, climbable ladders, and assorted vehicles to drive (some armed with weapons). Although ultra-violent, the game emphasized tongue-in-cheek humor and contained some sexual themes (although less blatantly than in Duke Nukem 3D). A combination of Duke Nukem 3D and Shadow Warrior was published by GT Interactive in March 1998, titled East Meets West.

Also known as SW, Shadow Warrior 3D, Ninja Master, Lo Wang is Shadow Warrior
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Storyline
Lo Wang is a bodyguard for Zilla Enterprises, which has control over every major industry in Japan. However, this has led to corruption. Master Zilla, the president of the Zilla Enterprise, is planning to conquer Japan using creatures from the "dark side". When he discovers this, Lo Wang quit his job as a bodyguard. Master Zilla realizes the threat that Lo Wang poses and sends his creatures to battle himRead more

Lo Wang is a bodyguard for Zilla Enterprises, which has control over every major industry in Japan. However, this has led to corruption. Master Zilla, the president of the Zilla Enterprise, is planning to conquer Japan using creatures from the "dark side". When he discovers this, Lo Wang quit his job as a bodyguard. Master Zilla realizes the threat that Lo Wang poses and sends his creatures to battle him

Release dates
DOS
May 13, 1997
Mac
Oct 01, 1997
DOS
1997
All 6 release dates
iOS
Dec 19, 2012
PC (Microsoft Windows)
May 29, 2013
Mac
May 29, 2013
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main + Extras
7h
Age ratings
ESRB M
Game modes
Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
First person
Keywords
martial arts, bloody, ninja, voxel, open-source
… All 36, run and gun, swordplay, hand-to-hand combat, shareware, steam trading cards, dark humor, racism, nudity, swimming, boss fight, explosion, game reference, special attacks, racial stereotypes, profanity, melee, useable vehicles, destructible environment, nuclear bomb, interactive environments, controversy, gore system, finishing move, dual wielding, time trials, chinese accent, behind the waterfall, missile launcher, chemical warfare, metagame, dial-up wide area network game operation

At a Glance

Critic Score
78
Main + Extras (IGDB)
7h
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  • Englishinterface, audio
IGDB · recorded 24 Oct 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 24 Oct 2026