Shadow Warrior Classic (1997) overview

3D Realms | game

Released

3players observed · 8 September 2026 - 00:25:24 UTC

Action FPS Classic Free to Play Retro Steam Store

Latest observed players3 · 8 September 2026 - 00:25:24 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak5
Units sold (VGI)118,000
Revenue (VGI)No data available
Review score93% positive

Shadow Warrior Classic (1997) dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed players3 · 8 September 2026 - 00:25:24 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak5
Units sold (VGI)118,000
Revenue (VGI)No data available
Review score93% positive
Total reviews1,627
Release dateNot available
Developer3D Realms
PublisherDevolver Digital

Genres: Action

Company pages: Developer: 3D Realms Publisher: Devolver Digital

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Game overview

Overview

Shadow Warrior Classic (1997) comes from 3D Realms and is published by Devolver Digital. It arrived on Steam on an unlisted release date, and it sits naturally among Single-player. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Shadow Warrior Classic (1997)'s latest SteamPulse observation recorded 3 players at 8 September 2026 - 00:25:24 UTC, with a tracked peak near 5. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 93% positive across 1,627 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Shadow Warrior Classic (1997) is available in 1 languages including:

English languages with full audio support

4 regional rating boards including esrb, dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	1.8 GHz Processor	512 MB RAM	DirectX 7 Compatible 3D Graphics Card DirectX®: 9.0 Hard Drive: 1 GB HD space	Not listed
Windows	Recommended	Not listed	1.8 GHz Processor	512 MB RAM	DirectX 7 Compatible 3D Graphics Card DirectX®: 9.0 Hard Drive: 1 GB HD space	Not listed
macOS	Minimum	OS X 10.6.8 or later	Intel Core Duo 2GHz+	1 GB RAM	64MB of video memory Hard Drive: 1 GB HD space	Not listed
macOS	Recommended	OS X 10.6.8 or later	Intel Core Duo 2GHz+	1 GB RAM	64MB of video memory Hard Drive: 1 GB HD space	Not listed

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Shadow Warrior Classic (1997) has sold up to 118,000 units and has recommendation data pending. Revenue data is not available for this game yet. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Shadow Warrior Classic (1997) overview details

Shadow Warrior Classic (1997) combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Strap on your combat sandals...Lo Wang is coming to the Land of the Rising Sun to turn out the lights. Experience total blood immersion. If you can't touch, kill or drive something...then blow it away! Whether you're wielding shurikens, an Uzi, or a freshly plundered Guardian head...you've got your work cut out for you. Enter the world's most interactive 3D environment...and cut yourself some sushi!

SteamPulse editorial summary

Shadow Warrior Classic (1997) is listed as a game with Free to play. It supports Windows and macOS, belongs to Single-player, and is associated with Action. SteamPulse's latest observation records 3 players at 8 September 2026 - 00:25:24 UTC, a tracked peak of 5, and 93% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Shadow Warrior Classic (1997)
Steam App ID	238070
Type	game
Release date	Not available
Developer	3D Realms
Publisher	Devolver Digital
Price	Free to play
Platforms	Windows and macOS
Genres	Action
Categories	Single-player
Supported languages	English * * languages with full audio support
Website	Official website

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	3 · 8 September 2026 - 00:25:24 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	5
Positive reviews	1,508
Negative reviews	119
Total reviews	1,627
Positive percent	93%
Review type	Very Positive
Recommendations	Not available
Average playtime	2,574 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Not available
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	9 December 2016 - 17:57:07 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	8 September 2026 - 00:25:24 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	8 September 2026 - 00:25:24 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	8 September 2026 - 00:25:24 UTC

Overview tags

FPS Classic Free to Play Action Retro Singleplayer Gore Shooter 1990's Ninja First-Person Comedy Old School Difficult Multiplayer

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected]
Support URL	Support page
Legal notice	Not available

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/238070
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/238070/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/238070
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IGDB search	Search IGDB for Shadow Warrior Classic (1997)

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Shadow Warrior Classic (1997)?

Shadow Warrior Classic (1997)'s latest SteamPulse observation records 3 players at 8 September 2026 - 00:25:24 UTC, with a tracked peak of 5 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 43 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Shadow Warrior Classic (1997) growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 1 players; the highest observed daily value is 3 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Shadow Warrior Classic (1997)?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (41.1%), Canada (6.8%), Australia (5.5%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (34.4%), Canada (5.9%), United Kingdom (5.1%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (44.7%), Canada (5.7%), United Kingdom (4.9%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (29.9%), China (7.3%), Canada (5.4%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Shadow Warrior Classic (1997)?

Shadow Warrior Classic (1997) currently sits at 93% positive across 1,627 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 1,508 positive reviews and 119 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Shadow Warrior Classic (1997) have?

Shadow Warrior Classic (1997) currently has about 5K tracked Steam followers as of 3 August 2023 - 00:00:00 UTC. SteamPulse is not treating the current Twitch number as authoritative because the Twitch category for this app is not resolved yet or the Twitch API credentials are unavailable.

What is the current Steam price for Shadow Warrior Classic (1997)?

Shadow Warrior Classic (1997) is currently listed as free to play on Steam, so there is no paid entry price to compare against an older baseline. SteamPulse still keeps tracking store state, discount fields, and future pricing changes in case that status changes later.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

93% positive, 1,508 positive, 119 negative

Price and discount

Free to play

Platforms

Windows, Mac

Categories

Single-player

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases

Steam 29 May 2013

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP or Vista Processor: 1.8 GHz Processor Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: DirectX 7 Compatible 3D Graphics Card DirectX®: 9.0 Hard Drive: 1 GB HD space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS *: Windows XP or Vista Processor: 1.8 GHz Processor Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: DirectX 7 Compatible 3D Graphics Card DirectX®: 9.0 Hard Drive: 1 GB HD space

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