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Shadow Warrior 3: Definitive Edition
Give it 5 hours
Gets good by 5h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 7h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 45% of players who started
Started playing 88% of owners
Steam reviews 69% positive of 5,714
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (52%); after 7h it's 1 in 5 (20%).
- Fully opens up by hour 7.
- The opening is criticised more than in 80% of games we track.
- 45% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Damn, that's a big dam” (Complete 'That Damn Dam') and “Lo Wang, first of his name” (Complete 'Walking on Eggshells'): from 70% to 58% of starters.
- 88% of owners got the first achievement.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 5,790 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 6.7h for positive, 5.2h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (87.9% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- The end of the world Complete 'The Dragon's Back' 98% −2
- Let me in! LET ME IN! Complete 'Way to Motoko' 87% −11
- Down the raccoon hole Complete 'Motoko's Thunderdome' 79% −8
- Damn, that's a big dam Complete 'That Damn Dam' 70% −9
- Lo Wang, first of his name Complete 'Walking on Eggshells' Most players quit here 58% −12
- I don't have friends, I got egg Complete 'Egg Express' 55% −3
- Big-Laser-Gun-10000 Complete 'Doomsday Device' 52% −3
- Lookin for that special someone Complete 'Wayfarer's Forest' 49% −2
- Ski pass Complete 'The Fast and the Furry' 47% −2
- Inside out Complete 'Midnight Snack' 47%
- Dragon Slayer Complete 'Intestinal Inspector' 45% −2
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (38)
story milestone ending side
- A Cold Day in Hell Obtain "Brain Freeze" Gore Tool from Kugutsu. 100%
- Caution! Watch Your Head. Obtain "Brain Tonic" Gore Tool from Shogai. 98%
- The end of the world Complete 'The Dragon's Back' 98%
- Stop! Hammertime! Obtain "Equalizer" Gore Tool from Oni Hanma. 91%
- Don't come closer Kill 200 enemies 89%
- Shiny! What does it do? Obtain your first upgrade 87%
- Let me in! LET ME IN! Complete 'Way to Motoko' 87%
- Disco Inferno Obtain "Disco Grenade" Gore Tool from Laser Shogun. 84%
- Surgeon Perform Finisher 15 times 83%
- Down the raccoon hole Complete 'Motoko's Thunderdome' 79%
- Anyone Has a Corkscrew? Obtain "Penetrator" Gore Tool from Mogura. 78%
- Samurai Kill 100 enemies with the katana 78%
- Eye See You! Obtain "Seeking Eye" from Seeking Shokera. 75%
- Damn, that's a big dam Complete 'That Damn Dam' 70%
- New Year Has Come Early Obtain "Swarm Launcher" Gore Tool from Slinky Jakku. 70%
- Cool guys don't look at explosions Explode 50 explodables 66%
- Your Sword is Mine! Obtain "Blade of Hattori" Gore Tool from Hattori. 65%
- Lo Wang, first of his name Complete 'Walking on Eggshells' 58%
- I don't have friends, I got egg Complete 'Egg Express' 55%
- What You're Cooking Here? Obtain "Hungry, Hungry Heart" Gore Tool from Chef Oboru Guruma. 52%
- Big-Laser-Gun-10000 Complete 'Doomsday Device' 52%
- -273 Kelvin Freeze 75 enemies 51%
- Gore Master Kill 100 enemies with Gore weapons 50%
- Lookin for that special someone Complete 'Wayfarer's Forest' 49%
- It's dangerous out there Kill 150 enemies with environmental hazards 49%
- Baddies go 'BZZZZZ' Electrocute 50 enemies without Motoko's help 48%
- Ski pass Complete 'The Fast and the Furry' 47%
- Size Does Matter. Obtain "Double Trouble" Gore Tool from Gassy Obariyon. 47%
- Inside out Complete 'Midnight Snack' 47%
- Show me what you're made of Obtain all Gore Tool types 46%
- I'm something of a gunsmith myself Fully upgrade a ranged weapon 45%
- Dragon Slayer Complete 'Intestinal Inspector' 45%
- Awake Your Inner Wang Fully upgrade one character skill branch 44%
- Set the world on fire Set 25 enemies on fire 42%
- Master Smith would be proud Fully upgrade the katana 34%
- Executioner Perform Finisher 100 times 26%
- Acupuncture Put 50 enemies on spikes 10%
- Coaching is overrated Obtain all upgrades 9.2%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.