Games like Shadow Warrior Classic Redux
If Shadow Warrior Classic Redux is your kind of game, the closest matches are Shadow Warrior, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun and Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its build engine level secrets, atmospheric and dark. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Shadow Warrior Classic Redux is a 1997 first-person shooter revived by General Arcade and published by Devolver Digital in 2013 for $9.99. Set in a corporate-dominated near-future Japan, the action game tasks players with navigating build-engine movement, hunting for secrets, and solving level-switch puzzles while mastering weapon-specialization across tough-but-fair enemy encounters. Players describe the experience as atmospheric and dark, with humor that leans into 90s absurdity through Lo Wang's over-the-top one-liners. Reviewers highlight the weapon variety as satisfying and note that the build-engine levels reward secret-hunting. The game runs at a hard difficulty over a medium length and supports save-scumming for its solo-only campaign. It holds an 89% positive rating from 1867 Steam reviews and is marked Playable on Steam Deck.
About Shadow Warrior Classic Redux: 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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Shadow Warrior
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Shares a funny mood with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
Top pick for Shadow Warrior Classic Redux fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
Shadow Warrior is a bold reimagining of the classic 3D Realms’ shooter from independent developer Flying Wild Hog (Hard Reset) starring the legendary and quick-witted warrior Lo Wang.
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
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Shares weapon specialization, secret hunting and an atmospheric mood with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
Second-strongest match for Shadow Warrior Classic Redux fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
Load up your Boltgun and unleash the awesome Space Marine arsenal to blast your way through an explosion of sprites, pixels and blood in a perfect blend of Warhammer 40,000, frenetic gameplay and the stylish visuals of 90’s retro shooters.
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2
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Third-strongest match for Shadow Warrior Classic Redux fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
Obliterate heretics in the name of the Emperor in Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2! Play as Ultramarine Malum Caedo or Sister of Battle Nyra Veyrath in this sequel to retro FPS Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun with MORE enemies, MORE weapons, and NEW ways to purge!
Dread Templar
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Shares secret hunting and an atmospheric mood with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
Ranked #4 for Shadow Warrior Classic Redux fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
Dread Templar is a fast-paced hardcore old-school FPS, combining classic 90s shooter and modern FPS elements. Unlock and combine dozens of weapon upgrades and skills, embrace the Dread Force and obliterate hordes of fiendish enemies. Become the scariest thing in hell and get your revenge!
Turok
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Shares a retro mood with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
Ranked #5 for Shadow Warrior Classic Redux fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
A world where time has no meaning - and evil knows no bounds. Torn from a world long gone, the time traveling warrior Turok has found himself thrust into a savage land torn by conflict.
Ion Fury
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Shares secret hunting and an atmospheric mood with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
Ranked #6 for Shadow Warrior Classic Redux fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
3D Realms, creators of Duke Nukem 3D, Prey, and Max Payne, team up with Voidpoint to bring back the legendary Build Engine, famous for classic shooters like Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, and Blood. Fast-paced FPS combat across huge, secret-packed levels. Ion Fury is the real deal!
Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour
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Shares a retro mood with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
Ranked #7 for Shadow Warrior Classic Redux fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
Frag like it’s 1996 – this time with even more asses to kick! Join the world’s greatest action hero in Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour as he saves Earth once again, kicking alien ass and saving babes across the globe along the way.
Rise of the Triad: Dark War
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Shares a retro mood with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
Ranked #8 for Shadow Warrior Classic Redux fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
You are part of an elite group of operatives called HUNT (High-risk United Nations Taskforce), and you must stop a maniac cult leader from killing millions of people. You are equipped with high-tech weaponry and magical instruments that defy description to invade the monastery and stop the madness.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Shadow Warrior Classic Redux
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DOOM
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Reviewers of Shadow Warrior Classic Redux cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
Now includes all three premium DLC packs (Unto the Evil, Hell Followed, and Bloodfall), maps, modes, and weapons, as well as all feature updates including Arcade Mode, Photo Mode, and the latest Update 6.66, which brings further multiplayer improvements as well as revamps multiplayer progression.
Dark Messiah of Might & Magic
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Shares a dark mood with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
Reviewers of Shadow Warrior Classic Redux cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
Discover a new breed of Action-RPG game powered by an enhanced version of the Source™ Engine by Valve. Set in the Might & Magic® universe, players will experience ferocious combat in a dark and immersive fantasy environment. Swords, Stealth, Sorcery. Choose your way to kill.
DmC: Devil May Cry
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Shares a funny mood with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
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In this retelling of Dante's origin story which is set against a contemporary backdrop, DmC Devil May Cry™ retains the stylish action.
Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
Reviewers of Shadow Warrior Classic Redux cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
Far Cry® 3: Blood Dragon is THE Kick-Ass Cyber Shooter.Welcome to an 80’s vision of the future. The year is 2007 and you are Sargent Rex Colt, a Mark IV Cyber Commando. Your mission: get the girl, kill the baddies, and save the world.
Darksiders III
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
Reviewers of Shadow Warrior Classic Redux cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
Return to an apocalyptic Earth in Darksiders III, a hack-n-slash Action Adventure where players assume the role of FURY in her quest to hunt down and dispose of the Seven Deadly Sins. The most enigmatic of the Four Horsemen, FURY must bring balance to the forces that now ravage Earth.
Serious Sam 3: BFE
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Reviewers of Shadow Warrior Classic Redux cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
Serious Sam 3: BFE is a prequel to the original indie fast action FPS and Game of the Year sensation - Serious Sam: The First Encounter!
RAZE
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Reviewers of Shadow Warrior Classic Redux cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
RAZE is a top-down action roguelike. Destroy thousands or tens of thousands of enemies in a single run, adapt to random events, and survive through your reflexes. There are no easy paths here, and no room for mistakes.
DUNGEON RAZE
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Shares a retro mood with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
Reviewers of Shadow Warrior Classic Redux cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
Demolish walls to grow stronger! DUNGEON RAZE is a high-octane top-down shooter that fuses strategic destruction with exponential power scaling. Smash through the environment with overwhelming, "hyper-inflated" firepower to rescue allies and collect power-ups.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Shadow Warrior Classic Redux at current Steam store prices.
Vampire Survivors
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Priced ~50% under Shadow Warrior Classic Redux on Steam right now. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Titanfall® 2
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Priced ~55% under Shadow Warrior Classic Redux on Steam right now. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~90% under Shadow Warrior Classic Redux on Steam right now. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
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Priced ~70% under Shadow Warrior Classic Redux on Steam right now. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
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Priced ~50% under Shadow Warrior Classic Redux on Steam right now. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
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Priced ~50% under Shadow Warrior Classic Redux on Steam right now. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
Blood and Bacon
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Priced ~90% under Shadow Warrior Classic Redux on Steam right now. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Half-Life: Opposing Force
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Priced ~50% under Shadow Warrior Classic Redux on Steam right now. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
Return to the Black Mesa Research Facility as one of the military specialists assigned to eliminate Gordon Freeman. Experience an entirely new episode of single player action. Meet fierce alien opponents, and experiment with new weaponry. Named 'Game of the Year' by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences.
Free alternatives
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
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The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
STRAFTAT
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
The Looker
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
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Pathologic Classic HD
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
Another title from General Arcade, the studio behind Shadow Warrior Classic Redux. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
Pathologic Classic HD is the Definitive Edition of the original Cult Classic Psychological First-Person Survival game. In this unforgettable experience, players control one of three unique characters as they try to save a mysterious town from a deadly plague that cannot be stopped.
Blade of Darkness
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Shares a retro mood with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
Another title from General Arcade, the studio behind Shadow Warrior Classic Redux. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
Blade of Darkness is a hardcore fantasy action-adventure with unique combat mechanics and role-playing elements that pioneered the “soulsborne” genre. Pick one of four characters to hack and slash through a gory quest to save the world from the forces of Chaos.
Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure
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Another title from General Arcade, the studio behind Shadow Warrior Classic Redux. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
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Metal Wolf Chaos XD
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Shares a funny mood with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
Another title from General Arcade, the studio behind Shadow Warrior Classic Redux. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
Metal Wolf Chaos XD is a modernized re-release of FromSoftware's 2004 mech shooter with upgraded visual fidelity, refined controls and gameplay, a new save system, and 4K + 16:9 support for modern displays.
Diggles: The Myth of Fenris
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Another title from General Arcade, the studio behind Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
It`s impossible to refuse to help Odin when he asks to find his pet, Fenris, the hound of Hell. A mix of cinematic adventure and a colony building strategy that will take you deep down to the underground world of dwarfs.
Chasm: The Rift
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
Another title from General Arcade, the studio behind Shadow Warrior Classic Redux. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
Prepare for terror in this ground-breaking classic old-school FPS. Following the destruction of Time you are left to battle in this horrific hellhole of multilevel interconnected missions populated by gruesome grotesque creatures.
Siege of Avalon: Anthology
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
Another title from General Arcade, the studio behind Shadow Warrior Classic Redux. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
Siege of Avalon is an isometric story-driven fantasy-RPG. The Citadel of Avalon is all that remains of the once-mighty seven kingdoms. The invaders have surrounded Avalon and the depleted garrison is bracing for the final assault. Now is the time for the birth of a legend.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Shadow Warrior
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
Shadow Warrior is a bold reimagining of the classic 3D Realms’ shooter from independent developer Flying Wild Hog (Hard Reset) starring the legendary and quick-witted warrior Lo Wang.
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
WHY THIS
Shares weapon specialization, secret hunting and an atmospheric mood with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
Load up your Boltgun and unleash the awesome Space Marine arsenal to blast your way through an explosion of sprites, pixels and blood in a perfect blend of Warhammer 40,000, frenetic gameplay and the stylish visuals of 90’s retro shooters.
Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior Classic Redux.
Frag like it’s 1996 – this time with even more asses to kick! Join the world’s greatest action hero in Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour as he saves Earth once again, kicking alien ass and saving babes across the globe along the way.
Frequently asked about Shadow Warrior Classic Redux
- Does Shadow Warrior Classic Redux run on Steam Deck?
- Shadow Warrior Classic Redux is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Shadow Warrior Classic Redux cost?
- Shadow Warrior Classic Redux is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Shadow Warrior Classic Redux?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Shadow Warrior Classic Redux are Shadow Warrior, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2.
- Who developed Shadow Warrior Classic Redux?
- Shadow Warrior Classic Redux was developed by General Arcade and published by Devolver Digital.
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