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Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition vs Shadow Warrior

Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition is an FPS game from People Can Fly (2017) while Shadow Warrior is an FPS game from Flying Wild Hog (2013).

Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition

2017 · People Can Fly

7.5GamingPickz Score

$39.99

Steam: Very Positive

Shadow Warrior

2013 · Flying Wild Hog

7.8GamingPickz Score

$29.99

Steam: Very Positive

What each one is

Steam files Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition under FPS. In contrast, it files Shadow Warrior under FPS.

Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition

Step into the boots of Grayson Hunt after a crash landing on an old resort planet forces him to make a hard choice: survival or revenge. Execute masterful kills with Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition’s unique combat system that rewards you for performing the most creative and deadly kills imaginable.

Description from its Steam store page

Shadow Warrior

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.

Description from its Steam store page

At a glance

Bulletstorm: Full Clip EditionShadow Warrior
GamingPickz Score7.5/107.8/10
Steam ratingVery Positive (89%, 9,652)Very Positive (92%, 26,723)
Critic aggregate76/10074/100
Price$39.99$29.99
Install size15 GB15 GB
Steam Deckplayableverified
Released20172013
DeveloperPeople Can FlyFlying Wild Hog

Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.

Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition vs Shadow Warrior, point by point

Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.

  1. Genre and premise

    Bulletstorm: Full Clip EditionFPS game
    Shadow WarriorFPS game

    What each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.

  2. How it plays

    Bulletstorm: Full Clip EditionAction, Gore, FPS
    Shadow WarriorAction, FPS, Swordplay

    The tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.

  3. Reception

    Bulletstorm: Full Clip EditionScore 7.5 · 89% on Steam · 76 critic
    Shadow WarriorScore 7.8 · 92% on Steam · 74 critic

    The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.

  4. Content and scale

    Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition9,652 reviews · 15 GB
    Shadow Warrior26,723 reviews · 1 add-on · 15 GB

    Reach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.

  5. Price

    Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition$39.99
    Shadow Warrior$29.99

    Read live from Steam and subject to change.

  6. On a Steam Deck

    Bulletstorm: Full Clip EditionPlayable
    Shadow WarriorVerified

    Valve's own Deck compatibility rating.

Shadow Warrior takes 3 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.

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01000100PlayersPopularity

Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.

Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.

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Which to pick, by what you want

  • The higher-rated of the two: Shadow Warrior (GamingPickz Score 7.8)
  • The cheaper right now: Shadow Warrior ($29.99)
  • Better on a Steam Deck: Shadow Warrior (verified)
  • The safer bet by weight of reviews: Shadow Warrior (26,723 reviews)

What they have in common

Both are tagged by Steam players with:

ActionGoreFPSAdventureFirst-PersonShooterComedySingleplayer

Where they differ

Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition is also

ViolentSci-fiMultiplayerCo-opStory RichSexual Content

Shadow Warrior is also

SwordplayHack and SlashOld SchoolNinjaDemonsReboot

Tags players apply to one game and not the other.

Difficulty and who each is for

By the tags players apply, Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Shadow Warrior is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.

System requirements, side by side

Bulletstorm: Full Clip EditionShadow Warrior
Minimum GPURadeon HD 6850
Minimum CPUAMD A8-3850
Minimum RAM6 GB
Install size15 GB15 GB

Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition · Shadow Warrior.

Accessibility features

Steam store pages declare 5 accessibility features for Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition and 1 for Shadow Warrior. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

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Common questions

How different are Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition and Shadow Warrior in scope?

Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition has drawn 9,652 Steam reviews and installs in 15 GB. Shadow Warrior has drawn 26,723 Steam reviews, ships 1 add-on and installs in 15 GB.

Is Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition or Shadow Warrior better?

By the GamingPickz Score, Shadow Warrior rates higher (7.8 to 7.5). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.

Which is cheaper, Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition or Shadow Warrior?

Shadow Warrior is cheaper right now at $29.99, against $39.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.

Do you rank one above the other for a fee?

No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.

How we compare, and what we will not do

The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.

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