Samurai Shodown III
Samurai Shodown III: Blades of Blood is a 1995 fighting game developed and published by SNK for the Neo Geo arcade and home platforms. While it is the third game in the main Samurai Shodown series, it is the first part of a two-chapter story that is chronologically set between the events of Samurai Shodown and Samurai Shodown II.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1995
- Developer
- SNK
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q3121523, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Samurai Shodown III? How long to beat it
Total play time for Samurai Shodown III is about 5 hours to do everything, and around 1.3 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 1.3h | 20 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 2.2h | 1 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 5h | 1 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Samurai Shodown III sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Samurai Shodown III lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 52ahead of 8% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 22ahead of 67% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Samurai Shodown III
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Common questions about Samurai Shodown III
What platforms is Samurai Shodown III on?
Samurai Shodown III is available on Arcade. It first released in 1995.
Who made Samurai Shodown III?
Samurai Shodown III was developed by SNK and published by SNK.
How long does it take to beat Samurai Shodown III?
about 1.3 hours for the main story, 2.2 hours with the main extras, 5 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.