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Samurai Shodown

Catalogue entry · not reviewed · store data read 30 August 2026

SAMURAI REBOOT! A brand new SAMURAI SHODOWN game takes aim for the world stage!

Fighting

Player score
8.1/10
1,722 reviews
Released
1993
Developer
SNK
Platforms
3 systems
Critics
Not scored
Steam Deck
verified
Download
35 GB
We have not written a full review of this game.This is a catalogue entry: everything below comes from a source we can link, checked on a stated date. There is no score and no verdict here, because we only publish those after a reviewer has played the game and written it up properly. Our team may well have played this one. Until someone writes the review, we are not going to imply a verdict we have not put our name to.

What is Samurai Shodown?

SAMURAI REBOOT! A brand new SAMURAI SHODOWN game takes aim for the world stage!

Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.

The record

Catalogue facts
First released11 August 1993
DeveloperSNK
PublisherSNK
PlatformsSuper Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, Steam Deck
GenresFighting
Languages11 supported

Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q1209867, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.

How was Samurai Shodown received?

Players81%positive of 1,722 · Very Positive
Achievements45on Steam

Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.

Accessibility

1 declared features

Seeing

None declared

Hearing

None declared

Input

  • Full controller support

Difficulty

None declared

Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

What does it support?

Technical support
CapabilitySupport
Controllerfull support
Cloud savesYes
Cross-platform playNo
Mod supportNo official workshop
Online playYes
In-game purchasesNo
Steam Deckverified
Download size35 GB
Add-on content12 DLC listed
Age gateNone

Content descriptors

  • Frequent violence or gore
  • General mature content

Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.

Problems players report

We read the 119 most recent negative Steam reviews of Samurai Shodown on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.

  1. Servers and connection20 of 119 (17%)

    The original netcode barely works, and the experimental rollback in the beta test code doesn't work at all.

    Steam review, 11 February 2023 · 1 hours played · 68 readers marked it helpful

    No crossplay even between EGS and Steam versions Getting a match requires joining a discord server, asking if someone wants to play, waiting 30 minutes (minimum) to get a response and the atrocious netcode will ruin the match anyway.

    Steam review, 24 January 2022 · 32 hours played · 68 readers marked it helpful
  2. Launchers, accounts and anti-cheat7 of 119 (6%)

    Not only that, but their always on DRM can not detect your internet.

    Steam review, 5 June 2024 · 3 hours played · 111 readers marked it helpful

    Apparently they've added always online DRM and now I can't launch it.

    Steam review, 7 June 2024 · 5 hours played · 83 readers marked it helpful
  3. Crashes and freezes7 of 119 (6%)

    The rollback isn't being implemented properly, so there's insane visual rubber-banding, duplicate audio sfx, and I even experienced several game-breaking soft-lock crashes all in under an hour.

    Steam review, 11 February 2023 · 1 hours played · 68 readers marked it helpful

    first of all, it just doesn't run very well, you'll experience crashes and freezes here and there.

    Steam review, 18 June 2021 · 1,076 hours played · 28 readers marked it helpful
  4. Will not launch or install6 of 119 (5%)

    Apparently they've added always online DRM and now I can't launch it.

    Steam review, 7 June 2024 · 5 hours played · 83 readers marked it helpful

    You cant even launch it on windows 11 without adjusting launch options.

    Steam review, 11 March 2026 · 0 hours played · 33 readers marked it helpful

Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.

Common questions about Samurai Shodown

What platforms is Samurai Shodown on?

Samurai Shodown is available on Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, Steam Deck. It first released in 1993.

Do players recommend Samurai Shodown?

81% of 1,722 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Very Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.

Does Samurai Shodown work on Steam Deck?

Valve rates Samurai Shodown as verified on the Steam Deck, from its own testing. That means it works out of the box with no configuration.

How big is the Samurai Shodown download?

35 GB on PC, from the storage requirement on its Steam listing. Console versions differ.

Who made Samurai Shodown?

Samurai Shodown was developed by SNK and published by SNK.