Shadow Warrior 2

flyingwildhog.comOfficial site, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Genres, Platforms, Kind of game, About, Fighting, Unlocks and progress.

• Online co-op: Page says you can battle alongside allies online in four-player co-op.
• Most players online: Page says four-player co-op.
• Genres: Maker calls it an offbeat first-person shooter and lists Action among its tags.
• Platforms: Page shows PC, Xbox One and PS4 platform icons.
• Kind of game: Maker tags the game as a looter shooter with four-player online co-op.
• About: Page describes demonic legions and a hero who fights with guns, blades and magic.
• Fighting: The pitch is about striking down demonic legions with blades and guns.
• Unlocks and progress: Pitch promises new weapons, armor and relics to collect.

store.steampowered.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Sessions, About, Kind of game, Fighting, Unlocks and progress, Exploring, Jumping and climbing, Laughter and chaos, Free base co-op.

• Online co-op: Key features list Co-op and Online Co-op.
• Most players online: Feature text says four-player co-op.
• Sessions: Feature text calls it a campaign co-op mode that you can also play alone.
• About: Text names demonic legions and ancient gods of the shadow realm. User tags include Demons.
• Kind of game: User tags include Looter Shooter, Co-op and FPS.
• Fighting: User tags include Hack and Slash, Swordplay and Shooter.
• Unlocks and progress: User tags include Looter Shooter and Loot, and the text lists over 70 weapons that can be upgraded with stones.
• Exploring: User tags include Open World, and the text describes generated landscapes with side quests.
• Jumping and climbing: User tags include Parkour.
• Laughter and chaos: User tags include Comedy, Funny and Memes. The humor is scripted jokes, so this stays at the lowest level.
• Free base co-op: The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.

store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026

Backs Steam app ID, Online co-op, Local co-op, Release status, Release date, Platforms, Free base co-op.

• Steam app ID: The data identifies app 324800.
• Online co-op: Categories include Co-op and Online Co-op.
• Local co-op: Categories list no shared or split screen co-op. The PlayStation page and a launch review agree that there is none.
• Release status: Steam does not mark the game as coming soon.
• Release date: Steam lists October 13, 2016. GOG lists the same day.
• Platforms: Backs Windows only. Steam lists no Mac or Linux build.
• Free base co-op: The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.

store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026

Backs Steam Deck.

• Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Verified on Steam Deck.

wikidata.orgWikidata, read 28 October 2026

Backs Wikidata item, Genres.

• Wikidata item: The item is labeled Shadow Warrior 2 and lists Steam app 324800.
• Genres: P136 is first-person shooter.

gog.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Release date, Platforms.

• Release date: GOG lists October 13, 2016, the same day as Steam.
• Platforms: The page says it works on Windows. GOG players and Steam players can join the same public matches, which does not count as crossplay here.

store.playstation.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Platforms, Most players online, Local co-op, Free base co-op.

• Platforms: The store sells the PS4 version and says the game is playable on PS5.
• Most players online: The page lists network players 2 to 4 and says online play needs a PlayStation Plus membership.
• Local co-op: The page lists one player on the device.
• Free base co-op: The checked PlayStation full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. A PlayStation Plus catalog offer is a subscription, which does not make base co-op free.

xbox.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Platforms, Most players online, Free base co-op.

• Platforms: The page lists Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.
• Most players online: The feature list gives online co-op for 2 to 4 players.
• Free base co-op: The checked Xbox full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.

steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026

Backs Friends can join mid-game.

• Friends can join mid-game: Patch notes of 2016-12-08 fix a bug for a client who joined during a cutscene and add chat notices when teammates connect and disconnect. So players can join a session in progress.

steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026

Backs Friends can join mid-game.

• Friends can join mid-game: Patch notes of 2017-01-31 fix a quest barrier that stayed in place for a client who joined during gameplay. No page states it as a plain feature, so this rests on the patch notes.

gamingtrend.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Kind of game, Working in sync, Story, Calm and coziness, Time to hang out, Exploring, Unlocks and progress, Planning ahead, Laughter and chaos, Fighting.

• Kind of game: Review from 2016-10-22 says up to four friends tearing through demon hordes gives the game a Borderlands feel.
• Working in sync: Says powers combine in interesting ways and that co-op makes the game easier, but describes no roles or call-outs.
• Story: Calls the story weak and the quests thin fetch tasks.
• Calm and coziness: Describes constant running between quest givers and mission management between the fights.
• Time to hang out: Says the constant running between quest givers drags, so there are slow stretches between the fights.
• Exploring: Describes a semi-open world with quest givers and instant teleports into missions.
• Unlocks and progress: Calls loot an ancillary but effective addition to the combat.
• Planning ahead: Says elemental weaknesses and upgrades add variety, while skill points mostly went to passive boosts.
• Laughter and chaos: Says the wisecracking dialogue starts well and then grates, so the humor is scripted.
• Fighting: Says the combat feels tight and focused.

gamerevolution.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Kind of game, Tension and danger, Working in sync, Getting better.

• Kind of game: Review from 2016-10-13 says four-player co-op is supported and encouraged.
• Tension and danger: Calls fights against groups of enemies frantic and fast-paced.
• Working in sync: Says objectives are more fun with a partner to draw threat while you flank distracted enemies.
• Getting better: Says higher difficulties need you to flow between ranged and melee combat without taking damage.

theouterhaven.netPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Local co-op, Tension and danger, Unlocks and progress, Planning ahead, Jumping and climbing.

• Local co-op: Review from 2016-10-13 says there is no local co-op.
• Tension and danger: Says the hardest difficulties add penalties on death in return for better loot.
• Unlocks and progress: Describes a large upgrade system of skill cards and weapon gems that the reviewer found optional.
• Planning ahead: The skill cards and gem sockets exist, but the reviewer reached about half the game before touching them.
• Jumping and climbing: Says movement is fast and generated maps sometimes need you to scale walls.

cgmagonline.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Tension and danger, Getting better, Unlocks and progress, Sessions.

• Tension and danger: Reviewer and a friend played co-op on the hardest difficulty, which punishes deaths.
• Getting better: Says the way of Wang is long and hard on that setting. They did not finish the story.
• Unlocks and progress: Calls the game a first-person action role-playing loot grind.
• Sessions: Missions play out like zones in an action role-playing game, inside a long campaign.

psu.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Story, Laughter and chaos, Calm and coziness, Time to hang out, Exploring, Tension and danger, Kind of game, Sessions.

• Story: Review from 2017-05-17 calls the plot light and partly recycled.
• Laughter and chaos: Calls the humor crude and says the jokes get stretched thin.
• Calm and coziness: Says the action stops in the hub world, which feels slow.
• Time to hang out: Says co-op makes the dull moments easier to sit through.
• Exploring: Says missions are mostly corridors and square rooms.
• Tension and danger: Describes demons rushing you from every angle when a fight is in full swing.
• Kind of game: Says the game is built around co-op and works as a loud co-op shooter with up to three other players.
• Sessions: Calls the campaign overly long.