Shadow Warrior Classic Redux similar games & best alternatives

Shadow Warrior Classic Redux - Trailer
Shadow Warrior Classic Redux - shadow-warrior-classic-redux_1.avif
Shadow Warrior Classic Redux - shadow-warrior-classic-redux_2.avif
Shadow Warrior Classic Redux - shadow-warrior-classic-redux_3.avif
Shadow Warrior Classic Redux - shadow-warrior-classic-redux_4.avif
Shadow Warrior Classic Redux - shadow-warrior-classic-redux_5.avif
Shadow Warrior Classic Redux - shadow-warrior-classic-redux_6.avif

Shadow Warrior Classic Redux

Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2013

Should you play it?

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.

What works

  • Classic old-school fps gameplay
  • Challenging combat and level design
  • Humorous and charismatic protagonist
  • Includes expansions and original version
  • Modernized controls and graphics

Things to keep in mind

  • Some levels are confusing and repetitive
  • Lack of multiplayer in redux version
  • Dated graphics and audio for some players
  • Some technical issues and crashes reported
  • Occasional frustrating difficulty spikes

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • DOOM 64

  • Ion Fury

  • Supplice

  • DUSK

  • Viscerafest

  • Shrine

More expressive

Games that feels like Shadow Warrior Classic Redux but with more self-expression and customization

  • Beyond Citadel

  • Selaco

  • Wizordum

  • Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation

  • Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders

  • Hands of Necromancy

More social

Games that feels like Shadow Warrior Classic Redux but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • Blood™ Fresh Supply

  • DOOM + DOOM II

  • Hexen: Beyond Heretic

  • Classic Marathon

  • Turok 2: Seeds of Evil

  • Hedon Bloodrite

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • WRATH: Aeon of Ruin

  • Metal Wolf Chaos XD

  • Pathologic Classic HD

  • Shadow Warrior

  • Ghostrunner

Similarity map

How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Shadow Warrior Classic Redux: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Relaxation.

Last update: 03/08/2026