Samurai Shodown

by SNK

2019

Fighting

Excellent

Fighting

Excellent

About

"A brand new title from SNK! A new Samurai Shodown is on the horizon! Since its birth in 1993, the Samurai Shodown series has been known as the premier weapon based versus fighting games, and was essential in cultivating the weapon based fighting game genre. As the first new release in the series in more than 10 years, Samurai Shodown is aiming to yet again push boundaries and deliver some serious samurai action! Developed using Unreal Engine 4 and utilizing a unique brushstroke graphical style to match the Japanese roots of the series, Haohmaru, Nakoruru, Galford and a whole cast of other popular characters will battle once again for victory!"

Publisher: SNK, Athlon Games
Engine: Unreal Engine 4
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Themes: Action
Perspective: Side view
Age Rating: M — Mature 17+

Videos

13 videos

Screenshots

1 / 7

Artworks

1 / 2

Where to Buy

Steam Epic PlayStation

DLC & Expansions

Samurai Shodown: Baiken

Samurai Shodown: Rimururu

Samurai Shodown: Shiro Tokisada Amakusa

Samurai Shodown: Hibiki Takane

Samurai Shodown: Kazuki Kazama

Samurai Shodown: Sogetsu Kazama

Samurai Shodown: Mina Majikina

Samurai Shodown: Basara

Samurai Shodown: Iroha

Samurai Shodown: Wan-Fu

Samurai Shodown: Cham Cham

Samurai Shodown: Warden

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Release History

Jun 25, 2019— Xbox One, PS4

Oct 24, 2019— Arcade

Nov 19, 2019— Stadia

Dec 12, 2019— Switch

Feb 25, 2020— Switch

Jun 11, 2020— PC

Mar 16, 2021— Xbox Series

Aug 29, 2023— Android, iOS

Also Known As

サムライスピリッツ사무라이 쇼다운

Language Support

12 languages

Language	Audio	Subtitles	Interface
Chinese (Simplified)	—	✓	✓
Chinese (Traditional)	—	✓	✓
English	—	✓	✓
French	—	✓	✓
German	—	✓	✓
Italian	—	✓	✓
Japanese	✓	✓	✓
Korean	—	✓	✓
Portuguese (Brazil)	—	✓	✓
Portuguese (Portugal)	—	—	✓
Spanish (Mexico)	—	—	✓
Spanish (Spain)	—	✓	✓