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games like

Shadow Warrior

Shadow Warrior leans Execution (Practiced Mastery). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.

Matched first against: Fighting - then ranked by cheat-test profile.

EXECUTION7 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10

Like Shadow Warrior, but easier

Same cheat-test neighborhood, lower Execution demand - the hands aren't as punishing.

12 games like Shadow Warrior

A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

Streets of Rage 3 cover art
Streets of Rage 3Practiced Mastery · beat 'em up

Both lean on execution about the same (7 vs 7). Otherwise the profiles match closely.

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Dark Messiah of Might and Magic cover art
Dark Messiah of Might and MagicPracticed Mastery · first-person action

Both lean on execution about the same (7 vs 7). Biggest difference: reads (1 vs 0) - enemies are scripted

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Spider-Man: Web of Shadows cover art
Spider-Man: Web of ShadowsPracticed Mastery · superhero brawler

Both lean on reads about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: execution (7 vs 6) - Air combos and web-strike chains reward fast hands

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Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition cover art
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship EditionPure Mechanics · brawler metroidvania

Both lean on execution about the same (7 vs 7). Biggest difference: reads (1 vs 0) - Enemies and bosses are colour-coded fixed patterns

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Guacamelee! 2 cover art
Guacamelee! 2Practiced Mastery · metroidvania brawler

Both lean on execution about the same (7 vs 7). Biggest difference: reads (1 vs 0) - Scripted enemies and bosses

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Double Dragon II: The Revenge cover art
Double Dragon II: The RevengePracticed Mastery · beat 'em up

Both lean on execution about the same (7 vs 7). Biggest difference: reads (1 vs 0) - Enemy thugs use fixed AI routines

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Max Payne 3 cover art
Max Payne 3Practiced Mastery · cinematic third-person shootercross-genre

Both lean on execution about the same (7 vs 7). Otherwise the profiles match closely.

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Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order cover art
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen OrderPracticed Mastery · action-adventure soulslikecross-genre

Both lean on execution about the same (7 vs 7). Otherwise the profiles match closely.

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time cover art
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in TimePracticed Mastery · arcade beat 'em upcross-genre

Both lean on execution about the same (7 vs 7). Otherwise the profiles match closely.

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Forza Horizon cover art
Forza HorizonPracticed Mastery · open-world racingcross-genre

Both lean on execution about the same (7 vs 7). Otherwise the profiles match closely.

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Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight cover art
Momodora: Reverie Under the MoonlightPracticed Mastery · action platformer metroidvaniacross-genre

Both lean on execution about the same (7 vs 7). Otherwise the profiles match closely.

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Astral Chain cover art
Astral ChainPracticed Mastery · character actioncross-genre

Both lean on execution about the same (7 vs 7). Otherwise the profiles match closely.

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Game details

Released
1997
Developer
3D Realms
Platforms
PC, iOS, Mac, DOS
Modes
Single player, Multiplayer
IGDB critics
78/100
IGDB users
78/100
FightingShooterActionScience fictionComedy