
games like
Shadow Warrior 2
Shadow Warrior 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.
Matched first against: Role-playing (RPG) - then ranked by cheat-test profile.
Like Shadow Warrior 2, but easier
Same cheat-test neighborhood, lower Execution demand - the hands aren't as punishing.
12 games like Shadow Warrior 2
A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

Both lean on variance about the same (5 vs 5). Biggest difference: execution (8 vs 7) - Dash-attack timing and dodging drive moment-to-moment fights.
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (8 vs 6) - Sustained gunfights and stealth execution under pressure
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: variance (5 vs 7) - Item and room RNG defines every run
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Both lean on variance about the same (5 vs 5). Biggest difference: execution (8 vs 7) - Souls-style dodging fused with sustained gun accuracy.
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Both lean on execution about the same (8 vs 8). Biggest difference: variance (5 vs 3) - Gacha pulls and echo substat RNG introduce meaningful hidden variance
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (8 vs 9) - Rhythm-locked inputs on every beat punish any miss.
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (8 vs 6) - Dodging projectiles and platforming under scaling pressure.
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Both lean on variance about the same (5 vs 5). Biggest difference: reads (0 vs 2) - Specials are scripted, not adaptive
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (8 vs 6) - Parry timing, dodge counters, assist-switch combos
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Both lean on execution about the same (8 vs 8). Biggest difference: variance (5 vs 3) - Weapon and material drop rates carry significant gear-progression RNG
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: variance (5 vs 3) - Random item drops and some enemy move randomness present
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: variance (5 vs 7) - Procedural world and wand drops dominate runs.
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- Released
- 2016
- Developer
- Flying Wild Hog
- Platforms
- PS4, Linux, PC, Mac, XONE
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
- IGDB critics
- 78/100
- IGDB users
- 75/100