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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unreal Engine 4}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unreal Engine 4}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|11 June 2020|ref=<ref>https://twitter.com/SNKPofficial/status/1265450814899802112</ref>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|11 June 2020}}
 +
|reception    =  
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|samurai-shodown|76}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|7854/samurai-shodown|79}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|samurai-shodown--2|81}}
 
|taxonomy    =
 
|taxonomy    =
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | DLC}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | DLC}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Side view}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Fighting }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Arcade, Fighting }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Anime }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Anime, Stylized }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Japan }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Samurai Shodown }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Samurai Shodown }}
|steam appid  =  
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|steam appid  = 1342260
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
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|official site= https://www.snk-corp.co.jp/us/games/samuraishodown/
 
|strategywiki = Samurai Shodown (2019)
 
|strategywiki = Samurai Shodown (2019)
 +
|hltb        = 66254
 
|mobygames    = samurai-shodown_
 
|mobygames    = samurai-shodown_
 
|wikipedia    = Samurai Shodown (2019 video game)
 
|wikipedia    = Samurai Shodown (2019 video game)
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      =
 +
 +
|release history  = Released in Japan as ''Samurai Spirits''.
 +
 +
|current state    =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability/row| Epic Games Store | samurai-shodown-reboot | Epic Games Store | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Epic Games Store | samurai-shodown-reboot | Epic Games Store | | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Steam | 1342260 | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
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{{ii}} [[Digital rights management (DRM)#Always online|Constant internet connection]] no longer required.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://twitter.com/SNKPofficial/status/1413319432005328897/|title=SNK GLOBAL on Twitter|date=2021-07-08}}</ref>
 +
 +
===Version differences===
 +
{{ii}} The Steam Edition contains the base game and Season Pass 1.
 +
{{ii}} The Deluxe Pack contains the base game and Season Pass 1 and 2.
 +
{{ii}} The Kiwami Pack contains the base game and Season Pass 1, 2 and 3.
  
 +
==Monetization==
 
{{DLC|
 
{{DLC|
 
{{DLC/row| Season Pass 1 | Includes 4 DLC characters: Rimururu, Basara, Kazuki Kazama and Wan-Fu. | Windows }}
 
{{DLC/row| Season Pass 1 | Includes 4 DLC characters: Rimururu, Basara, Kazuki Kazama and Wan-Fu. | Windows }}
{{DLC/row| Season Pass 2 | Includes 4 DLC characters: Mina Majikina, Sogetsu Kazama, Iroha and a 4th yet unannounced character. | Windows }}
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{{DLC/row| Season Pass 2 | Includes 4 DLC characters: Mina Majikina, Sogetsu Kazama, Iroha and [[For Honor]]'s Warden. | Windows }}
 +
{{DLC/row| Season Pass 3 | Includes 4 DLC characters: Cham Cham, [[The Last Blade 2]]'s Hibiki Takane, Shiro Tokisada Amakusa and [[Guilty Gear]]'s Baiken. | Windows }}
 
{{DLC/row| DLC Character: Rimururu | Included in Season Pass 1. | Windows }}
 
{{DLC/row| DLC Character: Rimururu | Included in Season Pass 1. | Windows }}
 
{{DLC/row| DLC Character: Basara | Included in Season Pass 1. | Windows }}
 
{{DLC/row| DLC Character: Basara | Included in Season Pass 1. | Windows }}
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{{DLC/row| DLC Character: Sogetsu Kazama | Included in Season Pass 2. | Windows }}
 
{{DLC/row| DLC Character: Sogetsu Kazama | Included in Season Pass 2. | Windows }}
 
{{DLC/row| DLC Character: Iroha | Included in Season Pass 2. | Windows }}
 
{{DLC/row| DLC Character: Iroha | Included in Season Pass 2. | Windows }}
{{DLC/row| DLC Character: "???" | Included in Season Pass 2. | Windows }}
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{{DLC/row| DLC Character: Warden | Included in Season Pass 2. | Windows }}
 +
{{DLC/row| DLC Character: Cham Cham | Included in Season Pass 3. | Windows }}
 +
{{DLC/row| DLC Character: Hibiki Takane | Included in Season Pass 3. | Windows }}
 +
{{DLC/row| DLC Character: Shiro Tokisada Amakusa | Included in Season Pass 3. | Windows }}
 +
{{DLC/row| DLC Character: Baiken | Included in Season Pass 3. | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing  
 
{{Save game cloud syncing  
|discord               =  
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|discord                   =  
|discord notes         =  
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|discord notes             =  
|epic games store       = true
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|epic games launcher       = true
|epic games store notes =  
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|epic games launcher notes =  
|gog galaxy             =  
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|gog galaxy               =  
|gog galaxy notes       =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
|origin                 =  
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|origin                   =  
|origin notes           =  
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|origin notes             =  
|steam cloud           =  
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|steam cloud               = true
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
|uplay                  =  
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|ubisoft connect          =  
|uplay notes           =  
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|ubisoft connect notes     =  
|xbox cloud             =  
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|xbox cloud               =  
|xbox cloud notes       =  
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|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
|widescreen resolution notes=  
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|widescreen resolution notes= <!-- Up to 1080p in-game, see [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]. -->
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
 
|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      = {{Term|Pillarboxed}} by default, see [[#Ultra-widescreen|Ultra-widescreen]].
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      = {{Term|Pillarboxed}} by default, see [[#Ultra-widescreen|Ultra-widescreen]].
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
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|4k ultra hd                = true
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
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|4k ultra hd notes          = Officially supported as of patch 1.90<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://twitter.com/snk_oda/status/1275935616794951680|title=Yasuyuki Oda on Twitter|date=2020-06-24}}</ref><!-- See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]] -->
 
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
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|anisotropic                = unknown
 
|anisotropic                = unknown
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              = true
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|antialiasing              = limited
|antialiasing notes        = [[TAA]] by default, On and off only.
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|antialiasing notes        = [[FXAA]] by default, On and off only.  
|vsync                      = false
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|upscaling                  = unknown
|vsync notes                = No option in-game. Use borderless fullscreen mode to avoid screen tearing.
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
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|vsync                      = hackable
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|vsync notes                = No option in-game. See [[#Vertical sync (Vsync)|Vertical sync (Vsync)]].
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              = Game is locked to 60 FPS.
 
|60 fps notes              = Game is locked to 60 FPS.
 
|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 +
|ray tracing                = unknown
 +
|ray tracing notes          =
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
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{{--}} Menus and {{Term|FMV}}s will stay {{Term|pillarboxed}}.
 
{{--}} Menus and {{Term|FMV}}s will stay {{Term|pillarboxed}}.
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}}
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{{Fixbox|description=Hex values change for 32:9 support|fix=
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#For '''32:9''' (f.e. 5120x1440) replace <code>39 8E E3 3F</code> with <code>39 8E 63 40</code>
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}}
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===[[Glossary:Vertical sync (Vsync)|Vertical sync (Vsync)]]===
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{{ii}} Borderless fullscreen always uses the system's Vsync while exclusive fullscreen has none. The method will enforce it for all display modes.
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{{Fixbox|description=Enable Vsync|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlwkhJ4X8S8|title=How To Play Samurai Shodown PC With 4K Graphics and Vsync|date=2020-06-14}}</ref>|fix=
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# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
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# Open {{File|GameUserSettings.ini}}.
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# Change <code>bUseVSync</code> to <code>True</code>.
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# Save the changes and run the game.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
=Audio=
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==Audio==
 
{{Image|Sound_settings_SAMURAI_SHODOWN.png|Sound settings}}
 
{{Image|Sound_settings_SAMURAI_SHODOWN.png|Sound settings}}
 
{{Audio
 
{{Audio
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
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|royalty free audio       = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = French
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  |language  = Simplified Chinese
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = German
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  |language  = Traditional Chinese
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Italian
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  |language  = French
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Spanish
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  |language  = German
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Latin American Spanish
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  |language  = Italian
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Korean
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  |language  = Japanese
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    = false
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  |audio    = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Japanese
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  |language  = Korean
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    = true
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  |audio    = false
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Traditional Chinese
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  |language  = Spanish
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Simplified Chinese
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  |language  = Latin American Spanish
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
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|windows 32-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = true
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|windows arm app        = unknown
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
|macos 32-bit app       =  
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|macos intel 32-bit app =  
|macos 64-bit app       =  
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|macos intel 64-bit app =  
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|macos arm app          = unknown
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
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|linux arm app          = unknown
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
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|minRAM  = 8 GB
 
|minRAM  = 8 GB
 
|minHD    = 35 GB
 
|minHD    = 35 GB
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 (2 GB)
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|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 770
|minGPU2  = AMD Radeon R9 280 (3 GB)
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|minGPU2  = AMD Radeon R9 280
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|minVRAM  = 2 GB (Nvidia), 3 GB (AMD)
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|minDX    = 11
  
 
|recOS    = 10
 
|recOS    = 10
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|recRAM  = 16 GB
 
|recRAM  = 16 GB
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 (6 GB)
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|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060
|recGPU2  = AMD Radeon RX 480 (4 GB)
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|recGPU2  = AMD Radeon RX 480
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|recVRAM  = 6 GB (Nvidia), 4 GB (AMD)
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 11:38, 21 March 2023

This page is for the 2020 reboot. For the PC port of the 1993 Neo Geo game, see Samurai Shodown.

Samurai Shodown
Samurai Shodown cover
Developers
SNK Corporation
Engines
Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows June 11, 2020
Reception
Metacritic 76
OpenCritic 79
IGDB 81
Taxonomy
Monetization DLC
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Side view
Controls Direct control
Genres Arcade, Fighting
Art styles Anime, Stylized
Themes Japan
Series Samurai Shodown
Samurai Shodown (2020) on HowLongToBeat
Samurai Shodown (2020) on IGDB
Samurai Shodown (2020) guide on StrategyWiki
Samurai Shodown (2020) on MobyGames
Samurai Shodown (2020) on Wikipedia
Samurai Shodown
Samurai Shodown II 1996
Samurai Shodown II (2015) 2015
Samurai Shodown V Special 2015
Samurai Shodown 2018
Samurai Shodown III 2018
Samurai Shodown IV 2018
Samurai Shodown V 2019
Samurai Shodown NeoGeo Collection 2020
Samurai Shodown (2020) 2020

Samurai Shodown (2020) is a singleplayer and multiplayer side view arcade and fighting game in the Samurai Shodown series.

Released in Japan as Samurai Spirits.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Epic Games Store
Epic Games Launcher
Windows
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Constant internet connection no longer required.[1]

Version differences

The Steam Edition contains the base game and Season Pass 1.
The Deluxe Pack contains the base game and Season Pass 1 and 2.
The Kiwami Pack contains the base game and Season Pass 1, 2 and 3.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Season Pass 1 Includes 4 DLC characters: Rimururu, Basara, Kazuki Kazama and Wan-Fu.
Windows
Season Pass 2 Includes 4 DLC characters: Mina Majikina, Sogetsu Kazama, Iroha and For Honor's Warden.
Windows
Season Pass 3 Includes 4 DLC characters: Cham Cham, The Last Blade 2's Hibiki Takane, Shiro Tokisada Amakusa and Guilty Gear's Baiken.
Windows
DLC Character: Rimururu Included in Season Pass 1.
Windows
DLC Character: Basara Included in Season Pass 1.
Windows
DLC Character: Kazuki Kazama Included in Season Pass 1.
Windows
DLC Character: Wan-Fu Included in Season Pass 1.
Windows
DLC Character: Mina Majikina Included in Season Pass 2.
Windows
DLC Character: Sogetsu Kazama Included in Season Pass 2.
Windows
DLC Character: Iroha Included in Season Pass 2.
Windows
DLC Character: Warden Included in Season Pass 2.
Windows
DLC Character: Cham Cham Included in Season Pass 3.
Windows
DLC Character: Hibiki Takane Included in Season Pass 3.
Windows
DLC Character: Shiro Tokisada Amakusa Included in Season Pass 3.
Windows
DLC Character: Baiken Included in Season Pass 3.
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\SamuraiShodown\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1342260/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\SamuraiShodown\Saved\SaveGames
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1342260/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud

Video

Display settings
Display settings

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
Pillarboxed by default, see Ultra-widescreen.
4K Ultra HD
Officially supported as of patch 1.90[2]
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
FXAA by default, On and off only.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
No option in-game. See Vertical sync (Vsync).
60 FPS
Game is locked to 60 FPS.
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.
The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Ultra-widescreen

By default, the game is pillarboxed on 21:9 monitors.
Hex values change for 21:9 support
  1. Download HxD hex a editor from here.
  2. Open HxD hex editor and click on File then Open.
  3. Choose SamuraiShodown-Win64-Shipping.exe found in Epic Games\SamuraiShodown\SamuraiShodown\Binaries\Win64.
  4. Click on Search, then Find and choose the Hex-values tab.
  5. In the Seach for: box, type 39 8E E3 3F and replace every value you find with 26 B4 17 40 for 2560x1080 or 8E E3 18 40 for 3440x1440.
  6. Save and exit.
Menus and FMVs will stay pillarboxed.
Hex values change for 32:9 support
  1. For 32:9 (f.e. 5120x1440) replace 39 8E E3 3F with 39 8E 63 40

Vertical sync (Vsync)

Borderless fullscreen always uses the system's Vsync while exclusive fullscreen has none. The method will enforce it for all display modes.
Enable Vsync[3]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open GameUserSettings.ini.
  3. Change bUseVSync to True.
  4. Save the changes and run the game.

Input

System settings
System settings

Audio

Sound settings
Sound settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, Stage background, SFX, Character speech, System audio.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Brazilian Portuguese
Spanish
Latin American Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2 Versus
LAN play
Online play
10 Versus, Co-op

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Self-hosting

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics PhysX
Audio Wwise
Multiplayer Epic Online Services

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 35 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 770
AMD Radeon R9 280
2 GB (Nvidia), 3 GB (AMD) of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1342260/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1342260) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. SNK GLOBAL on Twitter - last accessed on 2021-07-08
  2. Yasuyuki Oda on Twitter - last accessed on 2020-06-24
  3. How To Play Samurai Shodown PC With 4K Graphics and Vsync - last accessed on 2020-06-14
  4. Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2020-06-11
    Tested the game with Microsoft's Xbox One controller connected through a USB cable
  5. Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2020-06-11
    Tested the game with Sony's PlayStation DualShock 4 V2 controller connected through a USB cable
  6. Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2020-06-11
    Tested the game by hot-plugging 2 different controllers