The team drew inspirations from both Japanese and Chinese cultures when they were creating the game's universe. The game's humor also became more mature, with the team saying that they wanted to 'modernize' Lo Wang as a video game character by giving him more backstory. Devolver Digital officially announced the game on July 6, 2020.

It released on March 1, 2022, for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Shadow Warrior 3 received 'mixed or average' reviews for PC and PlayStation 4, according to review aggregator Metacritic the Xbox Series X/S version received 'generally favorable' reviews. IGN said that the game felt good to play and wrote in favor of its short runtime, but noted that it was 'completely unremarkable in execution, being about as straightforward as an FPS can get.' Hardcore Gamer reviewed the title favorably, writing, 'It may not be reinventing the wheel in any drastic means, but Shadow Warrior 3‘s warranted excess and lovably chaotic flow is one you’ll easily get lost in and perhaps never want to get out of.' PC Gamer, by contrast, was more mixed, criticizing Lo Wang's dialogue, and writing, ' Shadow Warrior 3 is best experienced with dialog volume set to zero and subtitles turned off.

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