
The game features a hub area where the player can acquire quests and upgrade their abilities before beginning a mission. The mission structure in Shadow Warrior 2 is less restricted than its predecessor, and players can now revisit earlier missions to re-engage past enemies in order to upgrade Wang's skills. New traversal mechanics have been added, such as climbing walls and double jumping to allow for more exploration.

The level environments are more open and nonlinear than in the previous title. In co-op mode, each player experiences the narrative as Lo Wang but sees other players as various anonymous ninjas. Shadow Warrior 2 can be played in single-player mode, or in a new 4-player co-op mode. A sequel, Shadow Warrior 3, was released on March 1, 2022. The game was released for Microsoft Windows in October 2016, for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in May 2017, and Xbox Game Pass in December 2018.

It is the sequel to the 2013 Shadow Warrior, the reboot of the 1997 original. Shadow Warrior 2 is a first-person shooter game developed by Flying Wild Hog and published by Devolver Digital.
