Shenmue III
Open-world martial arts adventure investigating the Phoenix Mirror in China
YS NET · Published by ININ · Released Nov 19, 2020
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 73% of 1,421
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 4
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 5 years ago
- Jan 12, 2021
Metacritic: 69/100 (critic reviews)
What is Shenmue III?
Shenmue III is a third-person, open-world action adventure set in rural China. You play martial artist Ryo Hazuki, who investigates the Phoenix Mirror while seeking his father's killer. You question townspeople, fight, train, work part-time jobs, gamble, and play arcade games.
For you if...
- +you like unhurried exploration and conversations with townspeople
- +you enjoy martial arts training mixed with everyday activities
Not for you if...
- −you want fast progression and frequent combat
- −you need a self-contained story with a definite ending
What players say
73% of 1,421 reviews are positive
Players praise the setting, character interactions, and familiar pace of the earlier games. Critics describe the investigation as repetitive and say the story makes little progress.
How many players finish Shenmue III?
10% of Steam players have unlocked «Old Castle», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
Screenshots and trailer
Shenmue III system requirements
Minimum: GeForce GTX 650 Ti, 4 GB RAM, 100 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Shenmue III?
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- OS
- Windows 7×64, Windows 8×64, Windows 10×64 (64-bit OS Required)
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-4460 (3.40 GHz) or better; Quad-core or better
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti or better (DirectX 11 card & VRAM 2GB Required)
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 100 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 (64-bit OS Required)
- Processor
- Intel Core i7-7700 (3.60 GHz)
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 100 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Does Shenmue III have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Shenmue III run on Steam Deck?
Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- Singleplayer gameplay requires active internet connection
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 64
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English, Japanese. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.
Does Shenmue III use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Adventure
- Action
- Open World
- Martial Arts
- Singleplayer
- Story Rich
- Third Person
- Quick-Time Events
- Epic
- RPG
- Atmospheric
- Anime
- Fighting
- JRPG
- Simulation
- Minigames
Recent updates
- Jan 12, 2021 · Shenmue 3 Patch Notes
- Dec 22, 2020 · Hotfix Coming Soon
3 DLC available.
