Samurai Shodown

Samurai Shodown (SamSho 7)
Developers	SNK
Systems	PS4 (NA, EU, JP) June 25, 2019
	XB1 (NA, EU, JP) June 25, 2019
	Arcade October 24, 2019
	Google Stadia (discontinued) November 19, 2019
	Switch (JP, NA, EU) December 12, 2019
	PC June 11, 2020 (Epic) June 14, 2021 (Steam)
	XB Series S/X (NA, EU, JP) March 16, 2021
Official Websites	English
	Japanese
Online Play	Delay-based Netcode (Rollback Netcode arrives in Late Summer, 2023)
Player Resources	2.40 Official Frame Data Doc
	Replay Theater
Community Channels	Samurai Shodown Discord
	Samurai Friends Discord
	XboxFighters Discord
	Subreddit
	List of Regional SamSho Discords

Rollback 2nd Beta Test: June, 2023

The game has had its first Rollback Beta Test. There will be a second one in June 2023, but no specific date has been set. The official finished Rollback will arrive in Late Summer, 2023.

• Platform: PC (Steam)
• Date: June

About the game

Samurai Shodown (known as Samurai Spirits in Japan) or "SamSho" is a 2019 fighting game by SNK, colloquially referred to as Samurai Shodown 7/SS7, due to being the 7th mainline entry in the series. Canonically, the game takes place between the events of Samurai Shodown V and the original SamSho. However, it has also been called a soft reboot of the series, due to featuring characters from various points across the main timeline. The game is considered a cult classic in the fighting game community, due to its unique gameplay style.

Wiki Roadmap

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Every character is up-to-date with the latest Frame Data (2.40 Patch) General game info pages: Controls, Mechanics, System Data, and Patch Notes have good info and are up to date. Character Data and Hashtags are properly transcluded from System Data and the FAQ respectively. All Characters have: Colors + 3D Retro Costumes. Rage Gain added to the Character Table. Unarmed Boxes filled out. Playstyle Icons + Summaries. The following Characters have been reformatted (17/30): Amakusa Basara Cham-Cham Darli Earthquake Galford Hanzo Haohmaru Hibiki Jubei Kazuki Kyoshiro Shizumaru Sogetsu Tam Tam Warden Yashamaru Characters with Hitbox Images on all their moves (15/30): Amakusa Baiken Basara Charlotte Cham Cham Earthquake Iroha Jubei Nakoruru Sogetsu Wan-Fu Warden Yoshitora Gongsun Li Wu-Ruixiang Characters with complete Frame Data on all their moves (11/30): Amakusa Baiken Basara Charlotte Jubei Sogetsu Wan-Fu Warden Yoshitora Gongsun Li Wu-Ruixiang

General Use Debug Menu and add information for all characters: Hitbox Images Frame Data Character introduction sections that need to be rewritten (E.g. Due to wording redundancies, poorly written segments, typos and/or outdated info) Cham Cham Shiki Tam Tam Ukyo Most characters are lacking in useful information on the their move descriptions. Make sure all characters's Frame Data and Information is following the Template Documentation guidelines of inputting data. Notable character page specific issues Baiken Neutral and Okizeme sections under "Gameplan" is empty. Genjuro Move descriptions are lacking in information. Kyoshiro 214D: Toad Plague section needs rewrite and better formatting (maybe link directly to the moves that can be beaten by frog?) Shiki Introduction section needs rewrite: some of the segments are already present in the gameplay section. Ukyo Introduction section needs rewrite: due to most of the info is already being in the gameplan section. Tsubame Gaeshi (j.1236S) section needs rewrite: too bloated text. Wu-Ruixiang Gameplan section needs rewrite: Neutral section lacks information. Okizeme section containing poor writing.