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Daikatana
In 2455 AD, Kage Mishima used the magical powers of Daikatana, the most powerful sword ever forged, to alter time and establish himself as supreme dictator. You are Hiro Miyamoto, one of the few people on earth who knows what happened.
View on Steam ↗ $6.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“OK, here's how to play and enjoy the game: get the user made mod that removes the helper AI from game play. Also, potentially get the "save anywhere mod." Use both mods, and the game is a lot of fun! Really, it's the bad partner AI that ruins this game, everything else is great;…”
— a player, Steam review · 22 hrs played“"I can't leave without my buddy Superfly"”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played“"Surely it can't be THAT bad." ~ me, just before buying this”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPrice tracking
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | Action · FPS · First-Person · Shooter · Classic · Time Travel · Singleplayer · Fantasy · Sci-fi · Multiplayer · Boomer Shooter · Retro (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 Processor: Pentium 4 1.8 GHz Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9.0 DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 1 GB available space