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Katana ZERO
Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
44 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“magnificent. crazy deep story and w gameplay 10/10 would recomend”
“This game is genuinely amazing. Gameplay is so creative and fun, yet challenging at the same time but not so much that it drives me to quit the game. Story is so memorable in spite of how little it gives you, which…”
“This story is perfection from top to bottom. The story, the dialogue, the hack and slash gameplay, the time slow mechanics... I only wish there was more”
39 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“11 out of 11 bojankles an actual masterpiece, they don't make many games this perfect. would hang up on that shrink a thousand more times”
“John Wick meets Pixel Art. The most creative and stressful game I've played in years. The way the story is told through the gameplay is exquisite, it's brilliant. But the gameplay of Hotline Miami 1 hit KO isn't for me,…”
“magnificent. crazy deep story and w gameplay 10/10 would recomend”
25 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“This game is genuinely amazing. Gameplay is so creative and fun, yet challenging at the same time but not so much that it drives me to quit the game. Story is so memorable in spite of how little it gives you, which…”
“I wasn't entirely sure what to expect going into this as I watched a friend play maybe 5 minutes of it on a discord call, but.. I can safely say I made the right choice purchasing this game- Katana Zero is a solid…”
“Great story, Banger of a soundtrack. 10/10, avoid taking Chronos irl.”
12 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“I wasn't entirely sure what to expect going into this as I watched a friend play maybe 5 minutes of it on a discord call, but.. I can safely say I made the right choice purchasing this game- Katana Zero is a solid…”
“This game is the quintessential HIDDEN GEM. The combat, the story and the music are just perfection. It is so stylish and strategic, where the fight is more chess than swordplay. Incredible.”
“Katana Zero was a complete surprise find for me on the Switch, and once I started I basically couldn't put it down. I burned through the entire game in about a week. Everything about it just clicks: the slick…”
4 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“This game is genuinely amazing. Gameplay is so creative and fun, yet challenging at the same time but not so much that it drives me to quit the game. Story is so memorable in spite of how little it gives you, which…”
“[i]Katana ZERO[/i] is a spiritual successor to [i]Hotline Miami[/i] where the fast-paced gameplay and pulsating music never gets old. Even the difficulty curve doesn't spike so hard as to feel unwinnable, which is…”
“I have a thing for games that tell their stories in a surreal way, I didn't think I would get attached to this piece of art when I heard it was a liner story game. Katana Zero has a simple story, deep enough to get you…”
11 of the 102 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“Where is my fxxking DLC”
“inshallah mr katanazero finishes the DLC”
“DLC when?”
7 of the 102 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Katana Zero was a complete surprise find for me on the Switch, and once I started I basically couldn't put it down. I burned through the entire game in about a week. Everything about it just clicks: the slick…”
“Awesome soundtrack, awesome gameplay, only problem is that the story is more linear than it seems, but the story and atmosphere is awesome anyways”
“It's horizontal Hotline Miami with a ninja and cyberpunk drugs. Pretty satisfying gameplay and probably the best text based dialogue effects in a game. The ending or endings (?) leave a lot to be desired though.”
7 of the 102 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“This story is perfection from top to bottom. The story, the dialogue, the hack and slash gameplay, the time slow mechanics... I only wish there was more”
“good but too short”
“The game s good but too long for it's own good, buy on a sale. the game should have ended in 5-6 chapters.”
5 of the 102 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“John Wick meets Pixel Art. The most creative and stressful game I've played in years. The way the story is told through the gameplay is exquisite, it's brilliant. But the gameplay of Hotline Miami 1 hit KO isn't for me,…”
“My second run through Katana Zero only reinforced how special it is. The story still hits hard, unfolding in a way that feels both mysterious and deliberate, and the soundtrack does so much to elevate the mood in every…”
“speedrun achievement made me mad and yell at my friends would 100% recommend very fun game”
Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 98.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“A masterpiece that casts a shadow greater than its inspirations.”
— a player, Steam review · 30 hrs played“[h1]Masterpiece[/h1] Katana ZERO has the best synergy between gameplay features and story elements of any game ever made. The levels are masterfully crafted and introduce new elements at the right time to prevent the player from getting bored. The animations are smooth and…”
— a player, Steam review · 30 hrs played“Amazing gameplay and a very interesting story, can't wait for the DLC!”
— a player, Steam review · 46 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:16 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Indie |
| Player tags | Pixel Graphics · Action · Great Soundtrack · Story Rich · Platformer · Cyberpunk · 2D Platformer · Indie · 2D · Hack and Slash · Fast-Paced · Violent (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on Phone · Remote Play on Tablet · Remote Play on TV |
| Languages | English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 22 |
| Estimated owners | 2,000,000 – 5,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.katanazero.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 x64 Processor: Intel Pentium E2180 (2 * 2000) or equivalent Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce 7600 GT (256 MB) DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 200 MB available space