Daikatana

Wait53%

Mixed · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

It depends on what you're after.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows

Ion Storm · Action · Oct 1, 2013

Player review score
53%
Mixed
Price
$6.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Daikatana?

Buy it if you like
  • Combat: 84 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 70 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 55 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Graphics: 39 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Audio: 29 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 21 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise17% are divided33% are complaints
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
84 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Old school FPS gameplay and controls: The game feels pretty good to control in general and a lot of the weapons are fun to use.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
70 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
For instance, some voice actor performances in the singleplayer campaign are just utter garbage, the animations were even ugly by the time of its release and the «Save Gems» system is a total abomination - but the fast and gory gameplay, artwork, story, characters and even in most parts the music really do stand out on their own.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
55 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Amongst other things, it contains HD resolution support, better textures, unlimited save features, AI fixes and perhaps most importantly the ability to play without sidekicks - which is recommended since they add hardly anything to the gameplay itself.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
+Incredibly advanced combat system for an FPS (you can either level your character or the sword, there is also a multitude of powerups to collect)
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
With that said, I enjoyed the story, scenery variety, solid weapon roster and satisfying enemy gibbing.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There are even multiplayer servers, where I was able to find matches at the most random of times, and Daikatana's multiplayer is actually legendary.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Combat84 reviews
Story70 reviews
Gameplay55 reviews
Performance16 reviews
Characters10 reviews
Multiplayer7 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
88% still recommend
Co-op
60% still recommend
Players complain
Graphics
64% still recommend
Audio
72% still recommend
Difficulty
62% still recommend
Bugs
75% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Adjustable Difficulty
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Steam Cloud
  • Stereo Sound
  • Subtitle Options

Platforms

  • Windows

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$6.99

The lowest we've tracked is $0.97.

6 points recordedtoday · $6.99

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