Katana ZERO

Katana ZERO

Steam Deck Verified

Askiisoft · Pixel Graphics · Apr 18, 2019

Yes, worth buying.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $8.99.

98%
Overwhelmingly Positive
76k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 205 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 140 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 63 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 76k player reviews · updated 5 days ago

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
71% of themes are praise29% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
So from a story perspective gameplay is not about actual fighting, but about planning all your moves in advance and executing them in the background.
205 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
So from a story perspective gameplay is not about actual fighting, but about planning all your moves in advance and executing them in the background.
140 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Katana ZERO is an exceptionally well made side-scrolling action game with an extremely compelling, deep story and a masterfully composed synth soundtrack.
63 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The lighting, neon color palette, fluid animation, and razor sharp movement make the entire game feels a playable cyberpunk action movie.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
This is my favorite game to play on my Steam Deck.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters205 reviews
Gameplay140 reviews
Audio63 reviews
Graphics33 reviews
Steam Deck8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat46 reviews
96%
Difficulty36 reviews
97%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $8.99 (−40%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

7 points recordedtoday · $8.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
98%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
22
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.

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