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Also Military and Shoot 'Em Up, like Akai Katana Shin.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Playable
- 2025
Games like Akai Katana Shin
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Players who liked Akai Katana Shin also play
The closest matches to Akai Katana Shin: UNDER DEFEAT, Earthion, DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours, Deathsmiles, and Mushihimesama. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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- Deck Playable
- 2015
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- Released: 2022
- Developer: CITY CONNECTION, TAKE×0FF
- Price: $29.99checked Nov 2
- Steam Deck: Deck Verified
- 98% of 47 reviews
- Genres: Action
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Katana evolves mid combo for deeper scoring
- Replay practice feature enables precise retrying
- Rock soundtrack amplifies intensity
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Epic
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Altitude
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Earthion
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About Akai Katana Shin
The closest matches to Akai Katana Shin: UNDER DEFEAT, Earthion, DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours, Deathsmiles, and Mushihimesama. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Akai Katana Shin is your kind of game, the closest matches are UNDER DEFEAT, Earthion and DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and epic, and single out its chain scoring and dual character pairs. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Akai Katana Shin: Be guided anew into an epic tale set in the Taisho era with three titles from Cave's Akai Katana series that has captured the hearts of passionate shoot 'em up fans. New features include an online leaderboard and new musical arrangements.
Is Akai Katana Shin worth buying?
Too few reviews to call
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- Only 47 Steam reviews so far, not enough to judge.
- Price: $29.99 (checked Nov 2).
- Steam Deck Verified.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Katana evolves mid combo for deeper scoring
- Replay practice feature enables precise retrying
- Rock soundtrack amplifies intensity
- Romanticized meiji era fantasy setting
People who play it also play: UNDER DEFEAT, Earthion, DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours
Frequently asked about Akai Katana Shin
Can I run it?
Is Akai Katana Shin verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Akai Katana Shin is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Akai Katana Shin cost?
Akai Katana Shin is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Akai Katana Shin have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Akai Katana Shin supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Akai Katana Shin?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Akai Katana Shin are UNDER DEFEAT, Earthion, DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours.
Who developed Akai Katana Shin?
Akai Katana Shin was developed by CITY CONNECTION, TAKE×0FF and published by CITY CONNECTION.