Choose Katana-Ra: Shinobi Rising
Choose Katana-Ra: Shinobi Rising if you want a Strategy and Casual experience. Katana-Ra: Shinobi Rising launched in 2023.
Katana-Ra: Shinobi Rising vs Anomaly Agent
Katana-Ra: Shinobi Rising and Anomaly Agent both land in Action, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Adventure on Steam. Katana-Ra: Shinobi Rising (2023) is 1 year older than Anomaly Agent (2024). Anomaly Agent is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than Katana-Ra: Shinobi Rising (11.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Anomaly Agent
Choose Anomaly Agent if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's currently about 40% cheaper on the Steam Store. 1,031 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Katana-Ra: Shinobi Rising and Anomaly Agent sit in Action and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Katana-Ra: Shinobi Rising |  Anomaly Agent | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Adventure, Casual | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 11.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 2 reviews | 94.4% positive (1,031 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | W.R.K.S Games | Phew Phew Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- Katana-Ra: Shinobi Rising (2023) is 1 year older than Anomaly Agent (2024).
- Anomaly Agent is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than Katana-Ra: Shinobi Rising (11.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Anomaly Agent is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Katana-Ra: Shinobi Rising has no Deck rating yet.
Katana-Ra: Shinobi Rising vs Anomaly Agent — FAQ
- Should I play Katana-Ra: Shinobi Rising or Anomaly Agent first?
- If you want chronology, Katana-Ra: Shinobi Rising (2023) came out before Anomaly Agent (2024). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Katana-Ra: Shinobi Rising and Anomaly Agent similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.