Games like Daikatana
If Daikatana is your kind of game, the closest matches are SiN Gold, Ion Fury and Turbo Overkill — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and retro. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Daikatana: In 2455 AD, Kage Mishima used the magical powers of Daikatana, the most powerful sword ever forged, to alter time and establish himself as supreme dictator. You are Hiro Miyamoto, one of the few people on earth who knows what happened.
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Ion Fury
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Daikatana.
Second-strongest match for Daikatana fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Daikatana.
3D Realms, creators of Duke Nukem 3D, Prey, and Max Payne, team up with Voidpoint to bring back the legendary Build Engine, famous for classic shooters like Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, and Blood. Fast-paced FPS combat across huge, secret-packed levels. Ion Fury is the real deal!
Turbo Overkill
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Daikatana.
Third-strongest match for Daikatana fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Daikatana.
Enter Paradise as Johnny Turbo—half-metal, half-human, all-murder machine. Clean up the streets with a chainsaw leg, 15+ weapons and your hovercar as you battle the rogue AI Syn, rival bounty hunters and cyberpunks aplenty. Apogee’s most outrageous FPS since Duke Nukem 3D. Good hunting, Sir!
AMID EVIL
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Daikatana.
Ranked #4 for Daikatana fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Daikatana.
A retro FPS for the ages! Once branded a HERETIC. Now YOU have been chosen as our champion! Reclaim our sacred weapons. Take back our ancient lands. If you can stand... AMID EVIL.
HeXen II
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Daikatana.
Ranked #5 for Daikatana fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Daikatana.
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse lurk in the shadows before you. They are Death, Pestilence, Famine, and War. They are the root of all that is evil, but the least of your worries. The last of the three Serpent Riders yet lives.
STAR WARS™ Dark Forces (Classic, 1995)
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Daikatana.
Ranked #6 for Daikatana fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Daikatana.
Behind a veil of secrecy the evil Empire is creating a doomsday army - one that, if finished, will become the final cog in the Empire's arsenal of terror and domination. Your Mission? Join the Rebel Alliance's covert operations division, infiltrate the Empire.
Prodeus
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Daikatana fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Daikatana.
Prodeus is a first-person shooter of old, re-imagined using modern rendering techniques and technology. Experience the quality you’d expect from a modern AAA game, designed with retro aesthetics and gameplay that invoke the tech-imposed limits of older hardware.
Project: Snowblind
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Daikatana.
Ranked #8 for Daikatana fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Daikatana.
Experience the dramatic intensity of the frontlines of a war through the eyes of the first of a new breed of super soldiers in this gritty and epic first-person action game. An augmented super-soldier must stop a renegade regime from eradicating the civilized world. Hong Kong, 2065. 2nd Lt.
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Quake
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Daikatana.
Reviewers of Daikatana cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Daikatana.
Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original.
Turok
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Daikatana.
Reviewers of Daikatana cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Daikatana.
A world where time has no meaning - and evil knows no bounds. Torn from a world long gone, the time traveling warrior Turok has found himself thrust into a savage land torn by conflict.
Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Daikatana cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Daikatana.
Unreal Tournament is the original King of the Hill in the frag-or-be-fragged multiplayer gaming world. As the undisputed 1999 Game of the Year, Unreal Tournament grabbed the first person shooter genre by the soiled seat of its pants and knocked it around the room with its never-before-seen graphics, brutal edge-of-your-seat gameplay and...
Wolfenstein: The New Order
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Daikatana cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Daikatana.
Wolfenstein®: The New Order reignites the series that created the first-person shooter genre. Wolfenstein offers a deep game narrative packed with action, adventure and first-person combat.
DOOM
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Daikatana cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Daikatana.
Now includes all three premium DLC packs (Unto the Evil, Hell Followed, and Bloodfall), maps, modes, and weapons, as well as all feature updates including Arcade Mode, Photo Mode, and the latest Update 6.66, which brings further multiplayer improvements as well as revamps multiplayer progression.
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Daikatana.
Reviewers of Daikatana cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Daikatana.
Having defeated the Campaigner, Turok throws the Chronocepter into a waiting volcano to destroy it. Unfortunately the blast awakens an even deadlier force - The Primagen. Once again a Turok is tasked with restoring peace to the land and stopping the Primagen from merging Earth with the nether world.
THE QUIET MAN™
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Daikatana.
Reviewers of Daikatana cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Daikatana.
THE QUIET MAN™ delivers an immersive story driven cinematic action experience seamlessly blending high-production live action, realistic CG and pulse-pounding action gameplay.
MONKEY KING: HERO IS BACK
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Daikatana cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Daikatana.
The curtain rises on yet another never-before-seen Chinese myth: a new saga in the Journey to the West! Based on the original CG movie that became an unprecedented box office smash in China, this unique episode will be playable in exciting kungfu action adventure game!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Daikatana at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Daikatana on Steam right now. Shares Action with Daikatana.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Daikatana on Steam right now. Shares Action with Daikatana.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Daikatana on Steam right now. Shares Action with Daikatana.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Daikatana on Steam right now. Shares Action with Daikatana.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Daikatana on Steam right now. Shares Action with Daikatana.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~64% under Daikatana on Steam right now. Shares Action with Daikatana.
You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.
Streets of Rogue
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under Daikatana on Steam right now. Shares Action with Daikatana.
Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.
Superflight
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Daikatana on Steam right now. Shares Action with Daikatana.
Superflight is an intense, easy to learn wingsuit game with an infinite number of beautiful procedurally generated maps. A great game to relax for half an hour and chase your latest highscore!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Daikatana.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Daikatana.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Daikatana.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Daikatana.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Daikatana.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Daikatana.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
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Frequently asked about Daikatana
- How much does Daikatana cost?
- Daikatana is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Daikatana?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Daikatana are SiN Gold, Ion Fury, Turbo Overkill.
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