Choose Katanaut
Choose Katanaut if you want a Sports and Simulation game with Steam Leaderboards, Adjustable Text Size, and Subtitle Options. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Katanaut launched in 2025.
Katanaut and NIPH both land in Action, Indie, 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, Indie, Adventure on Steam. NIPH has co-op; Katanaut does not. Katanaut is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; NIPH has no Deck rating yet. No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Choose Katanaut if you want a Sports and Simulation game with Steam Leaderboards, Adjustable Text Size, and Subtitle Options. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Katanaut launched in 2025.
Choose NIPH if you want the Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend.
Both Katanaut and NIPH sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam and both list Color Alternatives, Camera Comfort, and Custom Volume Controls, 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.
Katanaut | NIPH | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | — |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 17.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 93% positive (214 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Voidmaw | Soda Studios |
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