Games like Katana ZERO
If Katana ZERO is your kind of game, the closest matches are Blade-Shift Rage, ION Shift and Furi — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, dark and hypnotic. 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 Katana ZERO: Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.
Players who liked Katana ZERO also play
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Blade-Shift Rage
WHY THIS
Top pick for Katana ZERO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Katana ZERO.
Blade-Shift Rage is a lightning-paced, combo-chasing 2D action platformer, with brutal one hit kills and deaths. Teleport to dodge attacks, slash and shoot anyone who stands in your way and dash to complete tough platforming challenges, chasing S-Rank scores.
ION Shift
WHY THIS
Shares one hit kill and an atmospheric mood with Katana ZERO.
Second-strongest match for Katana ZERO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Katana ZERO.
ION Shift delivers fast, high-stakes gameplay with precision controls and a unique sandbox-style approach to combat arenas. The campaign progressively challenges the player through evolving level design, tight mechanics, and a focus on player-driven mastery.
Furi
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Katana ZERO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Katana ZERO.
The jailer is the key, kill him and you’ll be free. Fight your way free in this ultra-responsive, fast-paced sword-fighting and dual-stick shooting game.
HEART ABYSS
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Katana ZERO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Katana ZERO.
Heart Abyss is a brutal action-platformer inspired by Japan during the 17th and 18th centuries. Wake up your inner beast and take vengeance on those who put a collar around your neck. Find your sister and uncover the mystery behind the disappearance of all jinkos.
Ghostrunner
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Katana ZERO.
Ranked #5 for Katana ZERO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Katana ZERO.
Ghostrunner offers a unique single-player experience: fast-paced, violent combat, and an original setting that blends science fiction with post-apocalyptic themes. It tells the story of a world that has already ended and its inhabitants who fight to survive.
METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Katana ZERO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Katana ZERO.
Developed by Kojima Productions and PlatinumGames, METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE takes the renowned METAL GEAR franchise into exciting new territory with an all-new action experience. The game seamlessly melds pure action and epic story-telling that surrounds Raiden – a child soldier transformed into a half-human, half-cyborg ninja who...
Hotline Miami
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Katana ZERO.
Ranked #7 for Katana ZERO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Katana ZERO.
Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Katana ZERO.
Ranked #8 for Katana ZERO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Katana ZERO.
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is the brutal conclusion to the Hotline Miami saga, set against a backdrop of escalating violence and retribution over spilled blood in the original game.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Katana ZERO
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SANABI
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Katana ZERO.
Reviewers of Katana ZERO cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Katana ZERO.
SANABI is an exhilarating stylish dystopian action-platformer. Play as a legendary retired veteran and use your signature prosthetic arm to jump over cliffs and skyscrapers, zip through bullets and traps and defeat powerful enemies.
Hotline Miami
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Katana ZERO.
Reviewers of Katana ZERO cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Katana ZERO.
Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.
Ghostrunner
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Katana ZERO.
Reviewers of Katana ZERO cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Katana ZERO.
Ghostrunner offers a unique single-player experience: fast-paced, violent combat, and an original setting that blends science fiction with post-apocalyptic themes. It tells the story of a world that has already ended and its inhabitants who fight to survive.
Sifu
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with Katana ZERO.
Reviewers of Katana ZERO cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Katana ZERO.
Sifu is a realistic third-person brawler with tight Kung Fu combat mechanics and cinematic martial arts action embarking you on a path for revenge.
ULTRAKILL
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Katana ZERO.
Reviewers of Katana ZERO cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Katana ZERO.
ULTRAKILL is a fast-paced ultra-violent retro FPS that combines the skill-based style scoring of character action games with the unadulterated carnage inspired by the best shooters of the '90s. Rip apart your foes with varied destructive weaponry and shower in their blood to regain your health.
DARK SOULS™ II
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Katana ZERO.
Reviewers of Katana ZERO cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Katana ZERO.
Developed by FROM SOFTWARE, DARK SOULS™ II is the highly anticipated sequel to the gruelling 2011 breakout hit Dark Souls. The unique old-school action RPG experience captivated imaginations of gamers worldwide with incredible challenge and intense emotional reward.
The Messenger
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Katana ZERO cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Katana ZERO.
As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.
Celeste
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Katana ZERO cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Katana ZERO.
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Katana ZERO at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Katana ZERO on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Katana ZERO.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Katana ZERO on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Katana ZERO.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
R.E.P.O.
WHY THIS
Priced ~53% under Katana ZERO on Steam right now. Shares Action with Katana ZERO.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Katana ZERO on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Katana ZERO.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Katana ZERO on Steam right now. Shares Action with Katana ZERO.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Katana ZERO on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Katana ZERO.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Katana ZERO on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Katana ZERO.
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Katana ZERO on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Katana ZERO.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Katana ZERO.
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Katana ZERO.
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 Katana ZERO.
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 and Indie with Katana ZERO.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Katana ZERO.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Katana ZERO.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Katana ZERO.
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.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Katana ZERO.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
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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.
Furi
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Katana ZERO.
The jailer is the key, kill him and you’ll be free. Fight your way free in this ultra-responsive, fast-paced sword-fighting and dual-stick shooting game.
METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Katana ZERO.
Developed by Kojima Productions and PlatinumGames, METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE takes the renowned METAL GEAR franchise into exciting new territory with an all-new action experience. The game seamlessly melds pure action and epic story-telling that surrounds Raiden – a child soldier transformed into a half-human, half-cyborg ninja who...
Hotline Miami
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Katana ZERO.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Katana ZERO.
Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Katana ZERO.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Katana ZERO.
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is the brutal conclusion to the Hotline Miami saga, set against a backdrop of escalating violence and retribution over spilled blood in the original game.
Frequently asked about Katana ZERO
- Is Katana ZERO verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Katana ZERO 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 Katana ZERO cost?
- Katana ZERO is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Katana ZERO?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Katana ZERO are Blade-Shift Rage, ION Shift, Furi.
- Who developed Katana ZERO?
- Katana ZERO was developed by Askiisoft and published by Devolver Digital.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Katana ZERO.
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