Single-player games like Katana ZERO
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Katana ZERO, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Hotline Miami
Single-player alternative to Katana ZERO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Ghostrunner
Single-player alternative to Katana ZERO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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SUPERHOT
Single-player alternative to Katana ZERO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Katana ZERO.
SUPERHOT is the smash-hit FPS where time moves only when you move. No regenerating health bars. No conveniently placed ammo drops. It's you, alone, outnumbered and outgunned. Snatch weapons from fallen enemies to shoot, slice and dodge through a truly cinematic hurricane of slow-motion bullets.
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Furi
Single-player alternative to Katana ZERO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Kusan: City of Wolves
Single-player alternative to Katana ZERO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Katana ZERO.
Kusan: City of Wolves is a high-octane hardcore top-down shooter where players fight through a brutal urban jungle ruled by gunfire and corruption to save Haru — a girl fitted with a city-grade atomic weapon.
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RUINER
Single-player alternative to Katana ZERO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Katana ZERO.
RUINER is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. A wired psychopath lashes out against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother under the guidance of a secretive hacker friend.
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Dead Cells
Single-player alternative to Katana ZERO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Katana ZERO.
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
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OTXO
Single-player alternative to Katana ZERO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Katana ZERO.
Enter an inexplicable, abstract mansion to rescue a loved one in this fast-paced, brutal, and dark roguelite filled with precise but savage gunplay and time-bending slow motion. Face your inner demons and unveil the secrets of the Mansion.
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SANABI
Single-player alternative to Katana ZERO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Sifu
Single-player alternative to Katana ZERO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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ULTRAKILL
Single-player alternative to Katana ZERO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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DARK SOULS™ II
Single-player alternative to Katana ZERO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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The Messenger
Single-player alternative to Katana ZERO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Celeste
Single-player alternative to Katana ZERO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Gunbrella
Single-player alternative to Katana ZERO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Katana ZERO.
Uncover the dark secrets of a gritty, tangled metropolis and battle diabolic villains with your trusty Gunbrella, a bulletproof brolly that doubles as a firearm.
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Ghostrunner 2
Single-player alternative to Katana ZERO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Katana ZERO.
Blood will run in Ghostrunner 2, a hardcore FPP slasher set in a post-apocalyptic cyberpunk future. Become the ultimate cyber ninja and prepare for epic boss fights, improved skills, an interactive story, new game modes, and captivating synthwave soundtrack.