Katana ZERO similar games & best alternatives

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Katana ZERO

Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2019

Should you play it?

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.

What works

  • Tight and satisfying combat
  • Engaging and mind-bending story
  • Stylish pixel art and neon visuals
  • Excellent synthwave soundtrack
  • Multiple endings and replayability

Things to keep in mind

  • Short base game length
  • Story incomplete with cliffhanger ending
  • Limited enemy variety
  • No multiplayer or cooperative modes
  • Some players find difficulty punishing

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Hotline Miami

  • Revita

  • NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound

  • Wings of Vi

  • Stealth Bastard Deluxe

  • Flinthook

Less competitive

Games that feels like Katana ZERO but with less competition against others

  • Anomaly Agent

  • Lovecraft's Untold Stories

  • Gunbrella

  • Crossing Souls

  • Foregone

  • Terror At Oakheart

Less status-driven

Games that feels like Katana ZERO but with less focus on status and recognition

  • Katanaut

  • Nine Sols

  • Cyber Shadow

  • Nightmare: The Lunatic

  • Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight

  • Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition

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Katana ZERO: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Competition, Status. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation.

Last update: 21/08/2026