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Katana ZERO

Askiisoft · Devolver Digital · 2019-04-18

SteamGOGMicrosoft Store

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 16, 2024 (Android), Apr 18, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Apr 18, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 14, 2020 (Xbox One), May 21, 2024 (iOS), Apr 18, 2019 (Mac)

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.

77
playing now
98%
positive of 76k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
85/100
critic score (8 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (338 ratings)
6h
to beat · rushed 4h · completionist 14h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

77 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Katana Zero is a 2019 platform game developed by American indie studio Askiisoft and published by Devolver Digital. Set in a dystopian metropolis, the neo-noir storyline follows Subject Zero, a katana-wielding assassin with amnesia who can slow down time and predict the future. Zero unravels his past while completing assassination contracts. Katana Zero features side-scrolling hack-and-slash gameplay in which the player attempts to kill all enemies in a level without being hit, using Zero's abilities to manipulate time, dodge attacks, and take advantage of environmental hazards. In between levels, the story is told in sequences where the player converses with non-player characters through dialogue trees.

Trailer

Katana ZERO trailer thumbnail

Katana Zero | Official Game Trailer | Netflix

≈439,710 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 77 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 2,624 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~328/week).
  • · Review velocity down 21% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 1.9M–4.6M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 76,016 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$8.99-40%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$14.99
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $6.59 at GameBillet (2022-07-22) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 83 of 126 observed days · $2.40 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
3.2k3.2k20192026Week of 2019-04-01: 1,821 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 1,029 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 2,620 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 2,061 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 455 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 649 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 773 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 3,223 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 2,222 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1,308 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 775 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 968 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 1,598 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 695 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1,097 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1,380 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 676 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 739 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 557 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1,067 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1,477 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1,031 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 888 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 618 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 957 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1,278 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 798 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1,167 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 649 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 843 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 565 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 950 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1,006 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1,062 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 837 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 453 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 470 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1,160 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 743 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 895 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 491 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 522 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 380 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1,499 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1,010 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1,131 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 553 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 941 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 928 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1,151 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 544 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 876 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 463 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 472 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 346 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 783 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 862 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1,025 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 504 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 486 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 397 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 557 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 554 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 875 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 582 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 530 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 350 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 379 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 551 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 477 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 347 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 507 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 468 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 307 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 498 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 555 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 423 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 383 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 373 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 241 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 324 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 366 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 392 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 231 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 224 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 389 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 366 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 343 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 15 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

29502026-08-06 21:00 — 170 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 188 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 295 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 151 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 184 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 281 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 163 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 178 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 291 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 174 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 180 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 272 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 129 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 129 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 199 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 113 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 82 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 162 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 107 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 88 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 111 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 87 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 85 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 107 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 86 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 91 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 103 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 77 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$6.832019-04-182026-08-302019-04-18 — best price $14.992019-10-01 — best price $9.992019-12-23 — best price $9.192020-02-05 — best price $13.742020-04-20 — best price $13.572020-08-24 — best price $9.992020-12-10 — best price $13.342021-04-21 — best price $14.992021-08-13 — best price $8.792021-11-26 — best price $8.992022-02-23 — best price $8.992022-04-27 — best price $8.242022-07-09 — best price $14.992022-10-27 — best price $8.992023-01-05 — best price $14.992023-03-18 — best price $14.992023-06-05 — best price $12.442023-08-03 — best price $12.442023-11-06 — best price $8.992024-01-19 — best price $8.992024-03-28 — best price $8.992024-06-15 — best price $14.992024-08-26 — best price $8.992024-11-03 — best price $11.392025-01-18 — best price $14.992025-03-08 — best price $14.992025-05-09 — best price $8.992025-08-01 — best price $8.992025-10-08 — best price $14.992026-01-08 — best price $11.392026-04-08 — best price $14.992026-05-18 — best price $11.392026-08-10 — best price $14.992026-08-30 — best price $8.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

230922026-05-30 — 112 pageviews2026-06-02 — 121 pageviews2026-06-05 — 131 pageviews2026-06-08 — 158 pageviews2026-06-11 — 122 pageviews2026-06-14 — 114 pageviews2026-06-17 — 124 pageviews2026-06-20 — 121 pageviews2026-06-23 — 151 pageviews2026-06-26 — 111 pageviews2026-06-29 — 124 pageviews2026-07-02 — 119 pageviews2026-07-05 — 201 pageviews2026-07-08 — 129 pageviews2026-07-11 — 98 pageviews2026-07-14 — 111 pageviews2026-07-17 — 136 pageviews2026-07-20 — 111 pageviews2026-07-23 — 129 pageviews2026-07-26 — 109 pageviews2026-07-29 — 119 pageviews2026-08-01 — 108 pageviews2026-08-04 — 129 pageviews2026-08-07 — 160 pageviews2026-08-10 — 119 pageviews2026-08-13 — 124 pageviews2026-08-16 — 103 pageviews2026-08-19 — 136 pageviews2026-08-22 — 157 pageviews2026-08-25 — 112 pageviews2026-08-27 — 111 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

22
achievements tracked
60.7%
earned "Coffin Head"
18.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)26,9427%22
Switch (Nintendo)6100%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DIndieActionViolentCyberpunkDifficultFast-PacedPlatformerStory RichSingleplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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