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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.

Release DateApr 18, 2019
Price$ 14.99  Top 15%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)98.2% (overwhelmingly positive) Top 1% / 98.1%  Top 1%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)96.4% Top 1% / 96.4%  Top 1%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)55.4K  Top 1% / 62.8K  Top 1%
Curators444 reviews  Top 1%
Median Play Time8.9 hours  Top 20%
Play Time per Dollar36 minutes
Followers89.8K  Top 2%
Owners± 1.8M  Top 2%
Copies Sold± 1.3M  Top 2%
Gross Revenue ($)± 11.6M  Top 2%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Katana ZERO steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Katana ZERO's Steam rating and reviews between April 2019 and December 2023. Steam's rating is very stable, varying from 97.4% (May 2019) to 98.4% (January 2020).

With 62.8K reviews Top 1%, Katana ZERO is definitely a major AAA level success. The November 2019 peak suggests that there was a major update or discount.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Katana ZERO and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows Katana ZERO's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (35%), followed by Simplified Chinese (20%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 28 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is available in 10 languages, which is great.

Time Played

Chart displaying Katana ZERO percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Katana ZERO depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time in game is not bad at all, with 19 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 1.8 times less than the median for positive reviews.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Fast-paced gameplay
  • Deep plot
  • Easy-to-understand gameplay mechanics
  • Dynamic music
  • High level of difficulty
  • Beautiful pixel art
  • Deflecting bullets with katana
  • Intriguing story
  • Soundtrack that pumps you up
  • Fun instant death hack and slash
  • Incomplete story
  • The art style and overall locations are generally not interesting
  • Plot holes in the story
  • Too short
  • Not complex enough gameplay
  • Music not as good as expected
  • No voice acting
  • Graphics and atmosphere left to be desired
  • Difficulty can be frustrating at times
  • No negative aspects mentioned

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's rating of 98.2%  Top 1% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Katana ZERO's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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