- Katana ZERO DLC Update - 14 April 2025
Still coming. Still free.
- Katana HERO - 1 April 2023
Dear loyal Katana Zero fans, We've got a little surprise for you: a fresh new update for the game, crafted especially for you, our awesome community. Want to try it out? Follow these steps to access the beta branch on Steam: Right-click the game in your library. Go to Properties > Betas. Enter 'notthedlcbro' and choose the beta branch. Keep in mind, this update is exclusively available for our PC and Mac users on Steam and does not include translations. It's only available in English. And no worries – we assure you this didn't take away from the development of the DLC, which is still on its way. Your favorite game is about to get even better. Give it a spin, and let us know what you think. To celebrate this occasion, we've discounted the Katana ZERO Soundtrack Edition by whopping 40% for a limited time, so grab it now. https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/18225/Katana_Zero_Soundtrack_E…
- Free Dead Cells update adds goodies based on Hotline Miami, Slay The Spire and more - 7 November 2022
Fantasy roguelike Dead Cells is being invaded by indies again. Weapons and outfits from six games are making their way into the game with today's free Everone Is Here 2 update: Terraria, Hotline Miami, Shovel Knight, Slay The Spire, Risk Of Rain 2, and Katana Zero. There’s also new lore rooms based on locations from these games, which is where you’ll find the weapons stored. You can watch some of the costumes and weapons in action in the trailer below. Read more
- First Gameplay Footage of the upcoming Katana Zero DLC - 8 September 2022
It's Real, and it's Spectacular. Free of charge to all Katana Zero owners. Later.
- The Katana Zero Vinyl Soundtrack is back! - 19 January 2022
The Katana ZERO vinyl soundtrack is back in stock at Fangamer! Pick it up now, along with a new slipmat and enamel pin: Check out the Fangamer site for more details
- One of Devolver's best games headlines Humble Choice for October - 6 October 2021
This month's Humble Choice bundle doesn't have a big triple-A game to anchor the selection, but that doesn't mean there's a lack of quality games this time around. Indie label Devolver has brought one of its finest games to the bundle, alongside some major horror muscle and an excellent tactical take on John Wick. As ever, the Humble Plan offers a selection of games, and you'll be able to choose a handful to keep depending on your subscription tier. Legacy subscribers have additional options, but the Premium plan ($19.99 USD) lets you keep nine games out of the 12 on offer, while the Basic plan ($14.99 USD) lets you keep three. The full list of games includes Katana Zero, Amnesia: Rebirth, John Wick Hex, 112 Operator, Guts and Glory, Ring of Pain, Garage: Bad Trip, the Textorcist: The Story of Ray Bibbia, Tools Up, Hiveswap Friendsim, Black Future '88, and Syberia 3. All those games wil…
- KZ Owners: Save 15% on Olija for a limited time*! - 28 January 2021
For a limited time*, Steam owners of GRIS, My Friend Pedro, Katana Zero, or The Messenger will save 15% on the just released Olija! Check out the animated launch trailer below: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1297330/Olija/ *Offer ends February 11th at 10AM Pacific
- The best action games on PC - 7 February 2020
Everyone loves a good action game. It’s the driving force behind so many of our favourite PC games, but only a few can lay claim to being the best action games of all time. That’s why we’ve compiled this list – to sort the pulled punches from the bestest biffs that PC has to offer. Whether it’s the joy of pulling off a perfect combo, riding the wave of an explosive set-piece or the hair-raising thrill of dodging enemy attacks in slow-motion that gets you going, there’s an action game here for you. (more…)
- Spend your Saturday watching several more PC speedruns on AGDQ - 10 January 2020
The yearly speedrunning event AGDQ is nearing its end but there are still a lot of PC runs to watch tomorrow, many of them new releases from 2019. The week-long winter edition of Games Done Quick is always fascinating even for older games with established speedrunning strategies. For new PC games, it will be a treat to see the earliest methods and discoveries that speedrunners have concocted. (more…)
- Charity speedrunning marathon AGDQ 2020 begins this Sunday - 3 January 2020
The winter half of the yearly charity speedrunning marathon Awesome Games Done Quick kicks off this Sunday, January 5th. Donations to Games Done Quick will benefit the Prevent Cancer Foundation. The week long marathon will cover a bunch of speedrunning mainstays along with some new additions from 2019. (more…)
- How Katana Zero brought action into cutscenes - 4 December 2019
This is The Mechanic , where Alex Wiltshire invites developers to discuss the difficult journeys they ve taken to make their games. This time, Katana Zero . When a game s cutscene begins and the dialogue starts spooling, I can t help it. My phone comes out and I m scrolling. From being active I ve suddenly become passive, and rather than stay engaged, my brain impulsively turns to Twitter, Reddit, anything , to feed its pathetic desire for reward through light interaction. But I don t during Katana Zero s cutscenes. When this action game halts its razor-fine combat to tell you its story, I sit forward. That s down to its interrupt system, which lets me choose whether I want to hear NPCs out, or whether I want to tell them to shut up. I honestly hope more games adopt the interrupt system, if nothing else because it just feels like a much better way to tell stories, developer Justin Stand…
- Trading cards out now! - 31 July 2019
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- Wot I Think: Katana Zero - 25 June 2019
Developer: Askiisoft Publisher: Devolver Digital Release: Out now On: Windows, MacOSX From: Steam , GOG , Humble For: 11.39, $15, 12.49 Katana Zero has the juiciest text boxes I’ve ever seen. During dialogue, words can imply the pace of speech by appearing letter-by-letter or thumping on screen one word at a time. Words and phrases can be highlighted in different colours, and can further suggest intonation by animating wavily or by each letter shaking as if terrified. When in conversation, there’s a timer during every player choice, and new dialogue options might open up at different points during that countdown. You’re also able to interrupt every line said to you, whether to bypass the story or to roleplay as a rude jerk, and doing so causes the text of the person speaking to scatter like smashed glass. All of this is important, because it turns out story is as much…
- Katana Zero cuts deep with a brutal Hard Mode update - 31 May 2019
Katana Zero was a lovely game — a side-scrolling samurai Hotline Miami — but perhaps a little on the short side. Ending on a maddening cliffhanger, developer Askiisoft says there’s more levels and story in the works as free DLC. Until then, they’re putting players through the wringer. Two new modes were added in a big patch yesterday , Speedrun mode and Hard Mode. The former offers a cutscene-lite deterministic playing field. Hard Mode, unlocked after beating the main story, is designed to murder you in a thousand fun new ways. Oh, and you can pet a cat now. (more…)
- Speedrun Mode | Hard Mode | 20% Off - 30 May 2019
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F25282473%2F72d2ab395deba4f2bbddf4990871162f757c65f9.png The first major update for Katana ZERO is now live with new post-game content, new achievements, fixes / tweaks, and patented Cat Petting Tech. The game is also 20% off for a limited time and we appreciate your support and spreading the news to friends and sworn enemies. Hard Mode: After completing the game, unlock Hard Mode with an escalating difficulty for master assassins. Includes new enemy types, revamped levels, reworked bosses, and all new challenges. This mode is accessed through the Speedrun Mode menu. Speedrun Mode: Time your assault with options for stable enemy behavior, scene skipping, expansive statistics and more. Speedruns auto-save, so you can quit mid-run and resume later. Fixed Optional Stealth Level: You know the one... Enemies in that level now ha…
- Katana Zero is getting Hard mode, Speedrun mode in big update this month - 20 May 2019
Developer Askiisoft has revealed that its wonderful, neon-drenched action extravaganza Katana Zero will be getting a whole bunch of new additions in a "significant update" due on Switch and PC at the end of the month. Katana Zero, if you've not yet had the pleasure, plays out something like Hotline Miami meets Groundhog day, casting players as a sword-wielding, drug-addled assassin and then setting them loose across enemy-packed levels where one wrong move means instant death. The trick, then, is to chain your small but powerful set of moves together with absolute precision, clearing the room with a swift set of dodges, deflections, and sword slashes. If you mess up though, and you likely will at first, a full rewind is just a button away, meaning you can try over and over until you nail the level in one breathlessly balletic display of blood and steel. Read more
- Katana Zero makes time for more interesting twitch combat - 18 January 2019
Katana Zero is much more than it first appears. And it first appears to be plenty. A side-scrolling reflexy beat ’em up, painted in very pretty pixels, with a character who cannot take a hit. It’s a surprisingly interesting weakness to give your ninja-esque mass murderer, who is fast-paced, all dashes and slides, rolls and manic combat. And yet on top of that there’s the temporal meddling, some peculiarly introspective downtime, a novel and fascinating conversation system, and the fact that your incredibly vulnerable character is in fact, um, immortal. (more…)
- Katana Zero cuts to the chase in March - 16 January 2019
There are few thrills as videogamey as weaving through a barrage of very deadly bullets in slow motion. Katana Zero looks to have that in spades, plus the never-not-cool ability to deflect bullets with your sword, back to their unwitting owners. Askiisoft’s samurai platform slasher has been on my radar for a while now, thanks to looking like a blend of Hotline Miami and Samurai Gunn, and today’s trailer has me itching to play it. The pseudo-80s ‘neo-noir’ aesthetic may be a well worn groove at this point, but synths, swords and slow-mo still makes a potent cocktail. Take a peek below. (more…)
