Games like Katana ZERO

4.5average player rating•5 games

Katana ZERO's pull is surgical one-hit runs: plan in slow-mo, cut through rooms, and rewind until the perfect take. These picks share instant restarts, tight killboxes, and tools that reward improvisation with a clean, movie-cut finish.

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Games5

Avg. Metacritic80

Avg. player rating4.5/5

Avg. playtime5h

Main genreAction

Released2012–2021

What these games share

The genres these 5 picks have in common, straight from their store data.

Action5 of 5
Indie4 of 5

The picks

Ranked by player rating, Metacritic breaks ties.

1
DEADBOLT
ActionIndie
Side-view lethality where a single mistake ends the run — door kicks, headshots, and careful timing win the night.
4.8/5Player ratingMC76View game
2
My Friend Pedro
ActionIndie
Bullet-time acrobatics and ricochets turn tight corridors into choreographed runs you replay until every shot lands.
4.8/5Player ratingMC81View game
3
Bloodroots
ActionIndie
Instant-restart arenas where everyone — including you — dies in one hit, every object a weapon for split-second improvisation.
4.5/5Player ratingMC76View game
4
Hotline Miami
ActionShooterArcade
One-hit rooms you solve by iteration — breach, toss, and improvise, then restart in a blink.
4.4/5Player ratingMC85View game
5
Ghostrunner
Action
First-person one-hit katana runs — air-dashes, wall-rides, and slow-mo to stitch a single flawless line.
3.8/5Player ratingView game