KATANA KAMI: A Way of the Samurai Story

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App ID	1062340
App Type	Game
Store Name	KATANA KAMI: A Way of the Samurai Story
Developer	ACQUIRE Corp.
Publisher	Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Supported Systems	Windows
Technologies	Unity Engine
Last Changenumber	31029743
Last Record Update	10 September 2025 – 05:09:54 UTC ()
Release Date	20 February 2020 – 00:43:00 UTC ()

❓ 58.29%

382 reviews

In-Game

The Way of the Samurai is forged in battle! Help the swordsmith Dojima pay off his debt after his beautiful daughter is taken as collateral by crafting swords by day and exploring mysterious, twisting dungeons for valuable materials at night.

Additional Information

Developer

ACQUIRE Corp.

metacritic_name

controller_support

partial

community_visible_stats

Yes

DLCAvailableOnStore

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.

Store Release Date

20 February 2020 – 00:43:00 UTC ()

osarch

community_hub_visible

Yes

Primary Genre

Action (1)

Store Genres

Action (1), RPG (3)

Steam Release Date

20 February 2020 – 00:43:00 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

1 November 2021 – 09:14:37 UTC () (1635758077)

library_assets

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library_hero	en
library_logo	en,ja,zh-tw
logo_position ↴
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height_pct	100

name_localized

tchinese	侍道外傳刀神
japanese	侍道外伝 KATANAKAMI

review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

Unity Engine, Photon SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
category: Playable
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 30 April 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 4817584

configuration:

supported_input	gamepad
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	1
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	1
non_deck_display_glyphs	0
small_text	0
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-stable
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

Content Descriptors

Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

controllertagwizard

Yes

First seen on SteamDB

3 April 2019 – 03:17:10 UTC (), in changelist #6047977

Content Descriptors (Including DLC)

Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

3 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles	Achievements
Japanese	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Traditional Chinese	Yes		Yes	Yes
English	Yes		Yes	Yes

Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support

Assets

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clienticon

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clienttga

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small_capsule

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tchinese	capsule_231x87_tchinese.jpg
english	capsule_231x87.jpg

header_image

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tchinese	header_tchinese.jpg
english	header.jpg

library_assets_full

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library_hero ↴
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library_logo ↴
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image/japanese	logo_japanese.png
image/tchinese	logo_tchinese.png
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image2x/tchinese	logo_tchinese_2x.png
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logo_position/height_pct	100

Assets

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library_hero	library_hero.jpg
community_icon	4af85a156860fa971e0c63269589f047c5772245.jpg
page_background_path	app/1062340
timestamp	14 May 2024 – 15:34:20 UTC

Trailer 268043 ↴

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trailer_max ↴
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microtrailer ↴
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adaptive_trailers ↴
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all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	20 February 2020 – 16:20:49 UTC

Trailer 266243 ↴

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trailer_480p ↴
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video/mp4	256774787/movie480.mp4
trailer_max ↴
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video/mp4	256774787/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer ↴
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adaptive_trailers ↴
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all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	13 February 2020 – 22:56:07 UTC

Steam charts

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6 players right now
7 24-hour peak
941 all-time peak 22 February 2020

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Store data

Twitch stats

0 viewers right now
0 24-hour peak
2,492 all-time peak

Owner estimations

~11.5 k by VG Insights
~23.6 k by Gamalytic
~78.4 k by PlayTracker

Monthly players breakdown

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Steam hub followers history

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User reviews history

❓ Mixed
58.29% SteamDB Rating
229 59.9% positive reviews
153 40.1% negative reviews

How many players are playing KATANA KAMI: A Way of the Samurai Story right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 6 players live playing KATANA KAMI: A Way of the Samurai Story on Steam.

KATANA KAMI: A Way of the Samurai Story had an all-time peak of 941 concurrent players on 22 February 2020.

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KATANA KAMI: A Way of the Samurai Story

Additional Information

Supported Languages

Tags

Categories

Hardware Categories

Assets

Trailer 268043 ↴

Trailer 266243 ↴

Steam charts

Store data

Twitch stats

Owner estimations

Monthly players breakdown

Steam hub followers history

User reviews history