Can I Run Katana Zero?
Katana Zero is an action indie game from Askiisoft, released in 2019. Devolver Digital published it. It offers a single player campaign. It handles controllers properly rather than leaving the player to bind buttons by hand. Builds exist for macOS as well as Windows. Over 65 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported. Saves sync through Steam Cloud, so moving between machines does not cost progress. It is localised into 10 languages according to the store listing. At 7 years old it targets an older hardware baseline than most buyers now own. Its Metacritic score stands at 83. Completionists have 22 achievements to work through.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Pentium E2180 (2 * 2000) or equivalent |
|---|---|
| GPU | GeForce 7600 GT (256 MB) |
| RAM | 1 GB |
| Storage | 1 GB |
| OS | Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 x64 |
| DirectX | 10 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i3-3240 (2 * 3400) or equivalent |
|---|---|
| GPU | GeForce 8800 GTS (512 MB) |
| RAM | 2 GB |
| Storage | 1 GB |
| OS | Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 x64 |
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Setting and environment
The game is set in a cyberpunk future. Play is structured around platforming routes. Play is presented in two dimensions. 16 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion.
Why Katana Zero is demanding
It targets DirectX 10, an older feature level that almost anything still running will satisfy. At 2 GB, system memory is undemanding. Katana Zero takes about 1 GB of disk space.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Katana Zero?
Katana Zero targets a mainstream modern PC: GeForce 7600 GT (256 MB) and 1 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to GeForce 8800 GTS (512 MB) for the recommended experience. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.
Bottleneck: CPU
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Can my PC run Katana Zero?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Katana Zero?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Pentium E2180 (2 * 2000) or equivalent; GPU: GeForce 7600 GT (256 MB); 1 GB RAM; OS: Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 x64.
How much storage does Katana Zero need?
Katana Zero needs about 1 GB of available storage.
What is the bottleneck for Katana Zero?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Katana Zero is the CPU.