{"id":1171489,"date":"2026-02-13T01:27:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T01:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/PyUSSNw5WuuKu9Zcq8D3wg"},"modified":"2026-02-13T01:27:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T01:27:09","slug":"6-years-after-launch-my-favorite-action-platformer-katana-zero-is-still-getting-that-long-promised-free-dlc-thats-nearly-the-size-of-the-base-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/6-years-after-launch-my-favorite-action-platformer-katana-zero-is-still-getting-that-long-promised-free-dlc-thats-nearly-the-size-of-the-base-game\/","title":{"rendered":"6 years after launch, my favorite action platformer Katana Zero is still getting that long-promised free DLC that&#8217;s &#8216;nearly the size of the base game&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div class=\"youtube-video\" data-nosnippet >\n<div class=\"video-aspect-box\"><iframe data-lazy-priority=\"low\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qMyziPJY_aw\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>I don&#8217;t think about 2019&#8217;s sidescrolling cyberpunk samurai action game <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/460950\/Katana_ZERO\/\">Katana Zero<\/a> too often, but any time I do the thought is: &#8220;Damn that really was some excellent sidescrolling cyberpunk samurai action; I should replay it.&#8221; My excuse to do so is finally almost here, because the free DLC that developer Askiisoft has been <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/katana-zeros-free-dlc-will-be-three-times-larger-than-expected\/\">working on for years<\/a> is &#8220;finally nearing completion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Katana Zero DLC\u2014still unnamed, apparently\u2014showed up at the Triple-i Initiative showcase today with a new trailer as proof of life. It&#8217;s light on details but it looks like there&#8217;s a lot more fighting through underground bunkers, special samurai abilities, and government conspiracy fever dreams.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"oK6TVAWSEZ9iP3TSQttqDj\" name=\"The Triple-i Initiative 2025 01-02-55\" alt=\"Katana Zero - a sidescrol underground lab with soldiers and scientists where a samurai with a sword bashes through a door to attack\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/6-years-after-launch-my-favorite-action-platformer-katana-zero-is-still-getting-that-long-promised-free-dlc-thats-nearly-the-size-of-the-base-game.png\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"1\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"expandable\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Askiisoft, Devolver Digital)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Featuring all new characters, levels, gameplay and story, this massive DLC promises to be worth the wait,&#8221; Askiisoft and Devolver Digital say. They add that, yes, the DLC will still be free for everyone who owns the game despite the fact that it&#8217;s now nearly the size of the base game\u2014which was around six hours in my first playthrough if I&#8217;m remembering correctly.<\/p>\n<p>As for the <em>when<\/em>, they say: &#8220;We still can\u2019t give a date, but everything has started to come together!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>So this year, maybe?<\/p>\n<p>DLC or no, it really is just about time for me to go replay Katana Zero with the benefit of the hard mode and speedrun modes that got added after launch. It&#8217;s been six years since it launched and frankly I already thought indie sidescrolling platformers were tired then, but Katana Zero is one of the gems rising above a dusty trend thanks to some really tightly-designed, puzzle-like levels and the constant threat of one-hit death.<\/p>\n<div class=\"product\"><a data-dimension112=\"7eefa1f1-09dd-4560-917e-7fe1d34797bb\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2025 games\" data-dimension48=\"2025 games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:400px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:100.00%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"Vji3V6i3HDWUHeQ22PrjFL\" name=\"New Project (8).jpg\" caption=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/6-years-after-launch-my-favorite-action-platformer-katana-zero-is-still-getting-that-long-promised-free-dlc-thats-nearly-the-size-of-the-base-game.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" credit=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/new-games-2025-upcoming-pc-release-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dimension112=\"7eefa1f1-09dd-4560-917e-7fe1d34797bb\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2025 games\" data-dimension48=\"2025 games\" data-dimension25=\"\"><strong>2025 games<\/strong><\/a>: This year&#8217;s upcoming releases<strong><br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Our all-time favorites<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-50-best-free-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Free PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Freebie fest<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-fps-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best FPS games<\/strong><\/a>: Finest gunplay<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-rpgs-of-all-time\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best RPGs<\/strong><\/a>: Grand adventures<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-co-op-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best co-op games<\/strong><\/a>: Better together<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/action\/6-years-after-launch-my-favorite-action-platformer-katana-zero-is-still-getting-that-long-promised-free-dlc-thats-nearly-the-size-of-the-base-game\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I don&#8217;t think about 2019&#8217;s sidescrolling cyberpunk samurai action game Katana Zero too often, but any time I do the thought is: &#8220;Damn that really was some excellent sidescrolling cyberpunk samurai action; I should replay it.&#8221; My excuse to do so is finally almost here, because the free DLC that developer Askiisoft has been working on for years is &#8220;finally nearing completion.&#8221; The Katana Zero DLC\u2014still unnamed, apparently\u2014showed up at the Triple-i Initiative showcase today with a new trailer as proof of life. It&#8217;s light on details but it looks like there&#8217;s a lot more fighting through underground bunkers, special samurai abilities, and government conspiracy fever dreams. (Image credit: Askiisoft, Devolver Digital) &#8220;Featuring all new characters, levels, gameplay and story, this massive DLC promises to&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/6-years-after-launch-my-favorite-action-platformer-katana-zero-is-still-getting-that-long-promised-free-dlc-thats-nearly-the-size-of-the-base-game\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1171490,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[23,748],"class_list":["post-1171489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-gamer","tag-action","tag-games"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>6 years after launch, my favorite action platformer Katana Zero 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