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Katanaut is a tense, fast-paced action roguelite that blends Metroidvania-style exploration with souls-like combat, all set aboard a massive space station sliding into cosmic chaos. You play as Naut, forced to descend ever deeper into derelict corridors where the environments grow bleaker and the enemies less human. Combat is deliberate and often violent; every clash of your blade feels weighty against the station’s flickering, haunted backdrop. Runs are driven by reflex and decision-making-survive long enough to scavenge memory fragments, then use those fragments to unlock new skills and carry progress forward.

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What stands out is the game’s twist on death: advanced time-manipulation brings you back whenever your biometrics fail, making each run both a fresh challenge and an opportunity to learn. The station’s layout and enemy encounters shift between runs, so exploration never feels static. Whether you prefer precise, up-close swordplay or safer, ranged approaches, Katanaut supports different playstyles while keeping tension high.

Key features:
- Fast-paced, Metroidvania-inspired level design that rewards exploration and backtracking
- Action roguelite structure with procedurally varied runs and escalating challenges
- Souls-like melee combat with a focus on timing, positioning, and risk-reward decisions
- Time-manipulation resurrection system that returns you to the fight and preserves some progression
- Memory fragments scattered through the station that unlock new abilities and persist between runs
- Increasingly haunting environments and twisted enemies that evolve the deeper you go
- Multiple viable playstyles, from precision sword combat to ranged tactics

Overall, Katanaut delivers a moody, challenging experience for players who enjoy tight combat, emergent runs, and gradual progression through collectible abilities. The game can be downloaded.
[spoiler=Steam Update Info 07.06.2026] Katanaut Patch 1.133 Hey all! As per usual, while I was working on porting to consoles, I came across some wild performance hacks that also work great on PC. This patch is lumping in some of those performance increases which should wildly help lower end PC's, and also maximize FPS for everyone across the board. Also lumping in a few bugs and QOL feature reported on the Katanaut General Discussion [leech=https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/steam_community_announcements/1834602721195144]Read more in Steam[/leech][/spoiler]