exciting. Destructoid praised how enemies never reset to their original position after deaths, although Game Informer considered this an annoyance. Accolades Katana Zero was among the top 50 highest-rated games on Metacritic in 2019, and was named one of the best games of 2019 by USgamer (#1), Thrillist (#21), and Red Bull. IGN nominated it for "Best Action Game" and "Best Video Game Music/Soundtrack" during its Best of 2019 Awards. For his work on the game, Stander was included in Forbes 2020 30 Under 30 list. Downloadable content and future On April 25, 2019, a week after Katana Zero release, Stander announced he was working on free downloadable content (DLC). He wanted the DLC's quality to be on par with the main game's, and its size expanded considerably during development. It was three times its originally-planned size by February 2020, and six times by March 2021. However, the expansions did not change Stander's plans to release the DLC for free. The DLC will be slightly more than half the size of the base game and will introduce new game mechanics, enemies, and story elements. Stander described it as "more like Katana 1.5" than DLC. He said the DLC will resolve some plot threads and continue the worldbuilding, but will not complete the story. Stander plans to continue the story beyond the DLC and has its conclusion planned. In May 2020, he said some of his future games would connect to its fictional universe. References Citations Works cited External links 2019 video games Action video games Cyberpunk video games Devolver Digital games Dystopian video games GameMaker Studio games Hack and slash games Indie video games MacOS games Neo-noir video games Nintendo Switch games Organized crime video games Platform games Science fiction video games Video games about ninja Video games developed in the United States Windows games Xbox One games