Pixel Samurai
Released Jun 2022
A journey of a lost samurai. Encounter five samurai and challenge them to a duel. Unleash your katana strike and deflect incoming attacks. Fight for honor or die with shame.
88% positive · 131 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $2.99
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Evaluation
Pixel Samurai is a small indie game released on June 16, 2022, described in the store as a student project inspired by Hollow Knight, Ghost of Tsushima, and Sekiro. The game shipped as a self-contained experience featuring five samurai bosses and simple katana combat mechanics. All developer activity occurred within a very short window after launch: a level selection patch on June 18, 2022, a bug fix on July 6, 2022, a difficulty selection feature on July 9, 2022, and controller support on July 10, 2022. There have been no developer communications of any kind since July 10, 2022. The store description does not mention any planned DLC, expansions, seasons, or future content — it explicitly frames the game as a completed student work. No DLC is listed on the store. The game launched as a finished product, received a brief round of quality-of-life patches in the weeks immediately following launch, and has had no further updates. There is no evidence of any planned future content.
Evidence
Store description frames the game as a completed student project with a fixed set of five samurai bosses and no mention of future content or updates.
Controller support update (PS4 and Xbox) — the last official developer communication on record.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
ArtofKingsgame
Achievements
—
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
A journey of a lost samurai. Honor or Death!
Simple Combat: unleash your katana strike and deflect incoming attacks at the precise moment. Dash and run from the samurai's attacks but do not hesitate, as it is inevitable in Pixel Samurai. Honor or Death!
Five Samurai: encounter five different samurai and challenge them to a duel! Honor or Death!
The technical side
- Godot Engine is used for building the game, Aseprite for creating the pixel art animation and free sound effect by Generous Composers on the internet.
- The project is inspired by Hollow Knight, Ghost of Tsushima and Sekiro, this is merely a student's work and I hope you would like it. <3
Simple Combat: unleash your katana strike and deflect incoming attacks at the precise moment. Dash and run from the samurai's attacks but do not hesitate, as it is inevitable in Pixel Samurai. Honor or Death!
Five Samurai: encounter five different samurai and challenge them to a duel! Honor or Death!
The technical side
- Godot Engine is used for building the game, Aseprite for creating the pixel art animation and free sound effect by Generous Composers on the internet.
- The project is inspired by Hollow Knight, Ghost of Tsushima and Sekiro, this is merely a student's work and I hope you would like it. <3
Last evaluated Jun 21, 2026
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