Kiai Resonance

Kiai Resonance

Absorb Reality · April 23, 2015 · Indie, Action, Simulation, Martial Arts, Fighting

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Mostly Positive79% · 221
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lowest tracked $0.49
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Kiai Resonance price by region

Kiai Resonance costs £0.93 in the United Kingdom, €1.11 in Europe (EUR), $1.17 in the United States, $1.17 in Georgia (USD), CA$1.74 in Canada, A$1.80 in Australia, NZ$2.24 in New Zealand, zł4.88 in Poland and R$6.82 in Brazil right now.

Cheapest Kiai Resonance offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £0.93 −75% £0.93 — 2
Europe (EUR) €1.11 −75% €1.11 — 2
United Statesyour region $1.17 −77% $4.99 $1.17 6
Georgia (USD) $1.17 −64% $3.29 $1.17 6
Canada CA$1.74 −75% CA$1.74 — 2
Australia A$1.80 −75% A$1.80 — 2
New Zealand NZ$2.24 −75% NZ$2.24 — 2
Poland zł4.88 −75% zł4.88 — 2
Brazil R$6.82 −75% R$6.82 — 2

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Kiai Resonance

✦ AI summary

Kiai Resonance is a multiplayer samurai duel where a single misstep means death, forcing you to read your opponent's moves and dynamically adjust your blade position in a deadly game of anticipation. Its striking art style channels traditional Japanese prints while delivering visceral combat across various modes that test your warrior instincts.

You take part in multiplayer samurai combats where one hit off-guard is fatal, and several challenges to perfect your skills. The player can change his katana position at any time to adjust to his opponent's, creating a mind game where you have to anticipate his next attack.
The graphics are attempting to restore the simple aesthetics of traditional Japanese prints by taking some pictorial elements of its great masters, while imbuing it with violence that characterized the confrontations.
Among the available game modes are included the classic one vs. one, as well as various mini games to test our samurai skills.

Kiai Resonance — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player, Online PvP, Split screen
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Kiai Resonance is a visually striking fighting game with an appealing art style and soundtrack that features deeper combat mechanics than first appear, complemented by engaging challenge modes that teach the moveset. However, players note the game feels content-light with a barebones experience, occasional bugs including locked achievements, and compatibility issues that detract from what could otherwise be an interesting couch versus experience, with some recommending alternatives like Nidhogg 2 instead.

Recommended Dec 18, 2025
Unusual fighting game, meditative but still fast-paced, and violent. I'd need to wait for someone else to play with before giving a proper opinion, but the combat system is way deeper than it looks, with various types of attacks, footsies and backdash, ... And the short challenges quickly teach you to master all the move set, in addition to provide fun little puzzles or special encounters. The final boss is a welcome surprise. Just to state the obvious, the graphics are gorgeous, as well as the soundtrack. My guess is the meaning of the title is that the screams of the samurais resonate through those paintings and bring them back to life or something. It's cute that everything happens on pieces of paper, including the tutorial. And the red ink that slowly fills the screen after each death is a nice touch too. The whole game has a very "artistic" feel, while still being a proper fighting game. Anyway that's pretty much all there is. Not a lot of content, but what's there is very worth it. I recommend.
5 found this helpful
Recommended Mar 25, 2026
Seems like i found a hidden gem the art is amazing and combat too! btw there is no online only achievements even tho one comment said so.
1 found this helpful
Recommended Jan 16, 2026
The real Samurai Showdown!
1 found this helpful
Recommended Jul 5, 2026
A pretty decent game especially if you can find somebody to couch VS with. It does have an online mode but I have not tried it tbh and it should most likely be very empty. I would still recommend Nidhogg 1&2 over this they are a much deeper and more satisfying experience. This game works fine and is kind of fun but it feels really barebones. There are some challenges but they really don't do anything special. Get Nidhogg 2 instead if you haven't played that yet and are interested in this style of gameplay. Having a second player handy is what matters most in these types of games. Two of the achievements also seem to be bugged and won't unlock as well no matter what I try.
Not recommended Jul 4, 2026
all sorts of bugs, controlled compatibility issues, terrible menu UI, extremely limited content. could have gotten a pass if it was a free flash game from the 2000s but as a steam product it just doesn't fly.
Recommended May 26, 2026
It's a simple game of slashy slash.

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