Daikatana

In 2455 AD, Kage Mishima used the magical powers of Daikatana, the most powerful sword ever forged, to alter time and establish himself as supreme dictator. You are Hiro Miyamoto, one of the few people on earth who knows what happened. You and your two friends Superfly Johnson & Mikiko Ebihara must travel through time to find the corrupted dictatorship and right the wrongs inflicted on the world.

Support summary

	Support	Method	HUD
Widescreen:	Hor+	Hack	Proper
Ultra/Super-Wide:	Hor+	Hack	Optimized
Multi-Monitor:	None	None	Unusable
4k UltraHD:	Hor+	Hack	Optimized

Rendered Cut-Scene:	Hor+
FMV Cut-Scene:	Hor+

Game information

Game status:

Released

Release Date:

Tuesday, 23 May, 2000

Tested Version:

Steam / GOG & Retail + patch (see solution)

Play styles:

Single player, Co-Op

Setting:

Sci-Fi

Genre:

FPS

Developer:

Ion Storm

Links:

Website ⋅ Wikipedia ⋅ PCGamingWiki

Store Links:

Steam,

GOG,

Comparison Screenshots

4:3 Screenshot
16:10 Screenshot
16:9 Screenshot
Super-Wide (32:9) Screenshot
Eyefinity / Surround Screenshot

Solutions & Issues

Baseline (Widescreen) Solution & Issues

In order to play Daikatana with a custom resolution, you need to get the fan-made 1.3 patch, which can be found here: *Click* (Available for Windows, Linux and FreeBSD)
[ If you have a version under 1.2, get patches from the same creators here: *Click* ]
Download it and copy all files from the archive to the root Daikatana folder. Start the game and set the resolution in-game, inside the "VIDEO" menu.

Ultra/Super-Wide (21:9/32:9) Specific Solution & Issues

Same as Baseline Widescreen.

Eyefinity / Surround Specific Solution & Issues

Not supported yet.

4k UHD Specific Solution & Issues

Same as Baseline Widescreen.

Expand all screenshots and resolution details

Gameplay Screenshots

4:3 Screenshot

4:3 In-Game Screenshot

16:10 Screenshot

16:10 In-Game Screenshot

16:9 Screenshot

16:9 In-Game Screenshot

32:9 Screenshot