- #1 Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 38,295 reviews2016
Dev: Mimimi GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Shadow Tactics is a hardcore tactical stealth game set in Japan around the Edo period. A new Shogun seizes power over Japan and enforces nationwide peace. In his battle against conspiracy and rebellion, he recruits five specialists with extraordinary skills for assassination, sabotage and espionage.
Why similar: Stealth 47.7%, Ninja 40.4% ★, Assassins 6.6% ★, Violent 2.1%, Indie 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers the definitive real-time tactical stealth experience set in feudal Japan, sharing the same strategic depth and ninja themes.
- #2 Aragami
96% matchVery Positive90% of 12,956 reviews2016
Dev: Lince Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Aragami is a third person stealth game that casts you as an undead assassin with the power to control the shadows. Teleport to any shadow, become invisible, materialize weapons or even summon a shadow dragon to infiltrate the enemy ranks and dispose of your targets.
Why similar: Ninja 39.4% ★, Stealth 38.9%, Assassins 12.9% ★, Action 2.4%, Gore 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: A third-person stealth game that puts you in the role of a shadow-controlling assassin, mirroring the core mechanics of light and shadow manipulation.
- #3 Katana ZERO
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 75,198 reviews2019
Dev: AskiisoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.
Why similar: Ninja 41.3% ★, Platformer 17.8%, Violent 12.4%, Gore 9.2%, Action 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the high-stakes, one-hit-kill intensity of being a lethal assassin with a focus on stylish, fast-paced 2D action.
- #4 Gunpoint
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 13,287 reviews2013
Dev: Suspicious Developments
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Gunpoint is a stealth puzzle game that lets you rewire its levels to trick people. You play a freelance spy who takes jobs from his clients to break into high security buildings and steal sensitive data.
Why similar: Stealth 75.4%, Platformer 8.2%, 2D 5.2%, Indie 4.1%, Action 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: This 2D puzzle-stealth game focuses on creative infiltration and using gadgets to manipulate the environment, much like the toolset in the seed game.
- #5 Invisible, Inc.
94% matchVery Positive91% of 5,741 reviews2015
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Take control of Invisible's agents in the field and infiltrate the world's most dangerous corporations. Stealth, precision, and teamwork are essential in high-stakes, high-profit missions, where every move may cost an agent their life.
Why similar: Stealth 98.3%, Singleplayer 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical game that emphasizes stealth and resource management, requiring careful planning to avoid detection in high-security environments.
- #6 Desperados III
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 16,413 reviews2020
Dev: Mimimi GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Desperados III is a story-driven, hardcore tactical stealth game, set in a ruthless Wild West scenario. Play smart if you want to succeed. A good plan can make the difference between survival and finding yourself at the business end of a pistol.
Why similar: Stealth 78.2%, Assassins 13.3% ★, Violent 4%, Singleplayer 1.5%, Action 1.4%
Why You'll Like It: A pinnacle of real-time tactical stealth that demands careful observation and coordinated takedowns, similar to the tactical planning required in the seed game.
- #7 Styx: Shards of Darkness
94% matchVery Positive83% of 6,892 reviews2017
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Styx returns in a new stealth adventure! Explore and master huge open environments, sneak past or assassinate new enemies and bosses, and experiment with the new array of lethal abilities and weapons in our goblin assassin's arsenal.
Why similar: Stealth 58%, Assassins 20.6% ★, Violent 11.8%, Action 4.2%, Atmospheric 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a dedicated stealth-focused experience where verticality and environmental interaction are key to survival.
- #8 RONIN
92% matchMixed70% of 2,439 reviews2015
Dev: Tomasz WacławekPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Ronin is stylish a turn-based action platformer following the exploits of a vengeful heroine determined to strike down five prominent figures of a powerful corporation.
Why similar: Ninja 48.9% ★, Stealth 30.3%, Platformer 9.6%, 2D 3.8%, Action 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based action platformer that emphasizes tactical movement and planning before executing lethal strikes.
- #9 Stealth Bastard Deluxe
91% matchVery Positive89% of 1,218 reviews2012
Dev: Curve StudiosPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Armed with only your wits and a pair of Stealthing Goggles, it’s your job to sneak your way through a deadly facility that’s determined to extinguish your fragile little life.
Why similar: Stealth 71.2%, Platformer 17%, Indie 3.7%, Action 3.5%, 2D 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: A pure stealth-platformer that forces players to navigate complex, light-sensitive levels while avoiding detection.
- #10 The Messenger
90% matchVery Positive93% of 13,005 reviews2018
Dev: SabotagePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.
Why similar: Ninja 66.2% ★, Platformer 15.5%, 2D 6.1%, Side Scroller 4.5%, Action 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: A fantastic ninja-themed platformer that balances tight movement mechanics with a compelling, evolving world.
- #11 Volume
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 712 reviews2015
Dev: Bithell Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Pure stealth action and infinite level creation from the award-winning studio behind Thomas Was Alone. Enter the Volume to halt Gisborne Industries' corruption and train the masses to rob from the rich.
Why similar: Stealth 78.2%, Action 7.4%, Indie 5.2%, Atmospheric 3%, Puzzle 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: A pure stealth-puzzle game that strips away combat to focus entirely on vision cones, sound management, and clever navigation.
- #12 Aragami 2
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 4,555 reviews2021
Dev: Lince Works
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Aragami 2 is a third person stealth game where you play as an assassin with the power to control the shadows. Join the shadow clan and fight the invader armies to protect your people.
Why similar: Ninja 46.9% ★, Stealth 33.7%, Assassins 15.7% ★, Action 2.9%, Story Rich 0.5%
Why You'll Like It: Expands on the original with improved movement and combat, maintaining the core focus on ninja-themed stealth and shadow abilities.
- #13 DEADBOLT
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,597 reviews2016
Dev: Hopoo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
DEADBOLT is an extremely challenging stealth-action hybrid that allows you to take control of the reaper to quell the recent undead uprising.
Why similar: Stealth 56.9%, Gore 11%, Side Scroller 8.5%, Violent 5.7%, 2D 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging 2D stealth-action game where you must clear rooms of enemies using tactical planning and environmental awareness.
- #14 Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice
87% matchVery Positive93% of 4,791 reviews2021
Dev: Mimimi GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Aiko's Choice is the anticipated standalone expansion to the acclaimed stealth strategy game Shadow Tactics. Set in Edo Japan, you take control of the skillful kunoichi adept Aiko and her deadly assassin friends to hunt down the ghosts of her past.
Why similar: Ninja 36.3% ★, Stealth 35.7%, Assassins 14.6% ★, Violent 5.2%, Action 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: A standalone expansion that provides more of the high-quality, tactical stealth gameplay found in the original Shadow Tactics.
- #15 Heat Signature
88% matchVery Positive94% of 7,377 reviews2017
Dev: Suspicious Developments
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Heat Signature is a game from the developers of Gunpoint where you break into spaceships, make terrible mistakes, and think of clever ways out of them. You take a mission, fly to the target ship, sneak inside, and make clever use of your gadgets to distract, ambush and take out the crew.
Why similar: Stealth 80.9%, Action 6.8%, Indie 5.7%, 2D 4.1%, Singleplayer 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game allows for creative infiltration of procedurally generated spaceships using a wide array of stealth gadgets and tactical gadgets.
- #16 Ghostrunner
86% matchVery Positive91% of 66,213 reviews2020
Dev: One More LevelPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Ghostrunner offers a unique single-player experience: fast-paced, violent combat, and an original setting that blends science fiction with post-apocalyptic themes. It tells the story of a world that has already ended and its inhabitants who fight to survive.
Why similar: Ninja 62.3% ★, Violent 22.1%, Action 11.5%, Singleplayer 3%, Adventure 1%
Why You'll Like It: While faster and more action-oriented, it captures the high-speed, lethal precision of a ninja navigating dangerous environments.
- #17 Cyber Shadow
86% matchVery Positive84% of 1,525 reviews2021
Dev: Aarne "MekaSkull" HunzikerPub: Yacht Club Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
The world has been taken over by synthetic lifeforms. A desperate plea for help sets Shadow, the sole survivor of his clan, on one last mission to uncover what started the path to perpetual ruin.
Why similar: Ninja 66.8% ★, Platformer 12.7%, Side Scroller 8.2%, 2D 5.5%, Action 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging 2D action-platformer that captures the classic feel of ninja games with modern, responsive controls.
- #18 Intravenous
84% matchVery Positive90% of 5,485 reviews2021
Dev: Explosive Squat GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Teeth-clenching stealth, followed by tactical hardcore gunplay for those not looking for a quiet way in. Intravenous redefines challenging stealth-action and will keep you on the edge of your seat!
Why similar: Stealth 59.4%, Assassins 26.2% ★, Violent 5.9%, 2D 2.8%, Action 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down stealth-action game that rewards tactical play and sound management, similar to the tension found in 2D stealth titles.
- #19 Dishonored®: Death of the Outsider™
85% matchVery Positive88% of 13,133 reviews2017
Dev: Arkane StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
From the award-winning developers at Arkane® Studios comes Dishonored®: Death of the Outsider, the next standalone adventure in the critically-acclaimed Dishonored® series.
Why similar: Stealth 57.9%, Assassins 19% ★, Violent 9.4%, Gore 5.2%, Action 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: An immersive sim that provides unparalleled freedom in how you approach stealth and assassination objectives.
- #20 Within the blade
83% matchVery Positive86% of 354 reviews2019
Dev: Ametist studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Bloody stealth platformer, about the ninja in which you cut the enemies into pieces.
Why similar: Ninja 42.3% ★, Stealth 21.5%, Platformer 8.4%, Side Scroller 6.2%, Gore 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A ninja-themed action platformer that incorporates stealth elements and crafting, focusing on the life of a feudal assassin.
- #21 Mini Ninjas
84% matchVery Positive90% of 4,761 reviews2009
Dev: IO InteractivePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Mini Ninjas is a game that combines furious action with stealth and exploration for an experience that appeals to a wide audience across age groups and preferences. It’s an action-adventure with a strong focus on allowing the player freedom to explore the world and has the depth to allow for very varied gameplay and approaches to getting...
Why similar: Ninja 59.6% ★, Stealth 29.5%, Action 4.7%, Platformer 4.2%, Adventure 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: A more lighthearted take on the ninja theme that still incorporates stealth and exploration mechanics.
- #22 Shank 2
82% matchVery Positive82% of 3,597 reviews2012
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The fan-favorite 2D brawler is back as ex-mob hit man Shank returns to action in Shank 2. With those closest to him under attack, Shank is once again forced on the offensive. Now he must put his trusty arsenal of handguns, shotguns, automatic weapons, chainsaws, machetes, grenades, plus all-new weaponry and moves to use in order to...
Why similar: Side Scroller 21.6%, Platformer 18.8%, Gore 16.4%, Action 16%, 2D 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features fluid 2D combat and platforming that shares the high-quality animation and visual style of the seed game.
- #23 Master Spy
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 397 reviews2015
Dev: TURBOGUN
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Throw on your invisibility cloak and put your reflexes to the test in this brutal precision platformer brimming with espionage, intrigue, and betrayal! Featuring an Original Soundtrack by Grammy Award Winner RAC.
Why similar: Stealth 43.3%, Ninja 25.9% ★, Platformer 14.4%, Action 4.3%, Side Scroller 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging 2D platformer that relies heavily on stealth mechanics and timing to bypass security systems.
- #24 Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,045 reviews2015
Dev: CarbonPub: Curve Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
In Stealth Inc 2, you play the role of a clone escaping a sinister and high-tech testing facility. Stealth Inc 2 tests both your brain and your reflexes over 60 varied levels linked together in a sprawling overworld.
Why similar: Stealth 62.8%, Platformer 19%, Action 6.3%, Indie 5.7%, 2D 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that focuses on stealth mechanics and environmental hazards, requiring careful timing to survive.
- #25 NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound
75% matchVery Positive93% of 2,561 reviews2025
Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Dotemu
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A brand-new side-scrolling entry to the NINJA GAIDEN series from the team behind Blasphemous, NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound redefines the classic platformer saga in a spectacular, thrilling and challenging ninja adventure.
Why similar: Ninja 52.9% ★, Platformer 11.6%, Side Scroller 10.6%, Gore 8.3%, Violent 4.6%
- #26 Shadow Blade: Reload
81% matchVery Positive87% of 370 reviews2015
Dev: Dead Mage
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Shadow Blade is an action-platformer set in a visually striking world where the ancient teachings of ninjas and samurai clash upon a modern landscape. Sprint through stages littered with traps, slaying enemies along your path without hesitation as Kuro, the blade of shadow!
Why similar: Ninja 74.8% ★, Platformer 14.9%, Action 6.2%, Indie 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced ninja platformer that emphasizes fluid movement and precision strikes against enemy forces.
- #27 Styx: Master of Shadows
80% matchVery Positive83% of 11,605 reviews2014
Dev: Cyanide Studio
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Styx: Master of Shadows is an infiltration game with RPG elements taking place in a dark fantasy universe, where you sneak, steal and assassinate your way through as Styx, a Goblin two-centuries of age.
Why similar: Stealth 61.5%, Assassins 18.5% ★, Violent 11.3%, Action 3.6%, Atmospheric 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: The original title in the series, focusing on verticality and deep stealth mechanics in a dark fantasy setting.
- #28 Serial Cleaner
79% matchVery Positive84% of 4,290 reviews2017
Dev: Draw DistancePub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Slip on your flares, grab your shades and hop in your station wagon, it's time to work… as a professional mob cleaner. In this stylish award winning 2D action-stealth game you have to make sure you get in, clean up and get out without leaving a trace - Queue the funky 70s inspired soundtrack!
Why similar: Stealth 67.7%, Gore 14.6%, Action 6.5%, 2D 5.6%, Indie 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down stealth game where you must avoid detection while cleaning up crime scenes, emphasizing movement and timing.
- #29 Revenge of the shadow ninja
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 73 reviews2023
Dev: Varvarik
Windows
Platform game with a gloomy artistic style. Challenging levels with many traps and enemies. Use all your skills to avoid dangerous traps. Destroy all opponents on your way to revenge.
Why similar: Ninja 51.2% ★, Assassins 16.9% ★, Platformer 13.8%, Side Scroller 7.2%, Action 4%
- #30 Mute Crimson+
78% matchVery Positive91% of 160 reviews2015
Dev: Iced Lizard Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Be a ninja and go on an action platforming adventure to save the world. Climb walls, slice up bad guys, master tricky platforming sequences and face ruthless bosses.
Why similar: Ninja 50.1% ★, Side Scroller 16.5%, Platformer 14.1%, Gore 6.8%, 2D 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult precision platformer that requires mastery of movement and timing to navigate dangerous, enemy-filled levels.
- #31 Armed with Wings: Rearmed
78% matchVery Positive87% of 539 reviews2017
Dev: Sun-Studios
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You are the sword; cut down your foes with steel and thunder. You are the wings; explore the skies and uncover unreachable mysteries. Embark on a journey through a vicious world ruled by darkness and imperial tyranny - the lands of Blackmist.
Why similar: Ninja 42.8% ★, Assassins 14.3% ★, Platformer 11.3%, Side Scroller 11%, Action 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D action game with a focus on swordplay and movement that captures a similar dark, atmospheric aesthetic.
- #32 Assassin’s Creed® Chronicles: India
79% matchMixed66% of 1,140 reviews2016
Dev: Climax StudiosPub: Ubisoft Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Embody Arbaaz in his quest for retribution through a colourful depiction of Colonial India in 2.5D stealth gameplay. • Travel across an amazing 19th Century India and its legendary landmarks. • Experience the thrill of a stealthy assassin with a unique set of skills and weapons such as the double kill moves and the chakram.
Why similar: Stealth 45.2%, Assassins 28.1% ★, Platformer 11.9%, Action 6%, Side Scroller 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A 2.5D stealth-action game that focuses on infiltration and using the environment to outmaneuver guards.
- #33 Sword With Sauce
77% matchVery Positive87% of 6,471 reviews2018
Dev: Diatomic Studios
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Sword With Sauce is a fast-paced stealth-action game where you pick weapons, gadgets, and a playstyle to eliminate enemies. Go in loud or stay unseen—it's your choice.
Why similar: Ninja 43.3% ★, Stealth 31.6%, Gore 9.6%, Violent 9.6%, Action 3.8%
- #34 Mark of the Ninja
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 15,873 reviews
Dev: Klei EntertainmentPub: Microsoft Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In Mark of the Ninja, you'll know what it is to truly be a ninja. You must be silent, agile and clever to outwit your opponents in a world of gorgeous scenery and flowing animation. Marked with cursed tattoos giving you heightened senses, every situation presents you with options.
Why similar: Stealth 41%, Ninja 37.7% ★, Platformer 8.6%, Side Scroller 3.3%, 2D 2.5%
- #35 SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance
70% matchVery Positive82% of 4,539 reviews2025
Dev: SEGA
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The iconic SHINOBI returns in an all-new 2D action platformer with a unique hand-drawn look created by the team behind the hit brawler Streets of Rage 4.
Why similar: Ninja 61.8% ★, Platformer 16.4%, Action 9.5%, Side Scroller 5.4%, 2D 5.3%
- #36 Ninja Issen (忍者一閃)
72% matchVery Positive93% of 81 reviews2023
Dev: ASTEROID-JPub: CFK Co., Ltd.
Windows
With its cyberpunk city brought to life with retro graphics, Ninja Issen invites players into a world filled with "hyper ninja action" as they work alone to annihilate waves of enemy troops using a variety of ninja skills and fight bosses coming at you with relentless, diverse attack patterns.
Why similar: Ninja 67.4% ★, Side Scroller 8.7%, Platformer 8.5%, Action 5.6%, Violent 3.9%
- #37 Ninja Stealth
76% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,862 reviews2016
Dev: SC Jogos
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Evade the guards and the defences to escape the evil facility on this click and play stealth game, there will be difficult on your path, young padawan!
Why similar: Ninja 50.6% ★, Stealth 39.5%, 2D 3.3%, Indie 2.5%, Action 2.1%
- #38 Dishonored 2
73% matchVery Positive90% of 65,936 reviews2016
Dev: Arkane StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 23.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Reprise your role as a supernatural assassin in Dishonored 2. Declared a “masterpiece” by Eurogamer and hailed “a must-play revenge tale” by Game Informer, Dishonored 2 is the follow up to Arkane’s 1st-person action blockbuster & winner of 100+ 'Game of the Year' awards, Dishonored.
Why similar: Stealth 63.6%, Assassins 22.8% ★, Gore 4.9%, Action 4.3%, Atmospheric 1.6%
- #39 Shank
75% matchVery Positive90% of 4,021 reviews2010
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Shank is the cult-classic revival of the sidescrolling beat-em-up. Play as Shank in an over-the-top grindhouse game, packed to the rim with enemies, bosses, combos, and more by the award-winning team at Klei Entertainment.
Why similar: Side Scroller 27.6%, Platformer 18.7%, Gore 14.1%, Action 13%, 2D 11.2%
- #40 Tale of Ninja: Fall of the Miyoshi
74% matchMixed54% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: S.Y. GAMES
Windows
Play as a ninja through the Sengoku period of Japan. There are many possible ways to assassinate the target and find your own nindou.
Why similar: Ninja 46.6% ★, Stealth 23.6%, Assassins 22.2% ★, Action 3.7%, Indie 2%
- #41 Shadwen
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,361 reviews2016
Dev: Frozenbyte
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Shadwen is a 3rd person stealth-action game where the only rule is to remain unseen. Stay hidden - or the ruthless guards will kill you on sight!
Why similar: Stealth 65.7%, Assassins 21.9% ★, Action 6.6%, Indie 1.4%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #42 Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 349,513 reviews2019
Dev: FromSoftware, Inc.Pub: Activision (Excluding Japan and Asia)
Windows
Median: 25.9 hrsMean: 61.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Game of the Year - The Game Awards 2019 Best Action Game of 2019 - IGN Carve your own clever path to vengeance in the award winning adventure from developer FromSoftware, creators of Bloodborne and the Dark Souls series. Take Revenge. Restore Your Honor. Kill Ingeniously.
Why similar: Ninja 46.9% ★, Stealth 26.7%, Assassins 9.2% ★, Violent 5.7%, Action 4.3%
- #43 Hot Lava
71% matchVery Positive93% of 6,136 reviews2019
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Floor is Hot Lava! Run, jump, climb, and surf across nostalgia-packed environments flooded with hot molten lava. Explore alone, or join your friends. And whatever you do, don’t touch the floor.
Why similar: Platformer 61.1%, Action 18%, Indie 11.1%, Singleplayer 6%, Adventure 3.8%
- #44 Ninja Stealth 3
73% matchVery Positive81% of 574 reviews2017
Dev: SC Jogos
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
After a long vacation our ninja is a little rusty, can you help him with his training? Ninja Stealth III brings you 30 new challenging levels, are you ready?
Why similar: Ninja 47.5% ★, Stealth 43%, 2D 3%, Indie 2.4%, Action 2%
- #45 Ninja Stealth 2
73% matchMixed70% of 711 reviews2017
Dev: SC Jogos
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Ninja Stealth 2 is the sequel of Ninja Stealth - A.I. Revolution, now as a RPG with more puzzles than sensors.
Why similar: Ninja 50.2% ★, Stealth 38.5%, 2D 3.9%, Indie 2.5%, Action 2.4%
- #46 STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®
72% matchVery Positive81% of 4,218 reviews2014
Dev: Double Helix GamesPub: Capcom
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Strider returns in a brand new adventure, complete with incredible side-scrolling action, and lightning fast combat all in a massive interconnected world! Download the full game February 19th and become the original assassin!
Why similar: Ninja 62.8% ★, Platformer 19.9%, Side Scroller 10.9%, Action 4.8%, 2D 0.8%
- #47 Shadow Bug
71% matchVery Positive95% of 111 reviews2017
Dev: Muro Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Leap, slash, splash! You are the overpowered ninja hero Shadow Bug! Save your home forest from the evil factory by slicing monsters to pieces.
Why similar: Ninja 66.3% ★, Platformer 15.6%, Action 6.4%, 2D 5.9%, Indie 4.7%
- #48 Sifu
67% matchVery Positive92% of 27,348 reviews2023
Dev: Sloclap
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Sifu is a realistic third-person brawler with tight Kung Fu combat mechanics and cinematic martial arts action embarking you on a path for revenge.
Why similar: Gore 44.3%, Action 36%, Indie 11.1%, Singleplayer 8.6%
- #49 Ninja Stealth 5
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 71 reviews2024
Dev: SC Jogos
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 38.0 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Here we go again.
Why similar: Ninja 50.8% ★, Stealth 38.2%, 2D 3.6%, Indie 2.9%, Action 2.3%
- #50 Save the Ninja Clan
71% matchVery Positive91% of 113 reviews2017
Dev: WillzPub: Sometimes You
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Save the Ninja Clan is a platformer for casual players as well as speed runners. There are two ways to play this game: play through the normal story mode or find secrets/"bugs" in the game to annoy the Game Manager watching.
Why similar: Ninja 48.3% ★, Violent 19.5%, Gore 13.6%, Indie 6.2%, Action 6%
- #51 Styx: Blades of Greed
66% matchNo user reviews67% of 982 reviews2026
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The master of stealth is back! Explore the dizzying heights of the Iserian Continent and cunningly eliminate your enemies. Thanks to your Quartz powers, you are freer than ever. Be creative: Never has it felt so good to be greedy.
Why similar: Stealth 71.2%, Violent 15.9%, Action 6.9%, Atmospheric 1.9%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #52 SHINOBI NON GRATA
67% matchVery Positive99% of 144 reviews2023
Dev: Studio PICOPub: Flyhigh Works
Windows
Shinobi alert! Use your 7 shinobi weapons to survive the bloodshed! Introducing a hard core 2D ninja action game by Hyper-retro graphics.
Why similar: Ninja 88.1% ★, Action 6.7%, 2D 4.2%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #53 Shadow of the Ninja - Reborn
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 638 reviews2024
Dev: Winning Entertainment Group Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 61%
After 34 years in the shadows, prepare to see this legendary action adventure in a new light! Looking and playing better than ever before, Shadow of the Ninja - Reborn is Tengo Project’s remake of a cult classic, that the fans have been waiting for.
Why similar: Ninja 61.1% ★, Side Scroller 14.4%, Platformer 12.8%, 2D 5.4%, Action 4.5%
- #54 One Try, One Kill
69% matchVery Positive83% of 84 reviews2020
Dev: Repa GamesPub: KuKo
Windows
One try, one kill - a gory TDS game, in which you must clean the areas of ruthless mercenary. The game is a top-down so you could view the battle situation as it's best.
Why similar: Ninja 39.6% ★, Stealth 30.7%, Action 17.1%, Indie 12.6%
- #55 The Siege and the Sandfox
66% matchMixed66% of 189 reviews2025
Dev: Cardboard SwordPub: PLAION
Windows
A 2D stealth Metroidvania with parkour platforming. Explore the majestic palace and ancient prisons of a kingdom under siege. Don the mantle of the legendary Sandfox as you venture into the ruins below, and discover the true threat from a sand-borne evil.
Why similar: Stealth 53.5%, Assassins 19.1% ★, Platformer 10.7%, 2D 5.9%, Action 5.5%
- #56 Ninja Stealth 4
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 152 reviews2021
Dev: SC Jogos
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 26%
He's back!
Why similar: Ninja 49.8% ★, Stealth 39.8%, 2D 3.4%, Indie 2.5%, Action 2.3%
- #57 Ninja Ming
64% matchVery Positive97% of 118 reviews2025
Dev: 1 Poss Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this 2d precision platformer with a teleportation twist, play as Ninja Ming and embark on the Path of Trials. Dash through 241 levels using dynamic teleportation and diverse ninjutsu skills. Conquer challenges with style—growing stronger at every turn.
Why similar: Ninja 44.8% ★, Platformer 20.8%, 2D 7.6%, Side Scroller 7.6%, Action 6.5%
- #58 SANABI
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 44,147 reviews2023
Dev: WONDER POTIONPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 23.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
SANABI is an exhilarating stylish dystopian action-platformer. Play as a legendary retired veteran and use your signature prosthetic arm to jump over cliffs and skyscrapers, zip through bullets and traps and defeat powerful enemies.
Why similar: Platformer 30%, Side Scroller 18.8%, Action 15.8%, 2D 13.9%, Indie 7.6%
- #59 10 Second Ninja X
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,297 reviews2016
Dev: Four Circle InteractivePub: Curve Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 48%
10 SECOND NINJA X is a hardcore sidescroller. You're a ninja, there are robots, you've got ten seconds to destroy them all. Get three star ratings, climb leaderboards, discover secrets and stop Captain Greatbeard.
Why similar: Ninja 51.7% ★, Platformer 21.8%, Action 9.4%, Indie 6.2%, Side Scroller 5.6%
- #60 Dust: An Elysian Tail
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 19,005 reviews2013
Dev: Humble Hearts LLCPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Immerse yourself in a gorgeous hand-painted world on a search for your true identity. As the mysterious warrior, Dust, your action-packed journey will take you from peaceful glades to snowy mountaintops and beyond.
Why similar: Platformer 43.8%, Action 14.6%, 2D 13.1%, Side Scroller 11.2%, Indie 9.1%