- #1 Katana ZERO
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 74,917 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 22.5% ★, Cyberpunk 20.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Platformer 7.2%, Hack and Slash 6.5%
- #2 SHINOBI NON GRATA
96% 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 64.3% ★, Retro 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, 2D Platformer 8.1%, Action 7.1%
- #3 Cyber Shadow
96% matchVery Positive84% of 1,506 reviews2021
Dev: Aarne "MekaSkull" HunzikerPub: Yacht Club Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.9 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 45.7% ★, Cyberpunk 15.5%, Retro 8.4%, Platformer 6.4%, Pixel Graphics 6%
- #4 Oblivion Override
95% matchVery Positive91% of 2,016 reviews2024
Dev: Humble MillPub: XD
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
An intense, hardcore action side-scroller. Maneuver as a ninja killerbot through dynamic wastelands with 26+ specialized weapons. Dodge, dash, and dominate. A homage to Metroidvania and Roguelike: customize atomic evolution, breach intricate alert levels to decrypt the Oblivion Code...
Why similar: Ninja 50.1% ★, Side Scroller 12%, Hack and Slash 10.4%, Robots 10%, Cyberpunk 6.8%
- #5 Shadow Blade: Reload
94% matchVery Positive87% of 367 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 69.2% ★, Fast-Paced 10.4%, Platformer 10.2%, Action 8.4%, Indie 1.9%
- #6 BLADECHIMERA
93% matchVery Positive89% of 1,367 reviews2025
Dev: Team LadybugPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Explore a dark and sinister Osaka as the Demon Hunter Shin. Battle demons, regain lost skills, and uncover the truth of your forgotten past in this exciting occult-inspired cyberpunk metroidvania.
Why similar: Ninja 34.7% ★, Cyberpunk 21.6%, Side Scroller 11.9%, 2D Platformer 7.7%, Platformer 7.5%
- #7 NINJA SLAYER NEO-SAITAMA IN FLAMES(ニンジャスレイヤー ネオサイタマ炎上)
94% matchMixed47% of 182 reviews2024
Dev: Skeleton Crew StudioPub: KADOKAWA CORPORATION
Windows
A fast-paced action platformer based on the world of Ninja Slayer, a hit manga that sold 4.44 million copies! In the fictional cyberpunk city of Neo-Saitama, take control of Ninja Slayer as he does battle with numerous evil ninjas, all to avenge the death of his wife and child.
Why similar: Ninja 37.9% ★, Cyberpunk 18%, Side Scroller 7.4%, Retro 7.4%, 2D Platformer 7%
- #8 Within the blade
92% 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 51% ★, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Platformer 7.5%, Side Scroller 7.5%, Action 6.6%
- #9 Mute Crimson+
91% 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 42.1% ★, Side Scroller 13.7%, 2D Platformer 8.8%, Platformer 8.8%, Retro 7.2%
- #10 Blade Assault
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,299 reviews2022
Dev: TeamSuneatPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Blade Assault is a 2D action rogue-lite platformer with beautiful pixel art set in a desolate sci-fi world. Fight against the corrupt military of Esperanza as part of the resistance force of the Undercity. Bring the corrupt to justice by becoming stronger and fighting alongside your trusty comrades.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 28.9%, Action 12.3%, Side Scroller 11.3%, Platformer 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%
- #11 Agent in Depth
90% matchVery Positive84% of 183 reviews2024
Dev: Naturepixel StudiosPub: Next in Game
Windows · Mac · Linux
Agent in Depth is a daring action-platformer featuring fast-paced action and instant-death combat. You’ll run, jump, aim, and deflect bullets with your katana to blow up your enemies. No checkpoints, no upgrades: just pure skills. Deflect, die, learn, repeat. Be better, be faster.
Why similar: Ninja 47.9% ★, Cyberpunk 20%, Hack and Slash 7.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%, 2D Platformer 6.5%
- #12 NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound
89% matchVery Positive93% of 2,534 reviews2025
Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Dotemu
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 7.4 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 46.9% ★, Side Scroller 9.2%, Retro 7.6%, Platformer 7.5%, 2D Platformer 7%
- #13 10 Second Ninja
89% matchVery Positive85% of 778 reviews2014
Dev: Four Circle InteractivePub: Mastertronic
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Ninjas are cool, this is an established fact of the universe. Nazi Robots from space are not cool, they are the complete opposite of cool, and Robot Hitler is out to get you, the world's first ninja. You have 10 seconds to destroy all Nazi Robots in your vicinity. IT. IS. ON.
Why similar: Ninja 65.5% ★, Platformer 12.4%, Fast-Paced 9.8%, Action 8%, Indie 2.2%
- #14 Gravity Circuit
87% matchVery Positive94% of 3,556 reviews2023
Dev: Domesticated Ant GamesPub: PID Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Gravity Circuit is a flashy action packed 2D platformer in the spirit of console classics. Follow Kai, a lone operative war hero who harnesses the mysterious powers of the Gravity Circuit, on an adventure in a futuristic world inhabited by sentient robots.
Why similar: Platformer 13.8%, Robots 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Fast-Paced 11.3%, Side Scroller 10.7%
- #15 SANABI
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 43,901 reviews2023
Dev: WONDER POTIONPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 23.0 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: Cyberpunk 33.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, 2D Platformer 8.7%, Story Rich 8.2%, Action 7.9%
- #16 Arashi Gaiden
86% matchVery Positive98% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: Statera StudioPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Arashi Gaiden is a turn-based action game with frenetic dash and slash combat. Use your blades, shurikens, teleports and chains to quickly cut through enemies and face powerful Bosses with unique mechanics that redefine what a turn-based game is.
Why similar: Ninja 61.6% ★, Hack and Slash 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%, Violent 5.9%, Action 5.7%
- #17 10 Second Ninja X
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,292 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 50.8% ★, Platformer 15.8%, Action 13.5%, Fast-Paced 8.7%, Side Scroller 5.5%
- #18 Atomic Owl
85% matchVery Positive89% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: Monster TheaterPub: Eastasiasoft Limited
Windows · Linux
You are Hidalgo Bladewing, a bird with a beef. Hack, slash, platform, and soar through a beautifully chaotic pixel-art neonscape in your quest to save your feathered friends. Challenging retro-inspired platforming gameplay, transforming weapons, and fowl Ninja action await.
Why similar: Ninja 40.7% ★, Side Scroller 12.1%, Hack and Slash 10%, Platformer 7.9%, 2D Platformer 7.8%
- #19 Ninja Hanrei
84% matchVery Positive84% of 276 reviews2020
Dev: DynKen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ninja Hanrei is a 2D run and gun Platformer game inspired on Ancient Japan but with Super Powers.
Why similar: Ninja 47% ★, Platformer 14.1%, Action 13.4%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 7%
- #20 Street Cleaner: The Video Game
84% matchVery Positive97% of 58 reviews2021
Dev: Creaky Lantern Games
Windows
From the dark streets of San Diego to the deepest depths of the criminal underworld, control the Street Cleaner as he takes down outlaw scum in search of justice.
Why similar: Ninja 38.7% ★, Cyberpunk 19%, Action 10.1%, Retro 9.6%, Platformer 9.3%
- #21 Slave Zero X
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 447 reviews2024
Dev: Poppy WorksPub: Ziggurat
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Slave Zero X is a stylish 2.5D character action game set in the biopunk world of Slave Zero (1999). Run & Slash your way through a dystopian future in this character action game which will resonate with fans of Devil May Cry, Strider, and Guilty Gear.
Why similar: Ninja 44% ★, Cyberpunk 23.3%, Hack and Slash 9.6%, 2D Platformer 7.1%, Retro 6.2%
- #22 Blind Fate: Edo no Yami
83% matchMixed62% of 183 reviews2022
Dev: Troglobytes GamesPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Test your limits in this hardcore, cyber-samurai game set in post-apocalyptic Japan. Parry your foes’ blows with your weapon of choice and use implants to attack the weaknesses of unstoppable bosses from Japanese folklore!
Why similar: Ninja 33.8% ★, Cyberpunk 24.3%, Side Scroller 10.6%, Hack and Slash 9.2%, Robots 8.9%
- #23 Blind Fate: Edo no Yami — Dojo
82% matchVery Positive86% of 520 reviews2021
Dev: Troglobytes GamesPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Dive into a world that mixes Sci-Fi and ancient tradition. Slash through robots with a trusty katana, use hi-tech implants to navigate the surroundings, dodge enemy attacks, and land devastating finishers. Reclaim the past following the way of the Japanese samurai in the fantastic period of New Edo.
Why similar: Ninja 42.7% ★, Cyberpunk 16.5%, Side Scroller 11.8%, Hack and Slash 9.6%, Robots 8.9%
- #24 Prison City
80% matchVery Positive84% of 178 reviews2023
Dev: Retroware
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Prison City is a dystopian, action-packed side-scroller with tight mechanics and intricate level design. Battle Techno-Terrorists with your chakram and grenades, eat hot dogs for health, and locate contacts to help take down bosses.
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.7%, Platformer 13.5%, 2D Platformer 13%, Retro 13%, Pixel Graphics 11%
- #25 KUNAI
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 594 reviews2020
Dev: TurtleBlazePub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%
KUNAI is a quirky, fast-paced action platformer. You play as Tabby, a tablet who joins the fight against a robot uprising. Use your kunai and ninja parkour skills to stop Lemonkus, the A.I.-gone-evil that almost wiped out all human life.
Why similar: Ninja 37.5% ★, Action 21.1%, Platformer 8.8%, Side Scroller 6.8%, Adventure 6.7%
- #26 Berserk Boy
79% matchVery Positive85% of 417 reviews2024
Dev: BerserkBoy Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
BERSERK BOY is a high speed action packed Platformer, with Metroidvania elements. Packed with vibrant and stylish pixel art. Go Berserk! as you change into different forms and use the power of Lightning, Fire, Ice, Air, and Earth to save the planet!
Why similar: Side Scroller 13.7%, Retro 11.6%, Robots 11.3%, Hack and Slash 11%, Platformer 10.3%
- #27 Super House of Dead Ninjas
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,726 reviews2013
Dev: MegadevPub: Bitmap Bureau
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Super House of Dead Ninjas is an action arcade game with roguelite elements. Race against a 30 second timer as you descend floor after foe-filled floor and attempt to unlock the secrets of this deadly tower!Play as the fearsome Crimson Ninja, wielding an arsenal of deadly ninja weapons and attacks.
Why similar: Ninja 58.2% ★, Platformer 13.7%, Action 9.2%, Fast-Paced 5.9%, Retro 5%
- #28 Ghostrunner
76% matchVery Positive91% of 66,033 reviews2020
Dev: One More LevelPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 17.7 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: Cyberpunk 33.1%, Ninja 28% ★, Fast-Paced 12.5%, Hack and Slash 9.1%, Action 7.6%
- #29 Revenge of the shadow ninja
78% 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 60.7% ★, Platformer 12.1%, Side Scroller 8.4%, Action 6.8%, 2D Platformer 6.1%
- #30 Advent NEON®
74% matchVery Positive99% of 329 reviews2025
Dev: CryoGX
Windows
Hyperactive 2D action platformer with wicked fast attacks, omnidirectional dashing, and time-freezing! Play well enough to transform and unleash 100% power!
Why similar: Fast-Paced 23.1%, 2D Platformer 19.9%, Platformer 12.1%, Action 11.9%, Side Scroller 9.7%
- #31 The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors
75% matchVery Positive92% of 420 reviews2023
Dev: NatsumeAtariPub: TAITO CORP.
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Alluring audio! Pixel art perfection! Beat-em up beauty! Discover how hard a 32,000kg ninja hits with The Ninja Saviours!
Why similar: Ninja 60.3% ★, Side Scroller 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Robots 7%, Action 6.4%
- #32 Whisper Trip
78% matchMixed63% of 106 reviews2021
Dev: Walnut LLC
Windows
Whisper Trip is a fast-paced side-scrolling co-op action game with cyberpunk elements. You are a new employee of the TPF (Tactical Police Force), a unit dedicated to the prevention of terrorist activities and the destruction of criminal groups...
Why similar: Ninja 46.9% ★, Cyberpunk 23.2%, Hack and Slash 9.2%, Platformer 7.6%, Action 5%
- #33 STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®
77% matchVery Positive81% of 4,211 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 53.4% ★, Platformer 12.5%, Side Scroller 9.2%, Hack and Slash 7.1%, Action 5.9%
- #34 They Always Run
76% matchVery Positive80% of 954 reviews2021
Dev: Alawar
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Become Aiden, a three-armed mutant who hunts the most dangerous bounties in the galaxy. Catch, slice, dice and destroy enemies in this exciting 2D platformer with a space-western setting.
Why similar: Ninja 52.1% ★, Platformer 7.6%, Side Scroller 6.9%, Hack and Slash 6.5%, Fast-Paced 5.8%
- #35 FLASH OF THE BLADE X
75% matchVery Positive94% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: DOSMan Games
Windows
Flash of the Blade X is a retro-inspired first-person Ninja slasher inspired by the Western Ninja boom of the 1980's. Slice and Dice your way to revenge against your former Ninja clan across several hand-crafted levels using an assortment of period-accurate weaponry.
Why similar: Ninja 73.9% ★, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, Action 7.8%, Retro 4.9%, 2D 2.8%
- #36 RONIN
77% matchMixed70% of 2,438 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 64.2% ★, Cyberpunk 14%, Platformer 9.3%, Action 7.2%, 2D 2.7%
- #37 ANNO: Mutationem
74% matchVery Positive81% of 6,531 reviews2022
Dev: ThinkingStars
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
ANNO: Mutationem is an action-adventure game with RPG elements set in a cyberpunk world, featuring a unique mix of pixelated 2D & 3D graphic style with a rich, dark and bizarre plot.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 49.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Action 7.5%, Story Rich 7%
- #38 Haneda Girl
73% matchVery Positive95% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Koba
Windows
Haneda Girl is an action-platformer game with brutal and frantic action. Clean stages swapping between two playable characters. Bullets or Slashes, your choice, but be creative. A wide variety of ways to solve each encounter are at your disposal. Dance the waltz of destruction, end the threat.
Why similar: Ninja 45.5% ★, Cyberpunk 20.1%, Hack and Slash 9.1%, 2D Platformer 8%, Platformer 6%
- #39 Neon Inferno
72% matchVery Positive94% of 371 reviews2025
Dev: Zenovia InteractivePub: Retroware
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 50%
NYC 2055: a city beyond salvation. Blast your way through this dense cyberpunk jungle in NEON INFERNO, an explosive fusion of 2D run-and-gun and gallery-shooter, and help the Family dominate its streets!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 32.5%, Side Scroller 15.5%, Robots 10.6%, Retro 9.7%, Platformer 9.6%
- #40 Ninja Ming
73% 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 33.1% ★, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Platformer 11.4%, Action 7%
- #41 NanoApostle
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,162 reviews2024
Dev: 18Light Game Ltd.Pub: PQube
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 66%
NanoApostle is a dark sci-fi boss rush action game featuring intense reaction-based combat and the unique "Destruction Point" system. Play as Anita, a child augmented with lethal nanomachines, as she battles against twisted cybernetic experiments to escape a top-secret facility.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 30%, Action 20.5%, Pixel Graphics 18.3%, Robots 16.8%, 2D 6.4%
- #42 Anomaly Agent
69% matchVery Positive95% of 9,614 reviews2024
Dev: Phew Phew Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
ANOMALY AGENT is a cyberpunk action-adventure featuring fluid combat, a time-bending story, quirky characters and a catchy synthwave soundtrack! Punch or shoot through mobs of enemies, impact the story with your choices and stop the anomalies before the world plunges into chaos!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 29.5%, Side Scroller 17.9%, Hack and Slash 14.1%, 2D Platformer 12%, Platformer 11.3%
- #43 Cyber Assasin
71% matchVery Positive84% of 108 reviews2024
Dev: Galactic Geckon
Windows
Cyber Assassin is a fast-paced arena shooter where you control a robot annihilating waves of enemies. Survive, upgrade your character after each wave, and become more powerful to dominate the arena!
Why similar: Action 35.7%, Robots 26.6%, Pixel Graphics 24.4%, 2D 10.7%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #44 BlazBlue Entropy Effect
68% matchVery Positive94% of 35,192 reviews2024
Dev: 91Act
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Enjoy action-packed flashy combat with incredibly satisfying combos and responsive controls! Numerous characters, each with completely unique playstyles and loads of unlockable moves & upgrades! This action roguelike sets the bar for fluid fast-paced action.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 33.3%, Platformer 12.7%, Hack and Slash 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Action 8.8%
- #45 Cyberplug
73% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2021
Dev: Down With The Frog
Windows
Cyberplug is a 2D platformer, where you control an electric being capable of moving at high speed and use electricity to advance through enemies and destroy a corporation that rules the cyberpunk themed city.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 38.2%, Side Scroller 18.8%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Platformer 11%, Action 5.6%
- #46 The Messenger
70% matchVery Positive93% of 12,928 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 53.6% ★, Retro 11.2%, Platformer 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, 2D Platformer 5.1%
- #47 HAYAI
69% matchVery Positive98% of 241 reviews2022
Dev: Chaoclypse
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are Ronin. Survive against an onslaught of enemies using a unique, mouse-based combat system. Draw your attack, felling your enemies in one swoop!
Why similar: Ninja 42.8% ★, Hack and Slash 18.6%, Retro 15.2%, Action 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 9%
- #48 MULLET MADJACK
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,116 reviews2024
Dev: HAMMER95Pub: Epopeia Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
MULLET MADJACK is a HIGH-OCTANE-ACTION SHOOTER that put you directly inside a CLASSIC ANIME. Pick your favorite weapon and reach the last floor; Beat your best time or try again. Haste makes waste… OF YOUR ENEMIES!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 43.2%, Fast-Paced 19%, Robots 12.9%, Retro 11.7%, Action 9.2%
- #49 Katana Soul
71% matchVery Positive97% of 73 reviews2019
Dev: SEEP
Windows
Play as the samurai Kan and fight in a dark, demon-infested Japan. Face this 100% arcade experience without any credits or saves: you can only rely on your skills with the katana.
Why similar: Action 20.1%, Retro 18.2%, Violent 17.5%, Platformer 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%
- #50 Steel Assault
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 440 reviews2021
Dev: Zenovia InteractivePub: Tribute Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Punch, whip, and zipline your way through a post-apocalyptic America in this 16-bit retro-style action platformer! Play as Taro Takahashi, a resistance soldier on a revenge mission against the dictator who lords over the ashes.
Why similar: Side Scroller 16.2%, Fast-Paced 13.9%, Retro 12.6%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 10%
- #51 NINJA GAIDEN 4
64% matchVery Positive89% of 9,010 reviews2025
Dev: PlatinumGames Inc. / Team NINJA / KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.Pub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 28.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The definitive ninja action-adventure franchise returns with NINJA GAIDEN 4! Embark on a cutting-edge adventure where legacy meets innovation in a high-octane blend of style and no-holds-barred combat.
Why similar: Ninja 60.9% ★, Hack and Slash 14.3%, Action 9.8%, Cyberpunk 7.3%, Violent 4.5%
- #52 Neon City Riders
70% matchVery Positive82% of 67 reviews2020
Dev: Mecha Studios
Windows
Explore a decaying futuristic city in this action adventure experience. Search for items, unlock superpowers, recruit companions, and free every turf from ruthless gangs to unite the people once again.
Why similar: Action 42.9%, Pixel Graphics 28.1%, Adventure 14.2%, Indie 10.7%, Singleplayer 4.1%
- #53 Draw Slasher
72% matchMixed51% of 977 reviews2016
Dev: Mass Creation
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Draw Slasher is the unique demanding and dynamic action packed beat'em up you need only a mouse to play. Cut, slice, snip, sever, chop, shear and trim hordes of Pirate Monkey Zombies™.
Why similar: Ninja 55.6% ★, Side Scroller 11.7%, Hack and Slash 8%, Platformer 6.9%, Action 6.3%
- #54 Furi Demake - The Chain
66% matchVery Positive90% of 444 reviews2023
Dev: SylphPub: The Game Bakers
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 23%
Fight your way free in this 8-bit-inspired version of Furi's first boss fight against The Chain. Frantic action, nervous controls, a blend of shoot and sword fight reimagined in 90s style. Only 1 boss fight! A gift to Furi’s fans.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 22.7%, Side Scroller 13.5%, Hack and Slash 13%, Retro 12.9%, Fast-Paced 10.5%
- #55 KAPITAL PUNISHMENT 22XX
67% matchVery Positive96% of 84 reviews2023
Dev: Morningstar Game Studio
Windows · Linux
Battle relentless cyborg police in a grim 23rd century dystopia. Experience fast-paced, bloody combat in this retro-inspired beat-em up, action platformer. Recruit comrades and collect upgrades as you traverse hazardous environs to reach KAPITAL and take down the oligarchs in charge!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 33.5%, Platformer 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Retro 11.1%
- #56 Chronicles of 2 Heroes: Amaterasu's Wrath
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 63 reviews2023
Dev: Infinity Experience
Windows
Amaterasu and her yokai army rule over feudal Japan. Switch in real time between Kensei and Ayame to defeat the goddess in this intense, 16-bit action platformer with Metroidvania elements and gorgeous pixel art.
Why similar: Ninja 47.6% ★, Side Scroller 10.5%, Retro 9.7%, Platformer 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
- #57 Zool Redimensioned
67% matchVery Positive93% of 210 reviews2021
Dev: Sumo Digital AcademyPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 38%
The Ninja of the Nth Dimension is back! Explore vibrant retro landscapes, discover hidden secrets and take down menacing bosses in a modern reimagining of the classic action platforming adventure Zool.
Why similar: Ninja 62.2% ★, Retro 12.7%, Platformer 7.5%, Action 6.5%, 2D Platformer 6.2%
- #58 ACIIIIIIIIIIIIIIID
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: deadworld games
Windows
ACIIIIIIIIIIIIIIID is a a fast-paced arcade game with bullet-hell elements.
Why similar: Ninja 23.7% ★, Cyberpunk 23.1%, Fast-Paced 14.2%, Retro 12.4%, Side Scroller 11.2%
- #59 Shadow Bug
67% matchVery Positive95% of 111 reviews2017
Dev: Muro Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 5.3 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 70.6% ★, Platformer 12.3%, Action 10%, 2D 3.4%, Indie 2.4%