Games Like Ninja Senki DX

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 47.6% ★, Retro 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Platformer 7.6%, Action 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the authentic 8-bit ninja action and challenging level design that makes Ninja Senki DX so compelling.

When a global war nearly decimated humankind, an evil military organization called Oniken takes advantage of the situation to dominate and oppress the few remaining survivors. Even though any resistance to this organization seemed hopeless, a small rebel movement organizes strikes against Oniken.

Why similar: Retro 28.5%, Platformer 15.6%, Action 14.2%, Ninja 11.3% ★, Pixel Graphics 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A pure retro action-platformer that mirrors the arcade-style difficulty and ninja-themed aesthetic of the seed game.

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 45.7% ★, Action 22.5%, Platformer 16.3%, Indie 15.4%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the same fast-paced, reflex-heavy gameplay that defines the arcade nature of Ninja Senki DX.

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: Retro 17.7%, 2D Platformer 16%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Arcade 13.1%, Old School 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: Features fast-paced, high-octane 2D action with a distinct retro visual style that feels like a spiritual successor to classic arcade platformers.

Battle with swords and whips in this retro-style action game brought to you by game creator Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates! Play as Zangetsu, a demon slayer bearing a deep grudge, who must travel through perilous lands to defeat a powerful demon lurking in a dark castle.

Why similar: Retro 26.3%, Pixel Graphics 21.9%, Action 17.6%, Platformer 15.2%, Arcade 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a polished, retro-styled action experience with multiple characters and challenging boss encounters reminiscent of classic 8-bit titles.

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 45.6% ★, Retro 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Platformer 8.9%, 2D Platformer 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Blends classic ninja-themed platforming with modern design sensibilities and a charming retro aesthetic.

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: Pixel Graphics 20.7%, Action 17.8%, Retro 17.1%, Platformer 16.3%, 2D Platformer 16.3%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers tight, responsive platforming and combat mechanics that reward precision and mastery of movement.

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 65% ★, Action 14.4%, Platformer 10.8%, Indie 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a smooth, stylish ninja platforming experience that emphasizes speed and fluid movement through dangerous levels.

Embark on a quest for revenge in Lords of Exile, an 8-bit side-scrolling action platformer set in the far Lands of Exilia. With classic retro mechanics and linear level design in 8-bit graphics.

Why similar: Retro 19.2%, 2D Platformer 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, Arcade 14.6%, Platformer 13%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired 8-bit action-platformer that captures the dark, challenging atmosphere of classic ninja and sword-fighting games.

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 52.5% ★, Action 11.5%, Retro 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, 2D Platformer 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Combines high-speed ninja combat with a cyberpunk aesthetic, focusing on the same intense action loops.

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 54% ★, Retro 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Action 10.9%, 2D Platformer 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A direct homage to classic 8-bit ninja action games, focusing on tight controls and challenging enemy encounters.

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 29.1% ★, Pixel Graphics 19.8%, Action 12.9%, 2D Platformer 12%, Platformer 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features the same one-hit-death intensity and fast-paced, deliberate combat mechanics found in the seed game.

Bloody stealth platformer, about the ninja in which you cut the enemies into pieces.

Why similar: Ninja 47.9% ★, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Action 11.3%, Indie 8.3%, Retro 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A ninja-themed action platformer that incorporates crafting and RPG elements while keeping the core retro-platforming feel.

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 37.5% ★, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Retro 10.5%, Arcade 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging, arcade-style platformer that prioritizes speed and precision in its level design.

Return to the Golden Age of arcades with a hardcore action platformer that pulls no punches! Possesses all the hallmarks of true classics like Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts (SNES), Rastan Saga (Arcade), Castlevania (NES) and more with precise controls, high challenge, and meticulous design.

Why similar: Retro 21%, Platformer 20.7%, Action 16.5%, Indie 11.3%, Old School 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A notoriously difficult arcade-style platformer that demands the same level of precision and pattern memorization as Ninja Senki DX.

The old gods have forgotten this land. No one could save our people when darkness started spreading and collecting human souls for its army. Odallus is a classic exploration/action game, inspired by Ghosts’n Goblins, Demon’s Crest and Castlevania.

Why similar: Retro 30.6%, Pixel Graphics 22.8%, Action 19.4%, Indie 14%, Platformer 13.2%

Why You'll Like It: An exploration-focused retro platformer that maintains the gritty, pixel-art aesthetic and challenging combat of the genre.

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: Old School 20.7%, Retro 20.7%, 2D Platformer 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, Action 13.2%

Why You'll Like It: Offers vibrant, fast-paced action platforming that feels like a modern evolution of classic retro titles.

Ninja Hanrei is a 2D run and gun Platformer game inspired on Ancient Japan but with Super Powers.

Why similar: Ninja 37.5% ★, Action 19.5%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Platformer 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward, indie 2D platformer that focuses on the core ninja-jumping and slashing mechanics.

Casual 2D platformer with a cute ninja girl theme.

Why similar: Ninja 41.1% ★, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Action 12.2%, Retro 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A colorful, casual-leaning 2D platformer that maintains the core ninja-action theme.

Classic platformer in the style of Pixel-art. The main character goes to the world of 8-bit games to save his girlfriend. Help him to find new abilities and find out who is behind the abduction of the girl.

Why similar: Action 55.1%, Indie 44.9%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled platformer that captures the nostalgic feel of 8-bit gaming with challenging, varied levels.

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 35.7% ★, Action 17%, Retro 14.3%, Indie 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D action-platformer that leans heavily into the 8-bit aesthetic and arcade-style difficulty.

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 48% ★, Action 13.8%, Platformer 12.7%, Indie 7.6%, Arcade 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, roguelite-infused action game that captures the frantic energy of ninja-themed arcade titles.

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.

Why similar: Retro 27.2%, Pixel Graphics 22.8%, Platformer 21.1%, Indie 10.9%, Action 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for modern retro platformers, offering tight controls and challenging level design that fans of Ninja Senki DX will appreciate.

You are Akane, a Kunoichi ninja secretely loving her master Goro, a noble samurai. One day Goro is kidnapped by the evil Hiromi - you have to rescue him, but it won't be an easy task!

Why similar: Ninja 49.4% ★, Platformer 21.4%, Action 18.2%, Indie 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style platformer featuring a female ninja protagonist and simple, effective arcade mechanics.

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 45.4% ★, Retro 11.9%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Action 8.9%

In the year is 196X the Soviets won the space race and colonized Venus. Now the Americans have sent Sgt. Jon Dagger to Venus to destroy the Secret Soviet Science Facility.

Why similar: Ninja 35.4% ★, Action 18%, Retro 14.5%, Indie 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled action game that emphasizes simple, challenging platforming and combat.

Critically-acclaimed action-RPG that takes the template laid down by classics like Wonder Boy, nails the 16-Bit aesthetics for nostalgia fans, but updates the mechanics to feel fresh and modern. Explore a beautiful open world and plunder dungeons, caves and forests to help take down epic bosses!

Why similar: Indie 25.5%, Action 22.4%, Retro 20.5%, Pixel Graphics 19.6%, Platformer 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired action-platformer that captures the charm and challenge of 16-bit era classics.

Part man, part blade, all badass – help Fist Slash defeat the evil Dr. X and recover the mystical mirror shards before they're used to wreak ultimate destruction on the world!

Why similar: Action 28.3%, Indie 24%, Retro 21%, Pixel Graphics 17.2%, Platformer 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: An indie action platformer that embraces the pixel-art style and fast-paced combat of the retro era.

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 49.5% ★, Action 20.7%, 2D Platformer 16%, Platformer 11.3%, Arcade 2.5%

A 2D action game featuring a young man with the power of lightning who stands for freedom against the evil ambitions of a massive organization. When lightning strikes, a new legend is born.

Why similar: Action 38.8%, Platformer 22.7%, Indie 19.6%, Pixel Graphics 18.9%

Why You'll Like It: Provides high-speed, reflex-based action that emphasizes precision platforming and combat mastery.

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 50.7% ★, Retro 16%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Action 11%, Indie 8%

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 59.1% ★, Platformer 13.3%, Action 12.1%, 2D Platformer 9.1%, Indie 6.3%

Ninjahtic is an action/adventure platformer with elements of puzzle-solving and stealth. While it's progression is linear, the open-ended nature of every level requires exploration of an abandoned civilization located atop floating islands.

Why similar: Action 32.7%, Indie 23.1%, Retro 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 16.3%, Platformer 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired platformer that focuses on exploration and traditional ninja combat mechanics.

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 56.5% ★, Indie 19.6%, Action 18.7%, Platformer 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A platformer that subverts expectations while providing the same core ninja-jumping and obstacle-avoidance gameplay.

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 61.5% ★, Action 13.7%, Platformer 13.2%, Indie 11.6%

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 55.5% ★, Action 10.6%, Arcade 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Old School 7.8%

Ninjasoul is a platform action game that combines roguelite with Galaxy warrior demon city. Kunoichi, Tachibana Yachiyo unexpectedly awakened the ability of "death backtracking". She will find the truth in the land that used to be her hometown in the fight and death again and again.

Why similar: Ninja 43.9% ★, Action 18.2%, Platformer 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Indie 10.3%

FIGHT OR DIE! Cursed by the evil Wizard King, bounty hunters Lea and Leo are chased by every monster in the kingdom and the Grim Reaper himself! There's only one way to get rid of the curse; the legendary Elixir of Life! But how to get the ingredients? FIGHT MONSTERS!

Why similar: Action 27.2%, Pixel Graphics 18.2%, Indie 16.4%, Retro 15.7%, Arcade 12.5%

A full-scale action game in which one Kunoichi fights against ninjas and necromancers during the Warring States period.

Why similar: Ninja 56.7% ★, Action 18.5%, Arcade 12.4%, 2D Platformer 7.9%, Indie 4.5%

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 43.6% ★, Retro 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, 2D Platformer 9.4%, Platformer 8.4%

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 25%, Retro 20.2%, Indie 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Platformer 11.9%

Revenge will consume you, but redemption will push you to your breaking point.Play as Dusty, a multi- weapon wielding warrior ready to face loads of outlawed criminals, dangerous creatures and the ruthless evil villain that rules them all.

Why similar: Action 56.1%, Platformer 26.2%, Indie 17.7%

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: Action 38.2%, Ninja 33.2% ★, Indie 28.6%

After witnessing her village being destroyed and slaughtered by the Oni demon, Hiroko has only one goal: revenge. Join this young samurai in this 2D side-scrolling platformer.

Why similar: Action 100%

Time for some 16-bit retro revenge! When his beloved cat gets kidnapped, Max sets out across a zombie-infested California to get him back by force!

Why similar: Action 36.7%, Retro 30.4%, Pixel Graphics 21%, Arcade 11.8%

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 65% ★, Action 13.3%, Indie 11.1%, Platformer 10.6%

A 8-bit retro action platformer that goes beyond just pixels and chiptunes

Why similar: Action 28.1%, Retro 22.5%, Indie 18.8%, Pixel Graphics 17.3%, Platformer 13.3%

Follow the story of Xandria, the iron alchemist. Seeking revenge, she accepts the dangerous mission to put an end to the evil that resides in Dracula's castle and torments the people of Transylvania. Fight with an iron whip in this retro-style & Classic-Vania adventure.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 23.9%, Retro 22%, Action 19%, Pixel Graphics 18.9%, Platformer 16.3%

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 45.6% ★, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Platformer 11.1%, Action 10.5%

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 50.6% ★, Retro 16.7%, Action 9.6%, 2D Platformer 7.7%, Platformer 6.9%

Experience a meta horror pixel platformer retro game haunted by a mysterious yandere.

Why similar: Retro 23.7%, 2D Platformer 20.7%, Platformer 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%, Indie 13.4%

A curse has befallen the Crescent Isle and it's up to you to save it. Luckily the curse has transformed your people into helpful monsters such as drills, blobs, icicles, and gravity flipping...things. With your monster subjects in hand you'll have to drill through rocks, maneuver through spiky terrain, freeze water to pass over the sea,...

Why similar: Action 46.7%, Indie 35%, Platformer 18.3%

Dive into a new and thrilling boss rush-style video game where revenge is the only motivation. Step into the shoes of the last survivor of a race decimated by The Moon, now seeking to settle the score with the culprit of its extinction. But what secrets does The Moon hold?

Why similar: Retro 20.4%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, Old School 14.3%, Action 13.7%, 2D Platformer 13.1%

A century after the legendary boy Noitu Love saved the world from the evil Darns, they rise again, but in a chaos of time-bending mayhem!

Why similar: Action 28.9%, Pixel Graphics 22.3%, Indie 18.1%, Platformer 15.4%, Retro 8.9%

Wooden Sen'SeY is an action-platformer, set in a unique "Japan Steam Rock" universe filled with humour. You follow Goro, a village chief, as he seeks revenge through a variety of levels. He will defeat his enemies using his axes to slice, dice, squash and grapple!

Why similar: Action 46.3%, Indie 31.9%, Platformer 21.8%

Embody a hard-boiled detective seeking bloody justice. in an old-school, Korean-style beat-’em-up. Plow through the criminal underworld to find and punish those responsible for his sister's death...before his mind unravels and his vengeance completely destroys him.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 38.5%, Action 32.3%, Old School 29.2%

Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider is a side-scrolling action platformer that channels the golden age of classic 16-bit action games in a full-throttle quest for revenge. Created to defend a totalitarian state, the Moonrider rejects its programming and now seeks vengeance on its creators.

Why similar: Retro 25.5%, Pixel Graphics 18.4%, Platformer 14.7%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Action 13.8%

Take a father’s journey to hell in order to save the souls of his wife and child. Insanity's Blade: The Chronicles of Thurstan is the first in a series of games based around the journey of a sword possessed by a father's powerful grief and hatred. This is the tale of the sword's creation.

Why similar: Retro 23.8%, Pixel Graphics 19.2%, Action 18.1%, Platformer 14.4%, Arcade 12.5%

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 58.8% ★, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Action 10.6%, Indie 6.2%

Hop in the Paladin power armor, seize melee weapons from the demonic invaders and give them a taste of their own medicine!

Why similar: Retro 21.1%, 2D Platformer 16.9%, Old School 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Action 12.1%