- #1 Ninja Issen (忍者一閃)
97% matchVery Positive92% of 79 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 37.8% ★, Cyberpunk 18.1%, Retro 7.4%, Side Scroller 7.4%, 2D Platformer 7%
- #2 Katana ZERO
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 74,545 reviews2019
Dev: AskiisoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.0 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: Cyberpunk 19.1%, Ninja 18.6% ★, Fast-Paced 15.4%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Hack and Slash 10.8%
- #3 BLADECHIMERA
95% matchVery Positive89% of 1,329 reviews2025
Dev: Team LadybugPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 30.2% ★, Cyberpunk 21%, 2D Platformer 16.1%, Side Scroller 15.9%, Exploration 6.1%
- #4 Shadow Blade: Reload
96% 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 59.8% ★, Fast-Paced 28.1%, Action 7.2%, Indie 4.9%
- #5 Ninja Senki DX
94% matchMostly Positive71% of 106 reviews2016
Dev: Tribute Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Kinuhime was killed by a ninja demon. Now, Hayate has become obsessed with revenge! But can revenge bring her back?
Why similar: Ninja 50.7% ★, Retro 16%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Action 11%, Indie 8%
- #6 ニンジャスレイヤー : AREA 4643
94% matchVery Positive99% of 113 reviews2018
Dev: DeathMofuMofuPub: Diehardtales Games
Windows · Mac
**NOW ON SALE!!** AREA 4643 is the cyberpunk action shooting game. It's based on the cyberpunk city Neo-Saitama and Ninja Slayer universe.
Why similar: Action 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #7 FLASH OF THE BLADE X
92% matchVery Positive93% of 90 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 41.3% ★, Swordplay 29.9% ★, 1990's 13.7%, Action 4.3%, Retro 4%
- #8 Mute Crimson+
93% matchVery Positive91% of 160 reviews2015
Dev: Iced Lizard Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 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 35.1% ★, 2D Platformer 17.5%, Side Scroller 17.5%, Retro 8.8%, Fast-Paced 7.1%
- #9 NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound
91% matchVery Positive93% of 2,479 reviews2025
Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Dotemu
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 41.3% ★, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Side Scroller 12.4%, Retro 9.8%, Hack and Slash 6.6%
- #10 Cyber Shadow
91% matchVery Positive84% of 1,490 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 43.3% ★, Cyberpunk 16.4%, Retro 11.7%, 2D Platformer 8.1%, Side Scroller 8%
- #11 10 Second Ninja
90% 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 56.5% ★, Fast-Paced 26.6%, Action 6.8%, Indie 5.8%, 2D 3.5%
- #12 Musashi vs Cthulhu
89% matchVery Positive94% of 64 reviews2024
Dev: Cyber Rhino StudiosPub: QUByte Interactive
Windows
Musashi vs Cthulhu (or MxC) is a fast paced action game where you take control of Musashi - the most famous warrior from feudal Japan -,as he’s fighting for his life. The ronin is a victim of a terrible curse that makes him a target for unspeakable monsters.
Why similar: Ninja 27.7% ★, Fast-Paced 22.1%, Swordplay 20.1% ★, Hack and Slash 11.8%, Action 6.6%
- #13 Street Cleaner: The Video Game
89% 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 39.1% ★, Cyberpunk 21.4%, Retro 14.2%, Action 10.1%, Indie 7.1%
- #14 SHINOBI NON GRATA
88% matchVery Positive99% of 141 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 58.5% ★, 2D Platformer 17.6%, Retro 12.6%, Action 6.4%, 2D 3.4%
- #15 Oblivion Override
86% matchVery Positive91% of 1,986 reviews2024
Dev: Humble MillPub: XD
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 45.3% ★, Hack and Slash 19%, Side Scroller 16.6%, Cyberpunk 6.9%, Action 4.2%
- #16 Blade of the Netherworld
87% matchMostly Positive78% of 155 reviews2024
Dev: DuDu Games
Windows
Blade of the Netherworld is a fast-paced 2D Roguelite platformer. Don divine masks as a Yin-Yang Enforcer, slashing through the underworld to defeat gods, demons, and spirits. Combine a variety of items, master combat skills, and create limitless, high-speed carnage with a free-form action system.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 23.7%, 2D Platformer 20.6%, Comedy 17.5%, Side Scroller 14.4%, 2D 6.6%
- #17 Slave Zero X
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 436 reviews2024
Dev: Poppy WorksPub: Ziggurat
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
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 36.4% ★, Cyberpunk 21.5%, Hack and Slash 16.1%, 2D Platformer 14%, Retro 7.5%
- #18 Atomic Owl
85% matchVery Positive90% of 69 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 29.1% ★, Hack and Slash 14.5%, 1990's 13.9%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Side Scroller 13.2%
- #19 Advent NEON®
82% matchVery Positive99% of 319 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 37.5%, 2D Platformer 24.5%, 1990's 11.2%, Side Scroller 7.7%, Action 6.1%
- #20 Within the blade
84% matchVery Positive86% of 353 reviews2019
Dev: Ametist studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Bloody stealth platformer, about the ninja in which you cut the enemies into pieces.
Why similar: Ninja 51% ★, Hack and Slash 11.6%, Side Scroller 11.4%, Retro 7.7%, Action 6.5%
- #21 NINJA GIRL
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: Cream Meron
Windows
A full-scale action game in which one Kunoichi fights against ninjas and necromancers during the Warring States period.
Why similar: Ninja 40.1% ★, Swordplay 19.9% ★, 1990's 18.2%, 2D Platformer 8.7%, Action 7.1%
- #22 Neon Inferno
79% matchVery Positive94% of 334 reviews2025
Dev: Zenovia InteractivePub: Retroware
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 52%
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 31.2%, Noir 26.2%, Side Scroller 21.1%, Retro 11.6%, 2D 5.2%
- #23 The Spirit of the Samurai
81% matchMixed61% of 442 reviews2024
Dev: Digital Mind GamesPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A village in peril. A samurai reanimated. An Oni advancing. Fight an army of undead warriors and Japanese monsters as a human, a Kodama, and a cat in this 2D stop-motion action adventure.
Why similar: Ninja 34.7% ★, Swordplay 26.4% ★, Hack and Slash 11.4%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, 2D 5.2%
- #24 STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®
82% matchVery Positive81% of 4,181 reviews2014
Dev: Double Helix GamesPub: Capcom
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.5 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 49.6% ★, Hack and Slash 13.4%, Side Scroller 13%, Fast-Paced 6%, Retro 5.6%
- #25 YAIBA: NINJA GAIDEN Z
83% matchMixed64% of 961 reviews2014
Dev: Spark UnlimitedPub: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Step into a living comic book in this new take on the Ninja Gaiden series. Brandishing his ninja sword and the mecha weapons in his cyber arm, Yaiba slaughters zombies with brutal, over-the-top abandon. Will you slice enemies to pieces, crush them with Yaiba's cyborg arm or just rip off a zombie’s arms to use as nunchucks?
Why similar: Ninja 53.3% ★, Hack and Slash 28.8%, Action 9.3%, Adventure 4.8%, Comedy 3.9%
- #26 The Messenger
79% matchVery Positive93% of 12,834 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 49.5% ★, Retro 15.1%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, 2D 5.5%, Side Scroller 5%
- #27 Shadow Bug
81% matchVery Positive95% of 110 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 71.6% ★, Action 10%, 2D 7.8%, Indie 7.5%, Adventure 3.2%
- #28 Ninja Soul
78% matchVery Positive80% of 167 reviews2022
Dev: Ash Game StudioPub: Electronic Sheep Games
Windows
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 39.2% ★, Hack and Slash 34.9%, Action 8.8%, 2D 6.5%, Indie 5%
- #29 Blade Assault
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,297 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 28.5%, 2D Platformer 21.3%, Hack and Slash 15.4%, Side Scroller 15.2%, Action 10.7%
- #30 samurai_jazz
80% matchMixed63% of 92 reviews2015
Dev: Blaze Epic
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 27%
An action/adventure game taking ques from both film-noir and samurai-drama's of old, "samurai_jazz" takes players on an adventure through an enigmatic city, engaging in sword-fights, encounters with mythological beings, and quirky dialog with the local inhabitants presented with a pseudo 8-bit style.
Why similar: Retro 38.9%, Action 24.1%, Adventure 18.8%, Indie 18.1%
- #31 10 Second Ninja X
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,285 reviews2016
Dev: Four Circle InteractivePub: Curve Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 6.9 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 43.6% ★, Fast-Paced 23.3%, Action 11.7%, Indie 8%, Side Scroller 7.9%
- #32 Revenge of the shadow ninja
77% 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 55.5% ★, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Side Scroller 11.8%, Action 6.2%, Adventure 5.1%
- #33 Super House of Dead Ninjas
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,721 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 54.7% ★, Fast-Paced 17.6%, Action 8.5%, Retro 6.9%, Indie 4.7%
- #34 Ghostrunner
73% matchVery Positive91% of 65,586 reviews2020
Dev: One More LevelPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 17.8 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: Swordplay 23.4% ★, Fast-Paced 22.2%, Cyberpunk 20.8%, Ninja 15.8% ★, Hack and Slash 10.5%
- #35 ANTONBLAST
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,412 reviews2024
Dev: Summitsphere
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
ANTONBLAST is a fast-paced explosive action platformer that's all about destruction. Play as the enraged Dynamite Anton (or his cranked-out coworker Annie) and use your Mighty F’n Hammer to demolish bizarre worlds, tussle with screen-filling bosses, and steal your Spirits back from Satan!
Why similar: Fast-Paced 28.6%, Comic Book 20.1%, 2D Platformer 19.3%, Retro 10.3%, Exploration 5.6%
- #36 Katana Soul
76% matchVery Positive97% of 72 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: 1990's 27.9%, Retro 22.2%, Action 16.5%, Adventure 11.5%, Indie 11.4%
- #37 They Always Run
75% matchVery Positive80% of 942 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 42.7% ★, Fast-Paced 14.9%, Hack and Slash 10.8%, 2D Platformer 9.7%, Side Scroller 8.7%
- #38 Ninja Hanrei
75% matchVery Positive84% of 275 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 44.6% ★, 2D Platformer 25.7%, Action 12.6%, 2D 5.8%, Indie 4.7%
- #39 MULLET MADJACK
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,893 reviews2024
Dev: HAMMER95Pub: Epopeia Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 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: Fast-Paced 34.9%, Cyberpunk 28.2%, 1990's 14.7%, Retro 10%, Action 5.3%
- #40 SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance
70% matchVery Positive82% of 4,042 reviews2025
Dev: SEGA
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 9.9 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 45.5% ★, 2D Platformer 22.8%, Action 10.3%, Hack and Slash 8.6%, 2D 5%
- #41 Agent in Depth
72% matchVery Positive83% of 180 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 50.1% ★, Cyberpunk 15.8%, 2D Platformer 14%, Hack and Slash 10%, Action 4.9%
- #42 NINJA GAIDEN 4
68% matchVery Positive89% of 8,530 reviews2025
Dev: PlatinumGames Inc. / Team NINJA / KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.Pub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 25.4 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 53.1% ★, Hack and Slash 25%, Action 8.6%, Cyberpunk 6.6%, Adventure 4.5%
- #43 Ganryu 2
74% matchMixed62% of 139 reviews2022
Dev: Storybird StudioPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Play as Miyamoto Musashi in this beautiful 2D platformer and travel through a 17th century fantasy Japan, from north to the island of Ganryu-jima where everything happened between Musashi and Kojiro. The game is inspired by the story of Takezo Musashi from the famous novel “The Stone And The Sword”.
Why similar: Ninja 27.4% ★, Swordplay 24.2% ★, Hack and Slash 18.4%, 2D Platformer 16.7%, 2D 4.1%
- #44 Zool Redimensioned
72% matchVery Positive93% of 203 reviews2021
Dev: Sumo Digital AcademyPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 36%
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 45.5% ★, 1990's 18%, Retro 13.6%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Action 4.7%
- #45 Armed with Wings: Rearmed
73% matchVery Positive88% of 530 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: Swordplay 30% ★, Ninja 25.7% ★, Hack and Slash 16.8%, Side Scroller 10%, Action 6.6%
- #46 Jitsu Squad
71% matchVery Positive85% of 315 reviews2022
Dev: Tanuki Creative Studio
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Jitsu Squad is a Marvel vs Capcom inspired 4 player co-op TAG TEAM beat ‘em up with epic character transformations and fast paced combat.
Why similar: Ninja 30.2% ★, 1990's 13.9%, Swordplay 13.1% ★, Hack and Slash 11.4%, Side Scroller 10.3%
- #47 KUNAI
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 589 reviews2020
Dev: TurtleBlazePub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.9 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 31.1% ★, Action 17.3%, Indie 13.2%, Adventure 12.8%, Hack and Slash 9.1%
- #48 Onikira - Demon Killer
74% matchMostly Negative39% of 377 reviews2015
Dev: Digital Furnace Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Onikira is a 2D side scrolling beat ‘em up set in a fantasy feudal Japan where the player takes on the role of a samurai fighting to prevent the forces of the Japanese underworld from breaking through into the world of the living.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 31.9%, Action 23.9%, Adventure 17.6%, Indie 16.8%, 2D 9.8%
- #49 Nine Sols
64% matchVery Positive95% of 38,824 reviews2024
Dev: RedCandleGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat. Embark on a journey of eastern fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.
Why similar: Comic Book 37.4%, 2D 18.6%, Action 16.6%, Adventure 10.7%, Indie 10.3%
- #50 Pizza Tower
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 70,783 reviews2023
Dev: Tour De Pizza
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Pizza Tower is a fast paced 2D platformer, with an emphasis on movement, exploration and score attack. Featuring highly stylized pixel art inspired by the cartoons from the '90s, and a highly energetic soundtrack.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 31.1%, 2D Platformer 20.6%, Comedy 12.3%, 1990's 8.4%, Memes 7.2%
- #51 Save the Ninja Clan
70% matchVery Positive91% of 112 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 67.3% ★, Indie 12.7%, Action 12.1%, Adventure 7.9%
- #52 Nuclear Blaze
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 892 reviews2021
Dev: Deepnight Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A unique 2D firefighting platformer from the creator of Dead Cells, featuring devastating backdrafts, exploding walls, and expected cat rescues. Battle your way through a mysterious government facility, striving to keep the blaze under control.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 38.2%, Side Scroller 22.1%, Exploration 12.8%, 2D 7%, Action 6.5%
- #53 Blind Fate: Edo no Yami — Dojo
67% matchVery Positive86% of 519 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 38.9% ★, Hack and Slash 17.7%, Cyberpunk 16.7%, Side Scroller 16.3%, Exploration 6%
- #54 Lords of Exile
67% matchVery Positive82% of 201 reviews2024
Dev: Squidbit WorksPub: PID Games
Windows
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: 2D Platformer 37.9%, Retro 24.3%, 2D 10.6%, Action 9.5%, Adventure 7.1%
- #55 Shadowlings
69% matchVery Positive82% of 97 reviews2018
Dev: Games From The Deep
Windows
Shadowlings - is a slaughter to heavy metal in decorations of Medieval Japan.Hardcore battles, in which everything depends on your skill, ancient ninja's martial arts, sharp swords, strong spears and mysterious Shadow Magic.
Why similar: Ninja 34% ★, Swordplay 24.9% ★, Fast-Paced 15.1%, Hack and Slash 12.8%, Action 4.3%
- #56 ACIIIIIIIIIIIIIIID
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: deadworld games
Windows
ACIIIIIIIIIIIIIIID is a a fast-paced arcade game with bullet-hell elements.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 28.6%, Cyberpunk 16.5%, Ninja 15.2% ★, Retro 11.7%, Side Scroller 10.9%
- #57 Haneda Girl
65% matchVery Positive94% of 89 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 39.1% ★, Cyberpunk 19.2%, 2D Platformer 16.3%, Hack and Slash 15.8%, Action 4.7%
- #58 Fallen Knight
69% matchMixed60% of 52 reviews2021
Dev: FairPlay Studios Co. LtdPub: PQube
Windows
Take the role of an elite knight and battle your way through action-packed levels with intense sword fighting gameplay in this neo-classic side scrolling action platformer. Save the city from a deadly terrorist organisation hell-bent on exposing the truth you were sworn to protect.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 28.7%, Side Scroller 27.8%, 2D Platformer 27.6%, 2D 7.5%, Action 6.2%
- #59 Tokyo Underground Killer
64% matchVery Positive89% of 115 reviews2025
Dev: Phoenix Game ProductionsPub: 3DM Games
Windows
Dive into the neon-drenched deep underground of Tokyo as Kobayashi, a deadly assassin who harnesses the power of blood energy. Use your sword, mystical abilities and powerful weapons to assassinate highly dangerous maniacs and stop the invasion of the brutal Flatliners terrorizing Tokyo.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 42.5%, Comic Book 35.6%, Action 8.4%, Adventure 4.8%, Indie 4.8%