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A brief 8-bit side-scrolling ninja action-platformer that channels classic Shinobi and Ninja Gaiden-style play.

Lords of Exile
A short, easy 8-bit side-scrolling action platformer set in Exilia, combining retro mechanics, linear levels, and ninja-style projectile combat.
2024-02-14
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Ninja 1987
Games like Ninja 1987

Find the Steam hidden gems

actions with secrets you find without a guideor

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Games like Ninja 1987

A brief 8-bit side-scrolling ninja action-platformer that channels classic Shinobi and Ninja Gaiden-style play.

Lords of Exile
A short, easy 8-bit side-scrolling action platformer set in Exilia, combining retro mechanics, linear levels, and ninja-style projectile combat.
2024-02-14
- Action
- Platform

Adventure

Fantasy

Indie

Side view

Arcade

NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound

A retro-styled side-scrolling ninja action-platformer with fast combat and a punishing checkpoint system, typically beaten in about six hours.

2025-07-31

Action
Platform
Adventure
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Indie
Side view
Arcade

SHINOBI NON GRATA

A hardcore 2D ninja side-scroller with seven weapons, pixel-art visuals, and a compact six-hour campaign.

2023-05-24

Action
Platform
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Indie
Side view
Arcade

Mute Crimson+

A compact ~5-hour retro ninja action platformer with wall-climbing, slicing combat, tricky platforming, and tough bosses.

2015-08-13

Action
Platform
Adventure
Fantasy
Indie
Side view

Pixel Shinobi

Play as the Green Ninja in this challenging, compact action-adventure about slaying monsters and defeating bosses in a darkness-consumed land, with reviewers logging about two hours on average.

2026-01-22

Action
Adventure
Indie
Side view

Ninja Senki DX

A brief retro-style ninja revenge action game with mixed reviews due to frustrating controls and difficulty.

2016-02-23

Action
Indie

Shadow Ninja: Apocalypse

A fast, repetitive 2D ninja action game about surviving via precise running, dodging, and attacking, with a short arcade loop (~2 hours reviewer median playtime).

2015-11-16

Action
Adventure
Strategy
Indie
Side view

Hopping Ninja-san

A brief, high-difficulty free-to-play indie action game about hopping to the goal while avoiding head-bumps.

2026-02-01

Action
Indie

Chibi Ninja Shino-kun: Treasure of Demon Tower

A short, retro 2D ninja platformer with slide and wall-kick moves, a grappling hook, and speedrun-friendly levels that reviewers finished in about two hours.

2023-03-14

Action
Platform
Adventure
Indie
Side view
Arcade

Ninja Five-O

A short single-player side-scrolling action platformer about a ninja using Ninjutsu and power-ups.

2025-02-25

Action
Platform
Side view

Ninja Issen (忍者一閃)

A short retro-styled cyberpunk ninja action game with wave-based combat and boss fights, though some players find its controls and level design rough.

2023-11-22

Action
Platform
Adventure
Indie
Side view
Role-playing (RPG)
Arcade

Ninja Avenger Dragon Blade

A brief, retro-styled ninja action RPG with simple combat and mixed reception.

2017-03-17

Action
Adventure
Third person
Bird view / Isometric
Fighting
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)

Lords of Exile