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A ninja's scroll-delivery quest evolves from a snappy action platformer into a time-traveling metroidvania with retro pixel art and a slow-burn start.

Shadow of the Ninja - Reborn
A side-scrolling ninja action platformer with tight controls, pixel-art visuals, and local co-op, offering short, skill-based sessions.
2024-08-29
- Action

Platform

Adventure

Fighting

Side view

Role-playing (RPG)

Historical

Arcade

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Cyber Shadow

A challenging retro-style action platformer about a lone clan survivor fighting synthetic lifeforms in a ruined world, with responsive combat and a ~8–10 hour campaign.

2021-01-26

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

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Angry Video Game Nerd I & II Deluxe

A retro-styled action platformer with two remixed games and a new chapter, offering a brutally challenging but satisfying old-school experience in about 7 hours.

2020-10-29

Shooter
Action
Comedy
Platform
Adventure
Indie
Side view
Arcade

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Fallen Leaf

A charming retro side-scrolling action-adventure with tight level design, a whimsical anime-pixel world, and a surprisingly long single-player campaign.

2024-07-15

Action
Platform
Adventure
Fantasy
Indie
Side view

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The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors

A pixel-art side-scrolling beat 'em up with five robotic ninja characters, hard-hitting melee, and cooperative play, offering a roughly six-to-seven-hour campaign despite clunky blocking.

2023-07-24

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

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Kaze and the Wild Masks

A compact pixel-art platformer with precision jumping, Wild Mask powers, and a female hero fighting cursed vegetables to save her friend.

2021-03-26

Action
Platform
Adventure
Indie
Side view
Arcade
Kids

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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

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Stardust Demon

A retro pixel-art metroidvania with quirky characters, diverse abilities, hidden-room exploration, and optional challenges in a roughly 16-hour story.

2024-10-23

Action
Adventure
Indie
Side view

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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

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Beetle Ninja

A compact, free-to-play pixel-art action-adventure RPG about a beetle ninja saving the world with a lighthearted tone.

2024-06-28

Action
Comedy
Adventure
Bird view / Isometric
Role-playing (RPG)

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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

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Momodora: Moonlit Farewell

A single-player pixel-art metroidvania where priestess Momo fights demon hordes with close melee combat and exploration in a cute anime-inspired tale of bells and moon gods, lasting about 10 hours.

2024-01-11

Action
Platform
Adventure
Indie
Side view