What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~124,291
(P10–P90: 49,716 – 273,440)
Gross revenue: ~$3,056,539
($1,222,606 – $6,724,382)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Last 90 days: 88% positive across 152 stored reviews. Action games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 84% (median of 3353 games).
Gameplay & mechanics88% positive · 133 mentions
“Stellar. A total knockout. Here's what this game is NOT: it's not a next-gen, new school Metroidvania in the mold of Hollow Knight, 9 Souls or Blasphemous. Nowadays, modern entries into the genre prioritize vast, labyrinthine…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 37 h played
Visuals & audio87% positive · 92 mentions
“Stellar. A total knockout. Here's what this game is NOT: it's not a next-gen, new school Metroidvania in the mold of Hollow Knight, 9 Souls or Blasphemous. Nowadays, modern entries into the genre prioritize vast, labyrinthine…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 37 h played
Story & writing91% positive · 57 mentions
“It's less of a metroidvania than arcade style with separate stages you can return to. + Combat's fun and fluid with lots of options. You can really zip through encounters. The stage and hand-drawn character art are nice, everything really…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 36 h played
Price & value86% positive · 37 mentions
“+Top tier hand drawn art +Terrific music +Variety in stages +Fun combat +Forgiving, frequent checkpoints -Many parts with cheap deaths. Annoying. -Auto-climb makes the platforming in Secret Bunker awful. -Secret Bunker is optional, but…”Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 28 h played
Content & longevity83% positive · 35 mentions
“+Top tier hand drawn art +Terrific music +Variety in stages +Fun combat +Forgiving, frequent checkpoints -Many parts with cheap deaths. Annoying. -Auto-climb makes the platforming in Secret Bunker awful. -Secret Bunker is optional, but…”Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 28 h played
Difficulty & balance89% positive · 35 mentions
“Stellar. A total knockout. Here's what this game is NOT: it's not a next-gen, new school Metroidvania in the mold of Hollow Knight, 9 Souls or Blasphemous. Nowadays, modern entries into the genre prioritize vast, labyrinthine…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 37 h played
Controls & UI82% positive · 22 mentions
“Shinobi 3 is one of my favourite mega drive games and I have always wished for Sega to give this series another chance, when Sega made the announcement of reviving many of of their older series I got most excited over Shinobi getting a…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 18 h played
Performance & stability64% positive · 14 mentions
“It's less of a metroidvania than arcade style with separate stages you can return to. + Combat's fun and fluid with lots of options. You can really zip through encounters. The stage and hand-drawn character art are nice, everything really…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 36 h played
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