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Ninja games on Steam

99 games carry the tag · 2 released in the last 12 months (vs 28 the year before) · median price $7.99

The verdict

Not enough estimated games in this niche for an honest verdict yet — a median under the coverage floor would be a lie with confidence. The counted facts below stand on their own.

What players say across the niche — measured thumbs shares

Aggregated over 4,021 stored reviews from 95 games.

Gameplay & mechanics80% positive · 2,041 mentions · 87 games
Story & writing81% positive · 1,847 mentions · 83 games
Visuals & audio83% positive · 1,602 mentions · 89 games
Content & longevity78% positive · 896 mentions · 73 games
Price & value68% positive · 774 mentions · 80 games
Controls & UI69% positive · 712 mentions · 71 games
Performance & stability62% positive · 663 mentions · 73 games
Difficulty & balance80% positive · 576 mentions · 76 games
Multiplayer & community65% positive · 231 mentions · 39 games

Reviews are shown as published on Steam, including reviews from key activations and free copies — so percentages here can differ from the score on the Steam store page. GameTrend does not check whether reviewers bought or played the game.

Attention concentration — counted shares, not an index

The top 5 games hold 89% of the niche's 137,740 reviews; it takes 3 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.

Most-reviewed Ninja games

GameReleasedReviewsSteam says
Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT 2024 97,111 Very Positive
Ghostrunner 2 2023 11,632 Mostly Positive
Shogun Showdown 2024 7,108 Overwhelmingly Positive
NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black 2025 4,197 Mostly Positive
Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage 2025 2,332 Mostly Positive
Oblivion Override 2024 2,055 Very Positive
Yasuke Simulator 2025 2,045 Overwhelmingly Positive
STORROR Parkour Pro 2025 1,776 Mostly Positive
LIVE A LIVE 2023 953 Very Positive
Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny 2025 922 Very Positive

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Counts are measured (reviews, releases, prices); concentration is review-share, not an index; momentum is new-review pace between our own daily observations, computed across the segment's 400 most-reviewed games.