Single-player games like Ninja Hanrei
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Ninja Hanrei, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Tenko's Magical Sword Quest
Single-player alternative to Ninja Hanrei — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ninja Hanrei.
Run, Jump and dash your way through 65 challenging levels. Collect orbs too boost your speed and race to beat your own personal time in this hard to put down indie title! Collect all missing magical stone pieces to craft Tenkos legendary sword.
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Mute Crimson DX
Single-player alternative to Ninja Hanrei — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ninja Hanrei.
Mute Crimson DX is an action-packed precision platformer where you guide Ninja on his quest to climb up walls, slice through bad guys and overcome great evils!
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Ninja 1987
Single-player alternative to Ninja Hanrei — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ninja Hanrei.
Ninja 1987 is a dive back into the past with the most authentic 8-bit side-scrolling action-platformer. Use shinobi skills to thwart a nefarious threat and rediscover all the adrenaline of timeless classics!
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Tokyo Rogue
Single-player alternative to Ninja Hanrei — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ninja Hanrei.
Swing and parkour through 24 challenging, handcrafted levels, with no checkpoints. Master fluid movement and become the ninja you were meant to be.
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Wall Ninja
Single-player alternative to Ninja Hanrei — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ninja Hanrei.
The princess has been kidnapped and it is up to you, the Wall Ninja, to save her. All you have to do is to jump up on a few walls. How hard can that be? Just don't lose your grip...
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Downwell
Single-player alternative to Ninja Hanrei — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ninja Hanrei.
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
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NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound
Single-player alternative to Ninja Hanrei — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ninja Hanrei.
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.
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1 Screen Platformer
Single-player alternative to Ninja Hanrei — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ninja Hanrei.
This is a SHORT, 2D PLATFORMER with TIGHT CONTROLS about exploring a single level to get past a bunch of TRAPS. There is an EASY mode and a HARD mode depending on your skill level.