Games like NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound

The closest matches to NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound: SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance, NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black, NINJA GAIDEN 4, Shadow of the Ninja - Reborn, and Cyber Shadow. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound is your kind of game, the closest matches are SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance, NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black and NINJA GAIDEN 4 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, intense and nostalgic, and single out its achievement hunting and boss fights. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound is a side-scrolling action-adventure developed by The Game Kitchen and published by Dotemu and Joystick, released in 2025 at $24.99. Players control dual protagonists Kenji and Kumori, who can merge to access an expanded moveset, combining this with combo-based combat and one-hit-kill mechanics where a hypercharge system rewards strategic enemy prioritization. Reviewers highlight the classic NES Ninja Gaiden music remixed by the original composer, and players describe the experience as intense, nostalgic, and punishing. Boss fights, checkpoint-based progression, collectible-hunting, achievement-hunting, and a new-game-plus mode support the medium-length campaign, while speedrunning potential comes from precise movement and routing options. Difficulty is adjustable through talismans and assist modes. The game holds a 93% positive rating from over 1,100 Steam reviews, with a Metacritic score of 84, and is verified for Steam Deck play.

About NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound: 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.