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Games like Shinobi

If Shinobi is your kind of game, the closest matches are Bunraku, Flock Fight and You're It! — picked from the ranked list below. 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.

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About Shinobi: A social stealth party game for 2–4 players. Blend in with AI ninjas, find the real threats, and strike before they strike you.

2026ActionStrategyIndieCasual9.99 USDWindowsby Michael D'Souza
Shinobi — Steam game cover

Players who liked Shinobi also play

Steam players who put hours into Shinobi also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Bunraku

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Shinobi fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shinobi.

    Bunraku is a fast-paced multiplayer brawler where you clash with friends in frantic ninja fights. Up to 8 players can join the Bunraku Theater arenas, online (P2P) or local, mastering ninja dashing skills to become the ultimate battle puppeteer!

    ActionIndieCasualSteam ↗
  2. Flock Fight

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Shinobi fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shinobi.

    Battle your friends or fly solo as a flying flock of health units. Balance offense and defense as you use weapons to survive quick, chaotic local or online match ups in this minimalist couch fighting game.

    2026ActionIndieCasualSteam ↗
  3. You're It!

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Shinobi fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shinobi.

    A fast 2.5D multiplayer tag game where up to eight blobs grapple, wall-jump, dodge, and shove through 40 wild arenas, passing an explosive glow before time runs out.

    ActionSportsIndieSteam ↗
  4. Ponshot

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Shinobi fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shinobi.

    Ponshot is an explosive brawler party game of brutal ball strikes in 2.5D urban environments. Run, dodge, launch and hit your opponents with powerful ball strikes, they don't just break bones... they shatter friendships!

    ActionSportsIndieSteam ↗
  5. Dragon Fury

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Shinobi fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shinobi.

    1v1 Fighting. Ninjas, Pirates, Robots, Aliens and more. Import Your Own Characters!

    2022ActionSportsIndie19.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Doppel Hunter

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Shinobi fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Shinobi.

    Blend in, hunt, and outsmart your friends to be the last person standing. Find the real players among clones called "Doppels" to win. Experience random events that make each round unique. A hilarious local multiplayer challenge perfect for a party! 1-4 Players (6 possible 4 xbox + 2 non Xinput)

    2026ActionStrategyCasual4.49 USDSteam ↗
  7. GoatCart

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Shinobi fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shinobi.

    Wrestle for dominance with up to three friends or bots in absurd, physics‑based bumper‑car arenas. Use randomly spawning items to crank the chaos up even further.

    2026ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. Dash Duels

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Shinobi fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shinobi.

    DASH TO KILL. A chaotic neon combat arena for 1-4 local players. No health bars: one hit is fatal. Use ricochet physics, broken power-ups, and pure trolling to humiliate your friends. Are you a true Sigma or just another NPC?

    2026ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Shinobi at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Shinobi on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Shinobi.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Shinobi on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Shinobi.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Shinobi on Steam right now. Shares Action with Shinobi.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. How to Fish

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Shinobi on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Shinobi.

    A 1-4 player physics based fishing simulator. While drinking and boating you suddenly crash into a small island. To work your way back home you have to learn How to Fish.

    2026ActionIndieSimulation4.95 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Shinobi on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shinobi.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Shinobi on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Shinobi.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Shinobi on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Shinobi.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Shinobi on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Shinobi.

    Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Shinobi.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Shinobi.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Shinobi.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Shinobi.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Shinobi.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Lab

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  7. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Strategy with Shinobi.

    Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  8. Silly Linguine Cat Simulator Deluxe Online

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Shinobi.

    Silly Linguine Cat Simulator Deluxe Online is a clicker game where progression is replaced with gambling, where the goal is simply to collect the rarest silly linguine cats.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Shinobi

How much does Shinobi cost?
Shinobi is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Shinobi have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Shinobi supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen Co-op).
What games are most similar to Shinobi?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Shinobi are Bunraku, Flock Fight, You're It!.
Who developed Shinobi?
Shinobi was developed by Michael D'Souza.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Shinobi.

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