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Same retro mood as Akane the Kunoichi.
- $12.49 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Verified
- 2025
Games like Akane the Kunoichi
- 24 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Akane the Kunoichi also play
The closest matches to Akane the Kunoichi: NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound, KUNAI, Oniken: Unstoppable Edition, Abathor, and Amazing Princess Sarah. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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- Deck Playable
- 2014
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Abathor
Why this: Shares boss pattern memorization with Akane the Kunoichi.
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Cyber Shadow
Why this: Same challenging mood as Akane the Kunoichi.
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- Released: 2014
- Developer: Haruneko Entertainment
- Price: $2.99checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 59% of 182 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Boss fights require pattern memorization
- Hidden kimonos reward exploration
- Retro ninja action feels authentic
- Challenging
- Nostalgic
- Retro
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Why this: Same nostalgic mood as Akane the Kunoichi.
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Why this: Same challenging mood as Akane the Kunoichi.
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Why this: Same retro mood as Akane the Kunoichi.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound
Why this: Same retro mood as Akane the Kunoichi.
Abathor
Why this: Shares boss pattern memorization with Akane the Kunoichi.
Cyber Shadow
Why this: Same challenging mood as Akane the Kunoichi.
About Akane the Kunoichi
The closest matches to Akane the Kunoichi: NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound, KUNAI, Oniken: Unstoppable Edition, Abathor, and Amazing Princess Sarah. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Akane the Kunoichi is your kind of game, the closest matches are NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound, KUNAI and Oniken: Unstoppable Edition — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, nostalgic and retro, and single out its boss pattern memorization and jutsu attacks. 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.
About Akane the Kunoichi: You are Akane, a Kunoichi ninja secretely loving her master Goro, a noble samurai. One day Goro is kidnapped by the evil Hiromi - you have to rescue him, but it won't be an easy task!
Is Akane the Kunoichi worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 59% of 182 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $2.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 5 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 4 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Boss fights require pattern memorization
- Hidden kimonos reward exploration
- Retro ninja action feels authentic
- Short but replayable stages
People who play it also play: NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound, KUNAI, Oniken: Unstoppable Edition
Frequently asked about Akane the Kunoichi
Can I run it?
Does Akane the Kunoichi run on Steam Deck?
Akane the Kunoichi is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Akane the Kunoichi cost?
Akane the Kunoichi is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Akane the Kunoichi?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Akane the Kunoichi are NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound, KUNAI, Oniken: Unstoppable Edition.
Who developed Akane the Kunoichi?
Akane the Kunoichi was developed by Haruneko Entertainment.