# Games like Ninja Shodown

> The closest matches to Ninja Shodown: Warlocks vs Shadows, Black & White Bushido, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance, and Ninjin: Clash of Carrots. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Warlocks vs Shadows](https://imho.run/games/330270/warlocks-vs-shadows) — A frequent pick in Ninja Shodown players' libraries, and another RPG. 114 Steam reviews, 52% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/330270/)
2. [Black & White Bushido](https://imho.run/games/404050/black-white-bushido) — Also Ninja, like Ninja Shodown. 92 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/404050/)
3. [Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge](https://imho.run/games/1361510/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-shredder-s-revenge) — A frequent pick in Ninja Shodown players' libraries, and another Action. 5,841 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1361510/)
4. [SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance](https://imho.run/games/2361770/shinobi-art-of-vengeance) — Also Ninja, like Ninja Shodown. 1,343 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2361770/)
5. [Ninjin: Clash of Carrots](https://imho.run/games/809870/ninjin-clash-of-carrots) — Also Ninja, like Ninja Shodown. 126 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/809870/)
6. [TowerFall Ascension](https://imho.run/games/251470/towerfall-ascension) — A frequent pick in Ninja Shodown players' libraries, and another Action. 1,738 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/251470/)
7. [Shadow of the Ninja - Reborn](https://imho.run/games/2543760/shadow-of-the-ninja-reborn) — Also Ninja, like Ninja Shodown. 232 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2543760/)
8. [STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®](https://imho.run/games/235210/strider) — Also Ninja, like Ninja Shodown. 1,369 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/235210/)
9. [Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove](https://imho.run/games/250760/shovel-knight-treasure-trove) — A frequent pick in Ninja Shodown players' libraries, and another Action. 9,963 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/250760/)
10. [Broforce](https://imho.run/games/274190/broforce) — A frequent pick in Ninja Shodown players' libraries, and another Action. 20,429 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/274190/)
11. [Brawlout](https://imho.run/games/263720/brawlout) — A frequent pick in Ninja Shodown players' libraries, and another Action. 294 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/263720/)
12. [Rivals of Aether](https://imho.run/games/383980/rivals-of-aether) — A frequent pick in Ninja Shodown players' libraries, and another Indie. 27,490 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/383980/)
13. [Blazing Chrome](https://imho.run/games/609110/blazing-chrome) — A frequent pick in Ninja Shodown players' libraries, and another Action. 512 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/609110/)
14. [N++ (NPLUSPLUS)](https://imho.run/games/230270/n-nplusplus) — Also Ninja, like Ninja Shodown. 2,278 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/230270/)
15. [Superfighters Deluxe](https://imho.run/games/855860/superfighters-deluxe) — A frequent pick in Ninja Shodown players' libraries, and another Action. 1,017 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/855860/)
16. [SNK 40th ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION](https://imho.run/games/865940/snk-40th-anniversary-collection) — Also Ninja, like Ninja Shodown. 114 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/865940/)
17. [Mother Russia Bleeds](https://imho.run/games/361300/mother-russia-bleeds) — A frequent pick in Ninja Shodown players' libraries, and another Action. 1,552 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/361300/)
18. [Sonic Mania](https://imho.run/games/584400/sonic-mania) — A frequent pick in Ninja Shodown players' libraries, and another Action. 13,860 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/584400/)
19. [Okinawa Rush](https://imho.run/games/777670/okinawa-rush) — Also Ninja, like Ninja Shodown. 67 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/777670/)
20. [Duck Game](https://imho.run/games/312530/duck-game) — A frequent pick in Ninja Shodown players' libraries, and another Action. 11,028 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/312530/)
21. [Tiny Barbarian DX](https://imho.run/games/253350/tiny-barbarian-dx) — A frequent pick in Ninja Shodown players' libraries, and another Action. 86 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/253350/)
22. [The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors](https://imho.run/games/2288070/the-ninja-saviors-return-of-the-warriors) — Also Ninja, like Ninja Shodown. 211 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2288070/)
23. [HUNTDOWN](https://imho.run/games/598550/huntdown) — A frequent pick in Ninja Shodown players' libraries, and another Action. 1,947 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/598550/)
24. [99Vidas](https://imho.run/games/557040/99vidas) — A frequent pick in Ninja Shodown players' libraries, and another Action. 95 Steam reviews, 55% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/557040/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=598840&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=598840&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=598840&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=598840
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/598840
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Ninja Shodown

It’s every ninja for themselves in the ultimate battle for the Jade Katana! Fight alone, team up or take on friends in brutal arena-based combat where the mighty prevail and the weak pay the ultimate price: death and dishonour!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 598840
- **Developer:** Bitmap Bureau
- **Publisher:** Rising Star Games
- **Genres:** Action
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Remote Play on TV, Remote Play Together, PvP, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Sep 26, 2017
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/598840/ninja-shodown)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=598840&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/598840/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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