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Samurai and Ninja Video Games

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  • Ghost of Tsushima (2020)

    1. Ghost of Tsushima

    2020MVideo Game
    9.2 (20K)
    Set in 1274 on the Tsushima Island, the last samurai, Jin Sakai, must master a new fighting style, the way of the Ghost, to defeat the Mongol forces and fight for the freedom and independence of Japan.
    DirectorNate FoxStarsDaisuke TsujiKazuya NakaiEric Steinberg
    83 (PS4), 87 (PS5/PC)

    Cross Platform (PS5, PS4 + Legends)
    4-player online co-op modes (Raid, Survival)
    2-player online co-op story missions

    Third-person action adventure stealth

    Sucker Punch
  • Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (2019)

    2. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

    2019MVideo Game
    8.9 (5.9K)
    Set in a reimagining of 1500s Sengoku era Japan. An unnamed shinobi, tasked with protecting a young lord of mystical lineage, who is left for dead when a powerful samurai attacks and chops off his arm.
    DirectorsHidetaka MiyazakiKazuhiro HamataniStarsDaisuke NamikawaMiyuki SatôJin Urayama
    90 (PS4/XB1/PC)
    Single-player third-person action adventure stealth

    FromSoftware
  • Rise of the Ronin (2024)

    3. Rise of the Ronin

    2024MVideo Game
    7.0 (371)
    After three centuries of Shogunate rule, the Black Ships of the West descend upon Japan's borders and the country falls into a state of turmoil. As a masterless samurai - a Ronin, take up your blade and shape the course of history in this open-world action-RPG for PlayStation®5.
    DirectorsTrine C. JensenFumihiko YasudaCamille ThomanStarsEiji HanawaYasuyuki KaseYui Ishikawa
    PS5
    3-player online co-op campaign (summoning system)
    Third-person action RPG

    Team Ninja
  • Nioh 2 (2020)

    4. Nioh 2

    2020MVideo Game
    8.0 (526)
    Nioh 2's story is about the historical warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi. You will play as a yokai character, and together with another main character Toukichiro, become known as Japan's "second great unifier."
    DirectorFumihiko YasudaStarsNaoto TakenakaHaruKazuhiko Inoue
    85 (PS4), 83 (PS5/PC)
    3-player online co-op campaign
    Third-person action RPG

    Team Ninja
  • Nioh (2017)

    5. Nioh

    2017MVideo Game
    7.8 (1.4K)
    It's the 16th century. A western seafarer finds himself in Japan and is met by war and demons on his quest of search and find. Will his path do the unfinished Kurosawa script justice?
    DirectorsYosuke HayashiFumihiko YasudaShinji HiguchiStarsBen PeelMasachika IchimuraToshiyuki Morikawa
    88 (PS4), 84 (PS5/PC)

    3-player online co-op mode (Abyss Mode: Bloodshed's End DLC)
    2-player online co-op campaign

    Third-person action RPG

    Team Ninja
  • Takaya Kuroda in Like a Dragon: Ishin! (2023)

    6. Like a Dragon: Ishin!

    2023MVideo Game
    7.7 (291)
    Take up the sword of Sakamoto Ryoma and venture to 1860s Kyoto to find your father's killer, clear yourself of a framed murder, and restore your honor.
    DirectorYasuaki UeharaStarsTakaya KurodaHideo NakanoHidenari Ugaki
    Remake of Yakuza Ishin
    81 (PS5/PS4/XBX/XB1/PC)
    Single-player third-person action adventure hack-and-slash

    Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio
  • Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 (2009)

    7. Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2

    2009MVideo Game
    7.6 (304)
    One year after previous game, Ryu Hayabusa meet a CIA agent who informs him of an attack on the Hayabusa Village by the Black Spider Ninjas, who wish to steal the Demon Statue they possess and protect.
    DirectorsYosuke HayashiRyuji KitauraStarsJosh KeatonKari WahlgrenKeone Young
    Enhanced port of Ninja Gaiden II (2008)
    83 (PS3), 66 (Vita)
    PS4/XBX/XB1/NS/PC (Master Collection: no multiplayer)

    2-player online co-op missions (PS3)
    Third-person action adventure hack-and-slash

    Team Ninja
  • Ninja Gaiden Sigma (2007)

    8. Ninja Gaiden Sigma

    2007MVideo Game
    7.7 (359)
    The game follows Ryu Hayabusa, a master ninja, in his quest to recover a stolen sword and avenge the slaughter of his clan by the Vigor Empire.
    DirectorYosuke HayashiStarsJustin GrossTara StrongJanice Kawaye
    Modified enhanced port of Ninja Gaiden (2004)
    88 (PS3: no trophies), 72 (Vita)
    PS4/XBX/XB1/NS/PC (Master Collection)

    Single-player third-person action adventure hack-and-slash

    Team Ninja
  • Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge (2012)

    9. Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge

    2012MVideo Game
    6.9 (69)
    Ryu Hayabusa is called upon by the Japanese Self-Defense Force to deal with a terrorist group led by the mysterious alchemist, the Regent of the Mask.
    DirectorFumihiko YasudaStarsAli HillisStephanie ShehMichael McConnohie
    Enhanced port of Ninja Gaiden 3 (2012)
    67 (PS3/360/WiiU)
    PS4/XBX/XB1/NS/PC (Master Collection: no multiplayer)

    2-player online co-op arena missions (PS3/360/WiiU: Ninja Trials)
    8-player online competitive multiplayer (PS3/360/WiiU: 4v4 Deathmatch)

    Third-person action adventure hack-and-slash
    (Playstation Move support removed)

    Team Ninja
  • Aragami 2 (2021)

    10. Aragami 2

    2021MVideo Game
    6.3 (75)
    Join the shadow clan and fight the invader armies to protect your people.
    DirectorsDavid LeónÁlvaro MuñozStarsAnastasia MatuszewskiAlicia MörtsellDaniel Joona Bergström
    64 (PS4/XB1/NS/PC), PS5/XBX
    Cross Platform (PS5/PS4) (XBX/XB1/PC)
    3-player online co-op campaign

    Third-person action adventure stealth

    Lince Works
  • Aragami (2016)

    11. Aragami

    2016MVideo Game
    6.3 (153)
    The players take the role of Aragami, an assassin with supernatural abilities. The player can teleport between shadows and faces an enemy army that goes by the name of 'Kaiho'. This opposing army is formed by mystical warriors with the power to control the light.
    StarsEric SernfalkElvira BjörkmanMagnus Knutsson
    71 (PS4/XB1/NS/PC)
    Cross Platform (PS4/PC) (XB1/NS/PC)
    2-player online co-op campaign

    Third-person action adventure stealth

    Lince Works
  • Tenchu: Return from Darkness (2004)

    12. Tenchu: Return from Darkness

    2004MVideo Game
    6.8 (21)
    In a 16th century Japan suffering from rebellions and civil disorder, a powerful sorcerer seeks to gain ultimate power from an evil god and become unquestioned ruler.
    StarsDaniel Dae KimQuinton FlynnCam Clarke
    Tenchu 3
    Port of Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven (2003)
    70 (XB), PSP (no multiplayer)

    2-player local split-screen/online co-op missions & competitive multiplayer (XB: servers shut down)

    Third-person action adventure stealth

    K2 (XB), FromSoftware (PSP)
  • Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven (2003)

    13. Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven

    2003MVideo Game
    8.3 (192)
    After Lord Mei-Oh was defeated, Rikimaru return to protect Three Jewels from Tenrai, an evil wizard.
    StarsDaniel Dae KimQuinton FlynnCam Clarke
    Tenchu 3
    79 (PS2)
    2-player local split-screen co-op missions & competitive multiplayer (Versus)

    Third-person action adventure stealth

    K2
  • Red Steel 2 (2010)

    14. Red Steel 2

    2010TVideo Game
    7.3 (102)
    DirectorJason VandenbergheStarsPaul BandeyCorson BremerRobert Burns
    80 (Wii)

    Ubisoft Paris
  • Red Steel (2006)

    15. Red Steel

    2006TVideo Game
    5.9 (95)
    Your fiance has been kidnapped and her father - a Japanese mafia kingpin - murdered by a rival gang. The only way to save your loved one and defend your honor is to journey from Los Angeles to Japan and confront the Tokyo underworld.
    StarsToshiya AgataSteve BlumTetsuya Fujita
    63 (Wii)

    Ubisoft Paris
  • Ninja Blade (2009)

    16. Ninja Blade

    2009MVideo Game
    6.9 (148)
    In 2011 a small village in South America is attacked by unknown creatures. Upon inspecting the survivors, a new type of hook worm is discovered and classified as "Alpha-worm". These parasites cannot be countered with any known medicine and spread through the blood stream of their victims, rewriting their genetic code and turning them into much stronger monsters. They escaped the research facility and the situation quickly became uncontainable, resulting in the drop of an atomic bomb on the site. Since then there have been several contained outbreaks all over the world which have all been stopped by the G.U.I.D.E.-squad, a special forces unit consisting of Ninjas especially trained for these outbreaks.
    DirectorKeiichiro OgawaStarsChris EdgerlyDarryl KuryloYuri Lowenthal
    68 (360)

    FromSoftware
  • Way of the Samurai 4 (2011)

    17. Way of the Samurai 4

    2011MVideo Game
    6.9 (17)
    StarsTarusuke ShingakiShin'ya FukumatsuMitsuhiro Ichiki
    58 (PS3)

    Acquire
  • Way of the Samurai 3 (2008)

    18. Way of the Samurai 3

    2008MVideo Game
    DirectorKojiro EndoStarsKyôko HikamiYoshimasa HosoyaAtsushi Imaruoka
    58 (PS3)

    Acquire
  • Way of the Samurai 2 (2003)

    19. Way of the Samurai 2

    2003MVideo Game
    8.0 (44)
    A starving Ronin who collapsed at the gate of a famous trading island-city called Amahara, encounters a little girl who shares her riceball with the ronin, giving him (or her, depending on the player's choice) energy. A choice appears, introducing the player to the diverse life of a samurai.
    DirectorTomohiro TsuchidaStarsBianca AllenRobert BelgradeMark Weitzman
    59 (PS2)

    Acquire
  • Way of the Samurai (2001)

    20. Way of the Samurai

    2001MVideo Game
    8.1 (66)
    A lone warrior arrives in the small Japanese town of Rokkotsu Pass during the final days of the samurai.
    StarsMakoto AokiYasuyuki KaseYoshito Okuda
    74 (PS2)

    Acquire
  • Mark of the Ninja (2012)

    21. Mark of the Ninja

    2012MVideo Game
    7.7 (428)
    Mark of the Ninja is a journey of a Ninja to discover his true self after being blessed and poisoned by the leaves that form the Mark on his skin.
    StarsMichael DobsonVincent TongLisa Ann Beley
    90 (360)

    Klei Entertainment
  • Samurai Champloo: Sidetracked (2006)

    22. Samurai Champloo: Sidetracked

    2006MVideo Game
    8.1 (195)
    An action video game based on Samurai Champloo.
    DirectorSuda 51StarsLiam O'BrienKirk ThorntonKari Wahlgren
    66 (PS2)

    Grasshopper Manufacture
  • Yakuza Ishin (2014)

    23. Yakuza Ishin

    2014MVideo Game
    8.1 (143)
    Set in the chaotic Bakumatsu period (between 1853 and 1867), Sakamoto Ryoma, is distressed resulting from conflicting pressures and uncertainty about one's self and role in the society. Being embroiled in the middle of a Tosa coup d'état and bent on finding the murderer who assassinated his mentor, Ryoma burrows himself with a hidden identity in the streets of Kyoto and joins the grim Shinsengumi.
    StarsTakaya KurodaKatsunori TakahashiNanami Sakuraba
    PS4/PS3 (JPN)
    Single-player third-person action adventure hack-and-slash

    Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio
  • Ninja Gaiden Black (2005)

    24. Ninja Gaiden Black

    2005MVideo Game
    8.3 (76)
    Ninja Gaiden Black is a re-release of Ninja Gaiden for the Xbox but with new content such as unlockable costumes, a mission mode, and more difficulty modes. Hard mode is unlocked right away if you have completed the original Ninja Gaiden and the saved file is present on your Xbox. Ninja Dog mode is also included for fans who felt the game on normal was too hard. This is unlocked by dying three consecutive times on the first chapter in normal mode. There are also two more levels of difficulty (very hard and master ninja), which are unlocked consecutively with the completion of the game on the previous difficulty setting.
    DirectorsTomonobu ItagakiHiroaki MatsuiStarsJanice KawayeWakana Yamazaki
    Reworked compilation Ninja Gaiden (2004) and its two Hurricane Pack DLCs

    94 (XB)
    Single-player third-person action adventure hack-and-slash

    Team Ninja
  • Ninja Gaiden II (2008)

    25. Ninja Gaiden II

    2008MVideo Game
    7.9 (535)
    Ryu Hayabusa hunts down the Greater Fiends who threaten to destroy the world by unleashing the Archfiend.
    DirectorsKatsunori EharaTomonobu ItagakiHiroaki MatsuiStarsJosh KeatonKari WahlgrenKeone Young
    81 (360)
    Single-player third-person action adventure hack-and-slash

    Team Ninja

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