List of ninja video games

The following is an incomplete list of video games which feature ninja, mostly in action and role-playing games, from the early 1980s to the present. It is organized in alphabetical order.

Game series

Series	Genre	Featured ninja characters/Notes
Aero Fighters	Shoot 'em up	Ninja pilot Hien - shooter game series since 1992
Arc the Lad	Role-playing	Gun-wielding ninja Shu
Arcana Heart	Fighting	Doggirl character Konoha since 2006
Battle Arena Toshinden	Fighting	Mondo - first three games in 1995-1996 Miyabi - Toshinden 4 (1999)
Battle Raper	Fighting	Mai Kisaragi - Battle Raper (2002) Setsuna Yagami - Battle Raper 2 (2003)
BlazBlue	Fighting	Bang Shishigami - BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger (2008), BlazBlue: Continuum Shift (2009), BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II (2010), BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend (2012), BlazBlue: Clone Phantasma and BlazBlue: Chronophantasma (2012)
Bleach	Fighting
Bloody Roar	Fighting	Bakuryu Kohryu
Bushido Blade	Fighting	Red Shadow Night Stalker - Bushido Blade 2
Clumsy Ninja	Action-Adventure	Clumsy Ninja
Dance Central	Other	Shinju and Kichi - Dance Central 2 and Dance Central 3
Dead or Alive	Fighting	Ayane - also as a major character in Ninja Gaiden Hayate Kasumi - the runaway ninja who is the series' main character since 1996 and also appeared in Ninja Gaiden Genra,Raidou, and Shiden
Dragon Ninja Rush	Action-adventure	Dragon Ninja Clan in the magical myth and legend
Eternal Champions	Fighting	Shadow Yamato - main character of Eternal Champions (1994), Eternal Champions: Challenge from the Dark Side (1995) and X-Perts (1996)
Far East of Eden	Role-playing
Fighters Destiny	Fighting	Ninja - Fighters Destiny (1998) and in its 1999 sequel
Final Fantasy / Kingdom Hearts	Role-playing	Edge - Final Fantasy IV (1991) Shadow - Final Fantasy VI (1994) Yuffie Kisaragi - Final Fantasy VII (1997) and spin-offs "Ninja" is one of the available job classes in Final Fantasy Tactics (1997)
Final Fight	Beat' em up	Guy - first Final Fight (1989) Maki Genryusai - Final Fight 2 (1993)
Flame of Recca	Fighting
Gatchaman	Various
Ganbare Goemon (Mystical Ninja)	Various	Ishikawa Goemon, Goemon, Ebisumaru, and Yae
Genji	Action-adventure	Genji: Dawn of the Samurai (2005) Genji: Days of the Blade (2006)
G.I. Joe	Action	Snake Eyes, Storm Shadow, Jinx and Kamakura
Guilty Gear	Fighting	Chipp Zanuff Answer
House of Dead Ninjas	Platform	Free-to-play games House of Dead Ninjas (2011) and Super House of Dead Ninjas (2012).
I-Ninja	Role-playing/ Platform	I-Ninja
Izuna	Role-playing	Izuna and her friend Shino are hidden characters in the 2010 fighting game Windy X Windam
JaJaMaru	Action	Ninja JaJaMaru-kun (1985) JaJaMaru Gekimaden: Maboroshi no Kinmajou (1990) Ganso JaJaMaru-kun (1999)
Kage no Densetsu	Action	The Legend of Kage (1985), its 2006 remake, and The Legend of Kage 2 (2008).
Kessen	Strategy	Several ninja characters and units are featured in Kessen (2000) and Kessen III (2004).
Killer Instinct	Fighting	Jago Black Orchid
The King of Fighters	Fighting	Mai Shiranui since 1992 - she was introduced in the Fatal Fury series Mai's boyfriend Andy Bogard since 1991 - also from the Fatal Fury series, and Eiji Kisaragi since 1994 - from the Art of Fighting series Lin, Nagase, Ron and Bandeiras Hattori
Kinnikuman Muscle Grand Prix	Fighting	The Ninja (Shounetsu Jigoku)
Kirby	Platform	Waiu - Kirby's Dream Land 2 Kirby (Ninja Ability) - first appeared in Kirby Super Star (1996) Bio Spark - first appeared in Kirby Super Star (1996) Moonja - first appeared in Kirby's Return to Dream Land (2011)
The Last Blade	Fighting	Zantetsu
Last Ninja	Action-adventure	Armakuni, a time-travelling ninja
The Legend of Zelda	Action-adventure	Sheik - the Sheikah ninja
Mark of the Ninja	Stealth	Mute, nameless ninja - referred to as the "Marked Ninja" Dosai - the elder Hisomu ninja
Mega Man	Platform	Several ninja characters Shadow Man (Mega Man 3, 1990), Phantom (Mega Man Zero, 2002; Mega Man Star Force 2, 2007; Zerker × Ninja)
Metal Gear	Stealth	Kyle Schneider Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake Gray Fox (Metal Gear Solid, 1998) Olga Gurlukovich (Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, 2001) Raiden (Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, 2008; Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, 2013)
Mini Ninjas	Action-adventure	Mini Ninjas (2009), Mini Ninjas Adventures (2012)
Mortal Kombat	Fighting	Many ninja characters since 1992 - Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Mileena, Kitana, Jade, Noob Saibot, Cyrax, Sektor, Smoke, Reptile, Ermac, Rain, Skarlet, Tremor and Khameleon.
Naruto	Various	Numerous games based on the hit manga and anime franchise since the early 2000s
N	Platform	N (2004) N+ (2008) N++ (2015)
Ninja Gaiden	Action	Ryu Hayabusa (also in the Dead or Alive games) - arcade and NES games in 1988 Momiji - Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword (2008), Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 (2009), Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge, Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate and Dead or Alive 6.
Lego Ninjago: Nindroids	Puzzle, Fighting, Action	Several main characters are ninja. The game is about a ninja team.
Lego Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin	Puzzle, Fighting, Action	All of the starting characters are ninja. You can unlock several other ninja characters as well. The main characters are all part of a ninja team.
Ninja Master	Action	Ninja Master (1986) and its sequel, Oriental Hero (1987)
Ninja Warriors	Beat 'em up	The Ninja Warriors and The Ninja Warriors Again of 1987-1994 - Ninja and Kunoichi (also Kamaitachi in Again)
Ninja-Kid	Various	Two Ninja-Kid games (1984–1987) as well as Ninja Taro (1991).
Nintama Rantaro	Various	Rantaro and his friends and teachers at the ninja school
Onimusha	Action-adventure	Several playable ninja characters: Kaede (Onimusha: Warlords, 2000; Onimusha Blade Warriors, 2003) Akane "Jubei" Yagyū (Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams, 2006) Kotaro Fuma (based on the historical figure Fuma Kotaro) - Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny (2002), Onimusha Tactics (2003)
Pokémon	Various	Nincada, Ninjask, Shedinja, Accelgor, Greninja, and others Koga - first appeared in Pokémon Red and Green/Red and Blue Janine - first appeared in Pokémon Gold and Silver
Power Instinct	Fighting	Saizo Hattori - since the first game in 1993 Hizumi Yukinoue - Groove On Fight Takumi Hattori - Saizo's cousin since 2009.
Power Rangers	Various
Power Stone	Fighting	Ayame - Power Stone (1999) and Power Stone 2 (2000)
Rumble Roses	Fighting	Benikage (Bloody Shadow) - Rumble Roses and Rumble Roses XX (2004–2006) her alter ego Yasha
Saboteur	Action-adventure	Anonymous ninja in the first game (1985) Nina - the sequel (1987)
Samurai Shodown	Fighting	Several ninja characters - Earthquake, Hanzo Hattori Hattori Hanzō, another Hanzo Hattori), Kazuki Kazama, Sogetsu Kazama, Basara the Executioner, Galford D. Weller, Rasetsu, Iroha, Shiki, Saya, Oboro and Oboro's Amazons.
Savage Reign	Fighting	Gozu and Mezu They return in the sequel Kizuna Encounter (1996), joined by Jyazu.
Sengoku	Beat 'em up	All of the player characters in the third installment are ninjas, as are many of the enemies in all three games released in 1991-2001
Sengoku Ace	Shoot 'em up	Several player and enemy boss characters (1992–2005).
Sengoku Basara	Crowd fighting	Sarutobi Sasuke Fuma Kotaro Kasuga
Senran Kagura	Fighting	A series of fan service games that began with Senran Kagura: Skirting Shadows (previously known as Kagura: Portrait of Girls) in 2011.
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice	Action-Adventure	Main character, Sekiro, referred to as the "one-armed Wolf" is a shinobi
Shadow of the Ninja	Platform	The 1990 original game as well as its 2001 prequel follow-up, Return of the Ninja.
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun	Top-down Stealth	Hayato is a shinobi or ninja.
Shining Force	Tactical role-playing	A series in which ninja is a fairly common job class. Hanzou - Shining Force Slade - Shining Force II (an anthromoprhic rat) Akane and Rodi - Shining the Holy Ark Baron - Shining Force Neo (an antromoprhic wolf)
Shinobi	Action	Joe Musashi - from the Oboro clan, or his relatives Hotsuma (and his brother Moritsune) - 2002 PS2 game Hibana - 2003 Nightshade (originally titled Kunoichi in Japan)
Shinobido	Stealth	Shinobido: Way of the Ninja (2005), Shinobido: Tales of the Ninja (2006) and Shinobido 2: Tales of the Ninja (2011)
Skylanders	Toys-To-Life	Stealth Elf - first appeared in Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure Ninjini - first appeared in Skylanders: Giants Stink Bomb - first appeared in Skylanders: SWAP Force Lob-Star - first appeared in Skylanders: Trap Team Tae Kwon Crow - first appeared in Skylanders: Trap Team Starcast - first appeared in Skylanders: Imaginators Boom Bloom - first appeared in Skylanders: Imaginators
Sonic the Hedgehog	Platform	Espio the Chameleon - Knuckles' Chaotix, Sonic the Fighters, Sonic Heroes, Shadow the Hedgehog, Sonic Rivals 2, Sonic Generations, Sonic Forces
Soul	Fighting	Taki - a wandering demon hunter who appears in Soul Edge as well as all the Soulcalibur titles since 1996 Yoshimitsu - who has originated in the Tekken series Natsu - Taki's young disciple - Soulcalibur V (2012)
Street Fighter	Fighting	Guy and Maki - from the Final Fight series Geki Ibuki Vega Zeku
Strider	Action	Hiryu and Hien - the Striders being a futuristic group of hi-tech ninja agents
Suikoden	Role-playing	Kage and Kasumi - Suikoden and Suikoden II Ayame and Watari - Suikoden III
Super Chinese	Various	Little Ninja Brothers (1989), Ninja Boy (1990) and Super Ninja Boy (1991)
Super Smash Bros.	Fighting	Sheik - since Melee (2001) Greninja - since 3DS/WiiU (2014)
Taikou Risshiden	Role-playing
Tales of...	Role-playing	Sheena Fujibayashi - Tales of Symphonia and Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World Suzu Fujibayashi - Tales of Phantasia, Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon, Tales of the World: Summoner's Lineage Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2
TMNT	Various	Aska - 1993's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters Rabbids (from Rayman Raving Rabbids) - 2009's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Smash-Up
Tekken	Fighting	Yoshimitsu, Kunimitsu, Raven, and Master Raven
Tenchu	Stealth	Sho Kosugi and Kane Kosugi - ninjutsuka references Rin - Tenchu: Fatal Shadows and Tenchu: Time of the Assassins Ayame and Rikimaru - 3D Dot Game Heroes
Variable Geo	Fighting	Ninja waitresses Chiho Masuda and Kyoko Kirishima
Vasara	Shoot 'em up
Virtua Fighter	Fighting	Kage-Maru and his mother Tsukikage (also known as Dural)
WarioWare	Various	Kat and Ana Ninja Steve (Gold)
Warriors	Crowd fighting	Several ninja characters in the Samurai Warriors and Warriors Orochi series - Ishikawa Goemon, Hanzo Hattori, Kotaro Fuma, Kunoichi, Nene and others since 2004
Way of the Tiger	Various
Wizardry	Role-playing	Kyo Hattori - Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land
World Heroes	Fighting	Hanzou - Hanzo Hattori Fuuma (Fuuma Kotarou) - also appeared in Aggressors of Dark Kombat
X-Men	Various	X-Men character Psylocke - X-Men 2: Clone Wars, Marvel Super Heroes, X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse (all three in 1995), X-Men: Children of the Atom (1994), Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes (2000), X-Men: Mutant Academy 2 (2001), X-Men Legends (2004) and Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 (2009), Marvel Super Hero Squad Online (2011) and Marvel: Avengers Alliance (2012), among other games.
YuYu Hakusho	Fighting	Toya
Zool	Platform	Zool, a ninja from the "Nth dimension" in Zool (1992) and Zool 2 (1993) Zooz, Zool's girlfriend in Zool 2

Visual novel series

Series	Games
Chichi Ninja	Chichi Ninja: Matenrou e Chichi Bomber (2004) Chichi Ninja Revolution: Kanojo-tachi wo Choukyou Seyo (2008)
Choukou Sennin Haruka	Choukou Sennin Haruka (2008) Choukou Sennin Haruka: Haruka VS Escalayer (2009) Choukou Sennin Haruka: Shippuu!? Ninja Dai Sakusen (2009)
Taimanin	Taimanin Asagi (2005) Taimanin Asagi Gaiden: Chaos Arena Hen (2006) Taimanin Asagi 2 (2006) Taimanin Murasaki: Kunoichi Kairai Dorei ni Otsu (2008) Taimanin Yukikaze (2011) Taimanin Asagi 3 (2012) Taimanin Yukikaze 2 (2015) Taimanin Kurenai (2015) Taimanin Asagi ZERO (2018)

Standalone games

Games with ninja player characters

Series	Genre	Year	Featured ninja characters/Notes
3 Ninjas Kick Back	Beat 'em up	1994
8bit Ninja		2012
Action 52		1991	Contains the game Ninja Assault.
Akai Katana	Shooter	2010
Akakage		1988	An adaption of the anime series Akakage.
Akane the Kunoichi	Platform	2011
Alex Kidd in Shinobi World	Platform	1990
Alien Challenge	Fighting	1995
Amatsukaze: Kugutsu Jinbuu-chou	Other	2008
Anarchy Reigns	Beat 'em up	2012	An action game featuring the character Cyber Ninja.
Angel Eyes	Fighting	1996	Akane Kiriko
Angry Ninja		2013
Ape Escape 3	Platform	2005	Players can turn into the miracle ninja where they use swords, run on walls, walk tight-ropes, and glide through the air (all of which are ninja supposed skills)
ARMS	Fighting	2017	Ninjara
Art of Fighting 3	Fighting	1996	Jin Fu-Ha
Asura Buster: Eternal Warriors	Fighting	2000	Nanami and Rokurouta
Atomic Ninjas		2013
Avatar	Role-playing	1980
Avatar Ninja		2010
Avenging Spirit	Platform	1991
Ayakashi Ninden Kunoichiban	Other	1997	A ninja-themed dating sim.
Bahamut Lagoon	Tactical role-playing	1996
Batman Begins	Stealth	2005	As in the film, the game has Batman first joining and then fighting the League of Shadows (at the beginning of the game, as well as at the end).
Bastard!!	Fighting	1994	Gara
Battle Tryst	Fighting	1998	Zankoku
Blood Warrior	Fighting	1994	Arashi and Goemon
Body Blows	Fighting	1993	Ninja
Brandish 3	Action role-playing	1991
Brawl Brothers	Fighting	1992	Kazan
Breakers	Fighting	1996	Saizo (Tobikage no Saizo)
Bruce Lee	Fighting	2008	Takada
Budo: The Art of Ninja Combat		1993
Burning Fists: Force Striker	Fighting	Unreleased	Tsukikage
Burning Rival	Fighting	1993	Asuka
Bust-A-Move Bash!	Other	2007
Cadash	Platform	1989
Capital Punishment	Fighting	1995
Captain Commando	Beat 'em up	1991	One member of the Commandos Team is Ginzu (known as Sho in Japan), a ninja trained in the fictional art of Bushinryu ninjitsu. The game also has ninja enemies.
Catfight	Fighting	1996	Chae Lee
Chaos Code	Fighting	2011	Kagari
Charlie Ninja		1994
Choice of the Ninja		2013
CoinFalls Shinobi		2011
Chop Chop Ninja		2009
Cosmic Carnage	Fighting	1994	Naruto (unrelated to the later manga and anime series)
Clumsy Ninja	All	2013
Costume Quest	Role-playing	2010
Criticom	Fighting	1995
Crossed Swords II		1995
Cubic Ninja		2011
Cy Girls	Action-adventure	2004	Featuring the character Aska, who is also a hidden character in the fighting DreamMix TV World Fighters, as one of the two protagonists, and her brother Kogetsu as a support character.
Cyber Kunoichi Ayame X	Beat 'em up	2015	An adult game.
Cyber Shadow	Platform	TBA
Dark Rift	Fighting	1997	Zenmuron
Dark Seal	Action role-playing	1990
Dead Rising 2	Action-adventure	2010
Deadliest Warrior	Fighting	2010
Deadly Mira		2011
Denjin Makai 2 / Guardians	Beat 'em up	1995	The character Jinrei
Destrega	Fighting	1998	Kouga (Couger in the English version)
Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories	Tactical role-playing	2006	The siblings Yukimaru and Fubuki
Dot Fighters	Fighting	2006	Takese
Double Dragon	Fighting	1995	Amon
Dragalia Lost	Action role-playing	2018	Aoi, Jurota
Dragon Force	Strategy	1996
Dragon Knight 4	Role-playing	1994
Dragoon Might	Fighting	1995	Kodama and Tekkamen
Dual Heroes	Fighting	1997	Retsu
Edo Superstar	Action role-playing	2017
Ehrgeiz	Fighting	1998	Sasuke
Elite Beat Agents	Other	2005
Elusive Ninja: The Shadowy Thief		2011
FaceBreaker	Other	2008
Fight 'N' Jokes	Fighting	1995	Miopinja
Fighting Layer	Fighting	1998	Sessyu
FIST	Fighting	1996	Tokikaze
Flame of Recca: Final Burning	Fighting	2004	An adaptation of the Flame of Recca ninja-themed manga and anime series.
Flying Dragon (version 1.5)	Fighting	1997	Raima
Funky Punch XL	Fighting	2008
Fuuka Taisen	Fighting	2008	Akira
FixEight	Shooter	1992	The character "H Ziguragi" (Hayate Ziguragi)
Fruit Ninja	Other	2010
Gain Ground	Action-strategy	1988	There is a playable ninja character in the Sega Master System version.
Galaxy Fight: Universal Warriors	Fighting	1995	Kazuma
Ganryu	Platform	1999
Getsu Fūma Den	Action role-playing	1987
Getter Robo Daikessen!		1999
Ghost Ninja: Zombie Beatdown	Platform	2013
Gleam of Force	Fighting	2008	Madoi Takeda
Godai Elemental Force	Beat 'em up	2002
GoNinja	Platform	2012
Gotcha Force	Shooter	2003
Guardian Heroes	Beat 'em up	1996
Guwange	Shooter	1999
Hagane: The Final Conflict	Platform	1994
Heart of China	Adventure	1991
Heroes of Newerth	Strategy	2011	The character Silhouette
Heroes of the Storm	Strategy	2015	Genji and Hanzo
Homerun Ninja	Other	2012
Hybrid	Shooter	2012	Unlockable character
I-Escaper!		2009
I-Ninja	Platform	2003
Iga Shinobi
Infinite Undiscovery	Role-playing	2008
Inindo: Way of the Ninja	Role-playing	1991	A role-playing game about an Iga ninja survivor's quest of revenge against Oda Nobunaga.
Jade Empire	Action role-playing	2005
Joy Mech Fight	Fighting	1993
Jump Super Stars	Fighting	2005	Hammer
Kabuki Itouryodan	Fighting	1995	Mikoshi
Kabuki-Z	Beat 'em up	1988
Kamen no Maid Guy	Fighting	2009	The twins Shizuku and Tsurara
Kamen no Ninja Hanamaru	Platform	1991
Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes Fourze	Fighting	2011	Gelnewt (known as Red Minion in English). He also appears as a hidden character in the earlier Kamen Rider Climax Heroes W and in Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight
Karate Blazers	Fighting	1991
Kasumi Ninja	Fighting	1994	Habaki and Senzo, and the boss Gyaku
Kensei: Sacred Fist	Fighting	1998	Hyoma Tsukikage, Kazane Tsukikage (Fuune), and Sessue Kanoh
Knuckle Heads	Fighting	1993	Takeshi Fujioka
Kagerou Densetsu		1990
Kai Temple		1986
Karei ni Nousatsu Kunoichi ga Iku! Momoiro Harenchi Ninpouchou	Beat 'em up	2012	An adult game starring Kasumi and Yuuha.
Kid Niki: Radical Ninja	Platform	1986
Kid Ninja: Spirit of the Dragon		Unreleased
Knuckle Bash	Beat 'em up	1993	The character Mr. Hayate.
Kung Fu Chaos	Fighting	2003	Ninja Fu Hiya
Kunoichi Bombshell		2012
Kunoichi Torimonochou	Other	1999
Kyatto Ninden Teyandee	Platform	1991
Legend of a Ninja: A Shadow to Remember	Role-playing	2014
Legend of Kunoichi		2010
League of Legends	Strategy	2009	Three ninjas of the Kinkou Order: female human ninja Akali, the Fist of Shadow, male human ninja Shen, the Eye of Twilight, male yordle ninja Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest; dark ninja Zed, the Master of Shadows.
Lego Battles: Ninjago	Strategy	2010
Lego City Undercover	Action-adventure	2013
The Lego Movie Videogame	Action-adventure	2014
The Lego Ninjago Movie Video Game	Action-adventure	2017
LightWeight Ninja		2001
Lemmings 2: The Tribes	Other	1993	The Shadow tribe of the Lemmings.
Little Wizard	Fighting	2001	Spice Ku
Live A Live	Tactical role-playing	1994	One chapter in the game is based on ninjas during the twilight of Edo Japan
Long Life	Fighting	1994	Sato (main character) and Medik
Luminous Arc	Tactical role-playing	2007	Saki
Mace: The Dark Age	Fighting	1996	Koyasha
Magic Darts	Other	1991
Magic Sword	Platform/Hack and slash	1990	Contains a selectable ninja ally
Magician Lord	Platform	1990	One of the hero's forms is Shinobi ninja and there are also ninja girl enemies.
Mark of the Ninja	Stealth	2012
Martial Champion	Fighting	1993	Racheal
Mask of Ninja		2013
Master Ninja: Shadow Warrior of Death		1988
Masters of Combat	Fighting	1993	Hayate
Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow	Platform	1995
Mega Man X6	Platform	2001	The Shadow Armor grants X abilities akin to ninja, including firing shuriken-shaped shots, clinging to walls and ceilings, and changing the charge shot to a multi-hit sword slash.
Midara ni Messatsu! Momoiro Kunoichi Ninpouchou	Platform	2012	An adult game starring Momoka and Hazuki.
Mime-Mime		1995	The character Hen.
Mirai Ninja	Platform	1988
Moe! Ninja Girls	Visual Novel	2016	A visual novel where the player character is a teenager raised as a ninja in modern times who leaves his isolated village to attend high school in an attempt to have an ordinary life
Mr. Ninja		2011
Muramasa: The Demon Blade	Action role-playing	2009
Mystaria: The Realms of Lore	Tactical role-playing	1995
Mystic Warriors	Shooter	1993
N	Platform	2005
Namco × Capcom	Tactical role-playing	2005	A crossover game featuring several ninja characters from Namco and Capcom, including Hiryu and Hien from the Strider series, Taki from the Soul series and Waya Hime from Bravoman as playable characters.
Naruto Kan Hichou: Tsuukai Gyaguabanchuuru		1990
NeoGeo Battle Coliseum	Fighting	2005
Nin²-Jump		2011
NinNin Slash		2011
Ninja (Ninja Kage)		1984
Ninja (Ninja/Ninja Mission)	Beat 'em up	1986
Ninja and Zombies		2013
Ninja Assault	Shooter	2000	A game about the gun-toting ninjas (Guren and Gunjo, plus Aoi in one version) on a princess-rescue mission in feudal Japan.
Ninja Baseball Bat Man	Beat 'em up	1993
Ninja Blade	Action-adventure	2009
Ninja Boy		1990
Ninja Bros.		2009
Ninja Captains		2010
Ninja Cat: Flying!		2013
Ninja Cats Vs Samurai Dogs		2013
Ninja Chop!!		2010
Ninja Combat	Beat 'em up	1990
Ninja Commando	Shooter	1992
Ninja Crusaders	Platform	1990
Ninja Dash		2012
Ninja Dashing		2013
Ninja Elite		2013
Ninja Emaki		1986
Ninja Exorcist		2012
Ninja Five-O	Stealth	2003	Side-scrolling game about a ninja cop battling ninja criminals.
Ninja Flu		2006
Ninja Girl		2011
Ninja Golf	Other	1990
Ninja Gun	Shooting gallery	1969
Ninja Hamster	Fighting	1988
Ninja Hayate	Action / Interactive movie	1984
Ninja Kazan (Iga Ninjutsuden - Goshin no Sho)		1988
Ninja Kid	Platform	1986
Ninja Kid Run		2013
Ninja Kitty		2013
Ninja Master's: Haō Ninpō Chō	Fighting	1996	Goemon, Kamui, Kasumi Natsume, Raiga, and Sasuke (the game's main character)
Ninja Pizza Girl		2016
Ninja Rabbits	Beat 'em up	1991
Ninja Reflex	Other	2008
Ninja Revenge		2013
Ninja Royale		2012
Ninja Saga		2014
Ninja School		2013
Ninja Senki		2010
Ninja Spirit	Platform	1988
Ninja Taro	Action-adventure	1991
Ninja Village		2013
Ninja Warrior		1983
Ninja Words Adventure		2010
Ninja Wrath		2013
Ninja: Shadow of Darkness	Action-adventure	1998
Ninjabread Man	Platform	2005
Ninjala		2020
Ninjas Live		2013
Ninjatown	Strategy	2008
Nnintsuku!		2015
Nutjitsu		2014
Nyanko Ninja		2013
OMG Pirates!		2009
Oni - The Ninja Master	Beat 'em up	1995
Oniken	Platform	2012
Orcs Must Die! 2	Other	2012
Otoboke Ninja Colosseum	Other	1995
Overturn	Fighting	2009	Himiko (a ninja robot)
Overwatch	Shooter	2016	Genji and Hanzo
Ouzoku		2007
Pain	Other	2007
Peavox Ninja		2013
Phantom Breaker	Fighting	2011	Yuzuha
Pirates vs. Ninja Dodgeball	Sports/Fighting	2007
Plain Sight		2010
Plasma Sword: Nightmare of Bilstein	Fighting	1999	Kaede
Pocket Ninjas		2013
Pocky & Rocky 2		1994
Project X Zone	Tactical role-playing	2012
Quiz & Dragons: Capcom Quiz Game	Other	1992
Raskulls	Platform	2010
Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession	Role-playing	1994	The character Irmgarde.
Red Ninja: End of Honor	Stealth	2005	A historical fantasy action/stealth game about a young female ninja Kurenai out for revenge.
Revengers of Vengeance	Fighting	1994	Fuchida
MusicSamurai	Rhythm	2012	Formerly titled Rice&Shine
Rising Zan: The Samurai Gunman	Action-adventure	1999
Robo Aleste	Shooter	1992
Rucky Cat Barance Ninja		2015	An Android game in which a ninja named Takeshi must balance a stack of cats on his head.
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenyaku Romantan	Fighting	1997	Several ninja characters from the Rurouni Kenshin manga and anime series, including Makimachi Misao.
Rush'n Attack: Ex-Patriot	Action-adventure	2011
Saints Row 2	Other	2008
Samurai Deeper Kyo	Fighting	2002	Mahiro, Makora, Saizou, and Sasuke Sarutobi
Sanada Ten Braves		1988
Sasuke vs. Commander		1980	Released in October 1980. An Arcade Archives port for the Nintendo Switch was released in February 2020.
Schmeiser Robo	Fighting	1993	Dotoh-maru (a ninja robot)
Shogun Warriors	Fighting	1992	Ninja (playable) and Goemon (boss)
Secret of the Stars	Role-playing	1993
Sega Ninja (Ninja Princess and The Ninja)	Shooter	1985
Sengoku Ninja Tai		1980
Seven Heroes Story		1995	Shinobu
Shadow Blade	Platform	2014
Shadow Blasters	Platform	1990
Shadow Force (Shadow Force: Henshin Ninja)	Beat 'em up	1993
Shadow Hearts: From the New World	Role-playing	2005
Shadow Knights	Platform	1991
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun	Stealth	2016
Shadow Warrior	Shooter	1997	A first-person shooter about Lo Wang, a Chinese ninja.
Shadow Warrior	Shooter	2013
Shien's Revenge	Shooter	1994
Shining Soul II	Action role-playing	2003
Shinobitic☆Heart		2003
Shinrei Jusatsushi Taromaru		1997
Shotgun Ninja		2008
Shounen Ninja Sasuke		1994
Shōnen Sarutobi Sasuke		1994
Silver Knights		2002
Skies of Arcadia	Role-playing	2000
Skullgirls	Fighting	2012	Valentine
Sloppy Ninja		2013
Small Arms	Shooter	2006
Snowboard Kids Plus	Other	1999
Sokko Seitokai: Sonic Council	Fighting	1998	Naoko Hattori
Soul Eater: Battle Resonance	Fighting	2009	Black Star
Soul of the Samurai	Action-adventure	1999	One of the two main characters is a young girl ninja.
Spyborgs	Action-adventure	2009
Star Ocean: Till the End of Time	Action role-playing	2003
Stardust Amazoness	Role-playing	2013
Street Combat (conversion of Ranma ½: Neighborhood Combat Chapter (Ranma ½: Chōnai Gekitōhen))	Fighting	1992	Lita
Super Fighter	Fighting	1993
Super Ninja		2013
Superior Soldiers	Fighting	1993
Survival Arts	Fighting	1993	Hiryu and Tasha
Sword of Honour	Action-adventure	1992
Sword of Mana	Action role-playing	2003
Taimanin Asagi Battle Arena	Other	2012	An adult social card game spin-off of the Taimanin Asagi visual novel series.
Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis	Tactical role-playing	2001
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars	Fighting	2008
Tenth Degree	Fighting	Unreleased	Miki (A cancelled game, only an arcade prototype exists.)
The Killing Blade	Fighting	1998
The Messenger	Platform	2018
The Ninja Master		1986
The Peace Plan to Save the World	Other	2004
The Queen of Duellist	Fighting	1993	Shinobu
Throne of Darkness	Action role-playing	2001	Features four ninja characters for the player to choose from.
Tiny Ninja	Platform	2010
Toriko: Gourmega Battle!	Fighting	2013	Chirin and Chiru
Total War: Shogun 2	Strategy	2010	The Hattori Iga ninja clan is one of the playable factions in this strategy game. There are also various ninja arts, skills and special units.
Trio The Punch – Never Forget Me...	Beat 'em up	1990
Tuff E Nuff	Fighting	1993	Kotono and Sirou
Aragami	Stealth	2016	Aragami
Vanguard Princess	Fighting	2009	Kaede Hioh
Vantage Master	Fighting	1997
Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer	Fighting	1995	Fudomaru
Vs.	Fighting	1997
War of Ninja		2010
Warframe	Shooter	2013
Wrath of the Black Manta (Ninja Cop Saizou)	Platform	1989
Way of the Samurai 3	Action role-playing	2008
Way of the Warrior	Fighting	1994	Konotori
Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style	Fighting	1999	Gan Wuyin and Masta Killa (based on the real-life Masta Killa
Yatagarasu: Attack on Cataclysm	Fighting	2015	Azure, Hattori, Hanzo, Uruka, and Kazuma Kotaro.
Youma Ninpou Chou		1986
Yukio-San: A Ninja's Revenge		1986

Visual novels

Title	Year
Amatsukaze	2008
Appare! Tenka Gomen	2011
Ayakashi no Maki	2007
Castle Fantasia: Seima Taisen	1998
Cross Channel	2003
Grimoire no Shisho	2013
Haramasete Seiryuu-kun! Jinginaki Onna no Tatakai	2008
Hitozumaman!! Haranda Kunoichi Tsumamigoro	2009
Inchuu Waden Kaikoroku	2012
Kagome no Mayu	2012
Kokou no Kakutou Bishoujo Kirika ga Kimoota ni Tanezuke Saremakuru	2011
Kougeki Shoujo Falselion: Tsundere no Theory	2006
Koi Ninja Sengoku Emaki	2011
Kunoichi Aoi, Aku ni Ochiru	2013
Kunoichi Gibo Shimai Midara Ninpouchou	2010
Kunoichi Kikyou: Gensou Kannou Emaki	2009
Kunoichi Sakuya	2006
Kunoichi San Shimai: Ichi no Maki	2011
Kurenai Senki: Kunoichi Shinobi Ai	2003
Kurumi-chan Ninja	1995
Milkyway	2000
Misao Injyok Nninpouden	2010
Mitama: Shinobi	2002
Nanoha no Ken
Nukenin: Hokaku	2006
Onikirimaru ~Kochou Ranbu Taimain Den	2011
Princess X FD: Iinazuke wa Owaranai!?	2012
Samurai Hormone	2013
Sengoku no Imouto Shichinin no Imouto	2005
Sengoku Rance	2006
Sexy Magic: Kunoichi Gakuen	2000
Shiden: Enkan no Kizuna	2009
Shinobu Hanafuda and Shinobu Hanafuda 2 Hyakka Soumei - Zenpen	2011
Shinseiki Ijitte Princess Next 2: Kunoichi Hime Kasumi Sanjou!	2008
Shinobi Ryuu	2009
Sousei Taimaden: Nyonin Shimai Ingi Shuutoku no Shiren to Wana	2009
Toriko Kunoichi	2007
Yojouhan Princess	2012

Games with ninja character classes

Series	Year	Notes
AdventureQuest	2002
Binary Domain	2012
Black Desert Online	2014	Kunoichi class was added in 2015.
Bravely Archive: D's Report	2015
City of Heroes and City of Villains	2004	Both MMORPGs allow the player to create their own hero or villain. In both games, players are able to create ninja characters ("Ninjutsu" and "Stalker" power sets), and customize much of their appearance, and some of their skills. Ninja minions can also be summoned by a ninja master villain player character.
Continent of the Ninth aka C9 Online	2012
Conquer Online		Male and female class made available in Conquer 2.0.: New Dynasty.
DC Universe Online	2011
Deathlord	1987	Ninja and shukenja (ninja/magic-user hybrid) classes.
Demise: Rise of the Ku'tan	1999	Ninja, also called "Dark Assassins", is one of the guilds in the game.
Dungeon Fighter Online	2005	Features Ninjutsu skill path of the Thief class. A new job Kunoichi was added in 2015.
Dungeon Lords	2005	One of the character classed in Ninja Lord.
Dungeon Master	1987	One of the four classes in the game (Fighter, Ninja, Priest, Wizard).
Elminage series
Etrian Mystery Dungeon	2015
Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City	2010
Final Fantasy		Ninja appeared in the 1987 first installment of the series as an upgrade from the Thief character class, while in Final Fantasy III (1990), Final Fantasy V (1992), Final Fantasy Tactics (1997), Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (2003), Final Fantasy XI (2002), Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings (2007), Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light (2009), and Final Fantasy XIV (2010), among others, the Ninja is available as a job. In the international version of Final Fantasy XII (2006), the ninja class is instead called "Shikari".
Free Realms	2009
Gotham City Impostors	2012
Guild Wars	2005	The expansion Guild Wars Factions has a new profession of the ninja-like Assassin.
MapleStory	2003	One of the Level 2 job classes available in this free online RPG is a shuriken-throwing Assassin.
Metin2	2004
Might & Magic		Ninja character class appears in the series since Might and Magic II: Gates to Another World in 1988.
Nobunaga's Ambition Online	2003	An MMORPG offshoot of the Nobunaga's Ambition strategy series.
NosTale	2007	The Assassin, Ninja and Jajamaru character classes.
Ragnarok Online	2002	A ninja class branch was added to the expansion in addition to Thief and Assassin, primarily for PvP.
Rogue Legacy	Roguelike	2013
RPG Maker 3	2004
Rune Jade	2000
Soul Saver Online	2009
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together	1995	The Ninja and Kunoichi classes.
Tales of...		Classes/costumes for the player's character in Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon (2000), Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 2 (2002), Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 3 (2005), Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology (2006) and Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 (2009).
The Secret World	2012	A female Ninja class.
Ultima Online: Samurai Empire	2004	Ninja is a female character class.
Wizards & Warriors	2000	The Ninja and Assassin classes.
Valhalla Knights	2006	A role-playing game with a Ninja job (improved Thief).
WonderKing Online	2006	One of the 1st class advancements for a Thief job available in this game is a shuriken-throwing ninja.

Games with ninja units

Series	Year	Notes
Age of Empires III	2006	Powerful mercenaries with the ability to conceal themselves.
Battle Realms	2001
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3	2008	A shinobi unit for the Empire of the Rising Sun that can infiltrate buildings like the Allied spy unit.
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars	2007	Brotherhood of Nod's Shadow Teams are said to be trained with techniques used by ancient ninjas; they are camouflaged and can use hang gliders.
Civilization III: Conquests and Civilization Revolution	2003/2008	Ninja units exclusive for the Japanese civilization.
Disgaea: Hour of Darkness	2003
Dragon Force	2012
Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest	2002	Cyber Ninja unit only accessible by the Space-Age Japan faction.
Empire Earth 2	2005
Gangland	2004
Guardian War	1993
Metal Slug Attack	2016	Several ninja characters from different factions: Sho and Yoshino (Ptolemaic Army) and Shizuka (Rebel Army).
Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen	1993
ParaWorld	2006
Shingen the Ruler	1989
Shogun: Total War	2000	As spies and assassins.
Swords & Soldiers	2008
Zombie Tycoon 2	2013

Games with ninja non-player characters

Bad Dudes Vs. DragonNinja and Hagane no Oni: Kidou Hohei Vs. Onna Ninja Gundan are two Ninja-titled games wherein the players are fighting exclusively against the ninja enemies.

	Series
A	Act of Fighter, Afro Samurai, A.G.II.D.C. RPG Gakuen 2.0 Circus Shijou Saidai no Kiki!? (Shinobi), Akudaikan series, Alex Kidd in High-Tech World, Arkista's Ring,
B	BattleCry, Black Tiger, Blood Brothers, Bloodrayne 2, Borderlands (ninja robots), Brandish series, Bravoman (Waya Hime, later a playable character in Namco x Capcom), Bruce Lee, Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon, Brute Force, BS Kaizou Tyoujin Shubibinman Zero,
C	Challenge of the Dragon, Chrono Cross (Grobyc), Chuck Norris Superkicks (a.k.a. Kung Fu Superkicks: Pursuit of The Ninja), Continental, Crash Tag Team Racing, Crime Wave, Crimson Queen (Gabriella Onsokuryuu), Cross Channel,
D	D.C.I&II PSP Da Capo I&II Plus Communication Portable Shinobu Fujibayashi), Demonion: Maou no Chika Yousai (Oboro), Dark Savior, Dark Wizard, Deadpool, Demon Sword, Destroy All Humans! 2, Dinosaurs For Hire, Double Dragon 3: The Rosetta Stone, Double Dragon Neon (Serious Shinobi Shun), Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (Ninja Kong), Dragon Ball games (including Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure and Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury), Dragon Knight II (Ninja and Thief), Dragon's Curse, Dual Blades, Dynamite Cop, D'ark,
E	Eight Man, Enchanted Arms, Evil Woman Executive: Aku no Onna Kanbu and Evil Woman Executive: Full Moon Night (Kaguya),
F	FatalFight, Fightin' Spirit, Full Contact,
G	Galzoo Island (Yamorin), Gex, Gekido, Ghoul Patrol, Gift (Lily, Marie, Ruili), Ginga Yukyou Densetsu RC Tobacker, GunMaster, God Hand (Obese Ninja), Guardians: Agents of Justice (Shadowyn), Gun.Smoke,
H	Hakarena Heart: Ta ga Tame ni Kimi wa Aru? (Mikoto Takayanagi), Half-Life (Black Ops), Heavenly Sword, Hitman 2: Silent Assassin,
I	Ikki, Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb, Itazura Mahjong (Maashin),
J	James Bond 007: Nightfire (Makiko "Kiko" Hayashi and her henchmen), Jumpman, Just Cause 2,
K	Ken-Go, Kenshi, Knights of the Round (The Dark Armor Muramasa), Knights of Xentar, Kodure Ookami, Kōryū no Mimi,
L	Light Crusader, Lightning Warrior Raidy II: ~Temple of Desire~, Lightning Warrier Raidy III, Lords of the Rising Sun,
M	MadWorld, Manhunter 2: San Francisco, Master of Magic, Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond, Medabots: Metabee Version, Musashi: Samurai Legend, Muzan: Chiniku no Ikenie, My World, My Way,
N	Nana Eiyuu Monogatari, Nightshade (Ninja Misstress' gang), No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy In H.A.R.M.'s Way (Isako's group), Nugashite Okashite Inryoku Kyuushu (Shinobu Yamiyo),
O	Oni, Obscene Guild: Katayoku no Datenshi (Nanao), Osawagase! Kaitou Cure Flone 2 (Amber), Ouka (Hakiku), Ouka Ryouran (Yui Uchida),
P	Painkiller, Plan 9 from Outer Space, Power Blade 2 (Cyber Ninja), Puzzle Quest,
R	Rayman 2: The Great Escape, Rayman Raving Rabbids, Real Time Conflict: Shogun Empires, Red Steel (Komori clan), Red Steel 2, Revolution X, Rhythm Tengoku, Riot Zone, Robo Army, Rocket Power: Beach Bandits, Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon (Mei), Ryū ga Gotoku Kenzan!,
S	Sacred 2: Fallen Angel, Samurai Warrior: The Battles of Usagi Yojimbo, Scooby-Doo! Unmasked, Secret of Mana, Sengoku Collection (Fuuma Kotarou), Sengoku Koihime ~Otome Kenran Sengoku Emaki (Hattori Hanzo), Shanghai Dragon, Shikigami (Koma), SHOGUN8 (Kosumo Hoshimaru), Skull & Crossbones, Sky Fox, Soldier of Fortune, Sports Champions 2 (Hana), Spyro: Year of the Dragon, Startropics, Stolen (Breeze), Streets of Rage and Streets of Rage 3 (Usanagi, Hanzou, Ryuohin, Ranzou, Yagasira, Setsura, Izayoi, Unsai, Tenzen, Genyosai, Kanzou, Jay, Buoh, Huwa and Mutsu, Shiva, Onihime & Yasha), Sugar Shooter, Super Mario Bros. series (Ninjis), Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier, Sword of the Samurai,
T	Taiko no Tatsujin: Portable, Take 'Em Out, Time Crisis 3, The Dark Spire, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (the Sheikah), The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, The Punisher (Luna, Midori, Mizuki and Misa), The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius: Jet Fusion, The Simpsons, The Tick, Exploding Fist +, ToeJam & Earl III: Mission to Earth, Toki to Towa, Toshin City (Yayoi), Tricky Kick,
W	Wonderland Online (Ding Feng), WarioWare series (Kat and Ana), Way of the Samurai series, Werewolf: The Last Warrior,
Y	YES! HG - Hi-Grade, YES! - Youthful Eager Stories, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX: WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2008, YuYu Hakusho (Kazemaru),
Y	Zettai Maou: Boku no Mune-kyun Gakuen Saga (Sasha Yui).

Miscellaneous

• BMX Ninja and Ninja Scooter Simulator are two extreme sports games.

See also

• List of ninja films
• List of ninja television programs
• Ninjas in popular culture

External links

• Theme: Ninjas at MobyGames
• All video games about stealthy assassins, saboteurs, or scouts of Japanese origin
• (in Japanese) The Ninja Content: NINJA GAME