Games like NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound
by The Game Kitchen
The Messenger and SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance play most like NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound. Of the 18 closest games below, most share its pixel graphics, platformer and ninja; 5 are free or under $10 and 1 has co-op. The best known is The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, with 417,496 Steam reviews.
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Ranked by how similar the games actually are, not by sales. Released and Price are remembered for next time.
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The Messenger
Aug 30, 2018 · Sabotage
Both: Retro · Platformer · Pixel Graphics
As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.
RetroPlatformerPixel GraphicsMetroidvaniaNinja2DGreat SoundtrackIndieAction2D Platformer👍 10,727SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance
Aug 28, 2025 · SEGA, Lizardcube
Both: 2D Platformer · Platformer · Ninja
The iconic SHINOBI returns in an all-new 2D action platformer with a unique hand-drawn look created by the team behind the hit brawler Streets of Rage 4.
Action2D PlatformerPlatformerMetroidvaniaSingleplayerNinja2DHack and SlashHand-drawnMartial Arts👍 3,571Cyber Shadow
Jan 26, 2021 · Aarne "MekaSkull" Hunziker
Both: Ninja · Retro · Pixel Graphics
The world has been taken over by synthetic lifeforms. A desperate plea for help sets Shadow, the sole survivor of his clan, on one last mission to uncover what started the path to perpetual ruin.
NinjaRetroPixel Graphics2DPlatformerAnimeMetroidvaniaCyberpunkActionIndie👍 1,295Gal Guardians: Demon Purge
Feb 23, 2023 · INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
Both: 2D Platformer · Platformer · Side Scroller
In order to save their school after it turns into a massive demonic castle, two "Demon Hunter" sisters slash and shoot their way through this 2D action adventure. Players can swap between control of both characters on the fly, each with entirely different skillsets.
Action2D PlatformerAdventurePlatformerSide ScrollerAnime2DPixel GraphicsFemale ProtagonistCute👍 1,340Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon
May 24, 2018 · INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
Both: Pixel Graphics · Retro · Platformer
Battle with swords and whips in this retro-style action game brought to you by game creator Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates! Play as Zangetsu, a demon slayer bearing a deep grudge, who must travel through perilous lands to defeat a powerful demon lurking in a dark castle.
ActionPixel GraphicsRetroPlatformer2DMetroidvaniaSide ScrollerSingleplayerGothicAdventure👍 3,828BlazBlue Entropy Effect
Feb 14, 2024 · 91Act
Both: Platformer · Pixel Graphics
Enjoy action-packed flashy combat with incredibly satisfying combos and responsive controls! Numerous characters, each with completely unique playstyles and loads of unlockable moves & upgrades! This action roguelike sets the bar for fluid fast-paced action.
Action Roguelike2DActionAction-AdventurePlatformerReplay ValuePixel GraphicsAnimeCyberpunkPost-apocalyptic👍 30,500Oniken: Unstoppable Edition
Feb 5, 2014 · JoyMasher
Both: Retro · Platformer · Pixel Graphics
When a global war nearly decimated humankind, an evil military organization called Oniken takes advantage of the situation to dominate and oppress the few remaining survivors. Even though any resistance to this organization seemed hopeless, a small rebel movement organizes strikes against Oniken.
RetroPlatformerActionIndiePixel Graphics1980sDifficult2DOld SchoolSide Scroller👍 660Shadow Blade: Reload
Aug 10, 2015 · Dead Mage
Both: Ninja · Platformer · Side Scroller
Shadow Blade is an action-platformer set in a visually striking world where the ancient teachings of ninjas and samurai clash upon a modern landscape. Sprint through stages littered with traps, slaying enemies along your path without hesitation as Kuro, the blade of shadow!
ActionIndieNinjaPlatformerFast-Paced2.5DSide ScrollerSingleplayer👍 20530XX
Aug 9, 2023 · Batterystaple Games
Both: Side Scroller · 2D Platformer · Platformer
Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.
Action RoguelikeSide Scroller2D PlatformerRoguelitePlatformerPerma DeathRoguelike2DFemale ProtagonistController👍 2,515STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®
Feb 19, 2014 · Double Helix Games, Capcom
Both: Platformer · Ninja · Side Scroller
Strider returns in a brand new adventure, complete with incredible side-scrolling action, and lightning fast combat all in a massive interconnected world! Download the full game February 19th and become the original assassin!
PlatformerMetroidvaniaActionNinjaSide ScrollerHack and SlashReboot2.5DArcadeAdventure👍 2,169Okinawa Rush
Oct 21, 2021 · Sokaikan ltd
Both: 2D Platformer · Side Scroller · Ninja
Take on the role of the martial arts master Hiro, Meilin, or Shin as they face off in a desperate fight for their lives against the Black Mantis clan. DOUBLE THE MAYHEM: Bring a friend and battle against ninjas, demons, and more in the 2-player local co-op mode of this action-adventure platformer.
Beat 'em up2D PlatformerSide Scroller2D FighterMartial ArtsArcadeNinja2DRPGAction👍 120Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
Jun 16, 2022 · Tribute Games Inc.
Both: Pixel Graphics · Side Scroller · Ninja
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge reunites Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael as they kick shell in a beautifully realized beat ’em up.
Beat 'em upMultiplayerPixel GraphicsSide ScrollerCo-op Campaign2DAction-AdventureArcadeNinjaAction👍 12,978The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
Nov 4, 2014 · Nicalis, Inc., Edmund McMillen
Both: Pixel Graphics
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements. Following Isaac on his journey players will find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form giving him super human abilities and enabling him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets and fight his way to safety.
Action RoguelikeRoguelikeIndieReplay ValueDifficultPixel GraphicsDungeon CrawlerGreat SoundtrackSingleplayerDark👍 417,496Atomic Owl
Jul 31, 2025 · Monster Theater
Both: 2D Platformer · Side Scroller · Ninja
You are Hidalgo Bladewing, a bird with a beef. Hack, slash, platform, and soar through a beautifully chaotic pixel-art neonscape in your quest to save your feathered friends. Challenging retro-inspired platforming gameplay, transforming weapons, and fowl Ninja action await.
2D PlatformerSide ScrollerAnimalsPrecision PlatformerHack and SlashNinjaPlatformerColorfulLinearActionEnter the Gungeon
Apr 5, 2016 · Dodge Roll
Both: Pixel Graphics
Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past.
Bullet HellAction RoguelikeRoguelikePixel GraphicsDifficultDungeon CrawlerIndieLocal Co-OpMultiplayerTwin Stick Shooter👍 79,429The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors
Jul 24, 2023 · Winning Entertainment Group Inc.
Both: Ninja · Pixel Graphics · Side Scroller
Alluring audio! Pixel art perfection! Beat-em up beauty! Discover how hard a 32,000kg ninja hits with The Ninja Saviours!
ActionNinjaPixel Graphics1990'sArcade2DSide ScrollerMultiplayerTime AttackHand-drawn👍 436KUNAI
Feb 6, 2020 · TurtleBlaze
Both: Platformer · Pixel Graphics · Ninja
KUNAI is a quirky, fast-paced action platformer. You play as Tabby, a tablet who joins the fight against a robot uprising. Use your kunai and ninja parkour skills to stop Lemonkus, the A.I.-gone-evil that almost wiped out all human life.
IndieActionAdventureMetroidvaniaPlatformerGreat SoundtrackPixel Graphics2DNinjaSingleplayer👍 443
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