Deep, fast, satisfying combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“This might be the best combat system in any action game I've ever played.”
Steam review · 1.9 h played ↗
NINJA GAIDEN 4
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 88%Very Positive · 88%PlatinumGames Inc. / Team NINJA / KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.2025Hack and Slash · Action · Adventure
$69.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A fast, deep, brutal Platinum-style slasher with superb combat and music, but weak levels, story and Ryu content. Skip it if you want a classic Ninja Gaiden 2 successor.
Great for
Fans of DMC, Bayonetta and Metal Gear Rising who want deep, fast, challenging combat
Main risk
It doesn't feel like classic Ninja Gaiden, and the camera, lock-on and repetitive levels frustrate.
What changed in the last 30 days
48 recent reviews
Recent negatives cite crashes on graphics changes, an unbearable rail/surf section, a hard-to-play Windows 11 setup and weak overall design. Cause unclear; moderate confidence.
48 recent reviews
What players love
Great soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“The music I was surprised how good it is. Absolutely slaps with some of the end game music.”
Steam review · 18.9 h played ↗
Platinum x Ninja Gaiden blend
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Just the perfect mix between NG legacy and Platinum Games designs.”
Steam review · 67.5 h played ↗
Runs well on most PCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“Even with my potato build this game runs and looks pretty decently because of how good they optimized this game.”
Steam review · 20.4 h played ↗
Good boss fights
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“Easily best soundtrack/combat/bosses/weapons of all the NG's ive played”
Steam review · 12.1 h played ↗
Replayability and challenge content
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“The game contains a mountain of different challenges from moderately easy to completely insane.”
Steam review · 72.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Doesn't feel like real Ninja Gaiden
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“What we got was just generic Platinum overly stylish action game #37.”
Steam review · 11.2 h played ↗
Bad lock-on and camera
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Hands down the worst targeting system I have ever seen in a game.”
Steam review · 14.7 h played ↗
Crashes, launch and settings bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“crashes to the menu whenever I changed graphics settings stopped me from playing.”
Steam review · translated · 0.2 h played ↗
Boring repetitive levels and enemies
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The environments in this game are extremely boring and repetitive.”
Steam review · 8 h played ↗
Weak Ryu content and reused levels
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Ryu is a complete afterthought, you get 4 recycled levels and bosses”
Steam review · 24.9 h played ↗
Overpriced for its length
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“70-90 dollars for a NG spinoff with 1/3 of the content of a game from 2005 wait till its like 30 dollars.”
Steam review · 60.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support100 GB
Minimum
OSWindows® 10/11, 64bit
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen™ 5 3400G
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 (VRAM 6GB) or AMD Radeon™ RX 590(VRAM 8GB)
Storage100 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows® 10/11, 64bit
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5-10400 or AMD Ryzen™ 5 3600
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 Super(VRAM 8GB) or AMD Radeon™ RX 5700XT(VRAM 8GB)
Storage100 GB available space
OSWindows® 10/11, 64bit
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen™ 5 3400G
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 (VRAM 6GB) or AMD Radeon™ RX 590(VRAM 8GB)
Storage100 GB available space
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