List of ninja video games

The following is an incomplete list of video games which features ninjas, 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
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 and Night Stalker - Bushido Blade 2
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 Genra, Raidou, and Shiden
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
Final Fight	Beat' em up	Guy - first Final Fight (1989) Maki Genryusai - Final Fight 2 (1993)
Flame of Recca	Fighting
Gatchaman	Various
Ganbare Goemon	Various	Ishikawa Goemon, Goemon, Ebisumaru, and Yae
G.I. Joe	Action	Snake Eyes, Storm Shadow, and Jinx
Guilty Gear	Fighting	Chipp Zanuff
House of Dead Ninjas	Platform	Free-to-play games House of Dead Ninjas (2011) and Super House of Dead Ninjas (2012).
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	The ninja-like Tibetian fighting monk siblings Jago and Black Orchid
The King of Fighters	Fighting	Several ninja characters female ninja Mai Shiranui since 1992 - she was introduced in the Fatal Fury series Mai's boyfriend Andy Bogard since 1991, and Eiji Kisaragi since 1994 Lin, Nagase, and Ron
Kinnikuman Muscle Grand Prix	Fighting	The Ninja (Shounetsu Jigoku)
Kirby	Platform	Biosparks - Kirby Super Star (1996) Kirby - Kirby: Squeak Squad (2006)
The Last Blade	Fighting	Zantetsu
The Last Ninja	Action-adventure	Time-travelling ninja Armakuni
Mark of the Ninja	Stealth	Mute, nameless ninja - referred to as the "Marked Ninja" Dosai - the elder Hisomu ninja
Mega Man	Patform	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, and Khameleon.
Naruto	Various	Numerous games based on the hit manga and anime franchise since the early 2000s
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, and Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate
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)
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, Galford D. Weller, Rasetsu, Oboro and Oboro's Amazons.
Savage Reign	Fighting	Gozu and Mezu They return in the sequel Kizuna Encounter (1996), joined by Jyazu.
Sengoku	Shoot '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 (1993–2004)
Sengoku Basara	Crowd fighting	Several ninja characters - Sarutobi Sasuke, Fuma Kotaro and 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.
Shadow of the Ninja	Platform	The 1990 original game as well as its 2001 prequel follow-up, Return of the 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)
Sonic the Hedgehog	Platform	Espio the Chameleon - Knuckles' Chaotix, Sonic the Fighters, Sonic Heroes, Shadow the Hedgehog
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 (Street Fighter)|Vega]
Strider	Action	Hiryu and Hinjo - 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)
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
TMNT	Various	Aska - 1993's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters Rabbids (from the Rayman Raving Rabbids) - 2009's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Smash-Up
Tekken	Fighting	Yoshimitsu, Kunimitsu, and 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 waitress Chiho Masuda
Vasara	Shoot 'em up
Virtua Fighter	Fighting	Kage-Maru and his mother Tsukikage (also known as Dural)
Warriors	Crowd fighting	Several ninja characters in the Samurai Warriors and Warriors Orochi - 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) - 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 Asagi	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)

Standalone games

Title	Year	Featured ninja characters/Notes
3 Ninjas Kick Back	1994
8bit Ninja	2012
Action 52	1991	Contains the game Ninja Assault.
Akai Katana	2010
Akakage	1988	A video game basing on the anime series Akakage.
Akane the Kunoichi	2011
Alex Kidd in Shinobi World	1990
Anarchy Reigns	2012	An action game featuring the character Cyber Ninja.
Angry Ninja	2013
Ape Escape 3	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)
Atomic Ninjas	2013
Avatar	1980
Avatar Ninja	2010
Avenging Spirit	1991
Ayakashi Ninden Kunoichiban	1997	A ninja-themed dating sim.
Bahamut Lagoon	1996
Batman Begins	2005	As in the film, the game has Batman first joining and than fighting the League of Shadows (at the beginning of the game, as well as at the end).
Brandish 3	1991
Budo: The Art of Ninja Combat	1993
Bust-A-Move Bash!	2007
Cadash	1989
Captain Commando	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.
Charlie Ninja	1994
Choice of the Ninja	2013
Chop Chop Ninja	2009
Clusmy Ninja	2012
Costume Quest	2010
Cross Channel	2003
Crossed Swords II	1995
Cubic Ninja	2011
Cy Girls	2004	An action game featuring the character Aska (and her brother Kogetsu as a support character), who is also a hidden character in the fighting DreamMix TV World Fighters.
Dark Seal	1990
Dead Rising 2	2010
Deadly Mira	2011
Denjin Makai 2 / Guardians	1995	The character Jinrei
Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories	2006	The siblings Yukimaru and Fubuki
Dragon Force	1996
Dragon Knight 4	1994
Elite Beat Agents	2005
Elite Beat Agents	2005
Elusive Ninja: The Shadowy Thief	2011
FaceBreaker	2008
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones	2004
FixEight	1992	The character "H Ziguragi" (Hayate Ziguragi)
Free Realms	2009
Fruit Ninja	2010
Gain Ground	1988	There is a playable ninja character in the Sega Master System version of this action-strategy game.
Ganryu	1999
Getsu Fūma Den	1987
Getter Robo Daikessen!	1999
Ghost Ninja: Zombie Beatdown	2013
Godai Elemental Force	2002
GoNinja	2012
Gotcha Force	2003
Guardian Heroes	1996
Guwange	1999
Hagane: The Final Conflict	1994
Heart of China	1991
Heroes of Newerth	2011	The character Silhouette.
Homerun Ninja	2012
Hybrid	2012	Unlockable character.
I-Escaper!
I-Ninja	2003
Iga Shinobi
Infinite Undiscovery	2008
Inindo: Way of the Ninja	1991	A role-playing game about an Iga ninja survivor's quest of revenge against Oda Nobunaga.
Jade Empire	2005
Kamen no Ninja Hanamaru	1991
Kabuki-Z	1988
Kagerou Densetsu	1990
Kai Temple	1986
Kid Niki: Radical Ninja	1986
Kid Ninja: Spirit of the Dragon	Unreleased
Knuckle Bash	1993	The character Mr. Hayate.
Kunoichi Bombshell	2012
Kunoichi Torimonochou	1999
Last Ninja (not to be confused with The Last Ninja)
Legend of a Ninja: A Shadow to Remember	2014
Legend of Kunoichi	2010
League of Legends	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	2010
Lego City Undercover	2013
LightWeight Ninja	2001
Lemmings 2: The Tribes	1993	The Shadow tribe of the Lemmings.
Live A Live	1994
Magic Darts	1991
Magician Lord	1990	One of the hero's forms is Shinobi ninja and there are also ninja girl enemies.
Mark of the Ninja	2012
Mask of Ninja	2013
Master Ninja: Shadow Warrior of Death	1988
Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow	1995
Mime-Mime	1995	The character Hen.
Mirai Ninja	1988
Mitama: Shinobi	2002
Mr. Ninja
Muramasa: The Demon Blade	2009
Mystaria: The Realms of Lore	1995
Mystic Warriors	1993
N	2005
Namco × Capcom	2005	A crossover tactical role-playing 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
Nin²-Jump	2011
NinNin Slash	2011
Ninja (Ninja Kage)	1984
Ninja (Ninja Mission)	1986
Ninja and Zombies	2013
Ninja Assault	2000	A shooting 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	1993
Ninja Blade	2009
Ninja Boy	1990
Ninja Bros.	2009
Ninja Cat	1991
Ninja Captains	2010
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Ninja Cats Vs Samurai Dogs	2013
Ninja Chop!!	2010
Ninja Combat	1991
Ninja Commando	1994
Ninja Crusaders	1990
Ninja Dash	2012
Ninja Dashing	2013
Ninja Elite	2013
Ninja Emaki	1986
Ninja Exorcist	2012
Ninja Five-O	2003	Side-scrolling game about a ninja cop battling ninja criminals.
Ninja Flu	2006
Ninja Girl	2011
Ninja Golf	1990
Ninja Gun	1969
Ninja Hamster	1988
Ninja Hayate	1984
Ninja Kazan (Iga Ninjutsuden - Goshin no Sho)	1988
Ninja Kid	1986
Ninja Kid Run	2013
Ninja Kitty	2013
Ninja Pizza Girl	Upcoming
Ninja Rabbits	1991
Ninja Reflex	2008
Ninja Revenge	2013
Ninja Royale	2012
Ninja Saga	2014
Ninja School	2013
Ninja Senki	2010
Ninja Spirit	1988
Ninja Taro	1991
Ninja Village	2013
Ninja Warrior	1983
Ninja Words Adventure	2010
Ninja Wrath	2013
Ninja: Shadow of Darkness	1998
Ninjabread Man	2005
Ninjas Live	2013
Ninjatown	2008
Nutjitsu	2014
Nyanko Ninja	2013
OMG Pirates!	2009
Oni - The Ninja Master	1995
Oniken	2012
Orcs Must Die! 2	2012
Otoboke Ninja Colosseum	1995
Ouzoku	2007
Pain	2007
Peavox Ninja	2013
Pirates vs. Ninja Dodgeball
Plain Sight	2010
Pocket Ninjas	2013
Pocky & Rocky 2	1994
Project X Zone	2012
Quiz & Dragons: Capcom Quiz Game	1992
Raskulls	2010
Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession	1994	The character Irmgarde.
Red Ninja: End of Honor	2005	A historical fantasy action/stealth game about a young female ninja Kurenai out for revenge.
Rice&Shine
Rising Zan: The Samurai Gunman	1999
Robo Aleste	1992
Rush'n Attack: Ex-Patriot	2011
Saints Row 2	2008
Sanada Ten Braves	1988
Sasuke vs. Commander	1980
Secret of the Stars	1993
Sega Ninja (Ninja Princess and The Ninja)	1985
Sengoku Ninja Tai	1981
Seven Heroes Story	1995	Shinobu
Shadow Blade	2014
Shadow Blasters	1990
Shadow Force (Shadow Force: Henshin Ninja)	1993
Shadow Hearts: From the New World	2005
Shadow Knights	1991
Shadow Warrior	1997	A first-person shooter about Lo Wang, a Chinese ninja.
Shadow Warrior	2013
Shien's Revenge	1994
Shining Soul II	2003
Shinobitic☆Heart	2003
Shinobu Hanafuda and Shinobu Hanafuda 2 Hyakka Soumei - Zenpen	2011
Shinrei Jusatsushi Taromaru	1997
Shotgun Ninja	2008
Shounen Ninja Sasuke	1994
Shōnen Sarutobi Sasuke	1994
Silver Knights	2002
Skies of Arcadia	2000
Sloppy Ninja	2013
Small Arms	2006
Snowboard Kids Plus	1999
Soul of the Samurai	1999	One of the two main characters is a young girl ninja.
Spyborgs	2009
Star Ocean: Till the End of Time	2003
Super Ninja	2013
Sword of Honour	1992
Sword of Mana	2003
Taimanin Asagi Battle Arena	2012	An adult social card game spin-off of the Taimanin Asagi visual novel series.
Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis	2001
Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2	2009
The Ninja Kids	1990
The Ninja Master	1986
Throne of Darkness	2001	An action role-playing game featuring four ninja characters for the player to choose from.
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Total War: Shogun 2	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...	1990
War of Ninja	2010
Warframe	2013
Wrath of the Black Manta (Ninja Cop Saizou)	1989
Way of the Samurai 3	2008
Youma Ninpou Chou	1986
Yukio-San: A Ninja's Revenge	1986

Fighting games

Title	Year	Featured ninja characters
Alien Challenge	1995
Angel Eyes	1996	Akane and Kiriko
Art of Fighting 3	1996	Jin Fu-Ha
Asura Buster: Eternal Warriors	2000	Nanami and Rokurouta
Bastard!!	1994	Gara
Battle Tryst	1998	Zankoku
Blood Warrior	1994	Arashi and Goemon
Body Blows	1993	Ninja
Brawl Brothers	1992	Kazan
Bruce Lee	2008	Takada
Burning Fists: Force Striker	Unreleased	Tsukikage
Burning Rival	1993	Asuka
Breakers	1996	Saizo (Tobikage no Saizo)
Capital Punishment	1995
Catfight	1996	Chae Lee
Chaos Code	2011	Kagari
Cosmic Carnage	1994	Naruto (unrelated to the later manga and anime series)
Criticom	1995
Dark Rift	1997	Zenmuron
Deadliest Warrior	2010
Destrega	1998	Kouga (Couger in the English version)
Dot Fighters	2006	Takese
Double Dragon	1995	Amon
Dragoon Might	1995	Kodama and Tekkamen
Dual Heroes	1997	Retsu
Ehrgeiz	1998	Sasuke
Fight 'N' Jokes	1995	Miopinja
Fighting Layer	1998	Sessyu
FIST	1996	Tokikaze
Flame of Recca: Final Burning	2004	An adaptation of the Flame of Recca ninja-themed manga and anime series.
Flying Dragon (version 1.5)	1997	Raima
Funky Punch XL	2008
Fuuka Taisen	2008)	Akira
Galaxy Fight: Universal Warriors	1995	Kazuma
Gleam of Force	2008	Madoi Takeda
Joy Mech Fight	1993
Jump Super Stars	2005	Hammer
Kabuki Itouryodan	1995	Mikoshi
Kaiser Knuckle	1994	Gekkou
Kamen no Maid Guy	2009	The twins Shizuku and Tsurara
Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes Fourze	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	1991
Kasumi Ninja	1994	Habaki and Senzo, and the boss Gyaku
Kensei: Sacred Fist	1998	Hyoma Tsukikage, Kazane Tsukikage (Fuune), and Sessue Kanoh
Knuckle Heads	1993	Takeshi Fujioka
Kung Fu Chaos	2003	Ninja Fu Hiya
Little Wizard	2001	Spice Ku
Long Life	1994	Sato (main character) and Medik
Mace: The Dark Age	1996	Koyasha
Martial Champion	1993	Racheal
Masters of Combat	1993	Hayate
NeoGeo Battle Coliseum	2005
Ninja Master's: Haō Ninpō Chō	1996	Goemon, Kamui, Kasumi Natsume, Raiga, and Sasuke (the game's main character)
Overturn	2009	Himiko (a ninja robot)
Phantom Breaker	2011	Yuzuha
Plasma Sword: Nightmare of Bilstein	1999	Kaede
Revengers of Vengeance	1994	Fuchida
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenyaku Romantan	1997	Several ninja characters from the Rurouni Kenshin manga and anime series, including Makimachi Misao.
Samurai Deeper Kyo	2002	Mahiro, Makora, Saizou, and Sasuke Sarutobi
Schmeiser Robo	1993	Dotoh-maru (a ninja robot)
Shogun Warriors	1992	Ninja (playable) and Goemon (boss)
Skullgirls	2012	Valentine
Sokko Seitokai: Sonic Council	1998	Naoko Hattori
Soul Eater: Battle Resonance	2009	Black Star
Street Combat (conversion of Ranma ½: Neighborhood Combat Chapter (Ranma ½: Chōnai Gekitōhen))	1992	Lita
Super Fighter	1993
Superior Soldiers	1993
Survival Arts	1993	Hiryu and Tasha
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars	2008
Tenth Degree	Unreleased	Miki (A cancelled game, only an arcade prototype exists.)
The Killing Blade	1998
The Queen of Duellist	1993	Shinobu
Toriko: Gourmega Battle!	2013	Chirin and Chiru
Tuff E Nuff	1993	Kotono and Sirou
Vanguard Princess	2009	Kaede Hioh
Vantage Master	1997
Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer	1995	Fudomaru
Vs.	1997
Way of the Warrior	1994	Konotori
Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style	1999	Gan Wuyin and Masta Killa (based on the real-life Masta Killa
Yatagarasu	Upcoming	Azure, Hattori, Hanzo, Uruka, and Kazuma Kotaro.

Visual novels

Title	Year
Amatsukaze	2008
Ayakashi no Maki	2007
Castle Fantasia: Seima Taisen	1998
Hitozumaman!! Haranda Kunoichi Tsumamigoro	2009
Kagome no Mayu	2012
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 Mak	2011
Kurenai Senki: Kunoichi Shinobi Ai	2003
Kurumi-chan Ninja	1995
Milkyway	2000
Misao Injyokuninpouden	2010
Nanoha no Ken
Nukenin: Hokaku	2006
Sengoku no Imouto Shichinin no Imouto	2005
Sengoku Rance	2006
Sexy Magic: Kuno Ichi Gakuen	2000
Shiden: Enkan no Kizuna	2009
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

Games with ninja character classes

Series	Year	Notes
AdventureQuest	2002
Binary Domain	2012
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 the guilds in the game.
Dungeon Fighter Online	2005	Ninjutsu skill path of the Thief class.
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 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) and Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light (2009), 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".
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.
RPG Maker 3	2004
Rune Jade	2000
Soul Saver Online	2009
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together	1995	The Ninja and Kunoichi classes.
Tales		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
Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen	1993
ParaWorld	2006
Shingen the Ruler	1989
Shogun: Total War	2000	As spies and assassins.

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, 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, Cross Channel,
D	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	Gex, Gekido, Ghoul Patrol, Ginga Yukyou Densetsu RC Tobacker, GunMaster, God Hand (Obese Ninja), Guardians: Agents of Justice (Shadowyn), Gun.Smoke,
H	Half-Life (Black Ops), Heavenly Sword, Hitman 2: Silent Assassin,
I	Ikki, Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb,
J	James Bond 007: Nightfire (Makiko "Kiko" Hayashi and her henchmen), Jumpman, Just Cause 2,
K	Ken-Go, 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),
O	Oni,
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, Riot Zone, Robo Army, Rocket Power: Beach Bandits, Rhythm Tengoku, Ryū ga Gotoku Kenzan!,
S	Sacred 2: Fallen Angel, Samurai Warrior: The Battles of Usagi Yojimbo, Scooby-Doo! Unmasked, Secret of Mana, Sengoku Collection, Shanghai Dragon, 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), 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! World Championship 2008, YuYu Hakusho (Kazemaru).

Miscellaneous

• BMX Ninja and Ninja Scooter Simulator are two extreme sports games.
• The games Aqua Teen Hunger Force Zombie Ninja Pro-Am and Caveman Ninja offer nothing ninja-related besides their titles; Tiger Road had a ninja on the cover but not in the game.
• The game Baseball Stars features the Ninja BlackSox team, in Baseball Simulator 1.000 there is a "ninja pitch" move, Fallout 3 has a "Ninja" perk, Far Cry 3 has a "Ninja Step" special skill, Global Agenda has a "Super Ninja" skill, Grandia III features various ninja items and the skill book, Lego Racers 2 has a ninja-themed Stealth powerup, in TimeSplitters the players can play as ninja monkeys or as ninja-ish characters in multiplayer, Sam Fisher is referred to as being ninja-like in Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, Velvet Assassin has is "Ninja" achievement, and the Worms series features a weapon called "ninja rope".
• There are also numerous fan-made ninja mods for a various games.

See also

• List of ninja films
• Ninja in popular culture

External links

• Theme: Ninjas at MobyGames
• Top 10 Ninja Games Of All Time at CraveOnline
• Top Ten Ninja Games at IGN
• Top Ten video game ninjas at GamePro
• Top Ten Video Game Ninjas at CrunchGear
• Ninjas in Games at UGO.com
• Template:Jp icon The Ninja Content: NINJA GAME