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Mini Ninjas cover art

Mini Ninjas

IO Interactive · Square Enix · 2009-09-08

SteamXboxMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 11, 2009 (PlayStation 3), Sep 11, 2009 (Wii), Sep 08, 2009 (Nintendo DS), Sep 08, 2009 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 08, 2009 (Xbox 360), Jul 08, 2010 (Mac)

Mini Ninjas is a game that combines furious action with stealth and exploration for an experience that appeals to a wide audience across age groups and preferences. It’s an action-adventure with a strong focus on allowing the player freedom to explore the world and has the depth to allow for very varied gameplay and approaches to getting...

9
playing now
90%
positive of 4.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
77/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
78/100
IGDB user rating (58 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

9 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Mini Ninjas is a 2009 action-adventure video game developed by IO Interactive and published by Eidos Interactive for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, Wii and Xbox 360. A Mac OS X version of the game was released on July 8, 2010, by Feral Interactive. In December 2011, it was announced that the game would be also made available as a browser game for Google Chrome.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 9 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 160 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~20/week).
  • · Review velocity down 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 16% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 192k–385k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,810 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Humble Store$1.49-85%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.20 at GreenManGaming (2021-11-22) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 53 of 54 observed days · $18.79 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
828220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 16 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2532026-08-06 22:00 — 16 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 11 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 18 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 10 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 10 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 13 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 9 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 9 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 25 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 11 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 9 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 17 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 15 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 8 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 15 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 7 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 4 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 14 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 15 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 5 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 7 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 12 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 6 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 18 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 15 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 3 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 11 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 10 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 9 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$1.292015-01-012026-08-272015-01-01 — best price $2.492015-01-29 — best price $9.242015-03-07 — best price $7.512015-04-13 — best price $6.992015-05-06 — best price $9.492015-05-28 — best price $9.942015-07-14 — best price $4.992015-09-11 — best price $2.492015-11-30 — best price $3.992016-03-03 — best price $2.492016-06-24 — best price $9.352016-10-27 — best price $4.992017-03-20 — best price $9.992017-07-24 — best price $8.492018-01-01 — best price $9.992018-04-20 — best price $9.992018-10-22 — best price $1.492019-03-04 — best price $2.492019-06-21 — best price $1.492019-10-15 — best price $9.992020-01-06 — best price $2.392020-05-07 — best price $2.492020-07-10 — best price $9.992020-09-14 — best price $9.992020-12-22 — best price $1.492021-03-06 — best price $9.992021-05-28 — best price $9.992021-09-06 — best price $9.992022-01-27 — best price $1.492022-05-31 — best price $9.992022-12-15 — best price $1.492023-07-21 — best price $9.992024-02-20 — best price $9.992024-09-10 — best price $9.992025-03-27 — best price $9.992025-10-27 — best price $1.502026-05-04 — best price $1.502026-08-15 — best price $1.492026-08-27 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

390532026-05-29 — 384 pageviews2026-06-01 — 317 pageviews2026-06-04 — 216 pageviews2026-06-07 — 193 pageviews2026-06-10 — 148 pageviews2026-06-13 — 117 pageviews2026-06-16 — 128 pageviews2026-06-19 — 92 pageviews2026-06-22 — 83 pageviews2026-06-25 — 94 pageviews2026-06-28 — 131 pageviews2026-07-01 — 124 pageviews2026-07-04 — 97 pageviews2026-07-07 — 103 pageviews2026-07-10 — 80 pageviews2026-07-13 — 76 pageviews2026-07-16 — 74 pageviews2026-07-19 — 56 pageviews2026-07-22 — 69 pageviews2026-07-25 — 81 pageviews2026-07-28 — 74 pageviews2026-07-31 — 60 pageviews2026-08-03 — 56 pageviews2026-08-06 — 55 pageviews2026-08-09 — 66 pageviews2026-08-12 — 87 pageviews2026-08-15 — 74 pageviews2026-08-18 — 70 pageviews2026-08-21 — 69 pageviews2026-08-24 — 91 pageviews2026-08-26 — 98 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam CloudFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS3 (PlayStation)21,97345%36
Xbox 360 (Xbox)12,40818%35

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

CuteFunnyNinjaActionStealthAdventureControllerOpen WorldPlatformerMultiplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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