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Mini Ninjas cover art

Mini Ninjas

IO Interactive · Square Enix · 2009-09-08

SteamXboxMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

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...

Mini Ninjas is an Action Adventure game released in 2009, priced at $9.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (90% of 4820 reviews).

5
playing now
90%
positive of 4.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
2,124
twitch viewers (latest)
2124.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
77/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
78/100
IGDB user rating (58 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

5 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 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.

Trailer

Mini Ninjas trailer thumbnail

Mini Ninjas E3 Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 5 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 7% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 193k–386k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,820 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$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 55 of 61 observed days (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

2222026-09-14 22:00 — 12 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 9 players2026-09-17 13:00 — 8 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 5 players2026-09-20 04:00 — 8 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 9 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 7 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 8 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 8 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 16 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 6 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 7 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 10 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 7 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 12 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 22 players2026-10-05 23:00 — 8 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 8 players2026-10-08 14:00 — 12 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 11 players2026-10-11 05:00 — 11 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 13 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 10 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 5 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
663Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 7 · peak 16Dec 2012 — avg 4 · peak 17May 2013 — avg 3 · peak 11Oct 2013 — avg 3 · peak 10Mar 2014 — avg 12 · peak 154Aug 2014 — avg 35 · peak 148Jan 2015 — avg 10 · peak 43Jun 2015 — avg 10 · peak 30Nov 2015 — avg 9 · peak 32Apr 2016 — avg 7 · peak 22Sep 2016 — avg 10 · peak 47Feb 2017 — avg 20 · peak 116Jul 2017 — avg 10 · peak 29Dec 2017 — avg 11 · peak 36May 2018 — avg 66 · peak 254Oct 2018 — avg 14 · peak 48Mar 2019 — avg 20 · peak 62Aug 2019 — avg 14 · peak 39Jan 2020 — avg 12 · peak 37Jun 2020 — avg 16 · peak 46Nov 2020 — avg 23 · peak 62Apr 2021 — avg 12 · peak 29Sep 2021 — avg 9 · peak 25Feb 2022 — avg 11 · peak 31Jul 2022 — avg 11 · peak 23Dec 2022 — avg 15 · peak 40May 2023 — avg 11 · peak 34Oct 2023 — avg 8 · peak 20Mar 2024 — avg 12 · peak 47Aug 2024 — avg 12 · peak 34Jan 2025 — avg 10 · peak 37Jun 2025 — avg 7 · peak 25Nov 2025 — avg 11 · peak 29Apr 2026 — avg 7 · peak 20Aug 2026 — avg 11 · peak 24
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$1.292015-01-012026-10-082015-01-01 — 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 $1.492026-10-08 — best price $1.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

389442026-05-29 — 384 pageviews2026-06-02 — 238 pageviews2026-06-06 — 242 pageviews2026-06-10 — 148 pageviews2026-06-14 — 164 pageviews2026-06-18 — 92 pageviews2026-06-22 — 83 pageviews2026-06-26 — 80 pageviews2026-06-30 — 120 pageviews2026-07-04 — 97 pageviews2026-07-08 — 112 pageviews2026-07-12 — 70 pageviews2026-07-16 — 74 pageviews2026-07-20 — 63 pageviews2026-07-24 — 76 pageviews2026-07-28 — 74 pageviews2026-08-01 — 62 pageviews2026-08-05 — 82 pageviews2026-08-09 — 66 pageviews2026-08-13 — 59 pageviews2026-08-17 — 93 pageviews2026-08-21 — 69 pageviews2026-08-25 — 85 pageviews2026-08-29 — 77 pageviews2026-09-02 — 75 pageviews2026-09-06 — 88 pageviews2026-09-10 — 70 pageviews2026-09-14 — 84 pageviews2026-09-18 — 70 pageviews2026-09-22 — 61 pageviews2026-09-26 — 69 pageviews2026-09-30 — 61 pageviews2026-10-04 — 102 pageviews2026-10-08 — 54 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.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

CuteFunnyNinjaActionStealthAdventureControllerOpen WorldPlatformerMultiplayer

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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