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Ninja 1987

SEEP · 2024-09-02

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Sep 02, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 13, 2024 (PlayStation 4), Dec 13, 2024 (PlayStation 5), Dec 13, 2024 (Xbox One), Dec 13, 2024 (Nintendo Switch), Dec 13, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S)

Ninja 1987 is a dive back into the past with the most authentic 8-bit side-scrolling action-platformer. Use shinobi skills to thwart a nefarious threat and rediscover all the adrenaline of timeless classics!

89%
positive of 36 reviews
Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
4.39★
PlayStation Store rating (93 ratings)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$4.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 11% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 59% of 27,682 Action games in the census by review count.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$4.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 0 of 5 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
5520242026Week of 2024-09-02: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-09-02: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-09: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-16: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-23: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-28: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-25: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-06: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-20: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-19: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-26: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-02: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-09: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-15: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-10: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-29: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-19: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-26: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-16: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-11: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-25: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-27: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-10: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-17: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-24: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$4.99$4.992026-09-162026-10-142026-09-16 — best price $4.992026-09-23 — best price $4.992026-09-30 — best price $4.992026-10-07 — best price $4.992026-10-14 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportFamily Sharing

7 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Portugal

Census log

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

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