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NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black

KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. · 2025-01-23

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ActionAdventure

Franchise: Ninja Gaiden · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Jan 23, 2025 (PlayStation 5), Jan 23, 2025 (Xbox Series X|S), Jan 23, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Using Unreal Engine 5 to significantly enhance graphic expression, this is the definitive version of "NINJA GAIDEN 2," featuring additional playable characters and enhanced battle support functions.

NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black is an Action, Adventure game released in 2025, priced at $49.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (78% of 4166 reviews).

44
playing now
78%
positive of 4.2k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
66/100
IGDB user rating (25 ratings)
309
Nexus mods (313k downloads)
4.53★
PlayStation Store rating (7,978 ratings)
12h
to beat · rushed 10h · completionist 75h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$49.99
steam price (US)

44 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2, stylized as Ninja Gaiden Σ2, is a 2009 action-adventure game developed by Team Ninja and published by Tecmo Koei for the PlayStation 3. It is a port of the 2008 Xbox 360 video game Ninja Gaiden II. It includes the entirety of the original story mode as well as various changes to the game's design, along with updated textures and a 720p resolution. The game changes Ninja Gaiden II in a similar, but not identical way to how Ninja Gaiden Sigma changed the original Ninja Gaiden. A port for the PlayStation Vita, titled Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus, was released in 2013.

Trailer

NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black trailer thumbnail

Ninja Gaiden 2 Black - Announcement Trailer | PS5 Games

≈969,256 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 44 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 106 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~13/week).
  • · Review velocity up 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (1,176 reviews).
  • · Top 8% of 27,536 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 83k–187k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,166 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$19.99-60%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $16.99 at Newegg (2026-09-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $58.47 · on sale 63 of 89 observed days (census price snapshots)

Featured in Valve's Top Releases of February 2025 (#11)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
92892820252026Week of 2025-01-23: 928 positiveWeek of 2025-01-23: 248 negativeWeek of 2025-01-30: 248 positiveWeek of 2025-01-30: 70 negativeWeek of 2025-02-06: 122 positiveWeek of 2025-02-06: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-02-13: 101 positiveWeek of 2025-02-13: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-02-20: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-02-20: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-02-27: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-02-27: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-06: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-03-06: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-03-13: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-03-13: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-03-20: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-03-20: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-03-27: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-03-27: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-03: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-04-03: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-10: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-04-10: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-04-17: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-04-17: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-04-24: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-04-24: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-08: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-05-08: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-15: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-05-15: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-22: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-05-22: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-29: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-05-29: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-05: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-06-05: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-06-12: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-06-12: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-06-19: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-06-19: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-06-26: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-06-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-03: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-07-03: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-07-10: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-07-10: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-17: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-07-17: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-24: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-07-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-31: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-07-31: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-08-07: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-08-07: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-14: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-08-14: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-21: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-08-21: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-28: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-08-28: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-04: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-04: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-11: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-09-11: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-18: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-09-18: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-25: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-09-25: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-10-02: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-10-02: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-09: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-10-09: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-16: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-10-16: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-23: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-10-23: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-30: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-10-30: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-06: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-11-06: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-13: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-11-13: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-20: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-11-20: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-11-27: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-11-27: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-12-04: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-12-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-11: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-12-11: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-18: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-18: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-25: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-12-25: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-01-08: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-01-08: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-15: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-15: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-22: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-22: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-05: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-05: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-12: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-19: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-02-19: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-02-26: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-26: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-05: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-03-05: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-12: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-03-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-19: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-26: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-03-26: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-02: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-02: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-09: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-09: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-16: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-23: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-23: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-30: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-05-07: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-05-07: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-14: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-21: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-28: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-11: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-06-18: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-06-18: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-25: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-02: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-09: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-16: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-23: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-07-23: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-30: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-06: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-08-06: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-13: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-13: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-08-20: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-08-20: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

82162026-09-15 02:00 — 31 players2026-09-16 10:00 — 23 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 20 players2026-09-19 01:00 — 27 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 43 players2026-09-21 16:00 — 27 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 24 players2026-09-24 07:00 — 20 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 54 players2026-09-26 22:00 — 52 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 48 players2026-09-29 13:00 — 68 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 55 players2026-10-02 04:00 — 50 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 82 players2026-10-04 20:00 — 65 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 39 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 55 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 42 players2026-10-10 02:00 — 35 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 52 players2026-10-12 17:00 — 44 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 42 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 44 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.3k35Jan 2025Aug 2026Jan 2025 — avg 1,300 · peak 2,225Feb 2025 — avg 444 · peak 1,252Mar 2025 — avg 154 · peak 329Apr 2025 — avg 115 · peak 285May 2025 — avg 65 · peak 132Jun 2025 — avg 74 · peak 158Jul 2025 — avg 62 · peak 138Aug 2025 — avg 89 · peak 185Sep 2025 — avg 65 · peak 149Oct 2025 — avg 85 · peak 166Nov 2025 — avg 83 · peak 176Dec 2025 — avg 64 · peak 137Jan 2026 — avg 53 · peak 110Feb 2026 — avg 41 · peak 93Mar 2026 — avg 39 · peak 82Apr 2026 — avg 35 · peak 85May 2026 — avg 40 · peak 89Jun 2026 — avg 46 · peak 102Jul 2026 — avg 37 · peak 85Aug 2026 — avg 36 · peak 77
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$58.47$19.992025-01-232026-10-082025-01-23 — best price $49.992025-03-12 — best price $43.222025-04-08 — best price $49.992025-04-16 — best price $34.992025-06-09 — best price $31.002025-06-23 — best price $44.992025-07-10 — best price $44.992025-08-01 — best price $27.492025-08-16 — best price $42.252025-09-30 — best price $49.992025-11-17 — best price $25.492025-12-02 — best price $42.252025-12-19 — best price $24.982026-01-07 — best price $44.892026-02-12 — best price $29.992026-02-28 — best price $44.892026-03-26 — best price $44.992026-04-01 — best price $24.992026-04-24 — best price $20.852026-05-08 — best price $44.892026-06-10 — best price $25.002026-06-19 — best price $43.062026-06-26 — best price $21.752026-07-11 — best price $44.892026-07-29 — best price $24.342026-08-03 — best price $24.662026-08-07 — best price $24.642026-08-12 — best price $57.592026-08-17 — best price $44.892026-08-21 — best price $58.472026-08-26 — best price $58.312026-09-17 — best price $49.992026-10-08 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

279682026-05-30 — 92 pageviews2026-06-03 — 107 pageviews2026-06-07 — 143 pageviews2026-06-11 — 117 pageviews2026-06-15 — 94 pageviews2026-06-19 — 74 pageviews2026-06-23 — 279 pageviews2026-06-27 — 127 pageviews2026-07-01 — 105 pageviews2026-07-05 — 111 pageviews2026-07-09 — 94 pageviews2026-07-13 — 93 pageviews2026-07-17 — 103 pageviews2026-07-21 — 83 pageviews2026-07-25 — 112 pageviews2026-07-29 — 98 pageviews2026-08-02 — 85 pageviews2026-08-06 — 108 pageviews2026-08-10 — 112 pageviews2026-08-14 — 77 pageviews2026-08-18 — 99 pageviews2026-08-22 — 71 pageviews2026-08-26 — 80 pageviews2026-08-30 — 80 pageviews2026-09-03 — 96 pageviews2026-09-07 — 107 pageviews2026-09-11 — 114 pageviews2026-09-15 — 108 pageviews2026-09-19 — 87 pageviews2026-09-23 — 117 pageviews2026-09-27 — 132 pageviews2026-10-01 — 101 pageviews2026-10-05 — 109 pageviews2026-10-08 — 95 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

38
achievements tracked
90.9%
earned "Certain Death"
39.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCaptions availableDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudStatsSteam Leaderboards

7 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox Series, Windows (Xbox)23,5231%38
PS5 (PlayStation)5,8188%38
Steam (Steam)1,7563%38

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

GoreNinjaActionCombatViolentAdventureDifficultRealisticSwordplayMartial Arts

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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