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NINJA GAIDEN Σ2 [NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection] cover art

NINJA GAIDEN Σ2 [NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection]

KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. · 2021-06-09

SteamMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventure

Franchise: Ninja Gaiden · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Oct 01, 2009 (PlayStation 3), Jun 10, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 10, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Jun 10, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Jun 10, 2021 (Xbox One)

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NINJA GAIDEN Σ2 [NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection] is a $39.99 Action and Adventure game released in 2021, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Mostly Positive sentiment (80% of 1,977 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-10-08

14
playing now
80%
positive of 2.0k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
81/100
IGDB user rating (35 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

14 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 06:00 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.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 14 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 156 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~20/week).
  • · Review velocity down 23% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (538 reviews).
  • · Top 11% of 28,109 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 40k–89k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,977 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

12-month high $0.00 · on sale 7 of 7 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
35435420212026Week of 2021-06-01: 354 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 184 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2882026-09-16 08:00 — 10 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 15 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 14 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 9 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 16 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 12 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 11 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 19 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 26 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 11 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 9 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 17 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 10 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 9 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 17 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 12 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 12 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 16 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 21 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 19 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 16 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 12 players2026-10-15 06:00 — 14 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
26413Jun 2021Aug 2026Jun 2021 — avg 264 · peak 690Aug 2021 — avg 41 · peak 97Oct 2021 — avg 26 · peak 63Dec 2021 — avg 20 · peak 40Feb 2022 — avg 17 · peak 37Apr 2022 — avg 19 · peak 60Jun 2022 — avg 19 · peak 37Aug 2022 — avg 16 · peak 34Oct 2022 — avg 16 · peak 31Dec 2022 — avg 14 · peak 26Feb 2023 — avg 15 · peak 30Apr 2023 — avg 23 · peak 44Jun 2023 — avg 14 · peak 31Aug 2023 — avg 13 · peak 29Oct 2023 — avg 14 · peak 27Dec 2023 — avg 14 · peak 30Feb 2024 — avg 16 · peak 35Apr 2024 — avg 21 · peak 43Jun 2024 — avg 17 · peak 34Aug 2024 — avg 20 · peak 48Oct 2024 — avg 18 · peak 34Dec 2024 — avg 18 · peak 40Feb 2025 — avg 52 · peak 108Apr 2025 — avg 28 · peak 61Jun 2025 — avg 25 · peak 49Aug 2025 — avg 26 · peak 50Oct 2025 — avg 32 · peak 91Dec 2025 — avg 23 · peak 47Feb 2026 — avg 16 · peak 30Apr 2026 — avg 17 · peak 36Jun 2026 — avg 18 · peak 36Aug 2026 — avg 16 · peak 36
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$0.00$0.002026-08-282026-10-092026-08-28 — best price $0.002026-09-04 — best price $0.002026-09-11 — best price $0.002026-09-18 — best price $0.002026-09-25 — best price $0.002026-10-02 — best price $0.002026-10-09 — best price $0.00
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

41
achievements tracked
79.3%
earned "Learned the Reverse Wind"
40.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyPlayable without Timed InputDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller Support

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

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,8734%41

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

Player tags

GoreNinjaActionNudityViolentAdventureDifficultControllerSingleplayerThird Person

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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