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SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance
Developer SEGA, Lizardcube
Shinobi: Art of Vengeance is a 2025 action platform game developed by Lizardcube and published by Sega. It is a revival of Sega's Shinobi series, and the first new entry since Shinobi (2011). It was released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. A Nintendo Switch 2 version is set to be released on September 24, 2026. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
446 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
86
LovedLoved
235 positive · 38 negative
95% range 81–90%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 235 | 38 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 28 | 8 | 107 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 11 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
1,832 of 2,012 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
86% recommend · 221 yes, 36 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 257 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (4,092 of 4,974 positive).
Players praise the game's fluid combat and stunning hand-drawn art. [1][2][3] Some reviewers note frustrating platforming sections and cheap deaths. [4][5][6] A few players criticize the lack of endgame content and repetitive gameplay. [7][3][8]
Liked
Representative posts
- [5]
I have just 100%d the game in its entirety. One of the only games I feel compelled to write a review on. This game is really good when it's focused on the combat. It's beautiful, its art direction is A1, and I don't mind how simplistic the story is. And as someone that comes from a background of Celeste, Super Meat Boy, Hollow Knight, etc.... it's also padded by the worst platforming segments ever. Skill issue or …
- [1]
There are two ninjas, inside of Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, who want different things. One ninja wants to be Bayonetta, or Doom Eternal even. A series of battle arenas strung together, with a lot of expressive combat, incentivised and directed by its execution system and using different attacks as means to replenish gauges. The other ninja wants to be a Celeste or the hoppy bits of Hollow Knight. A (a little half …
- [4]
+Top tier hand drawn art +Terrific music +Variety in stages +Fun combat +Forgiving, frequent checkpoints -Many parts with cheap deaths. Annoying. -Auto-climb makes the platforming in Secret Bunker awful. -Secret Bunker is optional, but soured me so much, I almost want to give a thumbs down. -Achievements, items, and a secret boss require finishing that room. A shame, since 99% of the game is really sweet and I love …
- [3]
SHINOBI is incredible! The animations are mesmerizing, the visuals are AMAZING; combat is fluid and super fun with a lot of combos and moves to unlock so you have different play styles. And the music? The music of this game is so good and exciting! Here we have a simple but engaging story, that takes around 20 hours to complete of you explore everything. I like the characters and also every single stage is fun and a …
- [2]
Stellar. A total knockout. Here's what this game is NOT: it's not a next-gen, new school Metroidvania in the mold of Hollow Knight, 9 Souls or Blasphemous. Nowadays, modern entries into the genre prioritize vast, labyrinthine, exploration-driven experiences combined with souls-like combat... and while they're cool (and sometimes downright incredible), they play nothing like the side-scrolling platformers I grew up …
Summarised from 34 of the 377 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Players who liked SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance talk about fluid and satisfying combat with many combos; those who didn't talk about frustrating platforming with janky controls. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Shinobi: Art of Vengeance received "generally favorable" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator Metacritic. The game was nominated for "Best Action Game" at The Game Awards 2025.
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 446 · most liked firstThis is why you cannot trust YouTubers and publishers in the retrogaming space. This 2025 megadrive game presented as "better than most snes game" has assets traced over existing sprites (Wild Guns and Shinobi III) and AI-generated backgrounds. Garbage game, garbage company, garbage shill youtuber.
negative · AI labelView post →FYI the new Shinobi game is coming to retail in Japan. It'll be much cheaper - and faster - than buying from LRG.
neutral · AI labelView post →Started the new Shinobi game. Already off to a good start. #shinobi #sega
positive · AI labelView post →Shadow Dancer is the second game in the Shinobi series. Maybe. The identity of the main character changes in every release. Arcade: n/a Mega Drive: Shinobi Japanese manual: Hayate Master System in game: Fuma Master System instruction manual: Takashi (inspired by @mattmcmuscles.bsky.social)
neutral · AI labelView post →The new Shinobi game is great too, incredible year for being a little ninja guy running left to right across a screen
positive · AI labelView post →Hearing that both the new Ninja Gaiden and the new Shinobi game are good. I’m assuming those UK ninja sword laws were put in place to dilute their inevitable influence.
neutral · AI labelView post →Still early goings with Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, but what a nice game so far. Smooth, fast, great feedback on the attacks. I adore the artwork too. Character art is totally 80s anime.
positive · AI labelView post →I played the new Shinobi game and I'm in love venturebeat.com/games/shinob...
positive · AI labelView post →Everyone is right to move their game out of the way of Shinobi
neutral · AI labelView post →I’ve waited 30 years for a Shinobi game of this caliber. My review is live on @gvg.io! youtu.be/D3eW8CNjaHM?...
positive · AI labelView post →Can't believe they made a game after me. Let's go 🥷 #Shinobi #PS5
neutral · AI labelView post →I reviewed Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, which is perhaps my favorite game of 2025 so far.
positive · AI labelView post →SHINOBI II: THE SILENT FURY SEGA 1992 GAME GEAR
neutral · AI labelView post →Diving back into Shinobi on Switch. It’s such a gorgeous game.
positive · AI labelView post →This track is called "Honeypa Shinobi - Fuurinkazan Drive"! Neptunia X SENRAN KAGURA was an awesome game! The gameplay was a new take for both series, it was a slower paced ARPG with combat similar to a Souls game! It was also cool to see characters from both series interact, it was a fun game!
neutral · AI labelView post →SHINOBI II: THE SILENT FURY SEGA 1992 GAME GEAR
neutral · AI labelView post →Started playing the new Shinobi today after getting it on sale and holy shit this game is so fucking gas. I am dying to see what the SEGA Villain DLC is gonna look like.
positive · AI labelView post →G.G. SHINOBI SEGA 1991 GAME GEAR
neutral · AI labelView post →Random Game From Your Collection Saturday: Shinobi for the NES!!! The more unlicensed the better, and this was a pretty big one to play on a Nintendo console back in the day
neutral · AI labelView post →There are two ninjas, inside of Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, who want different things. One ninja wants to be Bayonetta, or Doom Eternal even. A series of battle arenas strung together, with a lot of expressive combat, incentivised and directed by its execution system and using different attacks as means to replenish gauges. The other ninja wants to be a Celeste or the hoppy bits of Hollow Knight. A (a little half hearted in this case) metroidva- ahem- search action game, with bouts of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Weekend plans look immaculate 😌✨ 🎮 Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound 🎮 The Adventures of Elliot Demo 🎮 Shinobi: Art of Vengeance Demo But first tonight, hope to finish Eriksholm and have the DK accessibility review ready to post tomorrow!
neutral · AI labelView post →Looks like a new set of SEGA Game Gear Mystery Mini-Figures have been released at Target. $5 each. Each comes with a small character toy, alongside a replica Game Gear cart. Sonic, Shinobi and Streets of Rage can be collected. #SonicNews H/T @/EliteGamingNews
neutral · AI labelView post →Little fun idea of Diddy Kong in Mario Kart World alongside all potential costumes he’d could get in the game Pro Racer Shinobi Tutankongmun Monkey King Art by @sigdowee.bsky.social #MarioKartWorld #DiddyKong
neutral · AI labelView post →Stellar. A total knockout. Here's what this game is NOT: it's not a next-gen, new school Metroidvania in the mold of Hollow Knight, 9 Souls or Blasphemous. Nowadays, modern entries into the genre prioritize vast, labyrinthine, exploration-driven experiences combined with souls-like combat... and while they're cool (and sometimes downright incredible), they play nothing like the side-scrolling platformers I grew up on in the 80s and 90s. Many modern Metroidvanias feature retro aesthetics, but…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Summer Game Fest Play Days Day 1 is done! - got to play Shinobi, Sonic Racing, Lego Party and saw a few things I can’t disclose yet! I have footage of Sonic and Shinobi - will upload soon! I have more meetings tomorrow, going to be fun! Heres a chocobo 😂
neutral · AI labelView post →You may remember that I recently cleared the new Shinobi game. I did not enjoy it. kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2025/10/02/s...
negative · AI labelView post →Shinobi Art of Vengeance has been nominated for best action game at the game awards. The team couldn't be prouder, we are truly thankful 🔥🙂
neutral · AI labelView post →Oh this Shinobi game fuckin rocks with character designs. Funny enough with lizardcube involved, the layout's similar to Wonder Boy too
positive · AI labelView post →The G.G. Shinobi Game Gear Sega, 1991
neutral · AI labelView post →I have just 100%d the game in its entirety. One of the only games I feel compelled to write a review on. This game is really good when it's focused on the combat. It's beautiful, its art direction is A1, and I don't mind how simplistic the story is. And as someone that comes from a background of Celeste, Super Meat Boy, Hollow Knight, etc.... it's also padded by the worst platforming segments ever. Skill issue or not, I felt a strong annoyance towards the end of the game. The game's controls…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Shinobi for PS2 was the winning game, and we made it through 3/4th of the game tonight. We'll continue it next Monday, the final stages are gonna body us. Back Tuesday with a bonus sponsored stream, see ya then! www.twitch.tv/protonjon/cl...
neutral · AI labelView post →That Shinobi game looks so freaking good.
positive · AI labelView post →Sometimes a game is so good I'll just compulsively punch my leg out of sheer overwhelming and compulsory joy... Shinobi is that game rn. Ouchie. LMAO. 💜😭😜
positive · AI labelView post →BREAKING: The Villains DLC for Shinobi: Art of Vengeance is now live! #SonicNews The game is currently on sale for 40% off.
neutral · AI labelView post →♥♥♥♥ man this Denuvo ♥♥♥♥ keeps crashing my game, sometimes hours of the progress won`t be saved at all dude that`s so frustrating
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →27th game of 2025: Shinobi Art of Vengeance 🥷 It truly is YEAR OF THE NINJA. Ragebound made me stupid happy. Now Shinobi made me stupid happy. 100%’ing these stages was a treat. Combat SLAPS. Art SLAPS. Platforming SLAPPED ME 🤣 but call me Hashirama bc I am the god of Shinobi 😤 play this game 👏👏
positive · AI labelView post →Sega unveils the Shinobi: Art of Vengeance side-scrolling game for release on August 29!
neutral · AI labelView post →To be honest, I really enjoy 2D action side-scrolling games like this yet, paradoxically, whenever play games in this genre, tend to struggle whether it’s due to a lack of skill, impatience, or other issues. This has been my experience with titles like Hollow Knight, Silksong, and etc. Every animation from the slashes of the Oborozuki katana and the throwing of kunai to the transitions between ninpo techniques is rendered with highly dynamic, hand-drawn artistry. The environments, ranging…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Happy 35th Anniversary to Sega's The Revenge of Shinobi/the Super Shinobi for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. It's easily one of my all-time favorite games and soundtracks! Here's a quick sprite display video with my pixel art based on the game, with Yuzo Koshiro's "The Shinobi" BGM.
neutral · AI labelView post →Really cool Mega Drive game where Shinobi and his dog battle against a dangerous cult.
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm alone on this #RandomGameSaturday Valentine's, so I'm cursing you with the Sega Game Gear art for Shinobi. At least I guess that floating head is looking at ya shinboi pretty intently? I'm very thematic like that
neutral · AI labelView post →Shinobi: Art of Vengeance | Review Thread. Game Information -------------------- **Game Title**: SHINOBI: Art Of Vengeance **Platforms**: - PlayStation 5 (Aug 29, 2025) - PlayStation 4 (Aug 29, 2025) - PC (Aug 28, 2025) - Xbox Series X/S (Aug 29, 2025) - Xbox One (Aug 29, 2025) - Nintendo Switch (Aug 29, 2025) **Trailers**: - [SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance – Demo Trailer – Nintendo Switch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0vn1PHoSnM) - [Shinobi: Art…
neutral · AI labelView post →Sega has announced the full title for its upcoming Shinobi game. Shinobi: Art of Vengeance will be released in August. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sega-sh...
neutral · AI labelView post →Remember when we got a Shinobi game by Lizardcube and Ninja Gaiden by The Game Kitchen, and they rocked? This is the shit I’m talking about!!!!
neutral · AI labelView post →Shinobi CLEAR! What a terrible, terrible game :/
negative · AI labelView post →If you really want to show off the beauty of the Steam Deck OLED screen, this game is the perfect showcase piece. The hand-drawn animations, colors and animations pop out amazingly on the OLED screen and it's truly beautiful and smooth. Underneath the highly polished graphics is a very engaging action-platformer that has plenty of call-backs to the original Shinobi games on Genesis (Mainly Shinobi 3) and plenty of unique twists and gameplay elements of it's own. It really is the perfect…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was today years old when I learned that it's only the red cars that can damage you on the road section in 5-2 in Revenge of Shinobi. I always thought that section was the hardest part of the entire game and an absolute YOLO to the finish line, and turns out it's actually quite easy. Oops.
neutral · AI labelView post →Finally got around to starting Shinobi III. Holy fuck this game is awesome.
neutral · AI labelView post →Shinobi: Art of Vengeance is probably my favorite game about revenge of the last couple of decades because it doesn't do any corny moralizing about revenge and in fact frames revenge (correctly) as cool and good, with only positive consequences for you at the end
positive · AI labelView post →Honestly I'm pretty disappointed... I really wanted to enjoy this game, the art is beautiful, the artists did a really good job, but it has just so many flaws it didn't sit quite right with me. I recently finished Prince of Persia The Lost Crown which was magnificent and I can't help but compare these 2. The platforming in Shinobi is much less satisfying, movement feels less polished, the platforming itself is plain worse, some parameters such as climbing up walls feels random. Falling deals…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Earthion this game absolutely fucks HARD modern Genesis/Megadrive game by Yuzo Koshiro, composer for Streets of Rage/Shinobi, etc
neutral · AI labelView post →This review will probs be most-viewed by 35-45 year olds' so I'll speak to that demographic. Will you get Shinobi nostalgia from the 90s? - maybe a bit. However chances are more likely that you'll experience Sega nostalgia. This game is pure Sega and I personally really like that. It has thus-far made me really hopeful that we'll get and Altered Beast remake aswell as a Golden Axe one, too. It skirts the boundaries of "Doable" and "instakill", beautifully, while bringing 21st Century art style…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →100% Playthrough of #Shinobi continues in 1 hours. LOVING this game. youtube.com/live/5dXis_6...
positive · AI labelView post →Shadowrun (Sega version) - one of the best RPGs of all time Grim Dawn - I was a big Diablo 2 guy, and this is the next step up Chronotrigger - probably my favourite RPG Terraria - just a treasure of a game and fun for lan coop Deus Ex - my favourite game of all time Final Fantasy 6 - perfect example of what was good about the SNES Sonic 3 and Knuckles - there's a lot of excellent 8 and 16 bit platformers, this one is edging out some tough competition from Shinobi 3 KKnD - I'm going back…
neutral · AI labelView post →I personally want to shout out to Falcon gameranx because without him I would not have found out about this game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is not really a Shinobi game, more some generic metroidvania. The level design is crap, you don't even need to think to do most of the platforming. And requires replaying stages to get everything. The combat gameplay is good, but enemies don´t offer a good challenge. Visually it is great. And what a ♥♥♥♥ story, rather not have any. And they kill his dog
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the sleeper hits of 2025, very fun and stylish action platformer.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Shinobi: Art of Vengeance - Official SEGA Villains Stage DLC Animated Trailer. this goes hard
neutral · AI labelView post →Great 2D scroll action game with a few flaws, 7/10 Takes 9-12 hours to complete. Shops and collectable to unlock, simple but branched out combos from heavy and light attack, Art style is great, boss are interesting, main stages are not too hard. Seems like this is an old series getting reboot, so guess it's normal dev know what they're doing, and it's quite good. But game has a quite a few flaw: 1. You character is way too stronger than average mob. It's like a playing a sekiro…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Remember playing Shinobi games? This is the Game Gear version.
neutral · AI labelView post →
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