The following is an incomplete list of video games which feature ninja, mostly in action and role-playing games, from the early 1980s to the present. It is organized in alphabetical order.
Game series Series f-lo Genre Featured ninja characters/Notes Aero Fighters Shoot 'em upNinja pilot Hien - shooter game series since 1992 Arc the Lad Role-playingGun-wielding ninja Shu Arcana Heart Fighting Doggirl character Konoha since 2006 Battle Arena Toshinden Fighting Mondo - first three games in 1995–1996 Miyabi - Toshinden 4 (1999) Battle Raper Fighting Mai Kisaragi - Battle Raper (2002) Setsuna Yagami - Battle Raper 2 (2003) BlazBlue Fighting Bang Shishigami - BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger (2008), BlazBlue: Continuum Shift (2009), BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II (2010), BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend (2012), BlazBlue: Clone Phantasma and BlazBlue: Chronophantasma (2012) Bleach Fighting Bloody Roar Fighting Bakuryu Kohryu Bushido Blade Fighting Red Shadow Night Stalker - Bushido Blade 2 Clumsy Ninja Action-Adventure Clumsy Ninja Dance Central Other Shinju and Kichi - Dance Central 2 and Dance Central 3 Dead or Alive Fighting Ayane - also as a major character in Ninja Gaiden Hayate Kasumi - the runaway ninja who is the series' main character since 1996 and also appeared in Ninja Gaiden Genra,Raidou, and Shiden Dragon Ninja Rush Action-adventure Dragon Ninja Clan in the magical myth and legend Eternal Champions Fighting Shadow Yamato - main character of Eternal Champions (1994), Eternal Champions: Challenge from the Dark Side (1995) and X-Perts (1996) Far East of Eden Role-playing Fighters Destiny Fighting Ninja - Fighters Destiny (1998) and in its 1999 sequel Final Fantasy / Kingdom Hearts Role-playing Edge - Final Fantasy IV (1991) Shadow - Final Fantasy VI (1994) Yuffie Kisaragi - Final Fantasy VII (1997) and spin-offs "Ninja" is one of the available job classes in Final Fantasy Tactics (1997) Final Fight Beat' em up Guy - first Final Fight (1989) Maki Genryusai - Final Fight 2 (1993) Flame of Recca Fighting Gatchaman Various Ganbare Goemon (Mystical Ninja) Various Ishikawa Goemon, Goemon, Ebisumaru, and Yae Genji Action-adventure Genji: Dawn of the Samurai (2005) Genji: Days of the Blade (2006) G.I. Joe Action Snake Eyes, Storm Shadow, Jinx and Kamakura Guilty Gear Fighting Chipp Zanuff Answer House of Dead Ninjas Platform Free-to-play games House of Dead Ninjas (2011) and Super House of Dead Ninjas (2012). I-Ninja Role-playing/ Platform I-Ninja Izuna Role-playing Izuna and her friend Shino are hidden characters in the 2010 fighting game Windy X Windam JaJaMaru Action Ninja JaJaMaru-kun (1985) JaJaMaru Gekimaden: Maboroshi no Kinmajou (1990) Ganso JaJaMaru-kun (1999) Kage no Densetsu Action The Legend of Kage (1985), its 2006 remake, and The Legend of Kage 2 (2008). Kessen Strategy Several ninja characters and units are featured in Kessen (2000) and Kessen III (2004). Killer Instinct Fighting Jago Black Orchid The King of Fighters Fighting Mai Shiranui since 1992 - she was introduced in the Fatal Fury series Mai's boyfriend Andy Bogard since 1991 - also from the Fatal Fury series, and Eiji Kisaragi since 1994 - from the Art of Fighting series Lin, Nagase, Ron and Bandeiras Hattori Kinnikuman Muscle Grand Prix Fighting The Ninja (Shounetsu Jigoku) Kirby Platform Waiu - Kirby's Dream Land 2 Kirby (Ninja Ability) - first appeared in Kirby Super Star (1996) Bio Spark - first appeared in Kirby Super Star (1996) Moonja - first appeared in Kirby's Return to Dream Land (2011) The Last Blade Fighting Zantetsu Last Ninja Action-adventure Armakuni, a time-travelling ninja The Legend of Zelda Action-adventure Sheik - the Sheikah ninja Mark of the Ninja Stealth Mute, nameless ninja - referred to as the "Marked Ninja" Dosai - the elder Hisomu ninja Mega Man Platform Several ninja characters Shadow Man (Mega Man 3, 1990), Phantom (Mega Man Zero, 2002; Mega Man Star Force 2, 2007; Zerker × Ninja) Metal Gear Stealth Kyle Schneider Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake Gray Fox (Metal Gear Solid, 1998) Olga Gurlukovich (Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, 2001) Raiden (Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, 2008; Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, 2013) Mini Ninjas Action-adventure Mini Ninjas (2009), Mini Ninjas Adventures (2012) Mortal Kombat Fighting Many ninja characters since 1992 - Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Mileena, Kitana, Jade, Noob Saibot, Cyrax, Sektor, Smoke, Reptile, Ermac, Rain, Skarlet, Tremor and Khameleon. Naruto Various Numerous games based on the hit manga and anime franchise since the early 2000s N Platform N (2004) N+ (2008) N++ (2015) Ninja Gaiden Action Ryu Hayabusa (also in the Dead or Alive games) - arcade and NES games in 1988 Momiji - Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword (2008), Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 (2009), Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge, Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate and Dead or Alive 6.Lego Ninjago: Nindroids Puzzle, Fighting, Action Several main characters are ninja. The game is about a ninja team. Lego Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin Puzzle, Fighting, Action All of the starting characters are ninja. You can unlock several other ninja characters as well. The main characters are all part of a ninja team. Ninja Master Action Ninja Master (1986) and its sequel, Oriental Hero (1987) Ninja Warriors Beat 'em up The Ninja Warriors and The Ninja Warriors Again of 1987-1994 - Ninja and Kunoichi (also Kamaitachi in Again) Ninja-Kid Various Two Ninja-Kid games (1984–1987) as well as Ninja Taro (1991). Nintama Rantaro VariousRantaro and his friends and teachers at the ninja school Onimusha Action-adventure Several playable ninja characters: Kaede (Onimusha: Warlords, 2000; Onimusha Blade Warriors, 2003) Akane "Jubei" Yagyū (Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams, 2006) Kotaro Fuma (based on the historical figure Fuma Kotaro) - Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny (2002), Onimusha Tactics (2003) Pokémon Various Nincada, Ninjask, Shedinja, Accelgor, Greninja, and others Koga - first appeared in Pokémon Red and Green/Red and Blue Janine - first appeared in Pokémon Gold and Silver Power Instinct Fighting Saizo Hattori - since the first game in 1993 Hizumi Yukinoue - Groove On Fight Takumi Hattori - Saizo's cousin since 2009. Power Rangers Various Power Stone Fighting Ayame - Power Stone (1999) and Power Stone 2 (2000) Rumble Roses Fighting Benikage (Bloody Shadow) - Rumble Roses and Rumble Roses XX (2004–2006)Girls of Rumble Roses - PlayStation 2 Feature at IGN her alter ego Yasha Saboteur Action-adventure Anonymous ninja in the first game (1985) Nina - the sequel (1987) Samurai Shodown Fighting Several ninja characters - Earthquake, Hanzo Hattori Hattori Hanzō, another Hanzo Hattori), Kazuki Kazama, Sogetsu Kazama, Basara the Executioner, Galford D. Weller, Rasetsu, Iroha, Shiki, Saya, Oboro and Oboro's Amazons. Savage Reign Fighting Gozu and Mezu They return in the sequel Kizuna Encounter (1996), joined by Jyazu. Sengoku Beat 'em up All of the player characters in the third installment are ninjas, as are many of the enemies in all three games released in 1991–2001 Sengoku Ace Shoot 'em up Several player and enemy boss characters (1992–2005). Sengoku Basara Crowd fighting Sarutobi Sasuke Fuma Kotaro Kasuga Senran Kagura Fighting A series of fan service games that began with Senran Kagura: Skirting Shadows (previously known as Kagura: Portrait of Girls) in 2011. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Action-AdventureMain character, Sekiro, referred to as the "one-armed Wolf" is a shinobi Shadow of the Ninja Platform The 1990 original game as well as its 2001 prequel follow-up, Return of the Ninja.Shadow Tactics: Blades of the ShogunTop-down StealthHayato is a shinobi or ninja.Shadow WarriorFirst-Person ShooterThe main character, Lo Wang, is a ninja. Shining Force Tactical role-playing A series in which ninja is a fairly common job class. Hanzou - Shining Force Slade - Shining Force II (an anthromoprhic rat) Akane and Rodi - Shining the Holy Ark Baron - Shining Force Neo (an antromoprhic wolf) Shinobi Action Joe Musashi - from the Oboro clan, or his relatives Hotsuma (and his brother Moritsune) - 2002 PS2 game Hibana - 2003 Nightshade (originally titled Kunoichi in Japan) Shinobido Stealth Shinobido: Way of the Ninja (2005), Shinobido: Tales of the Ninja (2006) and Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen (2011) Skylanders Toys-To-Life Stealth Elf - first appeared in Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure Ninjini - first appeared in Skylanders: Giants Stink Bomb - first appeared in Skylanders: SWAP Force Lob-Star - first appeared in Skylanders: Trap Team Tae Kwon Crow - first appeared in Skylanders: Trap Team Starcast - first appeared in Skylanders: Imaginators Boom Bloom - first appeared in Skylanders: Imaginators Sonic the Hedgehog Platform Espio the Chameleon - Knuckles' Chaotix, Sonic the Fighters, Sonic Heroes, Shadow the Hedgehog, Sonic Rivals 2, Sonic Generations, Sonic Forces Sonic Frontiers features mini-bosses Shinobi and Kunoichi Soul Fighting Taki - a wandering demon hunter who appears in Soul Edge as well as all the Soulcalibur titles since 1996 Yoshimitsu - who has originated in the Tekken series Natsu - Taki's young disciple - Soulcalibur V (2012) Street Fighter Fighting Guy and Maki - from the Final Fight series Geki Ibuki Vega Zeku Strider Action Hiryu and Hien - the Striders being a futuristic group of hi-tech ninja agents Suikoden Role-playing Kage and Kasumi - Suikoden I and II Ayame and Watari - Suikoden III Super Chinese Various Little Ninja Brothers (1989), Ninja Boy (1990) and Super Ninja Boy (1991) Super Smash Bros. Fighting Sheik - since Melee (2001) Greninja - since 3DS/WiiU (2014) Taikou Risshiden Role-playing Tales of... Role-playing Sheena Fujibayashi - Tales of Symphonia and Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World Suzu Fujibayashi - Tales of Phantasia, Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon, Tales of the World: Summoner's Lineage Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 TMNT Various Aska - 1993's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters Rabbids (from Rayman Raving Rabbids) - 2009's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Smash-Up Tekken Fighting Yoshimitsu, Kunimitsu, Raven, and Master Raven Tenchu Stealth Sho Kosugi and Kane Kosugi - ninjutsuka references Rin - Tenchu: Fatal Shadows and Tenchu: Time of the Assassins Ayame and Rikimaru - 3D Dot Game Heroes Variable Geo Fighting Ninja waitresses Chiho Masuda and Kyoko Kirishima Vasara Shoot 'em up Virtua Fighter Fighting Kage-Maru and his mother Tsukikage (also known as Dural) WarioWare Various Kat and Ana Ninja Steve (Gold) Warriors Crowd fighting Several ninja characters in the Samurai Warriors and Warriors Orochi series - Ishikawa Goemon, Hanzo Hattori, Kotaro Fuma, Kunoichi, Nene and others since 2004 Way of the Tiger Various Wizardry Role-playing Kyo Hattori - Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land World Heroes Fighting Hanzou - Hanzo Hattori Fuuma (Fuuma Kotarou) - also appeared in Aggressors of Dark Kombat X-Men Various X-Men character Psylocke - X-Men 2: Clone Wars, Marvel Super Heroes, X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse (all three in 1995), X-Men: Children of the Atom (1994), Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes (2000), X-Men: Mutant Academy 2 (2001), X-Men Legends (2004) and Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 (2009), Marvel Super Hero Squad Online (2011) and Marvel: Avengers Alliance (2012), among other games. YuYu Hakusho Fighting Toya Zool Platform Zool, a ninja from the "Nth dimension" in Zool (1992) and Zool 2 (1993) Zooz, Zool's girlfriend in Zool 2
Visual novel series SeriesGamesChichi NinjaChichi Ninja: Matenrou e Chichi Bomber (2004) Chichi Ninja Revolution: Kanojo-tachi wo Choukyou Seyo (2008)Choukou Sennin Haruka超昂閃忍ハルカ - アリスソフト Choukou Sennin Haruka (2008) Choukou Sennin Haruka: Haruka VS Escalayer (2009) Choukou Sennin Haruka: Shippuu!? Ninja Dai Sakusen (2009)TaimaninTaimanin Asagi (2005) Taimanin Asagi Gaiden: Chaos Arena Hen (2006) Taimanin Asagi 2 (2006) Taimanin Murasaki: Kunoichi Kairai Dorei ni Otsu (2008) Taimanin Yukikaze (2011) Taimanin Asagi 3 (2012)