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Mark of the Ninja
In Mark of the Ninja, you'll know what it is to truly be a ninja. You must be silent, agile and clever to outwit your opponents in a world of gorgeous scenery and flowing animation. Marked with cursed tattoos giving you heightened senses, every situation presents you with options.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Stealth mechanics and varied approaches” (49 of 87 reviews) and “Stylized comic-book visuals” (16); the most common complaint is “Interrupted stealth and missing bosses” (5). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
49 of the 87 reviews raise this.
16 of the 87 reviews raise this.
“Honestly, this game vibes for me. I liked the story, the voice acting, the music, and the art / setting. The controls are consistent (even with the character feeling a little too sticky at times) and there are many…”
“Solid game. I'm going through my backlog of unplayed games to see what I'm missing, so I won't be playing this for long. May come back later and update the review. From the first two levels, the qualities of this game…”
“Great gameplay and art style”
12 of the 87 reviews raise this.
“10/10 Had an amazing story!”
“Honestly, this game vibes for me. I liked the story, the voice acting, the music, and the art / setting. The controls are consistent (even with the character feeling a little too sticky at times) and there are many…”
“The stealth/assassination gameplay of Mark of the Ninja is really good. Information is clearly telegraphed, you have plenty of tricks to use, and landing kills is satisfying. What really enamored me to the game, though,…”
11 of the 87 reviews raise this.
“Honestly, this game vibes for me. I liked the story, the voice acting, the music, and the art / setting. The controls are consistent (even with the character feeling a little too sticky at times) and there are many…”
“One of the best Stealth games i've ever played; no feeling quite like slinking across a ceiling past unaware guards. New Game + actually puts a super interesting challenge into play by (spoiler hidden) .”
10 of the 87 reviews raise this.
“One of the best Stealth games i've ever played; no feeling quite like slinking across a ceiling past unaware guards. New Game + actually puts a super interesting challenge into play by (spoiler hidden) .”
5 of the 87 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Honestly, this game vibes for me. I liked the story, the voice acting, the music, and the art / setting. The controls are consistent (even with the character feeling a little too sticky at times) and there are many…”
3 of the 87 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
3 of the 87 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Honestly, this game vibes for me. I liked the story, the voice acting, the music, and the art / setting. The controls are consistent (even with the character feeling a little too sticky at times) and there are many…”
Counted across 87 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 97.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“If you ask me what I was doiing this day in 1986, I was probably sitting on a couch somewhere smoking weed and playing video games. So now, when I am sitting on the couch smoking weed and playing video games, this is a fantastic time killer. A nice reminder that side-scroller's…”
— a player, Steam review · 188 hrs played“Platforming and Stealth gameplay doesn't get much better than this...”
— a player, Steam review · 59 hrs played“Its pretty good, I enjoyed my time, but I think after completing the game twice, I can shelve it for good.”
— a player, Steam review · 26 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-20.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Stealth · Platformer · Ninja · Indie · 2D · Action · Singleplayer · Side Scroller · Adventure · Assassin · Atmospheric · Controller (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 38 |
| Official site | http://www.markoftheninja.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1 Processor: AMD Phenom 9750 or Pentium D 800+ Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® 7800 GT or ATI Radeon™ HD 3000+ or better DirectX®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 2.5 GB HD space Sound: 100% DirectX9.0c compatible sound card and drivers