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Mark of the Ninja

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.

Developer Klei Entertainment Publisher Microsoft Studios Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux StealthPlatformerNinjaIndie2D
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

97.0%positive15,836 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“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
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Platforming and Stealth gameplay doesn't get much better than this...”

— a player, Steam review · 59 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“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 played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:13 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

6playing at last check
824-hour peak
5,020all-time peak
0 500 1k 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 934 avg · Sep 2013

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

38achievements
14.7%median completion
2.6%rarest: The Humble Moth
91.0% of players 78.3% of players 59.5% of players 53.9% of players 48.8% of players 36.6% of players 34.7% of players 32.2% of players 31.0% of players 30.4% of players 29.2% of players 27.2% of players 27.0% of players 26.6% of players 23.1% of players 21.8% of players 18.4% of players 15.7% of players 15.6% of players 14.7% of players 14.4% of players 11.3% of players 8.8% of players 7.8% of players 6.6% of players 6.6% of players 6.5% of players 6.2% of players 5.7% of players 5.0% of players 4.9% of players 4.7% of players 4.6% of players 3.8% of players 3.6% of players 3.5% of players 3.3% of players 2.6% of players 91.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
91.0%Hisomu's Heir — Kill one guard.
78.3%Awakened — Save Azai from the mercenaries.
59.5%Stealth Assassin — Perform 25 successful stealth kills.
Rarest badges of honor
2.6%The Humble Moth — Stun an elite guard with moths then dispatch him.
3.3%Couldn't Do That Before — Disable a spotlight using the Dusk Moths.
3.5%Cordyceps — Dispatch two enemies at once using a body infected with Toxic Fungus.

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.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-07-11

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Oct 19, 2018
Mark of the Ninja - Bug fixes from Remastered Edition

Hey All, During the course of the development of the Remastered Edition we fixed up several bugs that we came across. We brought these fixes over to the classic edition of the game as well for those w

Oct 03, 2018
Rhymes With Play Dev Cast - Mark of the Ninja: Remastered

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/4158509/7655a7b58b7e0233c9b985e5edf421f4e9fcec0d.png Join us on Twitch.tv this Thursday, October 4th, 2018 at 3:30 PM (Pacific) for t

Sep 25, 2018
Mark of the Ninja: Remastered

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/4158509/a925a89d264c9a58681f2a653e63d1502c1bef4d.png In Mark of the Ninja Remastered, you'll know what it is to truly be a ninja. You

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie
Player tagsStealth · Platformer · Ninja · Indie · 2D · Action · Singleplayer · Side Scroller · Adventure · Assassin · Atmospheric · Controller (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese *
ControllerFull support
Achievements38
Estimated owners1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://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