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Shadow of the Ninja - Reborn
After 34 years in the shadows, prepare to see this legendary action adventure in a new light! Looking and playing better than ever before, Shadow of the Ninja - Reborn is Tengo Project’s remake of a cult classic, that the fans have been waiting for.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-14.
“I won't lie, a remake of Kage, I mean, Shadow of the Ninja is not on my bingo card, but here it is. One of the most underrated NES game got remade, and I couldn't be happier: The Good: - The artstyle was so good and fluid. - The level design and the boss fight are good. Bosses…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“Fantastic game. Every mechanic is carefully crafted and expertly designed. Feels more like a fighting game than a platformer.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“A remake I did not know I needed, it's beautiful in every aspect possible, from the sprites to the OST. Extremely challenging, as it's retro in every way, but with welcomed additions, encouraging you to replay it again and again until you can get to beat it without even dying…”
— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-08-02 18:57 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Get Ready for Shadow of the Ninja - Reborn at Steam's Lunar New Year Sale!
Good evening, everyone! The side-scrolling action game , a full remake by the original Japanese development team behind Shadow of the Ninja, will be taking part in the Eastern Game Fest Sale 2025 from
Get Ready for Shadow of the Ninja - Reborn at Steam's Lunar New Year Sale!
Hello gamers! Shadow of the Ninja - Reborn will soon be participating in Steam's Lunar New Year Sale with an all-time low price! Come join the event and get an awesome gaming experience. Event Period:
Can be played comfortably on Steam Deck!
You can still play on Steam Deck as well! Enjoy playing on Steam Deck, where you can play anytime, anywhere.
Guangzhou video Game Museum, we are waiting for you here！
Have a great weekend, guys! Developed by TENGO PROJECT of NatsumeAtari in Japan, the special exhibition of "KAGE ~ Shadow of the Ninja Shadowwarrior" is currently in progress at Guangzhou "Wanwuyuan V
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, RPG |
| Player tags | Action · Side Scroller · Ninja · Retro · Action RPG · 2D Platformer · 2D · Platformer · Anime · Cartoon · Colorful · Action-Adventure (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud |
| Languages | English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain |
| Achievements | 15 |
| Estimated owners | 0 – 20,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.winning-ent.co.jp/kage/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7, 8.1, 10 x64 Processor: AMD FX-4350 / Intel® Core™ i3-3210 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: AMD Radeon™ R7 260X (2GB VRAM) / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750(2GB VRAM) Storage: 2 GB available space