Series

Shinobi

14 games · 1987–2026

The whole series

Timeline 14

Games: 14; 1 remake or remaster
Span: 1987–2025; 39 years
Average score: 70; IGDB, released games
Highest rated: 89; Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
Latest release: 2025; Shinobi: Art of Vengeance

Releases by year

Released

1980s
3 games · best: The Revenge of Shinobi 75
1987
Series debut
November 16, 1987
Shinobi
Team Shinobi · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up · Adventure
63IGDB
The five missions in the game are each three or four stages long. Several hostages are being held in each stage; Joe must rescue all of them before he is allowed to finish the stage. The last stage in each mission has no hostages, but instead features a powerful boss character whom Joe must defeat. After completing each of the first four missions the player is taken to a bonus stage, where he can earn an extra life…
- Arcade
- DOS
- Amiga
- Amstrad CPC
- Atari ST/STE
- Commodore C64/128/MAX
- +3
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1989
1989
1989
Shadow Dancer
Team Shinobi · Platform · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
65IGDBDelisted
Shadow Dancer is an action platform game developed by Sega for the Sega System 18 arcade system in 1989. A port of the game was published by Sega for the Sega Master System, and ports to several home computers were published by…
- PC
- Mac
- Linux
- Arcade
- +5
Remade in 1990
December 2, 1989
The Revenge of Shinobi
Sega Enterprises, Ltd. · Platform · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
75IGDB
The Revenge of Shinobi, known as The Super Shinobi in Japan, is the continuation of Shadow Dancer - the arcade sequel to Shinobi. The game was the first Shinobi title developed exclusively for home consoles.
- PC
- Mac
- Linux
- iOS
- +5
1990s
6 games · 1 remake · best: Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master 78
1990
1990
December 1, 1990
Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi
Sega Enterprises, Ltd. · Platform · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
71IGDBRemake
Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi, also known as just Shadow Dancer, is a side-scrolling action game produced by SEGA that was originally released for the SEGA Genesis in 1990. It has been re-released via downloading services…
- PC
- Mac
- Linux
- Wii
- +1
Remake of Shadow Dancer (1989)
1990
The Cyber Shinobi
Sega Enterprises, Ltd. · Platform · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
69IGDB
The Cyber Shinobi is the SEGA Master System exclusive sequel to Shinobi. In some context the game has the subtitle Shinobi Part 2. It was the first Shinobi game to not have an Arcade counterpart.
- Sega Master System/Mark III
1991
1991
April 26, 1991
Shinobi
Sega Enterprises, Ltd. · Platform · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
64IGDB
Shinobi is a side-scrolling action game by Sega released for the Game Gear in 1991. It was the first Shinobi game developed specifically for a portable game platform.
- 3DS
- Sega Game Gear
1992
1992
December 11, 1992
Shinobi II: The Silent Fury
Sega Enterprises, Ltd. · Platform · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
73IGDB
Shinobi II: The Silent Fury is a SEGA Game Gear exclusive sequel in the Shinobi series, following up on the original Game Gear Shinobi.
- Sega Game Gear
1993
1993
July 22, 1993
Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
Sega Enterprises, Ltd. · Platform · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
78IGDB
Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master, released as The Super Shinobi II in Japan, is the fourth game in the Shinobi series and a direct sequel to The Revenge of Shinobi.
- PC
- Mac
- Linux
- Wii
- +1
1995
1995
June 30, 1995
Shinobi Legions
SEGA AM7 · Platform · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
60IGDB
Shinobi Legions, known as Shinobi X in Europe and as Shin Shinobi Den in Japan, is the fifth and final game in the original Shinobi series. It was developed and published by Sega in 1995 for the Sega Saturn.
- Sega Saturn
6 years without a new game
2000s
3 games · best: Shinobi 55
2002
2002
November 10, 2002
Shinobi
Overworks · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
55IGDB
Shinobi is a third-person action game developed by Overworks and published by Sega for the PlayStation 2. It follows Hotsuma, leader of the Oboro clan, as he investigates the destruction of his clan and battles demonic forces…
- PS3
- PS2
November 19, 2002
The Revenge of Shinobi
3d6 Games · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
87IGDB
The Revenge of Shinobi is a 2002 hack-and-slash action game developed by 3d6 Games and published by THQ for the Game Boy Advance. Although both games share the same title and follow the exploits of a ninja character, the game is…
- GBA
2003
2003
December 4, 2003
Nightshade
Sega WOW · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
61IGDB
A new rift opens between Earth and the evil realm. Unwilling to succumb to the demonic forces threatening Tokyo, the people enlist the talents of Hibana. With her sword in hand, she alone must battle the legion of Hellspawn and…
- PS2
7 years without a new game
2010s
1 game · best: Shinobi 70
2011
2011
November 11, 2011
Shinobi
Griptonite Games · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
70IGDB
Shinobi is the long anticipated return of SEGA's fan-favorite series, bringing to Nintendo 3DS the classic side-scrolling action gameplay players have loved since the original.
- 3DS
13 years without a new game
2020s
1 game · best: Shinobi: Art of Vengeance 89
2025
Highest rated
August 29, 2025
Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
Sega · Platform · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
89IGDB
Slay the enemies in the silence of the moment. Run through the world of Shinobi full of monsters and ninja actions. Grab Oborozuki, the legendary sword, and slay evil once more. Your clan and the world are counting on you.
- PC
- PS5
- Xbox Series X|S
- Switch 2
- Switch
- PS4
- +1
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Shinobi

Timeline 14

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s