NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound

NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound

Steam Deck Verified

The Game Kitchen · Action · Jul 31, 2025

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $24.99. It has been as low as $14.99.

93%
Very Positive
3k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 99 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 97 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 56 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 3k player reviews · updated 2 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
60% of themes are praise40% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Playing as two characters at the same time expands the possibilities in level design, and the devs did a good job.
99 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Super fun gameplay with solid platforming plus some enjoyable palate cleanser sections for gameplay variety.
97 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The pumped up soundtrack really fit the vibe and while it's not something i'd listen to outside of the game it was a very nice companion to keep the pace.
56 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
With top notch pixel art graphics and fluid gameplay, you are driven through an easily likable game which is sure to be one – if not the best – game in 2025 in terms of retro gaming.
47 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
Game looks good and runs great on Steam Deck LCD.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
It has controller vibration for those who care.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Story and characters99 reviews
Gameplay97 reviews
Audio56 reviews
Graphics47 reviews
Steam Deck8 reviews
Controls6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty137 reviews
94%
Combat89 reviews
88%
Accessibility14 reviews
100%
Performance7 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $24.99. The lowest we've tracked is $14.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $24.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
93%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
36
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.

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