NINJA GAIDEN 4

NINJA GAIDEN 4

Steam Deck Verified

PlatinumGames Inc. / Team NINJA / KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. · Action · Oct 20, 2025

Yes, worth buying.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $41.99.

88%
Very Positive
10k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 96 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 47 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 46 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 71 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 10k player reviews · updated 5 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
42% of themes are praise42% are divided16% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The gameplay is very fast and fluid, incredibly responsive, very technical with many combos and techniques with a perfect difficulty tuning that makes the game very satisfying to play.
96 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
- Excellent sound design.
47 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Other than that, graphics look fantastic, boss fight was challenging, though some enemy type may feel passive, less aggressive unless if you play the hardest difficulty Master Ninja.
46 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
PC Port is also is super optimized.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
It might have been a skill issue but I literally could not finish it on my Steam Deck until I changed the frame cap from 30 to 60 and lowered all of the settings LMAO, it was literally first try upon not being locked to 30.
8 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 love5 themes
Gameplay96 reviews
Audio47 reviews
Graphics46 reviews
Optimization30 reviews
Steam Deck8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat170 reviews
89%
Story and characters136 reviews
85%
Performance31 reviews
84%
Interface12 reviews
67%
Bugs7 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty71 reviews
89%
Crashes16 reviews
56%

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.

Should you buy it now?

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

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $41.99 (−40%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

4 points recordedtoday · $41.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
53
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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