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You play Ryu Hayabusa cutting through hordes with a razor-sharp blade that responds instantly to every input. Combat demands precise blocking, dodging and timing, making this one of the most demanding classics of the action genre.

  • Melee combat with weapons or fists
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Lavish presentation
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The closest matches for Ninja Gaiden are Devil May Cry 4, Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening and Thymesia. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Ninja Gaiden special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Devil May Cry 4

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Brings what grabs you about Ninja Gaiden: melee combat with weapons or fists, a demanding difficulty and combat with precise timing.

A fast, flashy hack-and-slash where Nero's Devil Bringer arm lets you yank enemies around and chain outrageous combos, with Dante returning with his switchable fighting styles. The style ranking system rewards variety and precision, giving it huge mastery depth.

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Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A blistering hack-and-slash where young Dante juggles swappable fighting styles, weapons and guns, and the game rewards you for fighting with flair. It is famously punishing, with legendary boss duels like the fights against Vergil and a heavy metal soundtrack.

Thymesia

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A fast, punishing soulslike where you play plague doctor Corvus, relying on precise parries and dodges and on the disease powers of plundered weapons. Combat rewards aggression over turtling, set in a grim, decaying kingdom.

God of War: Chains of Olympus

Lavish presentation

Kratos' first handheld outing on the PSP packs the series' brutal blade-chain combat, QTE finishers and towering bosses into a compact, console-quality adventure. This prequel is set ten years before the original game, while Kratos is still serving the gods.

God of War II

Lavish presentation

Kratos wages a vengeful war against Olympus, allied with the Titans, in a brutal combo-driven hack-and-slash. Its colossal boss fights, like the Colossus of Rhodes, and its inventive environmental puzzles pushed the PS2 to its limits.

Phantom Blade Zero

Lavish presentation

A blistering kung fu action game set in a dark 'Kungfupunk' world, where the dying assassin Soul unravels a conspiracy through fast, parry-heavy blade combat. Its fights feel like choreographed wuxia cinema.

Devil May Cry

Melee combat with weapons or fists

The game that founded the stylish action genre: as demon hunter Dante you chain sword slashes and gunfire into flashy combos while a style meter grades every fight. A gothic castle setting, tough bosses and punishing difficulty define the experience.

Sifu

Melee combat with weapons or fists

Sifu is a punishing kung fu brawler about avenging your murdered family. Precise blocking, dodging and countering drive the combat, and every death ages you, raising the stakes with each attempt.

The First Berserker: Khazan

Lavish presentation

A punishing soulslike set in the Dungeon & Fighter universe, where the betrayed general Khazan seeks revenge through weighty, precise melee combat and brutal boss duels. Its striking cel-shaded look and aggressive parry-and-stamina system set it apart.

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