NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 2 similar games & best alternatives

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 2

PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2017

Should you play it?

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 2 is a tour de force of Naruto thrills and spills. Impressively faithful to the universe of the anime, the game takes players through the Shippuden story arc. Ultimate Ninja STORM 2 has been remastered in HD.

What works

  • Faithful and immersive naruto story mode
  • Challenging and cinematic boss fights
  • Smooth and skill-based combat system
  • Large roster of playable characters
  • High-quality visuals and soundtrack

Things to keep in mind

  • Tedious and slow exploration with fixed camera
  • Online multiplayer community mostly inactive
  • Some grindy achievements and side quests
  • Substitution mechanic can feel inconsistent
  • Long walking between missions without fast travel early on

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 3 Full Burst HD

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Less social

Games that feels like NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 2 but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • DEAD OR SCHOOL

  • SENRAN KAGURA Burst Re:Newal

  • Shuyan Saga™

  • Halluci-Sabbat of Koishi

  • Star Fire: Eternal Cycle

  • No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle

Less value-seeking

Games that feels like NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 2 but with less emphasis on value for time or money

More intimate

Games that feels like NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 2 but with more focus on close relationships

  • Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition

  • The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon

  • DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE

  • Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising

  • Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin

  • Granblue Fantasy: Relink

Less competitive

Games that feels like NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 2 but with less competition against others

  • DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT

  • Ys: Memories of Celceta

  • Fate/Samurai Remnant

  • Tales of Zestiria

  • Fairy Fencer F Advent Dark Force

  • NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja STORM

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NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 2: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Fantasy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy.

Last update: 03/08/2026