NINJA GAIDEN Σ [NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection] similar games & best alternatives

NINJA GAIDEN Σ [NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection]

2021

Should you play it?

3 high speed ninja action titles are now available in one package!

What works

  • Challenging and rewarding combat
  • Classic ninja fantasy atmosphere
  • Good value with three games included
  • Responsive controls and fluid movement
  • Strong replayability with difficulty modes and challenges

Things to keep in mind

  • Camera issues and clunky platforming
  • Barebones port with missing features
  • Some unfair difficulty spikes and rng elements
  • No keyboard/mouse support, controller required
  • Rachel character segments disliked by many

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • DOOM Eternal

  • STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®

  • Resident Evil 4 (2005)

  • NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black

  • Devil May Cry 5

  • Mortal Sin

More relaxing

Games that feels like NINJA GAIDEN Σ [NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection] but with a more relaxing feel

  • Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition

  • Fable - The Lost Chapters

  • STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™

  • Shadow Warrior

  • Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands™

  • Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2

Less competitive

Games that feels like NINJA GAIDEN Σ [NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection] but with less competition against others

  • Onimusha: Warlords

  • Dead Space (2008)

  • STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor™

  • Wolfenstein: The New Order

  • STAR WARS™: Bounty Hunter™

  • Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

NINJA GAIDEN Σ [NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection]: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Competition, Status. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation.

Last update: 03/08/2026