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Recruit Ninjas, Hire Workers, build your base, train your Ninjas and send them on Missions!
Ninja Tycoon is a simulation, strategy and indie game
developed and published by Endless Loop Studios.
Released on February 26th 2018 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux
in 13 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Korean.
It has received 435 reviews of which 311 were positive and 124 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.8 out of 10. 😐
The game is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for less on Eneba.
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Windows
- OS *: Windows XP
- Processor: 1.7Ghz Core 2 Duo
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: Radeon 4850 or equivalent
- Storage: 1 GB available space
MacOS
- OS: Mac OS X 10.5
- Processor: 1.7Ghz Core 2 Duo
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: Radeon 4850 or equivalent
- Storage: 1 GB available space
Linux
- OS: Ubuntu Linux, version 10.10 or later
- Processor: 1.7Ghz Core 2 Duo
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: Radeon 4850 or equivalent
- Storage: 1 GB available space
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Ninja Tycoon is a small-scale management and simulation game developed and published by Endless Loop Studios that invites players to take control of a growing ninja village and guide it from a humble settlement into a dominant force. The premise is immediately appealing, combining the familiar appeal of tycoon-style base building with a light fantasy take on feudal Japan and ninja culture. Rather than focusing on direct combat or action, the game emphasizes growth, organization, and progression, framing the player as a village leader responsible for training ninjas, expanding infrastructure, and responding to external threats. The core gameplay loop revolves around constructing buildings, assigning workers, and training ninja units across several specializations. Resources are gathered automatically once the appropriate structures are built, allowing the village to steadily grow without constant micromanagement. New buildings unlock additional systems such as equipment crafting, advanced training, and housing, giving a sense of forward momentum as the village expands. Ninjas can be trained in different roles, such as attackers, defenders, or support units, and these roles determine how effective they are during missions and raids. Sending ninjas on missions is central to progression, as successful deployments provide rewards, unlock new areas, and push the village closer to overall dominance. In the early hours, Ninja Tycoon feels engaging and approachable. The interface is clean and readable, and most systems are easy to understand even for players unfamiliar with management games. There is a steady drip of unlocks that keeps the experience moving forward, and the satisfaction of watching a once-empty area fill with buildings and activity is genuine. The game does a good job of avoiding early frustration, offering forgiving mechanics that allow experimentation without severe penalties. This accessibility makes it particularly friendly to casual players who want a relaxed management experience rather than a demanding simulation. As progression continues, however, the game’s limitations become more apparent. Many of its systems remain shallow throughout the experience, with few meaningful decisions required once optimal building placement and training routines are established. Resources tend to become abundant quickly, removing economic pressure and making expansion feel inevitable rather than earned. Ninja training can be streamlined to the point where individual units lose their identity, turning what could have been a strategic consideration into a background process. Missions often differ only in name or reward, which contributes to a sense of repetition as the game progresses. The raid and defense mechanics are intended to add tension and challenge, but they do not always succeed in reshaping the core gameplay. While raids introduce moments where preparation matters, they rarely force significant changes in strategy once the player has reached a stable level of development. Defensive structures and ninja squads can be set up in relatively straightforward ways, and once a successful configuration is found, future threats tend to feel routine rather than dramatic. This lack of escalating challenge limits the game’s long-term engagement, especially for players seeking depth or evolving difficulty. Visually, Ninja Tycoon adopts a simple and minimalist aesthetic that suits its indie scope. Buildings and units are clearly distinguishable, and the village layout is easy to read at a glance. While the presentation is not particularly detailed or animated, it serves its functional purpose well and keeps the focus on management rather than spectacle. Sound design is similarly modest, providing ambient feedback without drawing much attention to itself. The overall presentation reinforces the game’s relaxed tone, though it also reflects the limited ambition of its systems. In terms of replayability, Ninja Tycoon offers only modest incentives to return once the main progression is complete. There are achievements and some freedom to experiment with different village layouts or ninja compositions, but the lack of fundamentally different playstyles or meaningful branching systems means subsequent playthroughs tend to feel similar. The experience is largely defined by a single dominant loop that does not evolve significantly over time. Ultimately, Ninja Tycoon is a game built around a charming idea and a gentle management loop rather than deep strategic complexity. It succeeds as a low-pressure, easy-to-learn tycoon experience that can provide a few hours of relaxed entertainment, especially for players who enjoy watching systems grow without constant intervention. However, its simplicity and repetitive structure may leave more experienced management game fans wanting more challenge, depth, and meaningful decision-making. As a casual simulation with a ninja-themed twist, it delivers a pleasant but limited experience that shines most when expectations are kept modest. Rating: 6/10
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decent and shallow. can go too fast the first time. various issues to be had and limits that might some be less fun. in some ways it could do with a bit of RTS like management, before following a META path. as some parts are a bit too unbalanced that can make the game a pain. decent test of some stuff, even with its shallow content/features and lack of information in some places. so would recommend on sale, for 1-2h content + end content that is more of the same just more grindy and annoying. really wish if one could a 2nd game of this, that is fully featured for the gameplay loop.
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Simple, repetitive game with polished basics, minimal strategy, fair price and charm
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Ninja Tycoon is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam.
Ninja Tycoon is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 4.99€ on Steam.
Ninja Tycoon received 311 positive votes out of a total of 435 achieving a rating of 6.80.
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Ninja Tycoon was developed and published by Endless Loop Studios.
Ninja Tycoon is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Ninja Tycoon is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
Ninja Tycoon is playable and fully supported on Linux.
Ninja Tycoon is a single-player game.
Ninja Tycoon does not currently offer any DLC.
Ninja Tycoon is fully integrated with Steam Workshop. Visit Steam Workshop.
Ninja Tycoon does not support Steam Remote Play.
Ninja Tycoon is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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