Shadow Warriors

Shadow Dancer is a 1989 action platformer where a ninja master and his faithful dog battle a terrorist group planting time bombs across the city. Players traverse four missions, defusing explosives and confronting enemies in fast‑paced side‑scrolling combat.

✦ Best for retro arcade lovers craving classic ninja action with a dog sidekick

In a world shattered by the evil Shogun Kunitoki, the Brotherhood of White Ninja lies slain, leaving you as the sole survivor. Your mission is to reclaim the Ninja Palace of Lin Fen, retrieve the sacred scrolls, and exact revenge for your fallen comrades.

✦ Best for retro‑style action‑adventure fans craving deep combat

The game features unlimited shuriken, close‑range punches and kicks, and a power‑up that transforms your attacks into explosive gunfire and katana slashes.

✦ Best for retro arcade enthusiasts craving tight ninja combat and high‑score challenges

Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi is a 1990 side‑scrolling action title from Sega, originally released on the Genesis and later brought to modern platforms via Steam and Virtual Console.

✦ Best for retro platformer fans craving classic ninja action with dog

Ninja Spirit puts you in the role of Gekkou, a young ninja seeking vengeance for his father's death. Set in an alternate feudal Japan, you slash through woodlands, wastelands, swamps, temples, and cliffs, confronting fierce bosses at the end of each stage.

✦ Best for retro arcade lovers craving ninja hack‑slash with co‑op on pc

The Ninja Warriors delivers classic side‑scrolling hand‑to‑hand combat where players control either Kunoichi or Ninja, battling waves of Banglar forces across five dystopian levels.

✦ Best for retro beat‑em‑up fans craving local co‑op ninja action

: Prisoners of War is a 1988 SNK arcade beat‑em‑up where up to two players control prisoners Snake and Bart as they battle through four distinct stages—POW camp, warehouse, jungle, and enemy base—to escape Havana.

✦ Best for retro arcade fans craving co‑op beat‑em‑up action