When does NINJA GAIDEN Σ [NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection] get good?

Give it 10 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (37%); after 10h it's 1 in 8 (12%). 31% of players who start reach the ending.

How many players finish NINJA GAIDEN Σ [NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection]?

31% of players who start reach the ending.

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NINJA GAIDEN Σ [NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection]

Jun 9, 2021 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 10 hours

Gets good by 10h then rated almost like by veterans

Reach the ending 31% of players who started

Started playing 75% of owners

Steam reviews 82% positive of 2,987

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (37%); after 10h it's 1 in 8 (12%).
31% of players who start reach the ending.
The biggest drop-off is between “Cleared The Way of the Ninja” (Completed Chapter 1) and “Cleared The Fiend Hunter” (Completed Chapter 5): from 100% to 59% of starters.
75% of owners got the first achievement.

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

before it gets good opening up fully opened up

Based on all 3,011 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 16h for positive, 14.2h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.

Where players quit

Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (74.9% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
Cleared The Way of the Ninja Completed Chapter 1. 100%
Cleared The Fiend Hunter Completed Chapter 5. Most players quit here 59% −41
Cleared Tairon Under Alert Completed Chapter 10. 43% −16
Cleared The Caverns Completed Chapter 15. 35% −8
First Clear Finish all chapters of the game. 31% −4

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.

All achievements (51)

story milestone ending side

Cleared The Way of the Ninja Completed Chapter 1. 100%
Rookie Scarab Hunter Obtain a scarab. 77%
Ninja Carnage Kill every enemy in an Ambush. 59%
Cleared The Fiend Hunter Completed Chapter 5. 59%
Lead Scarab Hunter Obtain 10 scarabs. 52%
Cleared Tairon Under Alert Completed Chapter 10. 43%
Master Scarab Hunter Obtain 30 scarabs. 38%
Projectile Weapons Master Defeat 100 enemies with projectile weapons. 35%
Cleared The Caverns Completed Chapter 15. 35%
First Clear Finish all chapters of the game. 31%
Ninja Slaughter Kill every enemy in 6 Ambushes. 25%
Over 10,000,000 Karma Get 10,000,000 Karma. 25%
Dragon Sword Master Defeat 1000 enemies with the Dragon Sword. 23%
Feat of Ultimate Destruction Use the strongest Ultimate Technique on 100 enemies. 20%
Thanks for Finding Me! Find all Team NINJA logos. 18%
Just Put Me On Hold 99,999 Yellow Essence. 17%
Izuna Drop Master Use the Izuna Drop on 100 enemies. 14%
Rachel Master Defeat 500 enemies with Rachel. 11%
Legendary Scarab Hunter Obtain all scarabs. 11%
Inferno Master Use Inferno successfully 100 times. 9.6%
Vigoorian Flail Master Defeat 1000 enemies with the Vigoorian Flail. 9.2%
Cleared Hard Finish all chapters of the game on Hard. 9.2%
Fire Wheels Master Use Fire Wheels successfully 100 times. 8.7%
Over 50,000,000 Karma Get 50,000,000 Karma. 8.5%
Cleared 2 Trials Clear all Ninja Tutorials and Path to the Ultimate Ninja. 6.7%
Dual Katana Master Defeat 1000 enemies with the Dual Katana. 5.7%
Inazuma Master Use Inazuma successfully 100 times. 5.2%
Heroes Never Give Up Be a Hero 100 times. 4.9%
Cleared Very Hard Finish all chapters of the game on Very Hard. 4.5%
Dabilahro Master Defeat 1000 enemies with the Dabilahro. 4.4%
Cleared 6 Trials Clear the trials from Unrivaled Meeting to Secrets of Shooting. 4.3%
Lunar Staff Master Defeat 1000 enemies with the Lunar Staff. 4.1%
Coin Aficionado Obtain 50 coins in Ninja Trials. 4.1%
Guillotine Throw Master Use the Guillotine Throw on 100 enemies. 3.9%
Ninja Massacre Kill every enemy in all Ambushes. 3.9%
Cleared Master Ninja Finish all chapters of the game on Master Ninja. 3.7%
Cleared 10 Trials Clear the trials from Secrets of Fighting to Captivating Goddesses. 3.7%
Cleared 14 Trials Clear the trials from Desperation to Giants of the Underworld. 3.3%
Cleared all Trials Clear Unearthed Challenge and Eternal Legend. 3.2%
Coin Collector Get coins in all Ninja Trials. 3.2%
Unlabored Flawlessness Master Defeat 1000 enemies with the Wooden Sword/Unlabored Flawlessness. 3.1%
Ice Storm Master Use Ice Storm successfully 100 times. 2.9%
Sorcery Master Use Sorcery successfully 100 times. 2.7%
Kitetsu Master Defeat 1000 enemies with the Kitetsu. 2.5%
The Journey to Master Ninja Get Master Ninja on all chapters. 2.5%
War Hammer Master Defeat 1000 enemies with the War Hammer (Hayabusa). 2.3%
The Long Journey to Master Ninja Get Master Ninja on all chapters on Hard. 2.3%
The Really Long Journey to Master Ninja Get Master Ninja on all chapters on Very Hard. 2.1%
Thanks for playing! -from Team NINJA Get Master on all chapters on Master Ninja. 2.1%
Coin Master Get platinum coins in all Ninja Trials. 2.0%
True Ultimate Ninja Obtained all achievements. 1.7%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.