Ninja Code
- October 7, 2018
- Li Changchun
Get on SteamNinja Code is a turn-based strategy game set in a stunning cyberpunk world, where you use ninja tools and strategies to navigate puzzles and avoid enemies. With its lowpoly-style visuals and relaxing gameplay, it offers challenging levels and different enemy behaviors to test your skills. The game includes auto-save, simple UI, and was created by a solo developer, with no ads or in-app purchases.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game features interesting gameplay with strategically challenging puzzles that can be enjoyable for casual players.
- It has a neat aesthetic and a defined theme centered around ninjas and stealth, which adds to the overall experience.
- The mechanics are easy to grasp, allowing players to quickly get into the action without a tutorial.
- The game is extremely short, with many players finishing in under an hour, leading to disappointment regarding content.
- There are significant issues with sound design, including a lack of variety in sound effects and repetitive background music.
- The user interface is confusing, with unclear menu icons and no options to change game settings or disable music.
- gameplay12 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 42 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The gameplay is engaging and reminiscent of titles like Lara Croft Go and Hitman Go, featuring strategically challenging puzzles and turn-based mechanics that suit its style. However, players feel that the game could benefit from better communication of its mechanics, additional levels, or a procedural generator to enhance replayability, as the current content feels somewhat limited. Overall, while the gameplay is enjoyable, it lacks depth and polish.
“Interesting gameplay, with strategically challenging puzzles.”
“I love how the game mechanics and turn-by-turn based actions work, and it fits well for the style.”
“While it does resemble that game in appearance and mechanics, and it does try some new things, I wish it communicated with the player a little bit better.”
“The developer could either spend a bit more time making additional levels, or add a procedural generator which would create infinite variations of the levels, for those who want more gameplay.”
“While the main gameplay is fully serviceable as a puzzle game, there is clearly not that much work put into it.”
- music10 mentions
- 20 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
The music in the game consists of a single looping track that many players find repetitive and limiting, as there is no option to disable it. While some appreciate how the minimalistic soundtrack complements the game's theme, the inability to turn it off detracts from the overall experience for others.
“While the game is minimalistic, this does not mean there should not be at least a checkbox to disable the background music.”
“I won't say I love the background music, but I think it ties well into the simplistic nature of the game and sets the theme well.”
“You can't turn the music off, which prevents listening to other music, especially as it is very repetitive.”
“Also, there is only one music clip looping over and over again.”
“- While the game is minimalistic, this does not mean there should not be at least a checkbox to disable the background music.”
- graphics2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game do not meet the high expectations set by some players, particularly those seeking 4K visuals. Overall, the visual presentation is considered lacking, especially for a title that aims to be a standout in the puzzle genre.
