Ninja Must Die

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Ninja Must Die is a single player and multiplayer casual role playing game. It was developed by PandadaStudio and was released on January 6, 2021. It received positive reviews from players.

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84%

Audience ScoreBased on 1,180 reviews

story184 positive mentions

stability15 negative mentions

Stunning art style and animation with excellent voice acting and soundtrack, creating an immersive anime-like experience.
Engaging and fast-paced gameplay featuring various modes including story, race, multiplayer, and clan battles without intrusive ads.
Fair and generous system allowing free-to-play progression with many rewards and social features enhancing the community experience.

The game suffers from frequent crashes, loading issues, and lag on certain devices, negatively impacting the user experience.
Pay-to-win elements are prominent, with expensive upgrades, low drop rates in gacha mechanics, and a grind-heavy progression, making competitiveness difficult for free players.
Limited offline functionality and occasional bugs such as stuck loading screens, matchmaking problems, and frustrating level design hinder gameplay continuity.

story
272 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story in this game is widely praised for its engaging narrative, impressive voice acting, and anime-inspired style, making it a major highlight alongside the gameplay and visuals. While many find the storyline immersive and well-crafted with memorable characters and plot twists, some players note pacing issues, grind-heavy progression, and occasional difficulty spikes linked to story advancement. Overall, the story is considered compelling and enhances the overall gaming experience, though additional content and smoother progression are desired by some users.
- “The art, the story and the characters are just immaculate and the plot twist in chapter 7 is just so cool.”
- “Story is top tier, voice acting is unbelievably great, music's perfect, and the gameplay is off the charts!”
- “Whenever I start playing a new game, I end up leaving that game in 3 to 4 days... but this is the only game I am playing since last 2 months... and such an amazing and play worthy game it is... graphics... musics... characters and their voice artists... and specially story is top notch...”
- “They also don't know if they want to make the game an event game or a story game and poorly merge the two.”
- “The main storyline is a little bit mediocre and not too interesting.”
- “The game could be much better but there is a big lack of content; in a year and 4 months, we got only 3 chapters in the story mode, which is almost nothing.”
graphics
231 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
82%
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The game boasts beautiful, unique, and fluid graphics with an exceptional art style that enhances its storytelling and immersive gameplay experience. Users consistently praise the visuals, cutscenes, and animations for their quality and smooth performance, often comparing them favorably to other top titles. Overall, the graphics are a standout feature, contributing significantly to the game's appeal and positive reception.
- “The art style is unique and beautiful, the gameplay is fast-paced and exhilarating, there is so much to do, and even the music and voice acting are top-notch.”
- “This game runs so smoothly, the art and graphics are on point.”
- “The graphics, the simple yet intriguing story, the sheer dedication into making this game all sum to one of the few great games remaining nowadays.”
- “The game wasn't graphically bad but just after installing 700 MB it asked me to download additional files and 250 MB again for an update. I am disappointed on that part because I am okay with downloading a large app but the hassle after installing is just frustrating.”
- “The graphics are very good but worst matchmaking in 3v3 event.”
- “The graphics is ok, and the picture quality is more detailed than the previous models, can't help falling in love with it!”
gameplay
131 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is generally praised for being fun, smooth, addictive, and well-balanced with simple yet engaging mechanics, complemented by impressive graphics and animations. It features diverse modes, skill-based combat, and a fast-paced runner style, though some users find it grindy, occasionally repetitive, or impacted by frustrating gacha elements and microtransactions. Overall, the gameplay stands out as a strong point, blending action and story effectively, despite minor control issues and pacing complaints.
- “The art style is unique and beautiful, the gameplay is fast-paced and exhilarating, there is so much to do, and even the music and voice acting are top-notch.”
- “The gameplay, graphics, storyline, music, voice actors all are great.”
- “This game is beautiful, 1000000000/10 would recommend (the gameplay is fun, and the art is just lovely).”
- “Three stars levels, gacha weapon system, a pet/summon/card thing, game starts easy and fast paced and becomes slow and more grindy as the player progresses, daily rewards to collect, and a big load of useless stuff that clutters the core gameplay.”
- “The gameplay is pay to win, also its gacha system is one of the worst; nearly all of the things in the game are a scam from the packages to the reward system.”
- “Really flashy cutscenes, but the gameplay is difficult, mostly because of the weird controls, and it gets boring after a while.”
monetization
77 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
61%
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Users consistently praise the game’s monetization for having no ads, creating a smooth and uninterrupted gaming experience. The model is viewed as fair, not pay-to-win, with optional in-app purchases that don’t hinder gameplay. Overall, the lack of intrusive ads and reasonable monetization is a major positive highlight.
- “Slick animation and honestly the most fair monetization model I've seen for a mobile game.”
- “A very good game with high potential; it has not been ruined by in-app purchases and the multiplayer system is well balanced, a truly great game if you want something casual or competitive.”
- “Great graphics, easy to play, and no ads.”
- “I hate microtransactions and this is one of those trashy pay to win games.”
- “Beautiful visuals, fun gameplay... but not a fan of the microtransactions.”
- “Please keep up this way... don't ruin it with ads or too much money demands.”
music
40 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is widely praised for being engaging, high-quality, and perfectly complementing the visuals and gameplay. Players describe the soundtrack as relaxing yet exciting, often highlighting it as a standout feature that enhances the overall experience. Some express a desire for more music options and features like mute or customizable themes.
- “The art style is unique and beautiful, the gameplay is fast-paced and exhilarating, there is so much to do, and even the music and voice acting are top-notch.”
- “The music, the art and gameplay are just top notch.”
- “Amazing music, great voice acting (English is ok but Japanese is high quality), decent storyline with great visuals, easy to learn controls with complex mechanics; not at all a heavy game - it's what a mobile game should be.”
- “After this game released I downloaded the game; it was perfect, but the second time I downloaded it, it was not as fast as before, and the music was annoying. Could you please add a mute option? It would be greatly appreciated.”
- “Music ok.”
- “The music is solid.”
stability
18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game generally offers smooth and enjoyable gameplay with impressive graphics and few glitches, but several users report occasional screen glitches, freezes, and crashes, especially during loading or intense moments. While some find the bugs rare and manageable, others experience persistent stability issues that hinder playability. Overall, stability remains inconsistent across devices and updates.
- “No glitches or anything!”
- “This game is really good, no ads, no glitches. You really put some work into it.”
- “The game is quite buggy right now and I can't play it, but I really like what I've played so far.”
- “App has become extremely slow and unresponsive, freezes for a good few seconds during battle.”
- “The client freezes the moment it starts loading and then fails.”
grinding
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game features an initially fast-paced experience that becomes increasingly grind-heavy as players progress, with elements like gacha weapons and daily rewards adding to the repetitive nature. While some find the grinding tedious and time-consuming, others appreciate the skillful mechanics and lack of forced microtransactions, though network issues can exacerbate the grind. Overall, the grinding aspect is significant but balanced by enjoyable gameplay and a strong story.
- “The game starts easy and fast paced and becomes slow and more grindy as the player progresses, with a big load of useless stuff that clutters the core gameplay.”
- “However, the game is incredibly grindy.”
- “I defeated the dragon once and it took hours because I thought maybe there was a special reward, but there wasn't—it's very time-consuming and feels like a grind.”
optimization
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's optimization receives mixed feedback: some users praise its smooth performance and efficient resource use despite high-quality graphics, while others report frequent stuttering, FPS drops, and connectivity issues even on high-end devices, indicating a need for ongoing optimization improvements.
- “Usually, if a game has such great graphics, it should suffer some performance issues like lags or delays, but not this time.”
- “It shows this game is heavily engineered and optimized, running smoothly without consuming excessive battery.”
- “For those who can't load or experience performance issues, go to the settings button on the startup screen and select 'repair'.”
- “I encountered stuttering and FPS drops often even though I have good hardware, a Samsung Galaxy A70.”
- “The game stutters a whole lot; it literally stutters nonstop even though I have a Snapdragon 865+ 12GB, which is pretty annoying considering how small sized it is. It needs a lot of optimization.”
- “This game is very laggy; I can't complain about the trial boss fight. This game is not optimized properly.”
humor
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is well-received, with players appreciating its stylish, anime-inspired jokes, clever voice acting, and funny in-game interactions like message boards and character comments. Many find the story mode amusing and enjoy playful elements such as adding themselves to the game and quirky characters like a little panda. Overall, the humor adds a fun and engaging layer to the gameplay experience.
- “I'm really enjoying the story mode and find myself chuckling at some parts.”
- “It's stylish, has great voice acting, humor, anime tropes and is just boss.”
- “It's so fun and that little panda is so funny.”
character development
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users praise the character development for its strong design, engaging voicelines, and integration with the storyline, contributing to an overall high-quality experience. The well-crafted characters enhance the game's appeal, making it one of the best in its genre.
- “The weapon variety, the character development, the storyline, all of that is amazing.”
- “I really love this game, this might be the highest quality stick man game I've ever seen, the voicelines, the character designs, and weapons and relics, everything is amazing and storyline is excellent.”
- “Pros: excellent game without ads, has smooth gameplay, storyline, storytelling, character design!”
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Replayability is consistently rated as high, indicating that players find the game engaging enough to enjoy multiple playthroughs.
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users express frustration with technical issues like freezing during loading, which disrupts the emotional engagement and ease of entering the game.