Ninja Tycoon
- February 25, 2018
- Endless Loop Studios
- 5h median play time
Get on SteamNinja Tycoon is a casual incremental game where you build and manage your own ninja clan. Train your ninjas, research new technologies, and battle against rival clans to expand your influence. With endless replayability and upgrades to discover, create your own ninja empire in this addictive clicker experience.
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Reviews
- Fun for a few hours and a good way to pass time.
- Simple mechanics make it easy to play, even one-handed.
- Cute graphics and a charming theme with ninjas.
- Gameplay becomes repetitive and lacks depth after a short time.
- Bugs and glitches can disrupt the experience, including issues with saving and missions.
- The game feels unfinished and overly simplistic, lacking the complexity expected from a tycoon game.
- story142 mentions
- 6 % positive mentions
- 90 % neutral mentions
- 4 % negative mentions
The game's story is minimal, with players primarily engaging in a cycle of building, training ninjas, and completing missions to gather resources. While the missions add some variety, many players find them lacking in depth and satisfaction, often feeling repetitive and plagued by technical issues. Overall, the narrative experience is overshadowed by gameplay mechanics, leading to a casual, clicker-like experience rather than a compelling story-driven adventure.
“Moral of the story: you never know what life has in store for you, and if I had given up when all odds were against me, I wouldn't be where I am today.”
“Balancing the need to support another base with your best and brightest ninjas, while also completing missions and defending from raid waves of increasing size makes for a fun dynamic.”
“The missions are nice and have different specialities so you can train different types of ninja (stealth, attack, support, etc.) but it would be nice to see these effects translate to the village defense (set up ambushes, have support or melee characters).”
“There is a lack of depth to the missions; they are not satisfying.”
“At the moment, it's about 5-10 hours of mission clicker simulator with an idle mobile game undertone.”
“I was hoping though that it had some more to offer, but it is clear to me after completing the first mission that this will get monotonous and boring.”
- gameplay72 mentions
- 17 % positive mentions
- 69 % neutral mentions
- 14 % negative mentions
The gameplay is widely criticized for being overly simplistic and repetitive, with many players feeling that it lacks depth and strategic elements. While some enjoy the casual nature and find it entertaining for a short period, others note that the introduction of certain mechanics, such as sending ninjas back to previous areas, detracts from the overall experience. Overall, the game is seen as having potential but is hampered by its basic mechanics and minimal content, making it suitable only for brief casual play sessions.
“They can periodically die on missions, as well, once you get to a high enough level, which is a fun way to spice the gameplay up!”
“Its a fun little game for very casual gameplay.”
“The graphics are pleasant and the gameplay is easy to understand.”
“This game has a very boring gameplay loop, and it feels incredibly repetitive just after approximately an hour.”
“The okay visuals and background music cannot compensate for this debilitating gameplay.”
“The gameplay is extremely boring, the UI is confusing and not working half the time.”
- graphics28 mentions
- 64 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 11 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some players finding them appealing and well-suited to the game's theme, while others describe them as merely adequate and plagued by bugs. The art style is generally praised for its charm and fit within the game, though some users feel the overall visual experience does not elevate the gameplay, which they consider lacking. Overall, while the graphics are not groundbreaking, they are considered good enough for the game's context.
“The graphics are appealing and the management aspect is pretty smooth.”
“Graphics: 10/10”
“The graphics are cute, funny, and remind me a lot of Prison Architect or Game Corp DX (which makes sense since that game I believe comes from the same developer).”
“The graphics are okay, but the gameplay feels more like an alpha of something designed to be a mobile game.”
“In addition, graphical errors are pretty rampant when it comes to moving the buildings around, but none of these errors actually affect gameplay.”
“A few passable bugs and graphics are alright.”
- music12 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 42 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally described as fun, quirky, and fitting for its ninja theme, providing a relaxing experience for some players. While it is often noted as a highlight, it does not fully compensate for the game's shortcomings in gameplay and visuals. Overall, the music is considered cute and enjoyable, though opinions on the game itself vary.
“The music is fun and quirky and matches what you expect for a game about ninjas.”
“Cute, fun, nice music.”
“I relaxed for 5 minutes listening to this music, long enough to realize that I would be okay.”
“The okay visuals and background music cannot compensate for this debilitating gameplay.”
“But frankly, I didn't like Ninja Tycoon (except for the music maybe?) at all.”
“- Music is passable.”
- stability10 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game has been criticized for its instability, with multiple users reporting significant glitches, particularly during late-game scenarios involving settlement conquests. While some players find the overall experience enjoyable, they note that it requires considerable polishing to address issues like game speed and resource management.
“Kind of a buggy mess.”
“It was all going very well until the game started to get glitches.”
“What I mean to refer to is that when you get to the point in the game where you are enabled to conquer other settlements, that is where glitches started to happen.”
- replayability8 mentions
- 13 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 38 % negative mentions
Overall, the game has limited replayability, with players noting that all content can be experienced within a few hours. While some suggest that the inclusion of workshop items could enhance replay value, many feel that the game lacks sufficient depth to warrant multiple playthroughs.
“Infinity replayability.”
“You will see all the content in a couple of hours and there's not much replay value.”
“While not a horrible game, it is also very limited in enjoyment and has no replayability.”
“The game would be replayable with workshop items.”
- monetization4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players express frustration with the monetization strategy in the game, particularly noting that the prevalence of ads for other games feels excessive in a paid title. While they are more accepting of ads in free games, the intrusive advertising in this context detracts from their overall experience.
“I don't mind getting spammed with ads for other games and review requests in free games, but it's a bit much in a paid game.”
“I also hate the tons of advertisements for other endless loop games on the main screen.”
- optimization2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The game suffers from significant optimization issues, leading to a poor performance experience for players.
“Another thing to note is that the game is horribly optimized.”
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding in the end game (phase 3) to be tedious and boring, indicating a lack of engaging content during this phase.
“End game (phase 3) was just tedious and boring.”
- humor2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Reviewers highlight the humor in the game as being conveyed through its cute and funny graphics, drawing comparisons to titles like Prison Architect and Game Corp DX, which share a similar comedic style.
“The graphics are cute, funny, and remind me a lot of Prison Architect or Game Corp DX (which makes sense since that game I believe comes from the same developer).”
