Fun action roguelike in which you'll have to fight to take back Nuevo Tokyo from the Narkuza
Mexican Ninja2026
Mexican Ninja
2026 Amber75Good
Playtime
BriefIt typically takes about 2.5 hours to finish the game, and players put about 6 hours into it overall.
Playable on
- Steam DeckPlayable
- Steam MachineVerified
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- −30%$11.89
- $16.99
- $16.99
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Overview
A frantic fast-paced beat 'em up roguelike full of crass, brass and incredibly badass. Become THE Mexican Ninja as you slice your way through the streets of Nuevo Tokyo in this retro 2.5D arcade throwback. So what’chu waiting for? Show me your skills pinche ninja!
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Press72
Players89
GoodGreat- Metacritic72from 12 reviews
- OpenCritic73from 5 reviews
Mexican Ninja brings Mexican and Japanese culture together in an over-the-top action adventure built around fast-paced combat, outrageous special moves, and unapologetically crude humor. Its roguelike elements and varied builds offer plenty of room for experimentation, although repetitive levels, limited enemy variety, and occasional readability issues...
Madbricks' Mexican Ninja is a light and fun 2.5D action roguelite, blending Mexican and Japanese imagery in a Nuevo Tokyo controlled by the Narkuzas. It does not revolutionize the genre and the plot is merely a pretext for the action. Still, the title is not afraid to show its intentions from the very start. What works is the identity: a 90s pulp aesthetic,...
Mexican Ninja has some readability issues in combat, but it makes up for it with fast-paced action, crass-but-clever writing, and an overall incredible setting. You won’t be disappointed by this all-around solid entry into the genre.
Like last year's Absolum, Mexican Ninja combines the roguelike and side-scrolling beat 'em up genres, resulting in a fun gameplay experience with added longevity and depth. There are some issues, though, with performance being iffy on PS5 at times, and the action occasionally being too hectic for its own good.