Top 15 Amazing Samurai and Ninja Games

NIOH

Nioh was in development for a long, long time. We were waiting for it for over a decade, but when it finally launched last year, it’s fair to say that it was well worth the wait. Combining Japanese folklore and its inherently captivating setting with fast, tough, and exciting combat, as well as Soulsborne like mechanics and design philosophies, Nioh turned out to be an absolutely mind blowing game. Even in the jam-packed year that 2017 was, in fact, Nioh managed to stand out as one of the very best.