Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Mark of the Ninja (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Mark of the Ninja on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: Braid, which both story-rich, atmospheric, strategy, puzzle and relaxing.
- Mark of the Ninja is tagged Stealth, Platformer, Ninja, Indie, 2D, Action, Singleplayer, Side Scroller by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 1 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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Braid
Why it matched: both story-rich, atmospheric, strategy, puzzle and relaxing; shares 9 player tags including Puzzle, Platformer and Indie.
This is the original version of Braid from 2009, which may not work well on newer systems. For an updated version of the game with nicer graphics, more levels and a large amount of developer commentary, see Braid, Anniversary Edition.
Braid at a glance Released 2008 Studio Jonathan Blow Player sentiment 93% positive of 9,957 Price $14.99 PuzzlePlatformerIndie2DCasualStory RichSide ScrollerStrategy
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Bendy and the Dark Revival
Why it matched: both stealth, story-rich, atmospheric, strategy, puzzle and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Indie, Story Rich and Dark.
Bendy and the Dark Revival® is a first-person survival horror game set in the creepiest cartoon studio to ever exist. Discover the truth. Escape the studio. Above all, fear the Ink Demon…and survive.
Bendy and the Dark Revival at a glance Released 2022 Studio Joey Drew Studios Player sentiment 92% positive of 16,194 Price $5.99 IndieStory RichDarkPuzzleStealthStrategyCasual
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Little Nightmares
Why it matched: both stealth, story-rich, atmospheric, strategy and puzzle; shares 8 player tags including Dark, Puzzle and Indie.
Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.
Little Nightmares at a glance Released 2017 Studio Tarsier Studios Player sentiment 95% positive of 116,529 Price $19.99 DarkPuzzleIndieStory RichStealthPlatformerShortStrategy
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Papers, Please
Why it matched: both story-rich, atmospheric, strategy, puzzle and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Indie, Puzzle and Story Rich.
Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.
Papers, Please at a glance Released 2013 Studio Lucas Pope Player sentiment 97% positive of 80,337 Price $9.99 IndiePuzzleStory Rich2DStrategyReplay ValueCasual
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Gunpoint
Why it matched: both stealth, story-rich, strategy and puzzle; shares 8 player tags including Stealth, Indie and Puzzle.
Gunpoint is a stealth puzzle game that lets you rewire its levels to trick people. You play a freelance spy who takes jobs from his clients to break into high security buildings and steal sensitive data.
Gunpoint at a glance Released 2013 Studio Suspicious Developments Player sentiment 98% positive of 13,326 Price $9.99 StealthIndiePuzzle2DStrategyPlatformerShortStory Rich
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Neighbours from Hell
Why it matched: both stealth, atmospheric, strategy, puzzle and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Casual, Puzzle and Stealth.
INTRODUCING THE GAME OF NEIGHBOURHOOD NASTINESS AND COMMUNITY COMMOTION! Living next door to you is a real Neighbour From Hell and it's now time to have your revenge! This compilation includes the original Neighbours From Hell and it's sequel Neighbours from Hell 2: On Vacation.
Neighbours from Hell at a glance Released 2003 Studio JoWooD Entertainment Player sentiment 98% positive of 3,150 Price Not listed CasualPuzzleStealthStrategy2DIndie
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FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED
Why it matched: both story-rich, atmospheric, strategy, puzzle and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Dark, Casual and Puzzle.
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted is a collection of classic and original mini-games set in the Five Nights universe. Experience the horror in flat (non-VR) mode or VR. Oculus Rift and HTC Vive are supported. A VR Headset is NOT required to play.
FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED at a glance Released 2019 Studio Steel Wool Studios Player sentiment 96% positive of 13,118 Price $29.99 DarkCasualPuzzleStory RichIndieStrategy
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World of Goo
Why it matched: both story-rich, atmospheric, strategy, puzzle and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Puzzle, Indie and Casual.
World of Goo is a multiple award winning physics based puzzle / construction game made entirely by two guys.
World of Goo at a glance Released 2008 Studio 2D Boy Player sentiment 94% positive of 6,589 Price $14.99 PuzzleIndieCasual2DStory RichStrategy
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Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist
Why it matched: both stealth, story-rich, atmospheric, puzzle and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Indie, Short and Stealth.
A 15 minute heist game by Crows Crows Crows & Directed by William Pugh (The Stanley Parable). Slip into the soft-soled shoes of the mastermind responsible for the greatest heist- oh god I can’t do this any more, i’m joining the strike. good luck writing the steam description. -tina
Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist at a glance Released 2015 Studio Crows Crows Crows Player sentiment 93% positive of 10,175 Price Free IndieShortStealthStory RichCasualPuzzle
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Limbo
Why it matched: both atmospheric, puzzle and relaxing; shares 9 player tags including Indie, Puzzle and Platformer.
Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO
Limbo at a glance Released 2010 Studio Playdead Player sentiment 92% positive of 62,016 Price $12.49 IndiePuzzlePlatformerDark2DShortSide ScrollerCasual
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Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Why it matched: both story-rich, atmospheric, puzzle and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, Controller and Indie.
Guide two brothers on an epic fairy tale journey from visionary Swedish film director, Josef Fares and top-tier developer Starbreeze Studios. Control both brothers at once as you experience co-op play in single player mode, like never before.
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons at a glance Released 2013 Studio Starbreeze Studios Player sentiment 94% positive of 41,281 Price $14.99 Story RichControllerIndiePuzzleShortPlatformerCasual
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Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons
Why it matched: both story-rich, atmospheric, puzzle and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, Controller and Indie.
Guide two brothers on an epic fairy tale journey from visionary Swedish film director, Josef Fares and top-tier developer Starbreeze Studios. Control both brothers at once as you experience co-op play in single player mode, like never before.
Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons at a glance Released 2013 Studio Starbreeze Studios AB Player sentiment 94% positive of 41,281 Price $14.99 Story RichControllerIndiePuzzleShortPlatformerCasual
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Hitman Go
Why it matched: both stealth, atmospheric, strategy, puzzle and relaxing; shares 5 player tags including Strategy, Puzzle and Stealth.
Hitman GO is a simple to play, but difficult to master turn-based strategy game set in a stunning interpretation of the Hitman universe.
Hitman Go at a glance Released 2014 Studio Square Enix Montréal Player sentiment 86% positive of 2,396 Price $1.59 StrategyPuzzleStealthCasualAssassin
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The Room
Why it matched: both story-rich, atmospheric, puzzle and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Puzzle, Indie and Short.
A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a cast-iron safe laced with strange carvings and on top, a note from your distant companion. It promises something ancient and astonishing concealed in the iron chamber - you need only find a way in.
The Room at a glance Released 2014 Studio Fireproof Games Player sentiment 98% positive of 31,750 Price $4.99 PuzzleIndieShortCasualDarkStory Rich
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OneShot
Why it matched: both story-rich, atmospheric, puzzle and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Story Rich, Indie and Puzzle.
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
OneShot at a glance Released 2016 Studio Future Cat LLC Player sentiment 98% positive of 64,849 Price $9.99 Story RichIndiePuzzle2DReplay ValueCasual
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Sally Face - Episode One
Why it matched: both story-rich, atmospheric, puzzle and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Story Rich, Indie and Dark.
An unsettling adventure following a boy with a prosthetic face. After a string of mysterious murders, Sal and his three friends discover something truly sinister casting shadows over their small town.
Sally Face - Episode One at a glance Released 2016 Studio Portable Moose Player sentiment 97% positive of 29,068 Price $2.99 Story RichIndieDarkPuzzle2DCasual
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Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
Why it matched: both stealth, atmospheric, strategy and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including Stealth, Strategy and Ninja.
Shadow Tactics is a hardcore tactical stealth game set in Japan around the Edo period. A new Shogun seizes power over Japan and enforces nationwide peace. In his battle against conspiracy and rebellion, he recruits five specialists with extraordinary skills for assassination, sabotage and espionage.
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun at a glance Released 2016 Studio Mimimi Games Player sentiment 96% positive of 38,415 Price $3.99 StealthStrategyNinjaIndieAssassinPuzzle
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GRIS
Why it matched: both story-rich, atmospheric, puzzle and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Indie, Platformer and 2D.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
GRIS at a glance Released 2018 Studio Nomada Studio Player sentiment 96% positive of 96,216 Price $14.99 IndiePlatformer2DStory RichPuzzleCasual
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HuniePop
Why it matched: both story-rich, strategy, puzzle and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Puzzle, Indie and Casual.
HuniePop is a unique sim experience for PC, Mac and Linux. It's a gameplay first approach that's part dating sim, part puzzle game, with light RPG elements, a visual novel style of presentation, an abrasive western writing style and plenty of "plot".
HuniePop at a glance Released 2015 Studio HuniePot Player sentiment 96% positive of 31,679 Price $9.99 PuzzleIndieCasualStory RichStrategy2D
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Hitman: Blood Money
Why it matched: both stealth, atmospheric, strategy and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including Stealth, Assassin and Puzzle.
Money Talks. Silence Pays. Prepare to Make a Killing. When assassins from Agent 47's contract agency, The ICA, are eliminated in a series of hits, it seems a larger, more powerful agency has entered the fray. Sensing he may be a target, 47 travels to America, and prepares to make a killing.
Hitman: Blood Money at a glance Released 2006 Studio Feral Interactive Player sentiment 94% positive of 16,066 Price $9.99 StealthAssassinPuzzleReplay ValueStrategyDark
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Hitman: Absolution
Why it matched: both stealth, story-rich, atmospheric and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Stealth, Assassin and Replay Value.
The original assassin is back! Betrayed by the Agency and hunted by the police, Agent 47 finds himself pursuing redemption in a corrupt and twisted world.
Hitman: Absolution at a glance Released 2012 Studio Nixxes Software Player sentiment 93% positive of 63,506 Price $19.99 StealthAssassinReplay ValueStory RichStrategyController
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Little Nightmares II
Why it matched: both stealth, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including Puzzle, Dark and Story Rich.
Little Nightmares II is the second game in a series that has thrilled and captivated millions of players worldwide since 2017. Now it’s your turn to try to survive this critically acclaimed entry in the most charming horror series ever made.
Little Nightmares II at a glance Released 2021 Studio Tarsier Studios Player sentiment 93% positive of 58,455 Price $29.99 PuzzleDarkStory RichStealthIndiePlatformer
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Child of Light
Why it matched: both story-rich, atmospheric, strategy and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Platformer, 2D and Story Rich.
Aurora, a young girl from 1895 Austria, awakens on the lost fairytale continent of Lemuria. To return home she must fight against the dark creatures of the Queen of the Night, who have stolen the sun, the moon and the stars. At stake is not only Lemuria, but Aurora’s true destiny.
Child of Light at a glance Released 2014 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 91% positive of 13,481 Price $14.99 Platformer2DStory RichSide ScrollerIndieCasual
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Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition
Why it matched: both story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 7 player tags including Platformer, Story Rich and 2D.
“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning Action-Platformer crafted by Moon Studios.
Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2016 Studio Moon Studios GmbH Player sentiment 95% positive of 71,430 Price $19.99 PlatformerStory Rich2DIndiePuzzleSide ScrollerController
Common questions
What game is most like Mark of the Ninja?
Braid, on the evidence we have. It both story-rich, atmospheric, strategy, puzzle and relaxing. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Mark of the Ninja" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Mark of the Ninja. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.