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Cyber Shadow

The world has been taken over by synthetic lifeforms. A desperate plea for help sets Shadow on a journey to uncover what started the path to perpetual ruin. Slash through the techno hordes, leap past traps, and nimbly navigate the ruins of Mekacity. Only you can unlock the secrets to your clan's ancient powers in Cyber Shadow, the quintessential Ninja Action game. FeaturesDash, slice, and leap through masterfully designed levels filled with sharply honed ninja platforming action. Authentic 8-bit presentation with hand-crafted sprites, a detailed pixel aesthetic, and perfect controls. Modern to

Release date
January 26, 2021
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Developer
Aarne "MekaSkull" Hunziker
Publisher
Yacht Club Games
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The world has been taken over by synthetic lifeforms. A desperate plea for help sets Shadow on a journey to uncover what started the path to perpetual ruin. Slash through the techno hordes, leap past traps, and nimbly navigate the ruins of Mekacity. Only you can unlock the secrets to your clan's ancient powers in Cyber Shadow, the quintessential Ninja Action game. FeaturesDash, slice, and leap through masterfully designed levels filled with sharply honed ninja platforming action.

Authentic 8-bit presentation with hand-crafted sprites, a detailed pixel aesthetic, and perfect controls. Modern touches like fluid animation, multi-layered parallax backgrounds, and evolved game design. Take down more than a dozen apocalyptic bosses, from enormous war machines to your synthetic clan rivals. Relive the authenticity of classic 8-bit challenge or experience it for the first time.. with an added convenience or two. Rescue your clan to unlock permanent Ninjutsu skills and abilities, combining them seamlessly as only the warrior of legend could.

Search for secrets as you explore the ruined world. Return to your old haunts to find supplies, items and upgrades. Experience the gripping story, told both in-game and through animated cinematic story scenes between the action. Who can be trusted? How far will Shadow go to protect his clan and the one he loves? Pulse-pounding soundtrack by Enrique Martin, produced by Jake Kaufman.

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★ 8.0/10GOG · 72 ratings
GOGLast checked November 3, 2026

Most helpful8

★ 5 / 5
This game came out of nowhere. I noticed Yacht Club was involved and being a huge retro and Shovel Knight game, decided to check it…
★ 5 / 5
This is an NES game. It's pretty crazy, but this could have reasonably been released on that hardware albeit at a much lower resolution and…
★ 4 / 5
I've actually been waiting for this game to release for quite a while, and now that I've played it for several hours, I can safely…
★ 4 / 5
Cyber Shadow plays a bit like the 8bit NES Ninja Gaiden games with some modern twists. While crouching and wall grabbing aren't present, the platforming…
★ 4 / 5
I love the original Ninja Gaiden and this game feels like an upgraded version. It really strives to be what's advertised: an authentic 8-bit presentation…
★ 5 / 5
I remember when I used to turn on the NES and let the Ninja Gaiden Cinematic to play out, it will hype me to go…
★ 3 / 5
Especially by the end, the controls are insane. Why the hell did they decide on fixed controls, and you tap a direction to parry?? That…
★ 2 / 5
Could've been great. But I guess similar to its NES roots, every screen needs to be replayed dozens of times until you've memorized every single…

Most recent8

★ 5 / 5
Great metroidvania, with a majestic soundtrack and energetic gameplay, it starts very slow but after the first levels the character has many moves and abilities…
★ 5 / 5
This is a very good game, is not very long but it really captures ninja-style gameplay, as you progress you get a lot of new…
★ 5 / 5
great action and platforming. fast paced and precise. good time whole way through.
★ 3 / 5
Especially by the end, the controls are insane. Why the hell did they decide on fixed controls, and you tap a direction to parry?? That…
★ 5 / 5
It is genuinely one of the best games in this genre ever made, and I grew up playing the original Ninja Gaiden.

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