Iconic action series returns as Ninja Gaiden 4 announced with 2025 launch window

Ninja Gaiden 4 is bringing Ryu Hayabusa back, and he's got company this time in the first full new game in the franchise in over a decade.

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Ryu Hayabusa has returned, and he’s brought company. It’s been 13 years since we last saw a full installment in the franchise, and now Ninja Gaiden 4 is upon us. Ryu himself comes back for more of the classic hack’n’slash action people know and love, and he has an ally for more sleek martial artistry.

Ninja Gaiden 4 is a long time coming. The last mainline new game in the franchise was the middling Ninja Gaiden 3. Since then, we’ve had re-releases and spin-offs, but no full-on action game starring the human-dragon killing machine Ryu.

Team Ninja has now revealed a proper fourquel, and it looks epic. Yakumo takes the helm this time as a fresh hero, a fellow ninja who stands against the Divine Dragon Order and their reign over this future Tokyo. He’s eventually joined by Ryu – it sounds like an uneasy alliance before they come to respect each other – and they slide around the neon-soaked cityscape, battling arenas full of robots and demonic enemies.

Yakumo brings their own skills to the table, complementing Ryu. It’s a cyberpunk game in all the ways Ninja Gaiden has delivered in the past. Though the series has had ups and downs, the good entries have stood the test of time, creating a fervent fanbase. Team Ninja has been doing strong work over the last decade, making the Nioh games and Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty.

The first tease of Ninja Gaiden 4 demonstrates some of the same qualities as those, particularly in regards to how slick and dynamic the movement is – once that’s good, everything else can fall into place.

Ninja Gaiden 4 is coming Fall 2025 and it’ll be on Game Pass on day one. Have a look at our lists of the best soulslike games and best roguelike games to stay sharp in the meantime.

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