Ninja Brigade feat. Jonah Weingarten

Name: Ninja Brigade feat. Jonah Weingarten
Rating: 7 (33 reviews)

Developer / Publisher: Impawsible Games

Apr 13, 2025

Visual

pixel
side scroll

Structure

ability gated
exploration
interconnected map
boss gated
Semi-Linear

Themes

fantasy
yokai

Summary

A fast-paced pixel art metroidvania, where the musician Jonah Weingarten is drawn to feudal Japan via an arcade station. Once there, he must face vicious yokai hordes and beat the game to return to his own era.

Last updated August 17, 2026

Where to play

- Windows
- Steam
- Demo

Resources

Links

IGDB
Website

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MV Temperature
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- Demo Available
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- pixel
- side scroll
- boss gated
- fantasy
- Semi-Linear
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- Demo Available
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- pixel
- side scroll
- boss gated
- Semi-Linear
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2017

78%

Mostly Positive

64 reviews

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- interconnected map
- pixel
- side scroll
- boss gated
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- Similarities
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- exploration
- interconnected map
- pixel
- side scroll
- boss gated
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
- equipment
- Sci-Fi
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- Similarities
- exploration
- interconnected map
- pixel
- side scroll
- boss gated
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
- action
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Publisher: Elden Pixels, Mega Cat Studios

2017

80%

Very Positive

944 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- pixel
- side scroll
- boss gated
- fantasy
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
- 8-Bit
- equipment
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- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- boss gated
- fantasy
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
- third person
- action
- 3D
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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- boss gated
- fantasy
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
- hand drawn
- third person
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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- interconnected map
- pixel
- side scroll
- boss gated
- fantasy
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
- action
- difficulty options
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Publisher: NUL2 STUDIO, Waku Waku Games

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97%

Very Positive

274 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- interconnected map
- side scroll
- boss gated
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
- action
- Sci-Fi
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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- Demo Available
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- pixel
- side scroll
- boss gated
- fantasy
- Differences
- non linear
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43%

Mixed

651 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- pixel
- side scroll
- boss gated
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
- item gated
- gore
- Sci-Fi

Ninja Brigade feat. Jonah Weingarten

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