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 September 28, 2026

Where to play

- Windows
- Steam
- Demo

Resources

Links

IGDB
Website

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

78%

Mostly Positive

64 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- pixel
- side scroll
- boss gated
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
- Free on Steam
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- Similarities
- exploration
- interconnected map
- pixel
- side scroll
- boss gated
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
- action
- Sci-Fi
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Publisher: Elden Pixels, Mega Cat Studios

2017

80%

Very Positive

955 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- pixel
- side scroll
- boss gated
- fantasy
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
- 8-Bit
- equipment
- medieval
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Developer: Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw

2012

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

2022

97%

Very Positive

280 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- interconnected map
- side scroll
- boss gated
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
- action
- Sci-Fi
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Publisher: Ratalaika Games

2026

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- Demo Available
- ability gated
- exploration
- pixel
- side scroll
- boss gated
- fantasy
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
- equipment
- MV Lite / Adjacent
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Developer / Publisher: Spiral Digit

2021

94%

Positive

18 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- side scroll
- boss gated
- fantasy
- Differences
- non linear
- hand drawn
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Publisher: outergod

2024

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- pixel
- side scroll
- fantasy
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
- action
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2003

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- interconnected map
- pixel
- side scroll
- boss gated
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
- unofficial
- item gated
- action
- gothic
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Developer / Publisher: CHUSO GAMES

2024

90%

Positive

21 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- Demo Available
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- pixel
- side scroll
- boss gated
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
- 8-Bit
- action
- Sci-Fi
- puzzle heavy
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Developer: team BitClub

Publisher: team BitClub , Sunken Treasure Games

2016

76%

Mostly Positive

487 reviews

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

Ninja Brigade feat. Jonah Weingarten

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