
- 65/100
- Players36 ratings
- 77/100
- Critics9 reviews
More scores
- Metacritic16 critic reviews
- 76/100
- Metacritic usersuser score
- 56/100
- GameFAQsJust Right
- 3.75/5
- Player reviews
- 85% positive308 reviews
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Runs on
- Windows
- Price
- US$0.99
Where to get it

2016 · Four Circle Interactive · Action · Arcade
10 Second Ninja X
10 SECOND NINJA X is a blisteringly fast, satisfyingly difficult and surprisingly methodical sidescroller which tasks you with completing each level in ten seconds or less. No lengthy checkpoint gaps. No cluttered control scheme. No hand holding.
- Released
- 19 July 2016
- Platforms
- Nintendo SwitchPlayStation 4PlayStation VitaWindowsXbox OneiOSmacOS
- Genres
- ActionArcadeFightingIndiePlatformerPuzzle
- Developers
- Four Circle Interactive
- Publishers
- Curve Games
- Series
- 10 Second Ninja
- Modes
- Single-player
- Perspective
- Side view
- Themes
- Action
- Engine
- GameMaker
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Age ratings
- PEGI 7ACB PGCLASS_IND LESRB T
- Languages
- English, French, German, Russian, Spanish (Spain)
- Time to beat
- 2hmain story5hwith extras14hcompletionist
About
10 Second Ninja X is a 2016 puzzle-platform game developed by Four Circle Interactive and published by Curve Games. The game was released in July 2016 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Microsoft Windows, and Xbox One, and in July 2021 for Nintendo Switch.
Players say
Media
The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
10 Second Ninja X is a side-scrolling puzzle-platform game. The game follows a ninja who must destroy robots and complete levels within ten seconds. The player has several attacks, including a projectile that has limited capacity. A level is finished when the player has destroyed all targets onscreen. Star ratings are given for completed levels, with higher stars given for completing the missions in faster times.
Development
10 Second Ninja X is a remastered version of 10 Second Ninja. 10 Second Ninja X was released for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Windows, and Xbox One on July 19, 2016, by Curve Games, and for the Nintendo Switch by Thalamus Digital on July 30, 2021.
Reception
On Metacritic, 10 Second Ninja X received scores of 76/100 for the PC version and 82/100 for the Xbox One edition, and on OpenCritic, the game has a 67% approval rating.
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Collections6 collections
Platform libraries
- Xbox One games (A–L)List
- PlayStation 4 games (A–L)List
- Nintendo Switch games (0–9)List
- PlayStation Vita games (A–D)Games list (A–D)
Years
- Games released in 2016List › July–September
- Games released in 2021List › July–September
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