Fit check
Is Nine Lives Ninja: Explore! worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Platformer fans who want cave exploration with metroidvania elements
- Players who enjoy games built around gaining powers and overcoming obstacles
- Completionists interested in finding collectibles and achievements
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a strictly linear platformer rather than an exploration-focused cave adventure
- Those looking for extensive role-playing systems beyond platforming, powers, and collectibles
- Players who prefer realistic visuals over retro-pixel graphics
Our take on Nine Lives Ninja: Explore!
The metroidvania structure gives exploration and newly acquired powers a central role, at the cost of a more direct, level-by-level platforming flow. Players looking for a straightforward sequence of stages may find the cave-focused design less direct.
What is Nine Lives Ninja: Explore!?
Control a cat who is also a ninja in a platformer with metroidvania elements.
Explore an ancient cave system while searching for the Fountain of Kitty Youth, which can restore the cat’s lost lives. New powers assist with overcoming obstacles encountered during the search. The game includes multiple modes, retro-pixel graphics, collectibles, and achievements to uncover. Its central journey follows the ninja cat through the cave system toward the fountain and its promise of restored lives.
How Nine Lives Ninja: Explore! plays
- 01Obstacle-overcoming powers
- New abilities assist the cat in dealing with obstacles during the cave exploration.
- 02Multiple game modes
- The game includes several modes alongside its platforming and metroidvania elements.
- 03Collectibles and achievements
- Exploration includes collectibles and achievements to uncover.
- 04Retro pixel graphics
- The game presents its cave adventure with retro-pixel visuals.
Nine Lives Ninja: Explore! compared to similar games
Sundered: Eldritch Edition is the closest listed alternative because it is also a metroidvania. Nine Lives Ninja: Explore focuses on a ninja cat exploring an ancient cave system while seeking the Fountain of Kitty Youth, whereas Sundered is described as a chaotic metroidvania with an Eldritch Edition and a later update.
Nine Lives Ninja: Explore!: platforms & release
Is Nine Lives Ninja: Explore! worth it?
It is worth it if: platformer fans who want cave exploration with metroidvania elements. Skip it if: players seeking a strictly linear platformer rather than an exploration-focused cave adventure.
Where can I download Nine Lives Ninja: Explore!?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Nine Lives Ninja: Explore!'s store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Nine Lives Ninja: Explore! on?
Windows only.
