Digital
US$7.99 at launch
In the game
- Console Archives NINJA GAIDEN II: THE DARK SWORD OF CHAOS
Released 14 February 2026.
PS5
Console Archives: Ninja Gaiden II - The Dark Sword of Chaos
"Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos" was released by TECMO in 1990 for an 8-bit home console. In this side-scrolling action game, the Dragon Ninja, Ryu Hayabusa, fights with his katana and ninjutsu to stop the resurrection of an evil god.
PlatformHack and slash/Beat 'em upAdventureArcade
- Trophies
- 4
- Platinum possible
- No platinum
- Plays offline
- Yes
Overview
Console Archives: Ninja Gaiden II - The Dark Sword of Chaos is a platform, hack and slash and adventure game developed by Tecmo and published by Hamster Corporation. It came out on PlayStation 5 on February 14, 2026. It's part of the Ninja Gaiden series.
You can play it on your own. ESRB rates it E10+ and PEGI rates it 7.
Official trailer
Announcement Trailer. Watch on YouTube
Gameplay
Console Archives - Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos walkthrough on PS5, Gamatroid. Watch on YouTube
Screenshots
Game details
- Genres
- Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Arcade
- Developer
- Tecmo
- Publisher
- Hamster Corporation
- Series
- Ninja Gaiden
- Platforms
- PlayStation 5
- Age rating
- ESRB E10+
- Modes
- Single player
- Yes
- Local multiplayer
- No
- Online multiplayer
- No
- Co op
- No
- Age ratings
- ESRB
- E10+
- PEGI
- 7
Release dates
| Platform | Region | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PlayStation 5 | Worldwide | 2026-02-14 |
Editions
Trophies
Trophies4
Platinum possibleNo platinum
- Platinum
- 0
- Gold
- 3
- Silver
- 0
- Bronze
- 1
- Total
- 4
- Points
- 285
- Platinum without online
- Yes
- Online trophies
- 0
- Boosting needed
- No
- DLC has trophies
- No
- Platinum includes DLC
- No
- 100% includes DLC
- No
- DLC still for sale
- No
- DLC note
- No DLC.
- Separate trophy lists by region
- No
- Only in a language other than English
- No
- Languages
- English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish
- Region note
- Menu and manual languages in the US store.
- Online-only version
- No
- Disc-only
- No
- Trophy list shared with other versions
- No
- Other versions
- There is no PS4 version.
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Start Game
Played Main Game
Bronze 98.36% of players
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Day 1 Session
Played Main Game for 10 minutes (Day 1)
Gold 81.15% of players
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Day 2 Session
Played Main Game for 10 minutes (Day 2)
Gold 71.31% of players
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Day 3 Session
Played Main Game for 10 minutes (Day 3)
Gold 68.44% of players
DLC
No DLC.
Playable today
Playable offline todayYes
Single-player, on the PlayStation Store.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Price at release | US$7.99, 14 February 2026 Download. |
| Ever released in the store | Yes, 14 February 2026 |
| In the store to buy today | Yes, US$7.99 |
| Can be downloaded again if you already bought it | Yes |
| Has online features | Yes The store lists optional online play. |
| Playable offline today: campaign | Yes |
| Playable offline today: local multiplayer | Does not exist |
| Playable offline today: online multiplayer | Does not exist Single-player only. |
| Playable offline today: DLC | Does not exist |
Online
Plays offlineYes
The store lists optional online play for one player. The game itself is single-player and plays offline.
Staff and cast
- Staff
Role Name Original developer Tecmo Publisher Hamster Corporation Original director Masato Kato Original programmer Yoshiaki Inose Original composers Ryuichi Nitta, Mayuko Okamura
Credits
- Publisher
- Hamster Corporation
- Developer
- Tecmo
- Released
- 2026-02-14
- Age rating
- ESRB E10+
- Disc ID
- PPSA31292
- Region
- US
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