Ninja Village

Ninja Village is set in a fractured feudal Japan after the shogun has fallen, with rival warlords scrambling to take his place. You play the head of a leading ninja clan, with the shogun's secret backing, and your job is to train your followers in 16th-century warfare — including the newly arrived matchlock guns — and rally them to unify the country under your chosen banner.

The gameplay alternates between economic management and military expansion. Between battles, villagers produce food, handicrafts, and other goods that you sell to travelers passing through your settlement. The revenue funds equipment, training, and skill development for your ninjas. Defeating warlords reveals new potential recruits who'll join your clan if the price is right, and shop placement near material sources improves production efficiency.

The campaign builds toward unification. Send villagers to fight regional warlords as part of the shogun's larger campaign. Some of the era's historical figures appear as you progress. Kairosoft's signature pixel-art style and management-sim depth carry the familiar feel of the studio's catalog into the specific niche of ninja-clan administration during one of Japanese history's most chaotic periods.