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Ninpo Renju playtest
by Beetle Sage
Link four to unleash ninpo. Link five for a chance to strike with ninsatsu. NinpoRenju blends five-in-a-row tactics, ninja combat, and roguelike builds. Collect special pieces, synthesize your deck, and challenge friends online. Five in a row is only the beginning.
Anyone with a Steam account can join, and it's free.
- Access
- Instant
- On playtest since
- Oct 24, 2026
- Planned release
- Apr 20, 2027
- Developer
- Beetle Sage
- Platforms
- Windows
- Players
- Multiplayer, PvP, Single-player, Split-screen PvP
- Languages
- English, German, Japanese, Korean and 3 more
How to join the Ninpo Renju playtest
- Open the game's Steam page with the Join playtest button. Sign in to Steam if it asks.
- Use the Ninpo Renju playtest signup there. You're in straight away, with nothing to pay.
- The playtest shows up in your Steam library, ready to install and play.
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About Ninpo Renju
Four in a row unleashes ninpo. Five opens a chance for ninsatsu. The battle keeps going.
NinpoRenju is a turn-based strategy game blending five-in-a-row tactics, ninja combat, and roguelike builds. Your pieces do more than complete a line: they reshape the board and set up your next technique. Collect pieces, combine ninpo and relics, and find your fighting style on each adventure.
Link Four to Turn a Formation into Ninpo
Attacks, armor, healing, traps, and status effects give four-in-a-row formations different tactical roles. Rakshasa Hook sends out a chain to pull pieces and change the layout. Build your own lines, read your opponent's plans, and choose when to strike or block.
Link Five, Seize Your Ninsatsu Moment
Five in a row creates an opportunity for ninsatsu. Watch the old wolf's Illusion Art summon multiple doubles for a series of attacks. When the burst ends, the battle returns to the board. Read what has changed and prepare your next line.
Special Pieces Make Every Move Count
Bombs, hammers, shuriken, ice crystals… Your pieces are both the building blocks of a line and tools for changing the battle. Break up formations with explosions, create openings with special effects, and turn one placement into the start of your next play.
Synthesize a Deck That Fits Your Style
Collect pieces with different effects and discover new combinations through synthesis and upgrades. Build around the interactions between pieces, ninpo, and relics, then adapt your deck to the resources you find. Your strategy keeps taking shape throughout the run.
A Constellation Sets the Opening
Stars trace a pattern, then become the opening pieces on the board. Random constellations, positions, and piece combinations give each battle a different starting point. Read the formation before you attack, block, or prepare your next line.
Choose Your Route, Shape Your Run
Pick your next stop on a branching map. Battles, encounters, shops, and treasure offer new opportunities. Travel through maple forests and Yomi, adjusting your route and your tactics as new opponents and settings await.
Challenge Friends Online
Read your opponent's formations and combine special pieces, ninpo, and ninsatsu to find an opening. Bring the combinations you discovered on your adventures into a match with a friend, and see whose next move changes the battle.
From the game's Steam page.
