Mark of the Ninja

Mark of the Ninja

Developers
	Klei Entertainment
macOS (OS X)	Alternative Games
Linux	Alternative Games
Publishers
	Microsoft Studios
Release dates
Windows	October 16, 2012
macOS (OS X)	September 11, 2013
Linux	September 11, 2013
Reception
Metacritic	91
IGDB	91
Taxonomy
Monetization	DLC
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Scrolling, Side view
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Platform, Stealth
Art styles	Cartoon
Themes	Contemporary
Series	Mark of the Ninja

Mark of the Ninja
Mark of the Ninja	2012
Mark of the Ninja: Remastered	2018

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

Mark of the Ninja is a singleplayer scrolling and side view platform and stealth game in the Mark of the Ninja series.

General information

Klei Forum

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GOG.com (unavailable)		Mark of the Ninja: Remastered is available.
Steam (unavailable)		Mark of the Ninja: Remastered is available.

Version differences

The Special Edition adds developer commentary, a new level, two new items, and a new character play style.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete or rename video file
Go to <path-to-game>\data\bootstrap\movies. Delete, move or rename intro.bik.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Klei\Ninja\users\ <path-to-game>\users\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Documents/Klei/Ninja/users/
Linux	$HOME/.klei/ninja/users/

graphics.ini stores the configuration.

This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Klei\Ninja\users\ <path-to-game>\users\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Documents/Klei/Ninja/users/
Linux	$HOME/.klei/ninja/users/
Steam	<Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/214560/remote/

savegames.sav stores the save game data.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			Aspect ratio setting must match to avoid stretching.
Multi-monitor			Pillarboxed.
Ultra-widescreen			Pillarboxed.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Default remappable controls menu.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		DirectInput should work.
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Keyboard can be remapped, but controller cannot.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Hungarian				Fan translation, #1, #2.
Italian
Japanese
Polish				Fan translation, download.
Russian				Fan translation by «ZoG Forum Team». Attached as bonus to GOG.com version.
Spanish
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation, download.

Issues unresolved

Auto-updates restarting level progress

Any auto-saved progress during a level will be reset to the beginning of that level when the game is updated. This is a side-effect of the patching process.

Issues fixed

Xbox 360 gamepad controls show on screen

Xbox 360 gamepad controls show on screen instead of keyboard & mouse controls.

Use the -nocontroller command line argument

Run the game at screen refresh rate

Fullscreen mode defaults to 60 Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.

Set screen refresh rate[citation needed]
Start the game and change any graphics setting. Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open graphics.ini. Change RefreshRate=60 to the desired value.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c
OpenGL		Linux and OS X only.

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)			This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later.
Linux

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Linux

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3	Vista SP2, 7 SP1
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium D 800 AMD Phenom 9750	Intel Core 2 Duo AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2.5 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 7800 GT AMD Radeon HD 3000 DirectX 9.0c compatible	Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT AMD Radeon HD 5000

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.7
Processor (CPU)	2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2.5 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 7800 GT AMD Radeon HD 3000 512 MB of VRAM

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)	2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2.5 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 7800 GT AMD Radeon HD 3000 512 MB of VRAM