Ninja Gaiden 4: Unlock Every Trophy and Achievement Fast with This Ultimate 100% Guide

If you have ever rage-paused a controller thanks to Ninja Gaiden, good news: the series is back to test your patience and your thumbs. Ninja Gaiden 4 is nearly here, it has a new lead, some wild new blood magic, and yes, a full trophy list that wants your time, your focus, and probably your sanity. Let’s break it all down, then I’ll hand you the shopping list of trophies so you can start plotting the platinum.

Release date, platforms, and who is making this thing

Ninja Gaiden 4 launches October 21, 2025 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Windows. Team NINJA is co-developing it with PlatinumGames, which is a fascinating pairing if you like your action slick, stylish, and a little mean. Think Bayonetta-speed decisions with old-school Ninja Gaiden cruelty.

Story setup: new hero, rotten Tokyo

The game centers on Yakumo of the Raven ninja clan, stepping in as the new protagonist. We are in a corrupted Tokyo, post-Ninja Gaiden 3, after something called the Rain of Darkrot turns the city into a vertical nightmare. The lore also loops in the Dark Dragon, the big bad from Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword, so the series is stitching its timeline together in ways longtime fans will clock immediately. If that sounds a bit tangled, the short version is: new hero, cursed city, old evils resurfacing.

How it plays: bloodcraft, classic finishers, and fast traversal

Yakumo can enter Bloodraven Form, a technique that literally weaponizes blood — his and his enemies’ — to forge brutal, sweeping attacks that chew through crowds. Obliteration Techniques return too, those wonderfully nasty finishers you trigger on weakened enemies. Traversal gets a big upgrade with wall-running and a ninja-grappling hook, which should make climbing through a stacked, vertical Tokyo feel fluid instead of fussy. With PlatinumGames helping out, expect more pop and momentum in the combat than the series has had in a while.

Difficulty options (and the one that will ruin your week)

Ninja Gaiden’s reputation for pain is intact, but there is some flexibility. Team NINJA spelled out the modes — Hero, Normal, and Hard can be switched at will, while Master Ninja locks you in and shows no mercy.

"Yes #NINJAGAIDEN4 has several difficulty settings.

Hero mode - Learn your ninja powers and enjoy the story
Normal - The true path of a ninja
Hard - Adversity awaits
All 3 modes can be changed any time.
Master Ninja - No mercy. No switching. Git gud kid."

- Team NINJA, Oct 9, 2025

Trophy guide: every achievement in Ninja Gaiden 4

There are 44 trophies total (36 bronze, 5 silver, 3 gold) plus a separate platinum for completing the whole set. A bunch are hidden and some of them spoil late-game story beats, so if you want to go in clean, bail now. Everyone else, here is the full checklist and how to unlock each one:

• The Art of Obliteration - Perform an Obliteration
• Bloodraven Form - Enter Bloodraven Form
• The Art of the Bloodbath Kill - Perform a Bloodbath Kill
• The Art of the Bloodbath Slaughter - Perform a Bloodbath Slaughter
• Raven Gear: Caddis Wire - Use the Caddis Wire
• Raven Gear: Dragonfly Glider - Use the Dragonfly Glider
• Raven Gear: Pond Strider - Use the Pond Strider
• Oh, Foxy Lady - Defeat the Kitsune Courtesan and break the first seal
• It's a Dog! It's a Plane! It's... - Defeat Kurobo and break the second seal
• Smile, You Son of a... - Defeat Cetus and break the third seal
• Priestess of the Dark Dragon - Revive the Dark Dragon in exchange for Seori's life
• Return of the Super Ninja - Start Ryu Hayabusa's story
• The Priestess's Wish - Head to the final battle carrying the wishes of Seori (and Kureha)
• Bloodsoaked Fate - Hold your own against Ryu Hayabusa
• A New Master Ninja - Purify the Dark Dragon and save the world
• Way of the Master Ninja - Complete the game on MASTER NINJA difficulty
• Ninja Fortitude - Reach maximum health with Yakumo and Ryu
• Master of the Blade - Use Takeminakata to attack 5 or more enemies at once
• Master of the Drill - Use Yatousen to inflict massive damage in a short time
• Master of the Hammer - Use Magatsuhi to Bloodbath Kill 5 or more enemies in a short time
• Master of the Toolbox - Use Kage-Hiruko to defeat an enemy launched in the air
• Wielder of Darkness - Recover the lost Dark Dragon Blade
• Consumed by Corruption - Defeat Oniwaka in his final encounter (he wasn't built for the long haul anyway)
• Ninja Business - Complete 20 Missions
• NinjaCoin Miner - Obtain 100,000 NinjaCoin
• Need, not Greed - Obtain 30 items
• Way of the Dragon - Defeat 3 enemies in a row with an Ultimate Technique
• Combo Master - Achieve a 2000-point combo
• The Grind Never Stops - Clear Chapter 02 without falling once (Auto Movement must be turned OFF)
• Free as a Bird - Clear Chapter 06 without hitting any obstacles (Auto Movement must be turned OFF)
• Surf Ninja - Clear Chapter 10 without hitting any obstacles (Auto Movement must be turned OFF)
• Laser's Edge - Clear Chapter 12 without being hit by a laser (Auto Movement must be turned OFF)
• Master of Takeminakata - Learn all Takeminakata Weapon Skills
• Master of Yatousen - Learn all Yatousen Weapon Skills
• Master of Magatsuhi - Learn all Magatsuhi Weapon Skills
• Master of Kage-Hiruko - Learn all Kage-Hiruko Weapon Skills
• Master of the Dark Dragon Blade - Learn all Dark Dragon Blade Weapon Skills
• Master of Combat - Learn all Combat Skills
• The One Who Obliterates - Obliterate every enemy
• Critter Collector - Collect every Gourdy
• Work Horse - Complete all Missions
• Annihilator - Complete all Purgatory trials
• Shadow Incarnate - Complete any chapter without dying (excluding Chapters 00 and 14)
• Challenger of Challenges - Complete all Challenges
• True Ninja - Acquire all trophies (Platinum)

Final thought

New face, gnarly powers, old-school punishment. If the PlatinumGames partnership pays off, this could be the fastest, flashiest Ninja Gaiden yet — and still the kind that makes you go back for one more run at 2 a.m. If you are planning a platinum chase, bookmark this and start limbering up your thumbs.