Blazing Chrome dev reveals retro ninja-action game Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider

Developer behind Blazing ChromeThis is the next release of, a shooter-style game that simulates 16-bit Contra’s. Studio Joymasher’s next retro-inspired project is called Vengeful Guardian: MoonriderIt was inspired by side-scrolling ninja games, such as Shinobi: The Revenge of Shinobi, StriderAnd Ninja Gaiden.

JoyMasher and The Arcade Crew published Vengeful Guardian: MoonriderA thrilling trailer was released on Thursday. The game’s setting is described as a bleak world where humanity is oppressed by an authoritarian regime and powerful super soldiers. The game’s cyborg ninja hero, the Moonrider, was built as a tool to uphold that totalitarian state, but it rejects its programming and fights against its creators.

Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider’s retro inspirations are clear: Moonrider slashes and climbs like Strider Hiryu and Ryu Hayabusa, and leaps gracefully and unleashes ninja magic like Joe Musashi. But there appears to be another layer of depth to Moonrider’s ninja abilities: “Powerful modifier chips are guarded and hidden throughout the adventure, allowing the cyborg super soldier to customize its fighting style while gaining killer advantages and abilities,” the developer and publisher said in a news release.

Vengeful Guardian: MoonriderAmazon Luna and Nintendo Switch will get it this fall.