Mexican Ninja Launch Notes (August 20, 2026)
Out now on Steam and consoles. Single-player. Deck Verified. Five heads waiting.
Mexican Ninja launched on August 20, 2026. Developer Madbricks (Bogotá), publisher Amber. It is a 2.5D roguelike beat-em-up, not a Roblox experience, not an upcoming wishlist ghost. If an older tab on this wiki ever sounded pre-release, this page is the override.
What shipped
- PC: Steam app 3764970, Steam Cloud, achievements, full controller support, keyboard-only option.
- PlayStation 5 and 4, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One (Xbox Smart Delivery).
- Steam Deck Verified.
- Single-player only. No shared-TV mode, no online partners.
- Price: $16.99 US list, 30% off on Steam (~$11.89) through September 3, 2026.
- Free demo still listed separately if you want a combat test — demo notes.
Languages: full audio in English and Latin American Spanish; UI/subtitles also German, Japanese, Portuguese-Brazil, Simplified Chinese. Details on platforms.
What that means for guides
You can search “how to beat” and “best build” without the answer being “wait for release.” Use bosses, best builds, and walkthrough as launch-week tools, with the honesty that named Jutsu lists may still expand in patches.
The loop did not change: die, truck, El Mero Mero Sensei, Way of the Donkey, two Jutsus, five clan heads. Getting Started is written for that loop, not for a wishlist.
Playtime the studio actually wagered
On August 12 Madbricks told Steam they would wager around 8 hours for a first clear and 15 hours or more for side-content. Cosmetics and mechanical upgrades are permanent unlocks. Full decode: how long to beat, outfits, launch week news.
Launch media worth watching
Official launch trailer (boss spectacle) is embedded on the review. Gameplay and Way of the Donkey trailers sit on combat and the skill tree pages. Console announce is on platforms. We do not embed five trailers on this one page.
Content warning (from the store)
Stylized cartoon violence, strong language in English and Spanish, crude humor, organized-crime and drug-culture jokes, no nudity. If that is a deal-breaker, it is not a patch. It is the game.
What to do today
- Confirm store and specs: platforms, system requirements.
- If unsure, demo then review.
- If sure, controls then combat.
- Spend coins. The launch discount does not spend them for you.
When a numbered patch drops, it will get a new child page or an edit here — not a fake changelog invented to look live.
Day-one checklist that is not marketing
Install from the store you actually own. Confirm full audio language (English or Latin American Spanish) in the menu so you are not reading jokes you wanted to hear. Turn on subtitles anyway; the mix is loud. Bind parry off dash if the default fights you — controls. Play until the first truck, spend coins, stop. That is a successful launch day. A four-hour mash session with zero donkey nodes is how people write “meta is slow” reviews that are half true and half self-inflicted.
Price: $16.99, 30% off on Steam into early September 2026. After that window, the review still stands; only the discount argument weakens. Family Sharing and Steam Cloud are convenience, not a second player.
If a friend sends you a 2025 trailer as “the whole game,” send them this page and demo notes. Launch is a date. Trailers are not.
If you bought on PlayStation or Xbox the same morning, the PC discount paragraph is trivia. Your job is still controls and a first coin spend. Launch day DLC did not ship. Launch day co-op did not ship. Launch day is a brawler with five heads. Play it like that, then come back to this hub when Steam news actually exists. Until that post, do not refresh this page hoping for a fake 1.0.2. Go play. Spend coins. Parry the panda. If you needed a story recap, there is none worth a wiki chapter: rebels, five heads, Nuevo Tokyo. Systems recap is Getting Started. This page is only the calendar and the store facts.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to the most common questions.
When did Mexican Ninja come out?
August 20, 2026, on Steam, PlayStation 4/5, and Xbox One / Series X|S.
Is there a launch discount?
Steam advertised 30% off for the first two weeks, pinned through September 3, 2026 (about $11.89 from $16.99). Console prices vary by region. Check the live store.
Did launch add a second player?
No. It shipped as single-player.
Should I still play the demo after launch?
Only as a free combat test. The campaign, extra districts, and launch tuning are in the paid build. See Demo notes for what the demo already taught.