Nuevo Tokyo’s about to get a whole lot louder. During IGN Fan Fest, Amber Studio-owned developer Madbricks, alongside REDRUM, confirmed that Mexican Ninja is heading beyond PC, with console versions planned for Xbox and PlayStation in 2026.
If you’ve not clocked this one yet, Mexican Ninja is a 2.5D roguelike beat ’em up that feels like someone spliced old-school arcade chaos with modern precision… then dropped it into a neon fever dream where Mexican grit collides with Japanese cyberpunk. The result is Nuevo Tokyo, a city under the boot of the Narkuzas, a corrupt regime that’s basically what happens when narcos and yakuza energy fuse into one big problem.
What you’re doing moment-to-moment is exactly what you’d hope for from the pitch: carving through crowds with fast combos, sharp dodges, and parry-friendly combat that rewards rhythm and confidence. Runs are built around roguelike progression too, so you’re not just repeating the same street fight on a loop. You’re building, tweaking, and pushing deeper with meta-upgrades that change how your character feels across attempts.
One of the more wonderfully unhinged hooks is the “Way of the Donkey” skill tree (yes, really), a swagger-heavy progression system designed around boosting your personal playstyle rather than locking you into one “correct” build. Then you’ve got Mexican Ninja’s own flavour of special sauce: Mexican Jutsus and spirit powers, letting you lean into stylish crowd control and “get off me” tools when the streets of Nuevo Tokyo start to overwhelm.
Creative Director Dario Hoyo describes the game’s core appeal as that hands-on feeling when everything clicks: dodge, combo, parry, repeat. The key takeaway here is that Madbricks wants that flow to feel just as good on a controller as it does on keyboard, which is exactly why the console confirmation matters.
Platforms and release window
Mexican Ninja is currently set to launch in 2026 on:
- Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One
- PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5
- PC via Steam
Mexican Ninja demo available now
If you’re already itching to see whether the attitude matches the action, there’s a free playable demo available on Steam right now.
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