LEGO Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin is a video game based on the LEGO Ninjago franchise, developed using the engine from LEGO Jurassic World . The story revolves around the adventures and characters introduced in the first five seasons of the series. Sensei Wu Crew faces a new threat: Ronin, who erased the ninjas' memories with an obsidian glave and is seeking the primal folcrum to bring back Chen from the cursed realm. To restore their memories, ninjas must find elemental obsidian weapons and stop Ronin from fulfilling his quest.
The game expands as progress is made, allowing access to new locations, characters, and bonus content. Each level is played with a specific group of characters. Some environment-based puzzles require switching between characters to use specific abilities or elements. Unlocked locations appear on the Ninjago tactical map. Reaching a location requires traveling on a dragon. The game features action-packed gameplay, including fighting, climbing walls and chains, jumping, interacting with technology panels, destroying and assembling objects from bricks, using bikes, sliders, jets, robots, dragons, and more.
There are 113 playable characters to unlock, each with unique abilities. Unlocking a character requires reaching a specific place or fulfilling a quest and purchasing them in the store with gathered bricks. The game features 10 extras, 34 achievements, and 10 unique locations, well-known from the cartoon series.