# Cat Ninja Crowd: Horde Run 3D — Army run game from the ads

> Army run game from the ads (iPhone/iPad app by shohei yukawa.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cat-ninja-crowd-horde-run-3d/id6803367530 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [shohei yukawa](https://appshunter.io/developer/1825580540)
- Category: Games, Entertainment, Action, Casual
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 9+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 46 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese
- Released: 2026-08-24
- Data updated: 2026-10-01

## What is Cat Ninja Crowd?

The crowd runner you keep seeing in ads, except this one is real: a cat ninja army, number gates, rat samurai and 18 bosses, with no fake gameplay.

Cat Ninja Crowd is a one-handed 3D crowd runner. Swipe to steer a growing horde of ninja cats, run through gates to multiply your army, grab weapons and crash into waves of rat samurai. What you see in the ad is exactly what you play.

WHY PLAYERS PICK IT
- The real thing: the gameplay from the ads is the gameplay in the game
- One thumb, short runs, no tutorial needed
- 18 named bosses, each with its own attack pattern
- Free to play, and paying never changes your score

HOW TO PLAY
- Swipe left and right to steer your cat army
- "+" gates grow the crowd, "-" gates shrink it. Do the math and pick the better lane
- Shurikens fire automatically. A bigger mob means bigger firepower
- Lose your last cat and the run is over, so keep the horde alive

FIVE WEAPONS, FIVE STRATEGIES
Katana, machine gun, musket, cannon and the mighty karakuri tank. Grab a weapon to smash through enemy lines, but take a hit and you lose it.

BOSS BATTLES
Every stage ends with a rat warlord: slashes, bombs, clones, poison floors, beams and charges. Bring a big enough crowd, dodge, take the boss down and chase your high score.

FAIR PLAY BY DESIGN
Ads and purchases never touch your score. Your rank is 100% skill.
- Watch a video to refill plays, or watch a video for each continue after a defeat, with no per-run limit
- One purchase removes ads for good and unlocks unlimited plays

Cats vs rats in a moonlit castle town. If you ever wanted to play the crowd game from the ads for real, this is it. Rally the horde and charge!

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| No Ads + Unlimited Plays | $2.99 | one-time |


## Is Cat Ninja Crowd safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Cat Ninja Crowd.

## Is Cat Ninja Crowd legit?

Cat Ninja Crowd: Horde Run 3D appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Cat Ninja Crowd is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.9 — 2026-09-25

- Now in English! Devices set to a language other than Japanese get English titles, buttons, warlord names and in-game text
- Optional notifications about new stages and boss tweaks (you choose on the result screen; turn off anytime)
- Small fixes and stability improvements

### 1.8 — 2026-09-18

- New: from your second continue, choose Reinforcements to come back with extra cats
- The Dodge! popup now shows for nearly every attack you avoid
- Boss HP now shows clean, round numbers
- Boss attacks retuned: the stage 2 ninja throws two shuriken, the stage 3 archer fires a little slower, and the ogre, lava, spider and puppet fights have new timing
- Fixed a grey screen that could show for a few seconds at launch
- The ghost effect is easier to see

### 1.7 — 2026-09-13

Boss HP now updates in sync with hits and appears full immediately when a fight starts. Continuing restarts the boss fight with the boss at full HP. Video continues are no longer limited to one per run.

### 1.5 — 2026-09-11

- New: after a defeat, watch a video to continue right where you fell with the score reset to 0 (once per run)
- Bosses 1-4 have 20% less HP and the stage 3 archer's arrows hit 20% softer
- Boss hits are gentler on small crowds and vary slightly from hit to hit
- The stage 2 slash gives more time to react; fixed the stage 13 explosion dealing damage twice

### 1.4 — 2026-09-08

Boss battles have been rebalanced, with gentler damage in the early stages and less punishing heavy attacks later on. Damage now varies slightly from hit to hit. You also have more time to dodge the stage 2 boss’s slash. Fixed an issue that could apply explosion damage twice in stage 13.
Weapon names are back in their original position.

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All apps by shohei yukawa: https://appshunter.io/developer/1825580540

## Related topics

[horde crowd](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/horde-crowd) · [katana runner](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/katana-runner)

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