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9 Years of Shadows

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App ID 1402120
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher indie.io
Franchise indie.io
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 28986907
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 17:59:49 UTC ()
Release Date 27 March 2023 – 15:57:39 UTC ()
😏 74.17%
2k reviews
12
In-Game

Fight to bring beautiful colors back to a hand-crafted world of darkness and discover the story of Europa, a young warrior, and her ghostly childhood companion, Apino.

Additional Information

Developer Halberd Studios
controller_support full
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher indie.io
Store Release Date 27 March 2023 – 15:57:43 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.gg/q2Amqu9CUZ
https://x.com/HALBERDSTUDIOS
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1), Adventure (25), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 27 March 2023 – 15:57:39 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 13 March 2025 – 15:40:38 UTC () (1741880438)
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review_score 6
review_percentage 76
Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, FMOD SDK, Protocol_Buffers SDK, SteamworksNET SDK, UnityBurst SDK, UnityURP SDK, Yarn_Spinner SDK, cURL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 29 March 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 10854062
  • configuration:
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    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
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    small_text1
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2641
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 19 August 2020 – 22:34:53 UTC (), in changelist #9224007

Supported Languages

8 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Latin America Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
German Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes

Tags

💨 Metroidvania 🏗️ Platformer 📺 Side Scroller 🎭 Fantasy 🌸 Anime 💥 Action RPG 👾 Pixel Graphics 🌄 Action-Adventure 🗺 Exploration 💥 Action 🗺️ Adventure 👻 Action Roguelike 👩 Female Protagonist 🏽 2D 🌫 Atmospheric 🌱 Indie 📚 Story Rich 👤 Singleplayer 📖 Lore-Rich 🪄 Magic

Categories

Single-player Family Sharing Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support Native Steam Controller

Assets

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timestamp13 March 2025 – 15:40:46 UTC
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Depots

ID Configuration Size DL.
1402121 Windows 64-bit 1.52 GiB 1.07 GiB

Total size on disk is 1.52 GiB and total download size is 1.07 GiB.

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 18181340 21 April 2025 – 15:35:40 UTC

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