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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 30760339
Last Record Update 25 August 2025 – 01:09:01 UTC ()
Release Date 27 March 2023 – 15:57:39 UTC ()
😏 74.07%
2k reviews
10
In-Game
💨 Metroidvania 🏗️ Platformer 📺 Side Scroller 🎭 Fantasy 🌸 Anime

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 29 July 2025 – 00:20:27 UTC () (1753748427)
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Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, FMOD SDK, Protocol_Buffers SDK, Resonance_Audio 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
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  • 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
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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 👩 Female Protagonist 👻 Action Roguelike 🏽 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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timestamp29 July 2025 – 00:20:36 UTC

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Steam charts

  • 10 players right now
  • 13 24-hour peak
  • 316 all-time peak 28 March 2023
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  • 0 viewers right now
  • 5 24-hour peak
  • 9,122 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😏 Mostly Positive
  • 74.07% SteamDB Rating
  • 2,170 76.5% positive reviews
  • 667 23.5% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
27 March 2023 Steam Release -
11 September 2023 ⇄ Fanatical: Prestige Collection Build Your Own Bundle (September 2023) -
21 February 2024 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Bento Bundle 4 -
8 May 2024 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Metroidvania Mania -
17 July 2024 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Platformania Bundle -
12 December 2024 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Metroidvania Mania Encore -
12 February 2025 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Special Editions Bundle -
17 July 2025 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Arcade Bundle (Bundle Bash 2025) -
26 September 2025 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Stories from Latin America -

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How many players are playing 9 Years of Shadows right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 10 players live playing 9 Years of Shadows on Steam.

9 Years of Shadows had an all-time peak of 316 concurrent players on 28 March 2023.

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