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9 Years of Shadows

79% positive of 2,304 Steam reviews

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To finish
7 h
To 100%
10 h
Released
2023
Steam Deck
Playable
Platforms
Steam, GOG, Epic, PlayStation

Made by Halberd Studios. Published by indie.io.

About the 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.

Tagged by players

  • Metroidvania
  • Side Scroller
  • Platformer
  • Action RPG
  • Anime
  • Fantasy
  • Action-Adventure
  • Pixel Graphics
  • Exploration
  • Action Roguelike
  • Female Protagonist
  • Lore-Rich

What players say

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What players say

  • Recommended
    Out of the get-go, this game is a solid 8/10 with what it has to offer. First, a few things to take into account: - I played this in the last/current available patch. - I LOVE Metroidvanias to death. - I played with a controller. The good: - This game has amazing art. From the start the world draws you in. Just the art alone is worth the asking price. At many points the game just throws at you visual masterpieces. -…

    9.4 h played when written. 2 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    this game is very middle of the road, the combat is pretty meh aside from your teddy bear blast, half of the game you're using one combo and one charge attack with nothing to differentiate them, the various armors do provide some variety in their charge attack but you need to upgrade them to the max level for it to take effect, boss fight are either bullet hell or laughably easy. perhaps one of the most hilarious…

    12 h played when written. 4 found it helpful.

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