9 Years of Shadows

9 Years of Shadows

Steam Deck Playable

Halberd Studios · Metroidvania · Mar 27, 2023

Worth it for the right player.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $7.99.

77%
Mostly Positive
3k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 95 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 66 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 53 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 45 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 34 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
33% of themes are praise42% are divided25% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
It's just they tried to do too much with how many progression unlocking abilities they stuffed into the game and didn't properly utilize all of them to enhance gameplay.
95 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The high quality and unique art style and music come together to create an atmosphere unlike any other in gaming.
66 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The soundtrack fit the game well and the technicalities worked good enough not to hinder my enjoyment.
53 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
- Game crashing: I played the whole game on steam deck and didn't get a single crash, I guess It is fixed or I'm lucky
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Gameplay95 reviews
Graphics66 reviews
Audio53 reviews
Steam Deck12 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters132 reviews
70%
Combat94 reviews
67%
Difficulty70 reviews
70%
Controls17 reviews
65%
Interface13 reviews
77%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs45 reviews
62%
Crashes34 reviews
59%
Performance7 reviews
57%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $7.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
77%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
34
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.