9 Years of Shadows

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• Android
• Xbox Series X and Series S

Genres

• Metroidvania

• fantasy video game
• action game^*

• adventure game^*

• platform game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  E - Everyone^*

Localized titles

• 9 Years of Shadows

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Action^*
• Adventure^*
• Indie^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Full controller support^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Spanish - Latin America^*
• French^*
• German^*
• Japanese^*
• Portuguese - Brazil^*
• Russian^*
• Simplified Chinese^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• Simplified Chinese^*

Community tags · historical

• Metroidvania^*

  Votes · historical

  159^*

• Platformer^*

  Votes · historical

  153^*

• Side Scroller^*

  Votes · historical

  150^*

• Fantasy^*

  Votes · historical

  146^*

• Anime^*

  Votes · historical

  140^*

• Action RPG^*

  Votes · historical

  132^*

• Pixel Graphics^*

  Votes · historical

  129^*

• Action-Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  126^*

• Exploration^*

  Votes · historical

  121^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  115^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  109^*

• Action Roguelike^*

  Votes · historical

  81^*

• Female Protagonist^*

  Votes · historical

  78^*

• 2D^*

  Votes · historical

  72^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  63^*

• Indie^*

  Votes · historical

  57^*

• Story Rich^*

  Votes · historical

  55^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  52^*

• Lore-Rich^*

  Votes · historical

  49^*

• Magic^*

  Votes · historical

  46^*

System requirements

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows 10^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Core i3-9100F^*

  Memory

  8 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  GT 730^*

  Conditions

  Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Core i3-9100F^*

  Graphics alternatives

  GT 730^*

  Memory

  8 GB^*

• Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*

  Memory

  8 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Platinum^*

  Reports

  23^*

  Community confidence

  good^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Full^*

Developers

• Halberd Studios^*

Publishers

• Freedom Games
• indie.io^*

• 2023-03-27

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows

• 2023-11-09

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2024-11-21

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Android

• 2025-07-31

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Xbox Series X and Series S

• 2023-03-26 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2023-03-26^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Mar 27, 2023^*

Detailed specifications