9 Years of Shadows
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.
- Price:$19.99
- Release Date:3/27/2023
- Developer:Halberd Studios
- Publishers:
- Last Updated:12/3/2025
- Steam App Id:1402120
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, 9 Years of Shadows has 8 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 90% lower than its previous all-time peak of 77 players achieved on 5/27/2024.

Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for 9 Years of Shadows. It has received a total of 2,917 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 74 (Mostly Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for 9 Years of Shadows. Right now, it costs $19.99 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for 9 Years of Shadows and its growth over time. It currently has 16,361 followers on its community page.
About 9 Years of Shadows
9 Years of Shadows is an Action, Indie, and Adventure game developed by Halberd Studios. On 3/27/2023, it was released on the Steam Store by indie.io, and Freedom Games.
Players have rated 9 Years of Shadows as "Mostly Positive" out of 2,917 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 2,240 positive reviews and 677 negative reviews — an overall 77% positive review rating.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $19.99. It can also be purchased through 9 Years of Shadows x LunarLux Bundle, 9 Years of Shadows x Pinball Spire, Aura of Worlds x 9 Years of Shadows, 9 Years of Shadows x Puzzles for Clef Bundle, Traveler's Refrain & 9 Years of Shadows, Dreamscaper x 9 Years of Shadows Bundle, Try and Try Again Collection, Metroidvania Souls-Like Bundle, $60 Recently Released Indie Game Bundle, Vengeance of Mr. Peppermint x 9 Years of Shadows Bundle, The Golden Eyed Ghosts x 9 Years of Shadows Bundle, $100 Indie Game Bundle, and The Land of the Magnates + 9 Years of Shadows which give a discount off its base price.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play 9 Years of Shadows on the Steam Deck but some functionaliy may not be fully supported.
It also supports 8 languanges in-game including English, Spanish (Latin America), French, German, and Japanese. Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, 9 Years of Shadows supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Full controller support
- Single-player
From the Steam community, 9 Years of Shadows has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Action Roguelike
- Side Scroller
- Lore-Rich
- Atmospheric
- Magic
- Fantasy
- Story Rich
- Platformer
- Pixel Graphics
- Metroidvania
- Action-Adventure
- Action RPG
- Anime
- Indie
- Adventure
- Action
- Singleplayer
- Female Protagonist
- 2D
- Exploration
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for 9 Years of Shadows and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.

Related Bundles
9 Years of Shadows is included in 13 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Years of Shadows x LunarLux Bundle | 2 | 2 | $29.98 | View | |
| 9 Years of Shadows x Pinball Spire | 2 | 2 | $31.48 | View | |
| Aura of Worlds x 9 Years of Shadows | 2 | 2 | $31.48 | View | |
| 9 Years of Shadows x Puzzles for Clef Bundle | 2 | 2 | $27.98 | View | |
| Traveler's Refrain & 9 Years of Shadows | 2 | 2 | $35.98 | View | |
| Dreamscaper x 9 Years of Shadows Bundle | 2 | 2 | $35.98 | View | |
| Try and Try Again Collection | 8 | 8 | $60.14 | View | |
| Metroidvania Souls-Like Bundle | 3 | 3 | $67.47 | View | |
| $60 Recently Released Indie Game Bundle | 7 | 7 | $77.93 | View | |
| Vengeance of Mr. Peppermint x 9 Years of Shadows Bundle | 2 | 2 | $31.98 | View |
Related Packages
9 Years of Shadows is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Years of Shadows | $14.99 | View |
Supported Languages
9 Years of Shadows is available in 8 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Yes | No | Yes |
| French | Yes | No | Yes |
| German | Yes | No | Yes |
| Japanese | Yes | No | Yes |
| Portuguese-Brazil | Yes | No | Yes |
| Russian | Yes | No | Yes |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes | No | Yes |
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Soures & References
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9 Years of Shadows data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, December 3). 9 Years of Shadows on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1402120
- Valve Corporation. (2025, December 3). 9 Years of Shadows. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/1402120
- Halberd Studios. (2023, July 8). 9 Years of Shadows. 9 Years of Shadows. http://halberdstudios.com/

