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9 Years of Shadows
9 Years of Shadows cover
Developers
Halberd Studios
Publishers
Freedom Games
Engines
Unity[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows March 27, 2023
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Side view
Controls Direct control
Genres Metroidvania, Platform
Art styles Pixel art
Themes Fantasy
9 Years of Shadows on HowLongToBeat
9 Years of Shadows guide on StrategyWiki
9 Years of Shadows on MobyGames

9 Years of Shadows is a singleplayer side view metroidvania and platform game.

General information

Official Discord server
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Epic Games Store
Epic Games Launcher
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Steam
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Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Halberd Studios\9 Years of Shadows\SaveData\NineYearsSettings.sf
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1402120/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Halberd Studios\9 Years of Shadows\SaveData\NineYearsSaveLog*.sf
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1402120/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

Video

9 Years of Shadows video options.
9 Years of Shadows video options.
Example of the framerate cap not working despite being set.
Example of the framerate cap not working despite being set.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
High-fidelity upscaling
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
The game has an "FPS" option with possible values being 30, 60, or "Vsync" but it appears to be bugged and unreliable with the limit not taking effect even when set and many game elements, including camera update, run at 50 FPS regardless of the setting.[1]
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)
The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

9 Years of Shadows input options.
9 Years of Shadows input options.

Audio

9 Years of Shadows audio options.
9 Years of Shadows audio options.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music and sound effects.
Surround sound
Subtitles
All dialogue is text.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Latin American Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio FMOD
Input Rewired

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3-9100F
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GT 730
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. Unity engine build: 2021.3.22f1
  2. 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. Verified by User:Anadian on 2024-05-25