Zero Escape: The Nonary Games

Buy93%

Very Positive · 7k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd. · Visual Novel · Mar 24, 2017

Player review score
93%
Very Positive
Price
$5.99−80%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
38
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
2
Full audio2 of 2
Subtitles2 of 2

Should I buy Zero Escape: The Nonary Games?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 182 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 37 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Interface: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Steam Deck: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 7k player reviews · updated

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
42% of themes are praise33% are divided25% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
182 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The story is perhaps it's strongest part and it is best experienced going in completely blind and playing it at night for maximum immersion.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
44 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The puzzles are challenging and were a welcome surprise to someone who knew nothing about the gameplay.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This PC version breathes some life into graphics with voice acting and animated sprites which make it much more enjoyable.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
999 has been remastered and the graphics are modernised with today's anime style, conveying more realistic looking characters.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
VLR on the other hand was underwhelming -- the pacing was slow as hell and the twist at the end kinda sucked. the puzzles were upped in difficulty and were fun to solve, the characters were interesting so id say playing it wasnt a complete waste of time.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story182 reviews
Gameplay44 reviews
Audio37 reviews
Graphics22 reviews
Difficulty17 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
100% still recommend
Co-op
100% still recommend
Performance
67% still recommend
Bugs
100% still recommend
Players complain
Interface
89% still recommend
Crashes
83% still recommend
Steam Deck
83% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$5.99$29.99−80%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

7 points recordedtoday · $5.99

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