Steam app 1402120 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 22:10 UTC
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.
297 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
43 months, March 2023 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
30 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 162 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 135 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
9 Years of Shadows was released on 27 Mar, 2023.
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34 achievements in total.
41 developer announcements, Aug 2021 to Jun 2026 · times in UTC
The world of Talos has been swallowed by shadow, its color and warmth drained away. As the warrior Europa, descend into the dark with your spirit companion Apino at your side and fight to bring the light home.Swap between elemental armors…
alyssa.dicaterinoWe are pleased to announce that 9 Years of Shadows will be released in Physical Edition for PlayStation 5 on December 12, 2025.Two versions will be available:Standard Edition — includes the full game and an exclusive Talos Secret…
halberdstudiosIf you were thinking about getting the game, now is a great time to do so as we are part of the indie.io Summer Sale! Catch the game on sale from today until July 10th.Check out other great indies on sale during the indie.io Summer Sale to…
AsheGreetings, everyone! It’s been a while—and we truly appreciate your patience and continued support during our time away. While it’s been over a year since our last update, we’ve been quietly working behind the scenes, and we’re excited to…
halberdstudios{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39822346/2a03b442cfc06c6b18f35d38ef369201db607813.png If you were thinking about getting the game, now is a great time to do so as we are part of the indie.io Publisher Sale! Catch the game on sale from April 11th through…
Ashe{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39822346/d17c92ed82a402bdfb9b00cd06f219f127997db3.jpg If you were thinking about getting the game, now is a great time to do so as we are part of the Steam Spring Sale! Catch the game on sale from March 13th through the…
Ashe{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39822346/2665c74987fbb3c1cdd93779b53833a2c8f6446c.png If you were thinking about getting the game, now is a great time to do so as we are part of the Steam Winter Sale! Catch the game on sale from December 19th until…
AsheHi everyone - if you were thinking about getting the game, now is a great time to do so. The game will be 40% off from April 15th through the 22nd! Make sure to check out Freedom Games Publisher Sale page to pick up some awesome indie games…
AsheGreetings, everyone! As we kick off 2024, we want to express our sincere gratitude for your ongoing support and feedback. Over the past few months, we've diligently reviewed your reports, and we're thrilled to share the latest enhancements…
DiegoMayorga_HSHi everyone! If you were thinking about getting the game, now is a great time to do so as we are part of the Steam Winter Sale through our publisher Freedom Games! From December 21st until January 4th, the game will be on sale for 30% off!…
InformalityHello everyone! We kindly ask for your support in recommending 9 Years of Shadows as a nominee for the 'Outstanding Visual Style' category in 'The Steam Awards 2023!' The nomination period starts now and runs for one week. Let's showcase…
AsheHello everyone! We hope you're all doing well. It's been a month since our last update, and since then, we have continued to work on improving performance and stabilizing the experience on Steam Deck. We thank you again for your patience…
DiegoMayorga_HSHi everyone! We're excited to announce that 9 Years of Shadows will be showcased at DreamHack Beyond on August 18th-27th, 2023! Check out the Summer Indie Showcase at…
AsheHello everyone! Thanks for all the support and continuous feedback you are giving us. We have another small patch today to continue our efforts of giving you all the best experience. Bug Fixes A bug causing Europa in the Portrait of Demise…
Patch notesHello everyone! Support and feedback from all of you guys have been incredible after the patch from last week! Thanks for being patient while we create new fixes and solutions for the game. We've got a new small patch today to continue our…
Patch notesHello everyone! We hope you're all doing well. It's been a month since our last update, where we shared that we have been working on some performance fixes and optimizing general assets throughout the game. We thank you for your patience…
DiegoMayorga_HSHello everyone; we hope you’re all doing well! Summer is fast approaching, and with it, we want to address our focus to improve the game’s performance. If you played 9 Years of Shadows recently, you’ve noticed we uploaded a localization…
DiegoMayorga_HSHello everyone! We hope you’re all doing well. It’s been a month since our release day, and we could not feel more grateful for everyone’s support, patience, and feedback. We appreciate you taking the time to report bugs, suggest new…
IssyBeeHello everyone! Support and feedback from all of you guys have been incredible! Thanks for being patient while we create fixes and solutions for the game. We've got a new patch today to continue our efforts of giving you all the best…
DiegoMayorga_HSHello everyone! Your support and patience throughout the release week have been outstanding! We've got a new patch today to continue our efforts of giving you all the best experience. If you want to talk with our dev team, report an issue…
DiegoMayorga_HSHello everyone! The day has finally come! 9 Years of Shadows has officially launched on Steam! We cannot stress enough what every single one of you means to the Halberd team; thanks to your belief in us when we had only started with a small…
Purrgil 1{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39822346/6c76ba2d74e6df2233d2cf94b82a68dc4c5c3218.jpg Hello everyone! We hope you’ve had a great week filled with excitement. Everyone on Halberd Studios certainly has, as today we have released some long-awaited news. If…
Purrgil 1Hello everyone! We hope everyone had a pleasant holiday and started the year with renewed energy. With a new year comes a new chapter in our lives as we approach the end of the game’s development. As you know, ever since the last update, we…
Purrgil 1Hello everyone, we hope you’re doing well and starting the holiday season in high spirits. With the launch date rapidly approaching, we wanted to craft this update a little bit differently. Our current state As the game's development…
keking26Hello everyone! Your support throughout Next Fest so far has been amazing! Please keep the feedback coming! We've got another patch today to continue out efforts of giving you all the best expereince. If you want to talk with our dev team…
keking26Hello everyone! Thank you all so much for your support so far throughout Next Fest! We're excited to bring you all our first update to the demo fixing up a couple things to hopefully bring you all the best experience possible. Adjustments…
Patch notesHello everyone! We're excited to be participating in the Steam Next Fest! Catch our livestream with Halberd Studios on Oct 6th at 2pm ET, where they will be showing off the latest demo. For more follow us on Twitter, Tiktok and join our…
keking26Hello everyone! We're excited to be participating in the Steam Next Fest! Catch our livestream with Halberd Studios on Oct 4th at 11am ET, where they will be showing off the latest demo. For more follow us on Twitter, Tiktok and join our…
keking26Hello everyone! We hope you are starting this fall just as thrilled as we are. September marks the official beginning of Q4 of this year and the official launch for 9 Years of Shadows as well. The team has worked tirelessly to polish the…
keking26Hello everyone! We truly hope everyone is doing well and excited in this gamer month! It’s well known that this month is full of amazing news, conferences, contests and big reveals, and, as part of this wonderful community, we simply…
keking26Hello everyone, we hope you’re doing fantastic in what has surely been quite an exciting month! One of the highlights for the team most definitely was our feature in this year’s Save and Sound Music Festival, where our Creative Director and…
keking26Happy Pride everyone! This month we wish everyone's sparks to shine in all their colors as a way to start summer on the right foot. The gaming industry is certainly doing so by hosting several events featuring many upcoming titles. IGN’s…
keking26Hello everyone, we hope you are doing well. As we begin the second quarter of the year, we have exciting news we have wanted to share with you for a while. Summer always marks the beginning of amazing gaming events, and this year it’s no…
keking26Hello everyone! We're excited to be showcased at Indie Live Expo this weekend! Check out Indie Live Expo’s stream showing off the game at the following link: https://indie.live-expo.games/en/ Thanks for your support and we’re super excited…
keking26Hello everyone! We hope you had a nice Easter holiday for those of you who celebrate it. As you are aware, we enjoy sharing our progress with you in terms of the building of 9 Years of Shadows through our monthly updates. This time, we…
keking26Hello everyone, we wish you all a wonderful spring! As we’re nearing the end of quarter 1, we wanted to give you a little sneak peek of what we have been working on lately. Cinematics are a wonderful way to set the mood for specific in-game…
keking26Hello everyone, we hope you are doing great! This year is just beginning, but we are already swamped with work in all of our departments, making sure everything is falling into place. Therefore, we wish to share our current progress with…
keking26Hello everyone! We wish you all a fantastic start of 2022, a year that certainly has our team beyond excited. As you know from previous updates, we’re tirelessly working on bringing the world of 9 Years of Shadows to life! This entails…
keking26Hello everyone! The year might be coming to an end, but we certainly haven’t stopped working on making the world of 9 Years of Shadows a place you will thoroughly enjoy.…
keking26{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39822346/994b6d17c21b7bbbea365eb59b4ff66ca7fd3d2b.png Hello everyone! We’d like to begin Q4 of this year by keeping you posted on our latest developments. Our team has poured mind and heart into the new cinematics for the…
keking26{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39822346/287cbda2e99221a5759c254c114e5156d94bd6b2.png Hello everyone! As we near the end of Q3 of our development, we have wonderful news we’ve been dying to share with our amazing community. As you may know, we’ve…
keking26What Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
| Description | Executable | Arguments | Platform | |
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| Launch | 9 Years of Shadows.exe | windows 64 |
The folders Steam Cloud syncs. The root is a token Steam uses for a location on your own machine, not a path this page can know.
| Root | Folder | Files |
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WinAppDataLocalLow | Halberd Studios/9 Years of Shadows/SaveData | *.sf |
It runs on public data and somebody's spare time.
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