9 Years of Shadows

Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie · Series X|S · PS4 · Android · PC · iOS · PS5 · 2023 · ≈ 10h to beat

9 Years of Shadows is an emotionally-driven Metroidvania, enhanced by healing music that tells the story of Europa, a young woman of noble birth tasked with ending the curse that plagues her people and restoring color to all lands. Summary: IGDB

Mind Score

Fair to the player

Age · PEGI 7

Respect 90

Nourish 56

Stimulation moderate

Has an endingStop anytime

What it exercises

Exploration and curiosity

Steam tag “Exploration” (121 votes)
Wikipedia: built around exploration

Story and reading

Steam tag “Story Rich” (55 votes)
From a player review

Motor skills and rhythm

Steam tag “Platformer” (153 votes)

Medium confidence · 28 Sept 2026 · Rules-based estimate from the Steam store, player reviews and PEGI/ESRB descriptors. Not a substitute for the official rating or your own judgement. Tap a label to see the evidence.

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