Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
Also known as 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors · Virtue's Last Reward · Kyokugen Dasshutsu
Mystery, Thriller, Sci-fi · by Spike Chunsoft · 2017
Nine strangers wake up trapped and are forced into a deadly game of doors and puzzles. Two full mystery games in one package.
Who it's for: Fans of mysteries and puzzles who like piecing together a big conspiracy across multiple endings.
The story (spoiler-free)
Each game opens with a group of strangers abducted and dropped into a sealed facility, where a masked figure explains the rules of a game they must win to escape.
Story segments alternate with escape-room puzzle sections. Your decisions about who to trust and which path to take split the story into many endings, and the full picture only comes together across several of them.
The collection includes 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors and Virtue's Last Reward, with English and Japanese voice options.
Where to play
Why play it
- +Two complete, acclaimed mystery games in one purchase
- +Escape-room puzzles give it more gameplay than a typical visual novel
- +Branching structure where reaching multiple endings is part of solving the mystery
- +English and Japanese voice tracks
Keep in mind
- −Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck
- −No Switch or mobile version of this collection
- −Puzzle sections can stall readers who only want story
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