Zero Escape: The Nonary Games cover

Zero Escape: The Nonary Games

Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward →

Critic score11 critics
First release
Mar 24, 2017
Genres
Adventure, Puzzle, Visual Novel · Mystery, Science fiction, Horror, Thriller, Survival

Zero welcomes you to take part in both the Nonary Game and the Nonary Game: Ambidex Edition as the award-winning escape-the-room visual novels Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors (999) and its sequel, Virtue’s Last Reward (VLR), are together for the first time.

Also known as Zero Escape 9 時間9人9の扉 善人シボウデス ダブルパック, Launcher.exe

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Storyline, release dates, time to beat, age ratings, modes, links, keywords

Storyline
Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line as part of a dangerous life and death game? Who can be trusted? Tensions rise as the situation becomes more and more dire, and the nine strangers must figure out how to escape before they wind up dead.Read more

Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line as part of a dangerous life and death game? Who can be trusted? Tensions rise as the situation becomes more and more dire, and the nine strangers must figure out how to escape before they wind up dead.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Mar 24, 2017
PlayStation Vita
Mar 24, 2017
PlayStation 4
Mar 24, 2017
All 8 release dates
PlayStation Vita
Apr 13, 2017
PlayStation 4
Apr 13, 2017
PlayStation Vita
Dec 15, 2017
Xbox One
Mar 21, 2022
Xbox One
Mar 22, 2022
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
34h
Main + Extras
42h
Completionist
53h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Text, First person
Keywords
anime, psychological horror, story driven, compilation, achievements
… All 10, multiple endings, atmospheric, choice and consequence, story rich, escape room

At a Glance

Critic Score
89
Main Story (IGDB)
34h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
42h
Completionist (IGDB)
53h

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Steam users rate this Very Positive, 7,056 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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