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9 Monkeys of Shaolin

Sobaka Studio · ESDigital Games · 2020-10-16

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ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Oct 16, 2020 (Xbox One), Oct 16, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 16, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Oct 16, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 16, 2020 (Linux), Oct 16, 2020 (Xbox Series X|S)

The true rebirth of iconic beat 'em up genre in vein of old-school video games! As a simple Chinese fisherman Wei Cheng you have to avenge the death of your friends and family slaughtered in a pirate raid at your peaceful village.

9 Monkeys of Shaolin is an Action, Adventure, Indie and RPG game released in 2020, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (86% of 919 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

1
playing now
86%
positive of 919 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
68/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
65/100
IGDB user rating (14 ratings)
3
Nexus mods (50 downloads)
4.07★
PlayStation Store rating (3,005 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

9 Monkeys of Shaolin is a beat 'em up video game developed by Russian developer Sobaka Studio and published by Buka Entertainment and Ravenscourt. The game was released on 16 October 2020 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One; and Linux, macOS, and Microsoft Windows via Steam.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 43 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity down 2% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (131 reviews).
  • · Top 16% of 27,668 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 18k–41k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 919 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.85 at GameBillet (2026-07-24)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 35 of 59 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
12012020202026Week of 2020-10-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

702026-09-15 00:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 09:00 — 2 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 00:00 — 4 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 3 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 3 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 6 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 3 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 2 players2026-10-07 10:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 4 players2026-10-10 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 1 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
270Mar 2018Mar 2026Mar 2018 — avg 0 · peak 1Nov 2020 — avg 7 · peak 20Jan 2021 — avg 5 · peak 17Mar 2021 — avg 6 · peak 24May 2021 — avg 2 · peak 9Jul 2021 — avg 2 · peak 11Oct 2021 — avg 5 · peak 27Dec 2021 — avg 3 · peak 13Feb 2022 — avg 2 · peak 10Apr 2022 — avg 1 · peak 5Jun 2022 — avg 3 · peak 9Aug 2022 — avg 4 · peak 17Oct 2022 — avg 3 · peak 15Dec 2022 — avg 4 · peak 19Feb 2023 — avg 2 · peak 7Apr 2023 — avg 2 · peak 6Aug 2023 — avg 2 · peak 7Nov 2023 — avg 2 · peak 9Jan 2024 — avg 3 · peak 12Mar 2024 — avg 3 · peak 13Apr 2025 — avg 3 · peak 10Dec 2025 — avg 2 · peak 13Mar 2026 — avg 2 · peak 12
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$3.852020-10-162026-10-092020-10-16 — best price $19.992021-03-08 — best price $11.992021-07-08 — best price $19.992021-12-01 — best price $19.992022-05-16 — best price $19.992022-11-29 — best price $19.992023-04-20 — best price $19.992023-06-22 — best price $5.502023-07-13 — best price $19.992023-08-22 — best price $5.382023-10-05 — best price $19.992023-11-28 — best price $19.992024-01-04 — best price $19.992024-02-01 — best price $16.892024-03-08 — best price $19.992024-03-21 — best price $4.802024-04-11 — best price $18.332024-05-05 — best price $18.362024-06-27 — best price $4.792024-08-20 — best price $18.332024-12-19 — best price $4.992025-04-24 — best price $19.992025-06-30 — best price $4.682025-09-17 — best price $19.392025-12-19 — best price $4.292026-03-14 — best price $16.572026-05-02 — best price $18.502026-05-20 — best price $19.792026-07-13 — best price $16.572026-08-01 — best price $16.562026-09-13 — best price $3.892026-10-09 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3032026-05-30 — 8 pageviews2026-06-03 — 5 pageviews2026-06-07 — 9 pageviews2026-06-11 — 11 pageviews2026-06-15 — 20 pageviews2026-06-19 — 14 pageviews2026-06-23 — 12 pageviews2026-06-27 — 11 pageviews2026-07-01 — 9 pageviews2026-07-05 — 16 pageviews2026-07-09 — 6 pageviews2026-07-13 — 10 pageviews2026-07-17 — 5 pageviews2026-07-21 — 12 pageviews2026-07-25 — 14 pageviews2026-07-29 — 14 pageviews2026-08-02 — 12 pageviews2026-08-06 — 8 pageviews2026-08-10 — 9 pageviews2026-08-14 — 14 pageviews2026-08-18 — 7 pageviews2026-08-22 — 11 pageviews2026-08-26 — 12 pageviews2026-08-30 — 11 pageviews2026-09-03 — 8 pageviews2026-09-07 — 4 pageviews2026-09-11 — 5 pageviews2026-09-15 — 11 pageviews2026-09-19 — 12 pageviews2026-09-23 — 3 pageviews2026-09-27 — 17 pageviews2026-10-01 — 8 pageviews2026-10-05 — 8 pageviews2026-10-09 — 15 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

31
achievements tracked
85.6%
earned "Prologue"
25.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsCaptions availablePartial Controller Support2 DLC

7 supported languages: English, Russian, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2020-10-16 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)6,24730%31
Xbox One (Xbox)2,76219%31
Steam (Steam)8487%31
Switch (Nintendo)320%0
Switch (Nintendo)0—0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

3DCo-opNinjaRetroActionColorfulFightingAdventureStory RichBeat 'em up

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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