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9-nine-:Episode 3

PALETTE · Sekai Project · 2020-08-31

Steam

ActionCasualSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view, Text

Releases: Apr 26, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

9-nine-: Episode 3 is the latest chapter in this series of supernatural mystery visual novels with the focus now shifted towards a new heroine, Haruka Kosaka.

9-nine-:Episode 3 is an Action, Casual, Simulation game released in 2020, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 20,000 .. 50,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (92% of 1054 reviews).

15
playing now
92%
positive of 1.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

15 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Shiromitsugawa City: an academic city with no other particular features. A large earthquake hits the city, damaging the sacred treasure in the Shrine of the White Viper's Relic, and causing strange items to appear from a parallel world. These "Artifacts" grant strange powers to their owners, with incidents of an owner abusing their powers and turning people into stone. Having learned of the item that causes this petrification, the "Evil Eye Artifact", Kakeru Niimi teams up with his classmate, Miyako Kujo, and his sister, Sora Niimi, to investigate and put a stop to the culprit. During the i(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 15 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 114 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~14/week).
  • · Review velocity down 30% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 15% of 28,108 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 21k–47k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,054 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $7.99 at Steam (2025-12-18)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 6 of 12 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
656520202026Week of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2512026-09-15 22:00 — 5 players2026-09-17 06:00 — 8 players2026-09-18 14:00 — 15 players2026-09-19 21:00 — 3 players2026-09-21 05:00 — 6 players2026-09-22 12:00 — 7 players2026-09-23 20:00 — 3 players2026-09-25 03:00 — 7 players2026-09-26 11:00 — 5 players2026-09-27 18:00 — 5 players2026-09-29 02:00 — 4 players2026-09-30 09:00 — 5 players2026-10-01 17:00 — 3 players2026-10-03 00:00 — 6 players2026-10-04 08:00 — 15 players2026-10-05 16:00 — 11 players2026-10-07 00:00 — 8 players2026-10-08 07:00 — 8 players2026-10-09 15:00 — 8 players2026-10-10 22:00 — 7 players2026-10-12 06:00 — 13 players2026-10-13 13:00 — 25 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 4 players2026-10-15 13:00 — 15 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
172Sep 2020Aug 2026Sep 2020 — avg 11 · peak 46Nov 2020 — avg 3 · peak 9Jan 2021 — avg 4 · peak 13Mar 2021 — avg 5 · peak 21May 2021 — avg 7 · peak 20Jul 2021 — avg 9 · peak 26Sep 2021 — avg 3 · peak 12Nov 2021 — avg 4 · peak 18Jan 2022 — avg 6 · peak 19Mar 2022 — avg 5 · peak 16May 2022 — avg 4 · peak 12Jul 2022 — avg 8 · peak 25Sep 2022 — avg 4 · peak 15Nov 2022 — avg 4 · peak 13Jan 2023 — avg 8 · peak 23Mar 2023 — avg 4 · peak 15May 2023 — avg 4 · peak 13Jul 2023 — avg 5 · peak 16Sep 2023 — avg 4 · peak 11Nov 2023 — avg 4 · peak 14Jan 2024 — avg 5 · peak 14Mar 2024 — avg 5 · peak 16May 2024 — avg 5 · peak 18Jul 2024 — avg 9 · peak 24Sep 2024 — avg 8 · peak 21Nov 2024 — avg 4 · peak 14Jan 2025 — avg 10 · peak 26Mar 2025 — avg 8 · peak 29May 2025 — avg 8 · peak 26Jul 2025 — avg 17 · peak 42Sep 2025 — avg 6 · peak 18Nov 2025 — avg 6 · peak 18Jan 2026 — avg 9 · peak 25Mar 2026 — avg 5 · peak 15May 2026 — avg 4 · peak 15Jul 2026 — avg 10 · peak 24Aug 2026 — avg 7 · peak 17
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$7.992020-09-012026-07-202020-09-01 — best price $17.992020-11-02 — best price $19.992020-12-22 — best price $16.992021-02-15 — best price $19.992021-04-20 — best price $13.992021-05-06 — best price $19.992021-10-11 — best price $13.992021-11-01 — best price $19.992021-12-23 — best price $13.992022-02-03 — best price $19.992022-06-24 — best price $9.992022-08-29 — best price $19.992022-12-22 — best price $9.992023-03-13 — best price $19.992023-05-08 — best price $11.992023-07-13 — best price $19.992023-09-25 — best price $11.992023-11-28 — best price $19.992024-02-05 — best price $13.992024-03-21 — best price $19.992024-06-27 — best price $9.992024-08-28 — best price $19.992024-12-19 — best price $9.992025-01-31 — best price $19.992025-03-13 — best price $9.992025-05-12 — best price $19.992025-07-14 — best price $9.992025-10-06 — best price $19.992025-12-18 — best price $7.992026-01-19 — best price $19.992026-06-25 — best price $7.992026-07-20 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam CloudFamily Sharing

2 supported languages: English, Japanese

Player tags

2DCatsCuteAnimeFunnyMagicActionCasualFantasyRomance

Census log

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

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