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Zero Escape: The Nonary Games cover art

Zero Escape: The Nonary Games

Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd. · 2017-03-24

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Adventure

Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 13, 2017 (PlayStation Vita), Mar 22, 2022 (Xbox One), Mar 24, 2017 (PlayStation 4), Mar 24, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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? And more importantly, who can be trusted?

116
playing now
93%
positive of 7.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
89/100
critic score (11 outlets, IGDB)
83/100
IGDB user rating (75 ratings)
42h
to beat · rushed 34h · completionist 53h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

116 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

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.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 116 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 650 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~81/week).
  • · Review velocity up 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 184k–441k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 7,350 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$5.99-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.99 at Steam (2025-01-16)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 9 of 18 observed days · $3.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
13413420182026Week of 2018-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

142622026-08-06 23:00 — 82 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 85 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 123 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 88 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 84 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 117 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 98 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 82 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 142 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 79 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 86 players2026-08-10 12:00 — 107 players2026-08-10 20:00 — 93 players2026-08-11 04:00 — 83 players2026-08-11 12:00 — 98 players2026-08-12 08:00 — 89 players2026-08-13 15:00 — 100 players2026-08-14 23:00 — 79 players2026-08-16 07:00 — 92 players2026-08-17 14:00 — 105 players2026-08-18 22:00 — 75 players2026-08-20 05:00 — 73 players2026-08-21 13:00 — 78 players2026-08-22 20:00 — 87 players2026-08-24 04:00 — 78 players2026-08-25 12:00 — 89 players2026-08-26 20:00 — 76 players2026-08-28 04:00 — 67 players2026-08-29 10:00 — 84 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 116 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$44.99$2.992017-03-252026-08-292017-03-25 — best price $44.992017-11-01 — best price $44.992018-07-05 — best price $44.992018-11-01 — best price $44.992019-04-30 — best price $17.992019-08-08 — best price $5.992019-12-19 — best price $14.992020-04-30 — best price $11.992020-08-18 — best price $11.992020-12-22 — best price $11.992021-06-24 — best price $11.992021-10-28 — best price $11.992021-12-22 — best price $8.992022-04-28 — best price $11.992022-07-07 — best price $29.992022-11-01 — best price $29.992023-01-05 — best price $29.992023-02-27 — best price $29.992023-06-29 — best price $11.992023-10-26 — best price $8.992023-12-18 — best price $11.992024-04-25 — best price $11.992024-07-23 — best price $11.992024-11-27 — best price $11.992025-01-02 — best price $29.992025-03-03 — best price $8.992025-04-25 — best price $8.992025-06-27 — best price $5.992025-08-25 — best price $5.992025-10-27 — best price $5.992026-01-23 — best price $5.992026-04-21 — best price $5.992026-06-25 — best price $5.992026-08-29 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

38
achievements tracked
50.4%
earned "We All Die By a Yellow Submarine"
30.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)6,88240%38
PS4, PS Vita (PlayStation)5,65664%38
Xbox One (Xbox)1,37541%38

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

Player tags

AnimePuzzleSci-fiMysteryAdventureStory RichAtmosphericEscape RoomSingleplayerVisual Novel

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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