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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 · Perspectives: First person, Text

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?

Zero Escape: The Nonary Games is an Adventure game released in 2017, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners, priced at $29.99, and holds a Very Positive review sentiment (93% of 7400 reviews).

83
playing now
93%
positive of 7.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
89/100
critic score (11 outlets, IGDB)
83/100
IGDB user rating (75 ratings)
4.73★
PlayStation Store rating (1,653 ratings)
42h
to beat · rushed 34h · completionist 53h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$29.99
steam price (US)

83 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 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)

Trailer

Zero Escape: The Nonary Games trailer thumbnail

Zero Escape: The Nonary Games Release Trailer

≈28,196 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 83 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 4% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 185k–444k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 7,400 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$5.99-80%
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 26 of 35 observed days (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

141642026-09-14 21:00 — 128 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 89 players2026-09-17 13:00 — 106 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 109 players2026-09-20 04:00 — 118 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 108 players2026-09-22 19:00 — 92 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 67 players2026-09-25 10:00 — 67 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 115 players2026-09-28 01:00 — 92 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 71 players2026-09-30 16:00 — 92 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 64 players2026-10-03 07:00 — 89 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 141 players2026-10-05 23:00 — 83 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 83 players2026-10-08 14:00 — 113 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 88 players2026-10-11 05:00 — 112 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 96 players2026-10-13 20:00 — 97 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 83 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
3290Nov 2016Aug 2026Nov 2016 — avg 0 · peak 5Feb 2017 — avg 0 · peak 4May 2017 — avg 57 · peak 117Aug 2017 — avg 48 · peak 89Nov 2017 — avg 57 · peak 146Feb 2018 — avg 35 · peak 84May 2018 — avg 28 · peak 55Aug 2018 — avg 81 · peak 246Nov 2018 — avg 46 · peak 107Feb 2019 — avg 34 · peak 64May 2019 — avg 118 · peak 324Aug 2019 — avg 329 · peak 945Nov 2019 — avg 79 · peak 166Feb 2020 — avg 78 · peak 145May 2020 — avg 162 · peak 289Aug 2020 — avg 194 · peak 459Nov 2020 — avg 173 · peak 413Feb 2021 — avg 116 · peak 190May 2021 — avg 145 · peak 274Aug 2021 — avg 106 · peak 179Nov 2021 — avg 103 · peak 181Feb 2022 — avg 95 · peak 167May 2022 — avg 106 · peak 176Aug 2022 — avg 89 · peak 146Nov 2022 — avg 84 · peak 142Feb 2023 — avg 155 · peak 439May 2023 — avg 92 · peak 188Aug 2023 — avg 115 · peak 233Nov 2023 — avg 86 · peak 169Feb 2024 — avg 61 · peak 99May 2024 — avg 105 · peak 229Aug 2024 — avg 77 · peak 142Nov 2024 — avg 88 · peak 190Feb 2025 — avg 184 · peak 478May 2025 — avg 114 · peak 215Aug 2025 — avg 105 · peak 189Nov 2025 — avg 90 · peak 179Feb 2026 — avg 100 · peak 179May 2026 — avg 118 · peak 234Aug 2026 — avg 87 · peak 162
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$44.99$2.992017-03-252026-10-102017-03-25 — 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 $5.992026-09-06 — best price $5.992026-09-10 — best price $5.992026-09-14 — best price $5.992026-10-03 — best price $5.992026-10-07 — best price $5.992026-10-10 — 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.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

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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