9 Years of Shadows

by Halberd Studios·published by indie.io

Steam · Mostly Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 23, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.

Steam Sentiment74

Mostly Positive

Above the median for reviewed Steam games.

Quick Stats

Reviews

1,576en

3,161 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 23, 2026

Released

Mar 27, 2023

Price

$19.99

Velocity

1.3/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of May 4, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Estimated owners±100%Small-sample

≈110K

Estimated gross revenue±100%Small-sample

≈$2.3M

Based on 3,161 reviews (all languages)

boxleiter_v2

Based on review count × genre/age/price-adjusted Boxleiter ratio. Gross revenue before Steam’s 30% cut, refunds, and regional pricing.

About

Fight to bring beautiful colors back to a hand-crafted world of darkness and discover the story of Europa, a young warrior, and her ghostly childhood companion, Apino.

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 1,568 post-launch reviews

42%93 rev

<2h

61%100 rev

2-10h

73%666 rev

10-50h

82%705 rev

50-200h

100%4 rev

Players who invest more time rate this game significantly higher (+39pts) — a strong signal of a slow-burn experience that rewards patience.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 490 similar games in the Action genre released in 2023.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesBottom 26%

Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 18%

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