Zero Escape: The Nonary Games (2017)

Developer

Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.

Platforms

Windows

Genres

Adventure

Rating

4.7 of 5, 7,251 player ratings

Typical playtime

about 35 hours

Where to get it

Steam

How it feels

A tense, puzzle-driven escape room thriller where narrative twists and character distrust build a slow-burning psychological dread.

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What players say

Players praise the story twists and character focus across both games, but split on Virtue's Last Reward: some find it too convoluted and slow-paced compared to the tighter first game. The puzzles are forgiving for newcomers, though the flow system and occasional PC crashes frustrate some.

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