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41 Great Games Like 9 Years of Shadows

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9 Years of Shadows is a retro-looking running and jumping game about exploring dungeons and using elemental powers to take on monsters. Using different suits of armour, you swim, tunnel and float through the labyrinthine stages pausing only to fight enemies in fast-paced rhythm-based combat. It's the traversal that stands out here, because switching armour on the fly lets you seamlessly move between abilities to move around the world instinctively and imaginatively.

Unfortunately, 9 Years of Shadows is not available on Android, Mac, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S or iOS. However, we recommend the following games that offer a similar experience or theme:

9 Years of Shadows

Game Details

Release Date: 14/11/2022

Platforms: PC and Switch

Expected Content Rating: PEGI 7

Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds

Players: 1

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fighting, Platform and Rhythm

Developer: Halberd Studios (@HalberdStudios)

Costs: Purchase cost

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These are games of a similar genre mix to 9 Years of Shadows. This includes games from the Adventure, Action, Fighting, Rhythm and Platform genres. We pick out games of a similar PEGI rating to further hone these generated suggestions.

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8 Younger Content Rating than 9 Years of Shadows

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