Zero Escape: The Nonary Games

Story-driven visual novel pairing deadly choices with escape-room puzzles

Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd. · Released Mar 24, 2017

Reviews: Very Positive; 93% of 7,409
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 90% of 75 in 30 days
Playing now: 77; peak 24h 87
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update: 9 years ago; Apr 28, 2017

What is Zero Escape: The Nonary Games?

This single-player collection contains the visual novels Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors and Virtue’s Last Reward. Across branching routes, you read dialogue, make choices, search locked rooms for clues, and solve puzzles as nine kidnapped strangers are forced into a deadly game by a mastermind called Zero.

For you if...

+you enjoy branching mysteries with choices and multiple endings
+you want escape-room puzzles alongside a story-heavy visual novel
+you like science fiction and psychological horror themes

Not for you if...

−you dislike extensive reading and repeated scenes across routes
−you prefer straightforward stories without complicated twists
−you want action rather than clue-based puzzles

What players say

93% of 7,409 reviews are positive · 90% of 75 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the first game’s plotting, twists, characters, and escape-room puzzles. Complaints focus on the sequel’s drawn-out pacing, repeated scenes and animations, and 3D character models.