9-nine-:Episode 1
Episodic visual novel about romance and a supernatural murder mystery
PALETTE · Published by Sekai Project · Released Jan 31, 2019
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 95% of 2,017
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 95% of 24 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 9
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- Unknown
- no patch notes found
What is 9-nine-:Episode 1?
This visual novel takes place in the college town of Shiromitsugawa. You follow Kakeru Niimi’s story and make choices leading to two endings as a broken shrine relic gives some townspeople powers and draws him into a murder investigation. This first episode centers on Miyako Kujo.
For you if...
- +you enjoy romance alongside supernatural murder mysteries
- +you like story choices that lead to different endings
Not for you if...
- −you prefer action gameplay to reading a visual novel
- −you dislike episodic stories centered on different heroines
What players say
95% of 2,017 reviews are positive · 95% of 24 in the last 30 days
Players praise the character art, voice acting, and unfolding mystery. Some find the opening slow, particularly its extended dates and world-building scenes.
Screenshots and trailer
9-nine-:Episode 1 system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7/8/8.1/10
- Processor
- Core 2 Duo (Core i3 or higher recommended)
- Graphics
- 1280 x 720
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 4 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 4
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: Japanese. Text only: English, Traditional Chinese.
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