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9 Years of Shadows is a side-scrolling Metroidvania about Europa, a warrior who enters the mechanical giant Talos to stop the corruption inside from engulfing the world in darkness. After losing everything she held dear, Europa ventures into the dormant fortress, where several civilizations have settled over centuries, to find the source of the curse and restore color to the land. Along the way, she battles tainted creatures, meets musicians who aid her quest and uncovers the truth behind the curse.

Explore Talos

Europa is joined by Apino, a floating bear with magical abilities. Apino can restore color, replenish allies’ health and shield them from dangers in Talos’ hallways. He can also cleanse the corruption around the giant and fire projectiles that damage enemies and destroy dark crystals:

• Upward fist: punches upward when conjured.
• Surface blast: travels along a surface until it hits something.
• Cyclone: returns to Apino like a boomerang.

Use elemental armors

You acquire elemental armors once treasured by ancient civilizations and can switch between them on the fly. Their abilities help you traverse Talos, including swimming against waterfalls, moving through underground tunnels and gliding on warm air currents. The armors draw on lightning, water, earth and fire.

In combat, you switch armors to surprise bosses, perform strong halberd combos and exploit enemies’ weaknesses.

Music and healing

Music connects the gameplay and story. You collect musical notes and perform a healing lullaby to restore your health. The soundtrack is composed by Miguel Hasson, with additional pieces scored in 432 Hz by Michiru Yamane and Norihiko Hibino, who also appear as in-game NPCs and help Europa on her quest.