10 Little-Known Video Game Stories That Will Change Your Life

3. 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors

Catherine Game
Chunsoft

A suspenseful mystery Visual Novel, which combines a dark and compelling story with challenging escape room puzzles, 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors is not afraid to pummel the audience with intense plot twists and a plethora of bad endings.

The game starts with Junpei waking up aboard a ship, which is swiftly sinking. After escaping from his room, he encounters eight other people who seem to have been abducted in the same manner. They are then informed by the mysterious Zero, that the ship will sink in exactly nine hours’ time. The only way to escape? Seek a door with a 9 on it.

However, it soon becomes apparent that escape will not be as simple as searching. Each character has a numbered bracelet attached to their arm, which acts as a detonator to the bombs implanted in their bodies.

They must enter various numbered rooms in groups of 3-5 people in order to progress forward and the consequences for any potential rule breaking soon become fatally clear. Not all of the characters may be as innocent as they appear either and with the clock ticking and mysteries piling high, an explosive conclusion is inevitable.

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I am a writer from the North East of England with a love of video games and horror in any media or format. I also enjoy reading sci fi and fantasy novels- the more emotionally crushing, the better!