Fit check
Is The Rare Nine worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Beat ’em up fans who want rapid undead combat
- Players who enjoy comparing heroes with different strengths and weaknesses
- Pixel-art enthusiasts who want chiptune-driven action
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a slow or meditative pace rather than rapid combat
- Players looking for climbing puzzles, broad exploration, or a non-combat-focused structure
- Players who do not want damage effects that can permanently reduce character capabilities
Our take on The Rare Nine
The defining structure is a rapid beat ’em up set inside a giant skyscraper, where random objectives and enemy-dropped artifacts shape each run through its pixel-built rooms.
What is The Rare Nine?
The Rare Nine is a fast beat ’em up set in a giant skyscraper overrun by undead enemies.
Players choose from unusual heroes with different abilities, strengths, and weaknesses, then fight through large pixel-built rooms filled with objects. Random objectives come from a fortune wheel, while artifacts can drop from enemies or level objects. Combat includes temporary effects such as bleeding, poisoning, and slowed movement, as well as permanent bone-breaking effects that reduce character capabilities. The game uses a restricted color palette, pixel-art environments, and music made entirely from chiptune tracks. Options include a setting to disable flashes for people with photosensitive epilepsy.
How The Rare Nine plays
- 01Random objectives
- A fortune wheel assigns objectives during the game.
- 02Hero selection
- Each playable character has distinct abilities and different parameters, including advantages and drawbacks.
- 03Combat effects
- Damage can cause bleeding, poisoning, slowed movement, or permanent bone-breaking penalties.
- 04Artifact drops
- Enemies and objects in levels can provide artifacts that affect gameplay.
- 05Flash control
- An option disables blinks for people with photosensitive epilepsy.
The Rare Nine compared to similar games
The Rare Nine focuses on rapid beat ’em up combat, random objectives, hero selection, and artifacts, while Sundered: Eldritch Edition is described as a chaotic metroidvania. Sundered also includes previous updates and the Magnate of the Gong update, details not given for The Rare Nine.
The Rare Nine: platforms & release
Is The Rare Nine worth it?
It is worth it if: beat ’em up fans who want rapid undead combat. Skip it if: players seeking a slow or meditative pace rather than rapid combat.
Where can I download The Rare Nine?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens The Rare Nine's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is The Rare Nine on?
Windows only.
