- 2+players
- PC
- Xbox
- Switch
The true rebirth of iconic beat 'em up genre in vein of old-school video games! As a simple Chinese fisherman Wei Cheng you have to avenge the death of your friends and family slaughtered in a pirate raid at your peaceful village. So get your trusty battle staff ready for a challenging adventure in Medieval China and for merciless fights with hordes of various enemies.
Who can play
Store (how we check facts)- Same-screen play on PC. How many can join is not confirmed. Xbox lists 2-player local co-op. Nintendo lists 2 players on one console. Not confirmed on Xbox and Switch.
- Online on PC. How many can join is not confirmed. Xbox lists 2-player online co-op. Nintendo lists 2-player online play. Not confirmed on Xbox and Switch.
- Crossplay is not confirmed.
- One copy is enough with Remote Play Together on PC.
- XboxMicrosoft StoreGet it (opens the store in a new tab)
- SwitchNintendo eShopSee price (opens the store in a new tab)
How it plays
Is it good
84%
Very positive on Steam
- 71MetascoreMetacritic (Metascore; opens Metacritic in a new tab)
- 74Top criticsOpenCritic · Apr 2025 (OpenCritic top critic average, 43 reviews, as of Apr 2025; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
- 49%RecommendOpenCritic · Apr 2025 (OpenCritic critics who recommend it, 43 reviews, as of Apr 2025; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
Steam Deck Verified
Every way to play together
Steam lists couch co-op and online co-op for PC. On PC one copy is enough with Remote Play Together. Player counts and console play are not confirmed yet.
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Quick facts
- Developer
- Sobaka Studio
- Publisher
- ESDigital Games
- Platforms
- PC, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch
- Released
- Oct 16, 2020 on PC
- Controllers
- Partial controller support on PC
- Languages
- Text in 8 languages, voices in 2
- Age rating
- Teen (ESRB): Fantasy violence, language
In these lists
Answers
- Can you play 9 Monkeys of Shaolin on one screen?
- Yes. The store lists shared or split-screen play without saying which. Same-screen co-op on PC. Not confirmed yet on Xbox and Switch.
- One of 1,279 couch co-op games
- Is 9 Monkeys of Shaolin crossplay?
- Crossplay not yet confirmed.
- Do you need two copies of 9 Monkeys of Shaolin?
- On one screen, one copy is enough. On PC the host can stream it to friends with Steam Remote Play Together.
- One of 1,371 co-op games where one copy is enough
- What platforms is 9 Monkeys of Shaolin on?
- PC, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch.
- One of 3,994 co-op games
- Does 9 Monkeys of Shaolin work on Steam Deck?
- Yes: Steam rates it Verified for Steam Deck.
- Is 9 Monkeys of Shaolin free?
- No, it's a paid game.
