The visual novel and puzzle video game 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors was released by Chunsoft for the Nintendo DS in Japan, marking the debut of the Zero Escape series.
999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors was released in North America, bringing the game to a wider audience and gaining a cult following.
A remastered version of 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors, featuring updated graphics and new features, was released worldwide for modern platforms.
Akane Kurashiki disappears mysteriously, leading to significant emotional impact on Junpei.
Nine individuals, including Junpei and Akane, are abducted and forced to participate in the Nonary Game aboard the sinking ship.
Participants begin solving puzzles and trials to open doors labeled with numbers 1 to 9 to survive the game.
Junpei learns that the game is connected to a mysterious bracelet system and that the number on one's bracelet represents the 'participation number.'
It is revealed that Akane Kurashiki is the Morphogenetic Engine, the key to ending the Nonary Game.
Survivors manage to escape the ship before it sinks to the bottom of the ocean basin.
Junpei deduces critical information about the participants and their connections to each other and the Nonary Game.
