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9.03m

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2013

Should you play it?

The media is quick to put figures to death tolls in such disasters, and 9.03m tries to remind people of the individuals behind those figures. 9.03m is set on Baker Beach in San Francisco, where debris from the tsunami has washed ashore in the years following the tsunami. To play, you must find the butterflies.

What works

  • Emotional and touching experience
  • Beautiful music and atmosphere
  • Charitable proceeds
  • Unique artistic tribute
  • Short and accessible

Things to keep in mind

  • Very short gameplay
  • Minimal interactivity
  • Lack of traditional game mechanics
  • Linear and guided experience
  • Limited replay value

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

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  • The Longest Walk

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  • Rocket of Whispers: Prologue

  • Google Spotlight Stories: Pearl

More creative

Games that feels like 9.03m but with more room to create and customize

  • The First Tree

  • ISLANDS: Non-Places

  • Life Tastes Like Cardboard

  • Tengami

  • CAT & ONION

  • Under What?

More fantastical

Games that feels like 9.03m but with more imaginative fiction

  • Senza Peso

  • Tiny Echo

  • Echoed World

  • Europa

  • 风与鸟 - Wind and Bird

  • Keep in Mind: Remastered

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9.03m: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Strategy, Experimenting, Competence, Survival. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Progression, Fantasy.

Last update: 21/08/2026