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Mighty No. 9
Developer Comcept, Inti Creates
Mighty No. 9 is a 2016 action platform video game developed by Comcept, in conjunction with Inti Creates, and published by Deep Silver. The game was crowdfunded through Kickstarter and incorporated heavy input from the public. Mighty No. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
318 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Oct 31, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
53
Mixed
96 positive · 86 negative
95% range 46–60%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 96 | 86 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 16 | 25 | 89 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 2 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mixed
969 of 2,118 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
51% recommend · 95 yes, 91 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 186 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mixed (1,742 of 3,462 positive).
Some players find the game over-hated and genuinely fun, especially when ignoring its controversial development. [1][2][3] Others criticize it for poor design, technical issues, and failing to live up to expectations. [4][5][6] A few reviewers note it is a decent platformer for a low price but not worth the original hype. [7][8][9]
Liked
Representative posts
- [4]
It's Mighty No. 9 - if you weren't there 10 years ago to know why you shouldn't get this game, just know it's not what it should have been. Not even close. There are actual Mega Man games on Steam now, and you should buy those. All of them. And the Gunvolt series. And a bunch of other games - before you think about playing this one. Why I'm leaving a negative review a decade after the fact is that they never …
- [5]
I'm not sure why I'm bothering with a review. This game is kind of infamous. I was playing through the blue robot series, and I thought, "Maybe MN9 is not that bad, maybe it's just thoroughly mediocre. Or heck, even kinda good. Some of the blue robot games are kinda stanky. Maybe it'll be a good little game in its own right." Not really? I'm not the kind of person that goes crazy for fancy graphics. Hell, some of my …
- [1]
Oh boy... This one's a tough one to review. So, I can say for sure that if you are someone who despised the surrounding Development Story of Mighty No. 9 and hold a personal gripe due to Kickstarting it or your grudge for Keiji, then you can go ahead and skip this game as it's fairly average of an experience. Me however? I played this at the request of a Friend who trolled me by purchasing this game as a Gift for me …
- [2]
This game is over-hated. The music is a bop and it's very different from Megaman. If you want something more akin to a Megaman-like, I might recommend looking at "Mighty Gunvolt: Burst". This game is more akin to Luminous Avenger Ix, where recklessly dashing into foes is rewarded with your combo increasing. The voice acting isn't all that bad, it's a very cute, charming kids-showsy aesthetic. (And if you ask why …
- [3]
This game got a lot of hate because the way they Advertise it, but honestly its not really that bad
Summarised from 34 of the 301 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 10, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Players who liked Mighty No. 9 talk about fun gameplay with a rewarding dash mechanic; those who didn't talk about lack of polish and technical issues. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
The PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One versions of Mighty No. 9 received "mixed or average" reviews, while the Wii U version received "generally unfavorable" reviews, according to review aggregator website Metacritic. After the game's launch, the Kickstarter backers reportedly received broken codes and mismatched rewards. Due to the game's multiple delays, mediocre reception and an array of communication problems, many backers expressed their disappointment with the final game. GameSpot awarded it a score of 5 out of 10, saying "Mighty No. 9 is an inoffensively average game sprung from the memories of the past, with little to show for its position in the present." IGN awarded it a score…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 318 · most liked firstIt’s time to go back to prom Mighty No 9 Ten Years Later. So much has happened with that game, its characters, its creator Keiji Inafune, his company Comcept, and the company he left, Capcom Watch with your pets! RT’s appreciated! youtu.be/UlhB7RQZdOU
neutral · AI labelView post →Damn, Mighty No 9 is gonna turn 10 later his year There’s no world where that game outshines its messy and well-documented development. It has the reputation it deserves That being said, it’s fine Mighty No 9 is a fine game Maybe even good Mega Man 11 was not really THAT much better
neutral · AI labelView post →The creator of Fire Emblem left Nintendo to make his own studio, and games like Fire Emblem the way he wanted to. He was sued, but that lawsuit is now why games like Bloodstained or Mighty No. 9 or Eiyuden Chronicle can exist now, due to precedent. Oh, and Tear Ring Saga is great in its own right.
neutral · AI labelView post →Reading the full quote is very funny. This is what he said back in 2012 and he went on that "we were arrogant because we thought they'd buy a Mega Man game no matter what we did" and then he made this EXACT mistake with Mighty No 9 and Red Ash.
neutral · AI labelView post →Today @ 4PM CST Timer-Chan RESURRECTED! The Mighty No 9 Memorial Stream! Comcept is dead. Now we can begin looking back on the whole debacle while I play through the game. Or possibly multiple times in recursive playthroughs. Wave 3 of the donathon goals is complicated. www.twitch.tv/gigaboots
neutral · AI labelView post →Is there any other video game industry legend whose reputation has been tarnished more than Yuji Naka? Maybe Keiji Inafune due to Mighty No. 9, but I don't think that controversy caused people to reevaluate everything he had done in the past to the same degree.
neutral · AI labelView post →Oh shit! I have a Stream of playing Mighty No 9 back in 2020! And I never uploaded it to the old Stream Archive Channel! That's when I learned that the game was actually alright. Hey maybe I got one last, LAST MN9 video to go out on!
positive · AI labelView post →A darker secret than me being that person from GigaBoots: I backed Mighty No. 9 for $250 and have beaten the game 40+ times. I don't think it's good at all, but it's not as bad as the worst mega man games!
negative · AI labelView post →If you want to look at poorly aged things, just look at Mighty No 9 comics that people made long before the game came out. They often revolve around the evil Capcom Man beating up/imprisoning Megaman, who tells Beck "dw you'll carry my legacy", and Beck then looks at the sunset while Inafune smiles
neutral · AI labelView post →It's Mighty No. 9 - if you weren't there 10 years ago to know why you shouldn't get this game, just know it's not what it should have been. Not even close. There are actual Mega Man games on Steam now, and you should buy those. All of them. And the Gunvolt series. And a bunch of other games - before you think about playing this one. Why I'm leaving a negative review a decade after the fact is that they never bothered to update the game. It was last updated just a few months after release.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mighty No 9 right off the bat, years before the game was even done, was said to have a movie, a tv show, an anime, comics, etc etc. Inafune was *super* arrogant that he tried to rebuild his Mega Man media empire while skipping all the steps.
neutral · AI labelView post →The first episode of our 'Mighty No. 9' playthrough is up now on YouTube! Tune in for two hours (!) of development history, and stick around to see how long it takes us to sour on the gameplay. No Vernons allowed. youtu.be/PyuYEzvO11o
neutral · AI labelView post →My newest documentary, 'The Full Picture of Mighty No.9' is finally out! In this 2 hour-long video, I explore the entire story behind Inafune's most controversial game, as well as analyze what makes it both flawed and interesting at the same time. Hope you like it! youtu.be/ISclLaeeQAs
neutral · AI labelView post →The more I think about this (and how much they're doubling down on it) the more I think this is the cringiest attempt at trying to be "cool" with a video game ad since Mighty No. 9's "make the bad guys cry like an anime fan on prom night"
neutral · AI labelView post →It's uh, Mighty No. 9 day! Come watch me unseal my copy and play the game for the first time! It'll be fun, right? twitch.tv/auroralvisage youtube.com/auroralvisage
neutral · AI labelView post →"Beck from Mighty No. 9 is the Charlie Kirk of video game characters." - @theswweet.myatproto.social
neutral · AI labelView post →I saw this game on sale for $1.99 "Hey, I remember that game. Wasn't that the one everyone was hyped for and then it didn't meet the hype? Well, some people seem to like it. Maybe it's not bad, and maybe if I give it a shot I'll have a decent fun time." That was ME before I decided to spend $2 on this game. I am a long time Mega Man fan, and while I wasn't hyped for this, I always intended to give this game a shot eventually. Before playing this game, I did play through Megaman X 1, 4, 6, and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Why does Mighty No.9 have a Steam Server entry
neutral · AI labelView post →The conclusion to our 'Mighty No. 9' playthrough is up now on YouTube! Blame the game's creators. Blame the shareholders. Blame corporate society. Blame your parents. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs3U...
neutral · AI labelView post →Prepping for Mighty No 9 on 3DS It's such a mammoth game they have to triple the 3DS' gigashits per terafart
neutral · AI labelView post →It’s crazy to think that Sonic was one to openly criticize Mighty No.9’s release when bro’s most recent game at the time was Sonic Boom Needless to say, I am grateful we’ve been free of the Aaron Webber Twitter era
neutral · AI labelView post →I might be the only one to buy this game in the year of our lord 2026 Yeah it really is just Mega Man but not fun. The enemy absorption mechanic is neat but not refined at all. The characters are as flat as hydraulic pressed pancakes, and the level design is like if you gave a nine year old Mega Man Maker. Worst of all, I never found out if there's a dash that makes you breakfast. Thank goodness for Mega Man 11 and the upcoming Dual Override, that's all I can say.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →'The Full Picture of Mighty No.9', a documentary + review of this one controversial game, is now complete! The video will be released on the 9th of December, and I will be back to streaming next week, so stay tuned for more updates! Thanks for all the support during the last weeks. See ya around!
neutral · AI labelView post →People like to dunk on Mighty No 9, but it's a solid score attack game. Not without problems: Level design ranges from great (MN03) to Why?(MN06) and Call's level kneecaps the pacing. But understanding flow and ways to combo xels makes for exciting play. Can't comment on the XBO version though.
neutral · AI labelView post →This Halloween, we present the most insidious and twisted video we can conjure: 12 straight hours of video game history, compiled from our streams in the 1st half of 2026! Includes the likes of Mighty No 9, Nintendo's Virtual Boy, and even E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYNr...
neutral · AI labelView post →I've probs mentioned this before but I have Mighty No. 9 backer rewards that I'd like to free myself of The plushie, the poster, the game boxes, the art book/strategy guide, it's all here All you have to do is sign the pact with your blood
neutral · AI labelView post →The second episode of our 'Mighty No. 9' playthrough is up now on YouTube! Featuring a stage where robots in revolt occupy the Capitol Building, which - funnily enough - ends up being the absolute worst level in the game. What did Keiji Inafune know?? www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O9g...
neutral · AI labelView post →Oh boy... This one's a tough one to review. So, I can say for sure that if you are someone who despised the surrounding Development Story of Mighty No. 9 and hold a personal gripe due to Kickstarting it or your grudge for Keiji, then you can go ahead and skip this game as it's fairly average of an experience. Me however? I played this at the request of a Friend who trolled me by purchasing this game as a Gift for me last year during a Mega Man X themed month of streaming. And I thought, "Eh…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hello friends, Today I will review the game MIGHTY NUMBER 9. This game was a Kickstarter backer game that was a bit sloppy with how it was handled. Luckily, this did not effect how fun the game is. So I will focus on the gameplay and not the issue with the Kickstarter stuff. At first playthrough of the game, it is basically a mega man clone. To those who care about graphics, it is like a early ps3 game with graphics. There ok, but there not great. They are reminiscent of the mega man type…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is over-hated. The music is a bop and it's very different from Megaman. If you want something more akin to a Megaman-like, I might recommend looking at "Mighty Gunvolt: Burst". This game is more akin to Luminous Avenger Ix, where recklessly dashing into foes is rewarded with your combo increasing. The voice acting isn't all that bad, it's a very cute, charming kids-showsy aesthetic. (And if you ask why Call sounds so deadpan, that's the point of her character, later itterated…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Yo --- Do yourself a flavor and play Mighty Gunvolt Burst. For everything the Mighty No 9 game got wrong this shit was a blast!
positive · AI labelView post →COMPLETED: Mighty No. 9 I wanted to see something good in this game, but there is nothing to see. It really is as bad as its reputation. I don’t know what happened here, but one thing’s for sure: someone took the money and ran. Grade: F
negative · AI labelView post →This game got a lot of hate because the way they Advertise it, but honestly its not really that bad
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What do you mean that Beck from Mighty No 9 is in a Ninja Gaiden game? And apparently it wasn't even a good Ninja Gaiden game.
neutral · AI labelView post →If you ever thought to yourself "Man, what if Beck from Mighty No. 9 was in a good game?" then do I have news for you, this game's actually sick.
positive · AI labelView post →Shaking off the rust but Battalion is still my favorite stage to try and S-rank in Mighty No. 9. The footage looks a bit choppy, that's just the recording. The game runs fine. youtu.be/EunSxokXe2w
positive · AI labelView post →when is someone gonna make a This Indie Game Is Made To Get Across An Aesthetic Gimmick game where the gimmick is that its the kind of game made by a dev who lost the rights to his main series but still wants to keep making them (The End Is Nigh, Bloodstained, Mighty No 9, etc.)
neutral · AI labelView post →As a long-time James Pond fan and a lifelong Mega Man fan, know that I mean with full sincerity that this "trailer" produced by System 3 Software takes the crown from Mighty No. 9's "Masterclass" as the worst game trailer I have ever seen.
neutral · AI labelView post →this game is not that bad not a mega man level game but more than decent 2d platformer with great soundtrack and fun mechanics i enjoyed my time with it
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This newfound idle time is gonna be the end of me cause why am I genuinely considering revisiting this to get all achievements, this is quite possibly the worst game in my steam library (Yes, even with the fact I own Mighty No. 9)
negative · AI labelView post →Ignoring all of the bad advertising and controversy, I think this game is actually pretty fun and I enjoy it. It's very much like a regular Mega Man game but with more emphasis on going fast and having solid movement!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Whoever came up with the dashing mechanic should have been fired
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's fine. For $4,000,000, it's terrible, but for two bucks, it's a nice game to play. I liked it. I'd like to recommend it, but I can't. Because the one thing you should expect from any game is the most basic quality-of-life features that come with today's games. And the ONE THING that this game didn't have that it absolutely needed was the option to skip the dialogue! I get it! This game has full voice-acting! I enjoyed the dub! But I don't need to ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ hear it over and over again!!!…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There’s hardly anything left to say about Keiji Inafune’s Mighty No. 9 convoluted (and well documented) development. But as for the final product, gut feelings aside, there’s a faint soul to be found under the game’s debris; it’s just that it never quite shines through to the point of fulfilling its promising sparks of life in any front in particular. Everything falls short due to a widespread lack of polish plaguing every aspect of the game. Beyond the most blatant tech issues (performance,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mighty No. 9 It's an OK game IMO, not great, just OK. The combo system once you get into it isn't bad.
neutral · AI labelView post →I felt my gameplay was sloppy after the @bghof.com stream of Mighty No. 9 tonight so I'm playing off stream to get better and knowing more how the game wants to be played, I dislike it more and it's a pretty physically rough game to play if you have any physical disability in your arms/hands.
negative · AI labelView post →> me, whose favorite classic megaman game is 11 Dude I've never played it before but Mighty No. 9 must be *sick*!
neutral · AI labelView post →BurnCrowSP has released a new documentary covering the full picture of the infamous Mighty No. 9 Kickstarter and resulting game. You will also get to hear my voice among other "Beckers" reminicing about that time period. So tune in and hear us talk about the game that was "better than nothing"!
neutral · AI labelView post →I just finished my first Dragon Quest game, which is... the first one! Expect a video about my experience coming up after the Mighty No.9 one!
neutral · AI labelView post →Expectations be damned, I have a freakin' blast every time I fire up this game. The challenge is great, the story is interesting; it's as good to me as Bloodstained is to Castlevania.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"Woah, like the game?! Let's freaking go!!" Ah, so that's where the Mighty No 9 marketing team ended up.
neutral · AI labelView post →This Saturday’s Random Game is late but not forgotten. Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: the man behind Mega Man leaves Capcom to go make a game that’s pretty much Mega Man, but not as good. Nope, not Mighty No.9, it’s Cocoron for the Famicom! #randomgamesaturday
neutral · AI labelView post →I regret funding this game, supporting the developers, playing it, and even knowing it exists. If you backed it, you have my condolences. If you've bought it afterwards, please start looking at the reviews and discussion threads of games before wasting your time and money. To the developers: I hate you, sincerely. Get out of the industry and make room for people who actually care about their consumers.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mighty No. 9 Every other bad game I’ve played has some redeeming quality, like nice graphics, cool music, etc. and that is simply not true with Mighty No. 9. That game doesn’t do a single thing right.
negative · AI labelView post →I need to get into gamedev (or at least game writing) so that my closest thing to a video game credit isn't appearing 2 hours and 8 minutes into the insanely long Mighty No. 9 credits sequence www.youtube.com/watch?v=znfU...
neutral · AI labelView post →I went into this game thinking it was going to be awful, based on the initial reactions I saw to the game when it was first released. It might be because i played well after release, but I didn't have any real issues while playing the game. The controls were responsive, didn't notice any stuttering while playing. The story was alright for what it was, but nothing really unique that stood out. It might be because I played it after patches that removed issues that people were experiencing…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm not all the way through the game yet, but, I'm really having fun! Bad reputation be damned, this game is a good one, just be ready for moderately high difficulty! Addendum: Just beat the game! I maintain that it's good fun, overall it's sorta like a classic megaman game in design, but with MUCH less BS, and mostly good, if simple 3D visuals, explosions and underwater effects notwithstanding. Overall, the poor reputation is really undeserved, I give the game an 8/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →its not that bad ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ its not perfect but its not that bad ether. i had fun with it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Genuinely fun megamanlike, get it for 90% off when it goes on sale Not as bad as people make it out to be. If you've played every mega man, you will get some enjoyment out of this.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🦦DEC 19 - 23 SCHEDULE🦦 IT CRIMMUS WEEK! Playing the new Jackbox game, finishing up Pathfinder, and starting Majora's Mask and Mighty No. 9 w/ @alyula.bsky.social ! Streaming EXCLUSIVELY on Twitch: www.twitch.tv/venituber #vtuber #majorasmask #mightyno9 #linuxgaming
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