9:22 is a mystery visual novel set in north america in the year 2010. Spencer, a college freshman and chronic insomniac, struggles to keep his new life together. Three weeks in and he's all but given up on making new friends, having new experiences, and everything else the recruiter claimed he could expect. Nothing seems right that morning. He oversleeps, gets denied entry at the school's gates, and only manages to sneak in thanks to a sophomore he'd never met. On school grounds, things don't seem any better. A student had been murdered, and Spencer is forced to investigate when it becomes apparent that the victim was him.