Children of the Sun on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

On a deadly road trip into darkness, control the path of a single bullet and unleash a fury of vengeance on the sinister cult that ruined your life in this tactical puzzle-shooter.

Children of the Sun is a action, strategy and arcade game developed by René Rother and published by Devolver Digital.
Released on April 09th 2024 is available only on Windows in 10 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.

It has received 1,664 reviews of which 1,556 were positive and 108 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 14.79€ on Steam, but you can find it for 10.99€ on Instant Gaming.

The Steam community has classified Children of the Sun into these genres:

Action Strategy Arcade Shooter Real Time Tactics Psychedelic Third-Person Shooter Stylized 3D Indie Assassin Third Person Puzzle Dark Atmospheric Singleplayer Female Protagonist Tactical Sniper Horror

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System requirements

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Windows

OS: Windows 10 x64 Bit
Processor: Intel Core i5-2500k / AMD FX-4350
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: GeForce GTX 760 / Radeon R9 270X
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 4 GB available space
Additional Notes: Low Quality setting, in 720p, producing 30 FPS

User reviews & Ratings

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Sept. 2024

such a strong personality on this game. really melds a bunch of different artistic sensibilities into an anarchic hodgepodge that makes for an intense audiovisual experience that i can't help but smile when i observe it. the gameplay is rather simple in premise, but in execution, is a satisfying sequence of executions that you feel like a true marksman for being able to finesse. i shan't divulge any more, please go in as blind as you can and just experience it for what it is, but damn this is a good game.

Sept. 2024

I randomly saw Children of the Sun in the store and impulsively bought it to test it out, and I really had a lot of fun with the game! It's a short 3-4 hour experience that really does everything with the rather simple concept it's presenting, and each level has a new unique idea behind it, which I really enjoyed. In Children of the Sun, you play as a sniper trying to eradicate a cult with just one bullet per level. This starts rather simple but the game adds complexity to how you can control the bullet over time, so that it becomes a fast-paced puzzle where you have to take into account which enemies to target in which order and how to reach the next one from each enemy you hit, without there only being only one solution to each level. For me, this game really felt like something you could 'master' and improve your understanding in and it's a lot of fun and you feel very cool doing it the whole time. There are ranked boards per level for people who want to improve their scores, and a short story that gives the game a clearer direction, which I found intriguing enough to keep me playing, but wasn't too drawn out, which I honestly really appreciated. What really stands out about Children of the Sun is the vibe. The music, sound effects, VFX, animations, color schemes, fonts and other visual elements create such a fun, distinctive style that makes the game ten times more engaging than it already is. It's really *such* a blast to play through the levels. There isn't that much negative to say about the game - I occasionally found actually *finding* the enemies in a level a bit annoying; I wished the game would have been a tiny bit longer, maybe with some less complex and intense levels in between the last levels; and if you are prone to motion sickness this game is probably going to be very bad for you; but that is about it in terms of issues I had with the game. One thing I really liked is that the tougher enemies that the game introduces aren't just harder to kill for the sake of making the game harder to beat, they actually change how you have to think about the level and where to move your bullet to, and for me, they added more fun and didn't feel frustrating to beat which is a first for me because I usually think it's really annoying if an enemy has an amor set or a shield, just so that it takes longer to beat them. Children of the Sun isn't really the type of genre I am usually into, so for me personally it probably won't be a game that I would list along my favourite games, or anything like that, but it's still one I had a lot of fun with, and one I would absolutely recommend other people to also play!

April 2024

Apocalyptic drone rock sativa infused revenge murder fantasy. Leans heavily on vibes but understands the limits of its own puzzle shooter formula before things become too tedious or predicable. A handful of cryptic challenges to figure out for anyone who wants to get one last round in. Pitch perfect style that says all it really wants to.

April 2024

It's good but really short, I beat the game in just over 2 hours. So if you don't care about leader boards or achievements maybe get it on sale.

April 2024

A short (but sweet) puzzle shooter that incorporates elements from Sniper Elite, Mandy, and Killer7. You'll be playing (and replaying) multiple levels where you'll need to find the optimal trajectory to kill everyone and reach the top of the leaderboard. If that sounds like your cup of tea, you'll have a blast playing this game.

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