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Children of the Sun

Release Date: April 9, 2024
Platforms: PC

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Description

Burning with anger, THE GIRL wages a one-woman war against THE CULT, taking them down cultist by cultist, bullet by bullet, until she reaches her true target: THE LEADER.

Along the way she will unravel the dark truth about this mysterious order and the atrocities committed by them in the name of their master.

In this tactical third-person puzzle-shooter you assume control of one bullet, guiding it through increasingly complex and challenging levels to kill cultists, trigger traps, and reshape the environment. Every shot counts and ruthless precision is rewarded.

Taking down THE CULT is deeply satisfying; doing it with style even more so.

PLAN YOUR APPROACH

Tactical sniping, puzzle solving, and light stealth collide in Children of the Sun to create a third-person shooter like no other. You only have a single bullet to complete each level, but you can re-aim on impact, curve around obstacles, accelerate to break through armor, and more to really make that one crucial shot count.

RITUAL MURDER

Lose yourself in a dark, twisted tale of revenge as you hunt down the nefarious CULT. Children of the Sun accompanies its unique one-bullet action with an evocative, mystery-filled storyline that unravels as you exact your revenge on the people who made your life hell and relentlessly pursue the enigmatic LEADER.

KILL, KILL, AND KILL AGAIN

Children of the Sun is lethally replayable by design. There are multiple solutions to each level, encouraging creativity and experimentation, with a satisfying scoring system that rewards accuracy and efficiency.

Then, you can check the online leaderboards to see how you stack up against your friends and the rest of the world.

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Review ★ Roundup

100 – VG247

It’s safe to assume Rene Rother is happy with how things turned out. How could you not be, when you've created something like Children of the Sun? It is a genuine pleasure from start to finish, as dark and uncomfortable as it may be.

85 – God is a Geek

This complaint aside, Children of the Sun is a thrilling puzzle game with a unique premise. It starts to run out of steam after a while, especially if played for long periods at a time, but it does a great job of keeping you engaged, and when you’re on a roll it’s a hard game to put down.

80 – Eurogamer

Gory and exacting, Children of the Sun mixes the highs of tactical precision and cracking a killer puzzle.

80 – Gamespot

Children of the Sun's unconventional approach to sniping is consistently thrilling and wholly satisfying. It might be full of gruesome blood spatter and cracked skulls, but it's also the thinking person's shooter--more of a delightfully macabre puzzle game than anything else.

71 – PC Gamer

A killer puzzle game that tests your skill and your patience.

70 – CGM

Children of the Sun built upon some concepts from other first-person puzzle games, and came up with something charming and uniquely fun.

70 – IGN

This slick and shrewd supernatural sniping game is packed with satisfying spatial problems to solve (and shoot), but it's not significantly satisfying after the first time around.

Developed by: René Rother
Published by: Devolver Digital
Rating: M for Mature 17+
Genre: FPS / Puzzle / Strategy
MSRP: $14.99

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