Children of the Sun
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Children of the Sun

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 unrave... See more

Released:2024-04-09
Genre:
Shooter, Puzzle, Strategy, Indie
Platforms:
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Developer:René Rother
Publisher:
Devolver Digital

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Nairon Santos de Morais

10/10

Children of the Sun shoots you in the face with a style that is undeniable and makes this story of anger, violence, and revenge more beautiful than you could possibly imagine.

Apr 27, 2024 Read Full Review
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VG247

Kelsey Raynor

Children of the Sun is a short but special game that is definitely bang for your buck.

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GGRecon

Dave McAdam

If a dark revenge fantasy tale of destroying an evil cult sounds like your kind of thing, then Children of the Sun is everything you could want.

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Hardcore Gamer

Jordan Helm

While many will feel it's one or two chapters short of a truly fleshed-out and fully-realized vision, Children of the Sun's short but lavish flair for the hyper-violent is one of both visual and audible delight throughout. With what might be one of the most interesting and quick-to-convince takes on shooter mechanics in many a year, developer Rene Rother's knack for the look and feel of such an on...

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TechRaptor

Andrew Stretch

8.5/10

Children of the Sun is a unique FPS puzzle game that takes a dark approach to a fun logic puzzle of trajectories. While the formula does iterate as the game progresses it still left us wanting for more by the time credits rolled.

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Eurogamer

Vikki Blake

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

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GameSpew

Richard Seagrave

8/10

The puzzle-shooter gameplay and bizarre presentation of Children of the Sun make it utterly unique. And while your success in some levels unfortunately relies on trial and error, it doesn't stop it from being a highly rewarding experience on the whole.

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Steam Deck HQ

Noah Kupetsky

8/10

Children of the Sun is a fantastic puzzle game that feels great on the Steam Deck, even if it lacks much replayability.

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GameSpot

Richard Wakeling

8/10

Children of the Sun's gritty and surreal world is home to an innovative puzzle game that mixes long-range sniping with macabre brain teasers, culminating in your enemy's brains painting the walls.

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PC Gamer

Tom Sykes

71/100

Wipe out a cult with a single bullet.

Apr 16, 2024 Read Full Review
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Digital Trends

Giovanni Colantonio

“Children of the Sun stumbles on story, but its unnerving hyper violence hits its mark.”

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CGMagazine

Ridge Harripersad

7/10

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