With near-perfect execution, Nine Sols is a must-play for any action fan.
92
Verdict
95%
Steam
89
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Very Positive on Steam (95% positive from 39K reviews)
Healthy player count of 1,125 concurrent
Critically acclaimed (89/100 critic average)
Compelling narrative and story
Steep difficulty curve may not appeal to casual players
Nine Sols is a 2024 action-platform game developed and published by Red Candle Games. The game is set in an Asian fantasy-inspired futuristic world which Red Candle Games describes as "taopunk", a combination of Taoism and cyberpunk, stating that “[they] had a clear goal of combining Taoism with cyberpunk, melding sci-fi elements with Eastern mythology." In gameplay, combat emphasizes the player deflecting attacks from enemies to build up energy to perform special attacks. It features a hand-drawn animation style. The game was released on Microsoft Windows and macOS on May 29, 2024, which was followed by home console ports on November 26. On the same day, a major patch was released, introducing a boss rush style gamemode called "battle memories".
Runs well on modern hardware.
Last updated 1d ago
One of the best final boss fights in gaming, and am not exaggerating by any margin. You know it's good when you wish that the boss had one additional phase just so you could fight him longer. Game so well mechanically designed, especially with it's addicting parry system, that there wasn't a single moment of frustration, every death was completely deserved. Art team was probably on crack, since everytime you stop, you could take a screenshot and make it your new wallpaper. Honestly and unapologetically I just want to glaze this game into the stars, because it's that great in every single aspect you can think of. If you love metroidvanias and you haven't played this yet, what are you even doing.
For newcomers: once you beat the first boss, the game actually gets interesting.
If you planing on playing this game, I beg you to go in blind without prior knowlage. This is a great game with amazing story, great world building and charming cast of characters Gameplay is very fun when you get used to enemies and their attack patterns. Art style and level desighn is amazing. Music is memorable and unique. I hardly can find any issues with this geme to be honest, This is definetly one of the best 2D action games out there, GO AND GET IT!
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