Nine Sols (Steam)
Red Candle Games
May 28th, 2024
3% cashback on this purchase
Description
Story
In New Kunlun, hero Yi has awakened the 9 rulers of this forsaken realm. To defeat the 9 Sols in the deserted city.
“Becomes one with the way of Tao…”
New Kunlun, the Solarian’s last sanctuary, has remained quiet for centuries. Inside this vast realm, the ancient gods left mortals with a promised land that is forever protected by the sacred rituals, yet the truth of this world remains unknown to most. Everything changes when Yi, a long forgotten hero from the past, is awoken by a human child.
Follow Yi on his vengeful quest against the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm, and obliterate any obstacles blocking your way in Sekiro-lite style combat. Explore in unique “Taopunk” setting that blends cyberpunk elements with Taoism and far eastern mythology. Unravel the mysteries of an ancient alien race and learn about the fate of mankind.
Features
2D Sekiro-lite Combat: Slash, deflect, charge into enemies and blow them up with the Taoist talisman! Each fight combines fast, brutal action sequences with classic platforming mechanics.
Intriguing Boss Fight: Ready yourself to fight the vicious ancient guardians and gruesome creatures. Be patient and utilize every move in your arsenal, mix up with Yi’s godly bow to defeat these larger than life figures.
Taopunk Setting: When cyberpunk clashes with Taoism, melding sci-fi elements with eastern mythology/fantasy, the experimental genre of Taopunk was born.
Exploration: Traverse in the interconnected regions of New Kunlun. Discover secrets, piece together the story behind Yi’s revenge.
Aids from inhabitants: Meet interesting NPCs of this world and interact with them to receive upgrades, gain new abilities, and discover useful technology.
Hand-drawn Environments/Animations and Manga: Nine Sols is filled with meticulous hand-crafted, anime style landscapes, sprite based hand-drawn animations, blending with Japanese manga inspired cutscenes.
Red Candle Games
From the creators of award-winning psychological horror games Detention and Devotion, comes Red Candle Game’s latest title Nine Sols. The studio aims to deliver a stylized action platformer that’s cohesive and complementary to its lore-rich narrative. It’s an ongoing, most ambitious project from this indie studio.
2D Sekiro-lite Combat: Slash, deflect, charge into enemies and blow them up with the Taoist talisman! Each fight combines fast, brutal action sequences with classic platforming mechanics.
Intriguing Boss Fight: Ready yourself to fight the vicious ancient guardians and gruesome creatures. Be patient and utilize every move in your arsenal, mix up with Yi’s godly bow to defeat these larger than life figures.
Taopunk Setting: When cyberpunk clashes with Taoism, melding sci-fi elements with eastern mythology/fantasy, the experimental genre of Taopunk was born.
Exploration: Traverse in the interconnected regions of New Kunlun. Discover secrets, piece together the story behind Yi’s revenge.
Aids from inhabitants: Meet interesting NPCs of this world and interact with them to receive upgrades, gain new abilities, and discover useful technology.
Hand-drawn Environments/Animations and Manga: Nine Sols is filled with meticulous hand-crafted, anime style landscapes, sprite based hand-drawn animations, blending with Japanese manga inspired cutscenes.
Red Candle Games
From the creators of award-winning psychological horror games Detention and Devotion, comes Red Candle Game’s latest title Nine Sols. The studio aims to deliver a stylized action platformer that’s cohesive and complementary to its lore-rich narrative. It’s an ongoing, most ambitious project from this indie studio.
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About Nine Sols
Nine Sols is a 2D action-platformer developed and published by Red Candle Games, a Taiwanese indie studio previously known for Detention and Devotion. It was released on May 29, 2024, for Windows and macOS via Steam, with console versions following on November 26, 2024. Nine Sols holds a Metacritic score of 84 and an Overwhelmingly Positive rating on Steam.
The game is set in New Kunlun, a sealed sanctuary that was once home to the Solarians, an ancient alien race. The world blends Taoist philosophy with cyberpunk aesthetics in a genre Red Candle Games describes as Taopunk. Players control Yi, a hermit who breaks from isolation to pursue vengeance against the Nine Sols, nine formidable rulers who govern what remains of this forsaken realm.
Combat is built around a deflection and parry system directly inspired by Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. Successfully deflecting enemy attacks builds Yang energy, which charges a power called the Talisman that can be unleashed on enemies for heavy damage. The system rewards precise timing and careful reading of each enemy's attack patterns, with each encounter demanding engagement rather than avoidance. Boss fights in particular require mastering a specific rhythm before any significant damage can be dealt.
The world is structured as a Metroidvania, with interconnected regions that open as Yi gains new abilities throughout the game. A hand-drawn visual style with detailed 2D sprite animation runs throughout, and key story moments are presented in manga-style cutscenes with full Chinese voice acting. The narrative is described by the developers as lore-rich, with dialogue and world-building drawing heavily from Taoist mythology and philosophy.
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System Requirements
Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS
- Windows 10 64bit
- Processor
- AMD Athlon X4 | Intel Core i5 4460
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Graphics
- Nvidia GTX 950 | AMD R7 370
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Storage
- 15 GB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS
- Windows 10 64bit
- Processor
- AMD Ryzen 3 | Intel i5 Skylake
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Graphics
- Nvidia GTX 970 | AMD RX 570
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Storage
- 15 GB available space
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Taopunk is the genre Red Candle Games coined for Nine Sols, describing a blend of Taoist philosophy and Eastern mythology with cyberpunk and sci-fi aesthetics. The result is a world where ancient spiritual concepts coexist with advanced technology, alien ruins, and futuristic architecture, giving the game a visual and narrative identity distinct from Western cyberpunk settings.
Combat in Nine Sols centers on deflecting enemy attacks at the right moment to build Yang energy. Accumulating enough Yang energy charges a Talisman, which can then be triggered to deal heavy damage. Deflecting correctly is the primary way to progress through fights rather than dodging or playing defensively. Most encounters, and all boss fights, are built around learning and reacting to attack patterns through this deflection loop.
It draws from both. The Metroidvania structure and hand-drawn aesthetic will feel familiar to Hollow Knight players. The combat system is directly inspired by Sekiro, with its emphasis on deflection timing and energy building over dodge-heavy play. Players who enjoy either game will find Nine Sols sits in comfortable territory between them, though its narrative depth and Taopunk setting give it a distinctly different tone.
A standard first playthrough runs approximately 20 to 25 hours, including exploration and boss encounters. Players who seek out all lore, optional content, and challenging hidden areas can extend this to 30 or more hours.