Release Date: April 9, 2024
An innovative game combining the elements of sniper TPP shooters, stealth titles and puzzle games. Each level in Children of the Sun begins with only one bullet. It must be used creatively to eliminate all of the targets from the current mission.
Children of the Sun is an original production combining sniper shooters, stealth games and logic games. The game was created by an independent developer - René Rother - and its release was handled by Devolver Digital.
In Children of the Sun, we play the role of a girl wanting a revenge on the sect that turned her life into hell. To punish its for the crimes committed, the protagonist eliminates them one by one, trying to reach the leader of this group. Somewhat incidentally along the way, the heroine learns more and more about this mysterious cult.
In Children of the Sun, we watch the action from a third-person perspective (TPP). The game consists of a series of missions, in which our task is to eliminate all targets.
The mission is complicated by the fact that in each level we are only given one bullet to use. However, this is not an ordinary projectile, because after hitting the target, we can use it again. The bullet can accelerate on the way between victims (which allows it, for example, to pierce armors). It's also possible to make use of the ricochet possibilities or creatively use the elements of the environment (and for example, cause explosions that kill several targets at once).
Due to the fact that we can only take one shot in each mission, the key to success is conducting reconnaissance and identifying enemy positions, as well as finding a good place to set up the rifle. The fun is diversified by simple stealth elements; we have to keep our eyes peeled and act quietly so as not to be noticed during reconnaissance.
All of this makes each mission a kind of a logical puzzle, the solution of which requires plotting the optimal projectile path. It is worth returning to already completed missions and experiment with alternative approaches. In addition to this, the game has implemented leaderboards, where players can boast about their results.
Platforms:
PC Windows
Developer: René Rother
Publisher: Devolver Digital
Age restrictions: 18+
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System Requirements for Children of the Sun Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
(30 fps / 720p) Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3 GHz / AMD FX-4350 4.2 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 2 GB GeForce GTX 760 / Radeon R9 270X or better, 4 GB HDD, Windows 10 64-bit.
Recommended System Requirements:
(60 fps / 1080p) Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5 GHz / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 4 GB GeForce GTX 1650 / Radeon RX 570 or better, 4 GB HDD, Windows 10 64-bit.
Game Ratings for Children of the Sun Video Game.
Game Informer: 9 / 10 by Diego Nicolás Argüello
Children of the Sun is a prime example of an experience born from a straightforward premise and then iterated for the right amount of time before it loses its charm. On occasion, the central mechanic can't keep up with itself – I missed more than a few finicky shots that should have landed, forcing a retry. But once you successfully execute a strategy and finish a level, the satisfaction is unmatched. You then seek to replicate the feeling during subsequent hunts, completely alienated from the messiness of your actions as you chase a higher score.
Hardcore Gamer: 4.5 / 5 by 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 onslaught allows both art-style and gameplay alike to boldly glisten. As divisive the in-game graphics and general presentation might wind up being. But it's in no small part thanks to composer Aidan Baker's treatment of sound on top that only emboldens Rother's vision more so as one of both depth and replayability. An easy-to-understand pitch that comes with just as easy a recommendation, Children of the Sun is a blistering but brilliant take on shooting as a puzzle to be solved.
IGN: 7 / 10 by Luke Reilly
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.
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