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Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat. Embark on a journey of eastern fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.
Nine Sols is a metroidvania, souls-like and difficult game
developed and published by RedCandleGames.
Released on May 28th 2024 is available on Windows and MacOS
in 14 languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Russian, Ukrainian, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Italian, Spanish - Spain and Polish.
It has received 28,896 reviews of which 27,488 were positive and 1,408 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.3 out of 10. 😍
The game is currently priced at 28.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 22.44€ on Gamivo.
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System requirements
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Windows
- 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
MacOS
- OS: macOS 10.13
- Processor: M1 Air
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: M1
- Storage: 15 GB available space
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Nine Sols | Perfect Game Review (100% Completion at 35.0 Hours) I thought Nine Sols was a chill platformer—turns out it’s a rage-fueled masterpiece. Sekiro was my first souls game, and Hollow Knight was my introduction to Metroidvanias—so, naturally, Nine Sols was the next step. Like many others, I was drawn in by the brutal, fast-paced combat. I came for the satisfying parries, stayed for its gut-wrenching story of betrayal and sacrifice. Gameplay: Parrying feels downright divine, and the talisman detonation mechanic? Absolute perfection—blow enemies to bits and look cool doing it, until they return the favour (looking at you, Eigong) ★★★★★ Graphics: Gorgeous, haunting, and you’ll probably die trying to admire the scenery (The same thing can be said about Lady Ethereal…) ★★★★★ Sound: Beautiful music but the serene melodies are a trap; the clash of swords and your groans of failure are the real soundtrack ★★★★★ Story: A well-written but tragic tale of revenge, secrets, and god-like cats who need therapy just as much as you do after finishing this emotional rollercoaster ★★★★★ Replayability: Two endings and plenty of exploration, but sadly no “New Game Plus” or extra content ★★★☆☆ Final Thoughts: By the end, you’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll probably smash a controller—but it’s all worth it. Would I recommend Nine Sols ? Only if you’re okay with a game that’s gorgeous, punishing, and completely worth the pain. Overall Rating: 9/10, but my controller disagrees.
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I've no real way to put into words just how incredible this game is. Taken completely by surprise by the devs who previously made two horror games - Nine Sols is an absolutely stellar and masterpiece metroidvania that has genre-defying writing and some of the best boss fights I have ever seen in a 2d game, period. With games like this on the market, there is no justifying "waiting" for Silksong.
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Hollow Knight and Sekiro made love and this was the outcome. Definitely the best indie game of the year. If you enjoy metroidvanias, parry based combat, and difficulty this is the game you have been looking for. Lady Ethereal took me into deep waters and drowned me into submission.
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The biggest snub in Indie Game of the Year. One of the best games OVERALL for 2024. The fact it wasn't Indie GOTY or GOTY is disrespectful. 10/10, one of the most beautiful games I have ever played.
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This game gets compared to Hollow Knight a lot, but I only find the comparison useful when it communicates one or both of these two points: [*] Nine Sols is a Metroidvania and is on the same "tier" as Hollow Knight in terms of quality [*] If you're a fan of Hollow Knight, you're likely to be a fan of this game Other than those two points, I hope that these comparisons slowly start to dwindle away, because I believe that Nine Sols is more than good enough to stand on its own, and does not deserve to live in another game's shadow. Now on to my review: Hollow Knight is my favorite game of all time, with Sekiro coming in at a close second. So when I first heard about Nine Sols, I was cautiously optimistic. The thought that your two favorite games can be amalgamated into one complete package is an exciting proposition, to be sure-- but it's also really hard to believe that a studio will be able to understand and tap into what made those games special on their first foray into a genre. But I'm happy to report that Red Candle Games blew my expectations out of the water and into the stratosphere. Nine Sols clearly understands what made these two games special; but rather than try to imitate them, it learns lessons from their successes to create a unique and beautiful work of art. Nine Sols introduces itself by showing off the two things that it does best: Story, and combat. (Intro Spoilers for the first ~10 minutes of the game): The story starts in the middle of the action, as your character Yi is betrayed by his master and left for dead. You are aided by some mysterious roots, and later again by a little boy named Shuanshuan, who you befriend off-screen. The game begins right before Shuanshuan is about to have his head voluntarily severed by a machine in a bizarre and shady religious ritual, but Yi intervenes, saving his life . You are then rushed by enemies and given a concise tutorial for the unique combat system. Here are the basics: Block an attack just as it's about to hit you to perform a perfect parry, which denies all damage. Imperfect parries deny some, but not all, damage. Successfully parrying (either perfect or imperfect) rewards you with a talisman-- an explosive xi (chi) card that you can place on an enemy as you dash past them for a burst of damage. You can also swing your sword in a 3-hit combo, with the third hit doing some extra damage. There is also a jump button, and a dash for a small speed boost and a few i-frames. There is also an "estus flask/bonfire" system that works as you'd expect, except you rest at a root node and smoke out of a pipe (so f****** cool) to heal. If you like a good combat system, then you're in for a treat-- This is just the beginning, as Nine Sols uses the metroidvania formula to add more and more abilities as you progress. Thanks to the well-balanced skill tree and shop systems, you have tons of autonomy to choose and perfect your own playstyle as you go. As you add, perfect, and combine these abilities throughout your playthrough, you will slowly unearth what I believe to be one of the best combat systems in all of gaming. *Note : I found normal difficulty to be perfectly tuned and quite forgiving as long as you're trying to parry and find healing windows. But if the game's difficulty is making you want to quit, don't; know that there's an easy mode that allows you to tweak damage done/received to any number you want. As far as story, Nine Sols tells a Kill Bill-esque tale of revenge, but also redemption. Themes include spirituality vs science, nature vs man (or should I say, cat), and justice vs forgiveness, just to name a few. These are all handled very maturely. There is also significant character progression for Yi and all of his friends-- not so much for the villains, but rest assured that each of their motivations/behaviors are compelling and believable. There is a normal ending, and a "true" ending. The true ending requires doing almost everything in the game, which leads to maximum main character progression-- this is worth it, as Yi's newfound maturity creates an incredibly beautiful and much more satisfying conclusion to the story. I also cannot end this review without highlighting the boss fights. It's easy to explain what separates a good boss fight from a bad one, but harder to explain what separates a good one from an amazing one. I'll try anyways-- Nine Sols bosses have an amazingly smooth (but not perfect) progressive difficulty curve. Meaning that the further you go, the harder the bosses get, but without ever creating so big of a bump that it makes you feel like you've hit a wall. On top of that, no two main bosses feel too similar to one another, with each having a unique identity that aligns with their respective stories/abilities. Almost every main boss fight, and even most of the mini-bosses require at least a few attempts to learn their patterns (except maybe two of em), giving you a flow feeling while you're fighting them and a euphoric feeling when you master them. There are two standouts that I want to shout-out just because I think they're near-perfect fights: [*] Lady Ethereal is the most emotional battle, and has the most beautiful level and music in the game. [*]The final boss of the game is a very complete and demanding test of your accumulated skills, while still allowing you to be quite expressive in your approach. These two seriously belong on the boss fight hall of fame. Here's a plain list of all the other stuff the game does well, to spare y'all the word count: Art style (holy crap), world design, platforming, movement, lore, and progression are all top-tier. Enemy variety, music, and navigation are also quite good. Some minor complaints are that hitboxes were a little bit too big for some attacks, and sometimes I found myself not knowing where to go next. In conclusion, if you like metroidvanias, tough-but-fair games, deep combat, boss fights, and/or meaningful, well-written narratives, Nine Sols is a masterpiece that might soon find a comfortable spot in your all-time list; it's certainly made it into mine. Please support this game and its studio.
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Nine Sols is currently priced at 28.99€ on Steam.
Nine Sols is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 28.99€ on Steam.
Nine Sols received 27,488 positive votes out of a total of 28,896 achieving an impressive rating of 9.31.
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Nine Sols was developed and published by RedCandleGames.
Nine Sols is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Nine Sols is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
Nine Sols is not playable on Linux.
Nine Sols is a single-player game.
There are 2 DLCs available for Nine Sols. Explore additional content available for Nine Sols on Steam.
Nine Sols does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Nine Sols does not support Steam Remote Play.
Nine Sols is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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