Solateria
Solateria is a hand-drawn action Metroidvania with parry-focused combat. A small fire warrior journeys to find the Primordial Flame, the world’s last hope against the Shadow Plague. Defeat foes with stylish parries and explore mysterious realms to uncover the world’s secrets.
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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, MacOS, Steam Deck and Steam Machine
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 40,939 reviews of which 38,483 were positive and 2,456 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.2 out of 10. 😍
The game is currently priced at 28.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 14.75€ on Eneba.
The Steam community has classified Nine Sols into these genres:
Metroidvania
Souls-like
Difficult
2D
Platformer
Action
Hand-drawn
Story Rich
Indie
Atmospheric
Cats
Adventure
Gore
Dark Fantasy
Sci-fi
Singleplayer
Mythology
Martial Arts
Action-Adventure
Comic Book
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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 is awesome. It gets compared to Hollow Knight a lot, and contrary to many opinions, I think this comparison is fair. It's a metroidvania with a unique aesthetic and great artwork. It diverges in a couple points, though, most of which are positive. For one, the combat in Nine Sols is parry-based. The parries feel very tough to understand at first but are incredibly fun as time goes on—especially in the boss fights! Another thing is that Hollow Knight is pretty approachable. Nine Sols, while perfectly doable for a first-timer, is hard as hell. I don't particularly think this is a bad thing though, since the combat is so incredibly satisfying that getting good at it feels AMAZING. It feels crazy to say that the art style is better than HK but it actually is. Taoist meets cyberpunk is a combination you'd never think would work, but god this game looks so good, and so distinct. As far as I understand it it's almost entirely hand-drawn as well! (So then why do the dialogue boxes look so amateurish? Couldn't tell you, but that's a very very minor criticism.) The music is great too. The last thing to touch on is the story—the characters (especially Yi) are very well-written and developed, and the story is compelling and raises a lot of interesting questions. The true ending is incredibly emotional but I won't spoil it. I will say one thing is that, for such a story-driven game, it felt like they could have told some bits of the story more directly. Environmental storytelling rules and this game does it well, but there were definitely some aspects that I couldn't have understood without looking them up. In any case, this is like a 9/10 game for me and I highly recommend it!
hollow knight attacked and nine sols parried it. and i say that as someone with 100% in both HK and silksong. the combat is EXCEPTIONAL. not "good for an indie game". genuinely elite. parry-focused, sekiro like, weighty, punishing. every boss is a dance - whether its a tango or a slow waltz. you dont just react; you learn tells, delays, fake-outs, the game is absolutely brutal but fair. zero artificial grind. the worst boss in nine sols is better than the best boss in most metroidvanias. true ending eigong genuinely nearly broke me. for sure rivals some of the hardest fights ive ever done, but its absolute CINEMA. the exploration is classic metroidvania done RIGHT. ability gates, hidden paths, secrets everywhere. you start weak, lost, overwhelmed, by the end, your practically immortal. the world is smaller than a map like silksong but denser. the story really surprised me. revenge, atonement, world-class writing. the end had me seriously emotional. im not proud of it but the story earned it. nine sols has that unique ability to make you truly attached to the characters, in a way that is almost unparalleled. the art style is one of the best ive seen. taoist sci-fi (chinese devs for context), hand-drawn, comic book cutscenes, the sound design is excellent – not metro level, but excellent nevertheless. in all honesty, the skill curve is sharp and not entirely balanced, and some enemies feel rigged. if you liked hollow knight, buy this. if you liked sekiro, buy this. if you like not being the guy who misses out on peak gameplay due to skill issues, buy this. stop reading. your skill issue isnt an excuse. buy it. 9.7/10.
Amazing game, story and themes can get very dark which i like a lot, game has this somewhat edgier vibe to it compared to Hollow Knight, which is probably the game most people will compare to this one. Differently than Hollow Knight, all power-ups required for progression and exploration are more or less given to you right in the middle of your normal path, so it's basically impossible to miss a power-up needed to progress, which can happen in a lot of metroidvanias. Game also has a mapping system that shows how many items are in each area, so you know when you're still missing something and when you're not, overall this makes the exploration aspect of Nine Sols extremely comfy and straightforward, with little to no backtracking needed. Combat is very fun and very parry-focused, if you don't like parrying, this game is not for you, if you're bad at it, this game is gonna make you learn it. With that said i've found the game considerably easier than Silksong for example, a few bosses are going to give you trouble but nothing more than a few minutes, and after some point dying to normal enemies in the levels becomes very unlikely because you have so many resources to deal with everything. This is a must-play to anyone that likes Hollow Knight in my opinion. And if you're new to these types of games this is a perfect one to get started because it's not that hard. Pog game.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Nine Sols is currently priced at 28.99€ on Steam.
No, Nine Sols is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 28.99€ on Steam.
Yes, Nine Sols received 38,483 positive votes out of a total of 40,939 achieving an impressive rating of 9.22.
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Nine Sols was developed and published by RedCandleGames.
Yes, Nine Sols is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Yes, Nine Sols is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
No, Nine Sols is not playable on Linux.
Yes, Nine Sols is playable and fully supported on Steam Deck.
Yes, Nine Sols is playable and fully supported on Steam Machine.
No, Nine Sols does not support VR.
Nine Sols is a single-player game.
Yes, there are 2 DLCs available for Nine Sols. Explore additional content available for Nine Sols on Steam.
No, Nine Sols does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Nine Sols does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, 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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