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Children of the Sun

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App ID 1309950
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Devolver Digital
Franchise Devolver Digital
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 31738833
Last Record Update 18 October 2025 – 01:52:59 UTC ()
Release Date 9 April 2024 – 14:56:59 UTC ()
😎 88.71%
1k reviews
0
In-Game
💥 Action 💡 Strategy 🕹 Arcade 🔫 Shooter ▶️ Real Time Tactics

On a deadly road trip into darkness, control the path of a single bullet and unleash a fury of vengeance on the sinister cult that ruined your life in this tactical puzzle-shooter.

Additional Information

Developer René Rother
metacritic_name Children of the Sun
controller_support full
metacritic_score 81
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/children-of-the-sun?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
GameManualURL https://store.steampowered.com/manual/1309950/
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ReleaseState released
Publisher Devolver Digital
Store Release Date 9 April 2024 – 14:57:03 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1), Indie (23), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 9 April 2024 – 14:56:59 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 28 April 2025 – 04:28:24 UTC () (1745814504)
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name_localized
schinese太阳之子
tchinese太陽之子
review_score 8
review_percentage 93
Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, NVIDIA_DLSS SDK, SteamworksNET SDK, UnityBurst SDK, UnityURP SDK, cURL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 15 March 2024 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 13702523
  • configuration:
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    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-9.0-1RC
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
controllertagwizard Yes
First seen on SteamDB 30 April 2020 – 14:12:55 UTC (), in changelist #8318912

Supported Languages

10 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes Yes Yes

Tags

💥 Action 💡 Strategy 🕹 Arcade 🔫 Shooter ▶️ Real Time Tactics 🦄 Psychedelic 🎨 Stylized 🔫 Third-Person Shooter 🧊 3D 🌱 Indie 🧩 Puzzle 🗡️ Assassin 👤 Third Person 😨 Dark 🌫 Atmospheric 👤 Singleplayer 👩 Female Protagonist 🏹 Sniper 🤔 Tactical 😱 Horror

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Cloud Family Sharing Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support DualSense Controllers (USB Only)

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timestamp28 April 2025 – 04:28:32 UTC

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timestamp 9 April 2024 – 16:10:02 UTC

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Steam charts

  • 0 players right now
  • 11 24-hour peak
  • 224 all-time peak 10 April 2024
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  • 6 24-hour peak
  • 50,626 all-time peak
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  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 88.71% SteamDB Rating
  • 1,825 93.1% positive reviews
  • 135 6.9% negative reviews

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