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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 28986082
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 17:13:09 UTC ()
Release Date 9 April 2024 – 14:56:59 UTC ()
😎 89.04%
1k reviews
9
In-Game

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/
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Devolver Digital
Store Release Date 9 April 2024 – 14:57:03 UTC ()
osarch empty string
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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library_heroen
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osextended empty string
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:
    supported_inputgamepad
    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_01
    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 🔫 Third-Person Shooter 🎨 Stylized 🧊 3D 🌱 Indie 🗡️ Assassin 🧩 Puzzle 👤 Third Person 😨 Dark 🌫 Atmospheric 👤 Singleplayer 👩 Female Protagonist 🤔 Tactical 🏹 Sniper 😱 Horror

Categories

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

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support DualSense Controllers (USB Only)

Assets

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Assets
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timestamp28 April 2025 – 04:28:32 UTC
Trailers
257076507 ↴
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256993153 ↴
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Launch Options

0. Unnamed launch option
Executable ChildrenOfTheSun.exe
Launch Type Launch (Default)
Operating System   windows
CPU Architecture 64-bit only

Configuration

Key Value
installdir ChildrenOfTheSun
steamdecktouchscreen 1
steamcontrollertemplateindex 2
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