Children of the Sun

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App ID	1309950
App Type	Game
Developer	René Rother
Publisher	Devolver Digital
Franchise	Devolver Digital
Supported Systems	Windows
Technologies	Unity Engine
Last Changenumber	30450359
Last Record Update	6 August 2025 – 15:07:19 UTC ()
Release Date	9 April 2024 – 14:56:59 UTC ()

😎 88.84%

1k reviews

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

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)

library_assets

library_capsule	en
library_hero	en
library_logo	en
library_header	en
logo_position ↴
pinned_position	BottomLeft
width_pct	34.65045563119668
height_pct	94.09757267824288

osextended

empty string

name_localized

schinese	太阳之子
tchinese	太陽之子

review_score

review_percentage

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_input	gamepad
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	1
non_deck_display_glyphs	0
small_text	0
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-9.0-1RC
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

controllertagwizard

Yes

First seen on SteamDB

30 April 2020 – 14:12:55 UTC (), in changelist #8318912

Supported Languages

10 Languages	Interface	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

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

DualSense Controllers (USB Only)

Assets

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clienticon

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clienttga

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icon

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small_capsule

english

capsule_231x87.jpg

header_image

english

header.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
image/english	library_600x900.jpg
image2x/english	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero ↴
image/english	library_hero.jpg
library_logo ↴
image/english	logo.png
logo_position/pinned_position	BottomLeft
logo_position/width_pct	34.65045563119668
logo_position/height_pct	94.09757267824288
library_header ↴
image/english	library_header.jpg

Assets

main_capsule	capsule_616x353.jpg
small_capsule	capsule_231x87.jpg
header	header.jpg
hero_capsule	hero_capsule.jpg
library_capsule	library_600x900.jpg
library_capsule_2x	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero	library_hero.jpg
community_icon	59ebda464e2c749191831bc4149a5107ed37d7a2.jpg
page_background_path	app/1309950
timestamp	28 April 2025 – 04:28:32 UTC

Trailers

257076507 ↴
trailer_name	Nightmare Paralysis Update Trailer
trailer_category	1
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trailer_480p/video/mp4	257076507/movie480.mp4
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trailer_max/video/mp4	257076507/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	1309950/790915/b9a409e191b6c2e5d3b82a0f13bf08bc7d3abb1f/1750671404/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	1309950/790915/b9a409e191b6c2e5d3b82a0f13bf08bc7d3abb1f/1750671404/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium	257076507/ef69c85155c2ff152f01ce0453c54b9e73a6c59d/movie_600x337.jpg
screenshot_full	257076507/ef69c85155c2ff152f01ce0453c54b9e73a6c59d/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id	790915
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1732559065
257014591 ↴
trailer_name	Launch Trailer
trailer_category	1
trailer_480p/video/webm	257014591/movie480_vp9.webm
trailer_480p/video/mp4	257014591/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm	257014591/movie_max_vp9.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4	257014591/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	1309950/685320/c4c91b2ccae03f35cf1a5fce5e80373fcd794d12/1750671400/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	1309950/685320/c4c91b2ccae03f35cf1a5fce5e80373fcd794d12/1750671400/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium	257014591/movie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_full	257014591/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id	685320
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1712679002
256993153 ↴
trailer_name	Children of the Sun Reveal Trailer
trailer_category	1
trailer_480p/video/webm	256993153/movie480_vp9.webm
trailer_480p/video/mp4	256993153/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm	256993153/movie_max_vp9.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4	256993153/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	1309950/648406/715ce964e0d2c1f6b234d04ac05be4e81f5ab940/1750671395/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	1309950/648406/715ce964e0d2c1f6b234d04ac05be4e81f5ab940/1750671395/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium	256993153/movie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_full	256993153/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id	648406
all_ages	true
timestamp	1712679006

Depots

ID	Configuration	Size	DL.
1309951	Windows 64-bit	3.60 GiB	1.34 GiB

Total size on disk is 3.60 GiB and total download size is 1.34 GiB.

Branches

Name	Description	Build ID	Time Updated
public		16524106	25 November 2024 – 18:00:34 UTC
preupdate	YOLO	13997895	27 November 2024 – 13:09:53 UTC

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Name	Value
privatebranches	1

Children of the Sun

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